048 board of foreign missions rca 1880

OF THE

REFORMED C HURCH IN AMERICA, 1880.

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FORTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE

card of foreign j|[issions, OF T H E

R E F O R M E D C H U R C H IN AMERICA, AND

Twenty-third of Separate Action.

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WITH THE

Treasurer’s TaMlar aii Summary Repert ef Receipts.

For the Year ending April 30th, 1880.

N E W YORK: PRINTED FOR T H E BOARD, 34 V esey St ., Cok . of Church .

1880.

REPORT. T h e B oard of Foreign Missions respectfully presents to the G e n ­ eral S y n o d the Report of the forty-eighth year of its organization, and twenty-third year of separate and independent action.

Before entering upo n the record of the year, it s eems proper to review briefly the period of special difficulties in the conduct of such a work as that entrusted to our care ; a period from which w e have only fairly e m e r g e d during the past year.

A R E V I E W O F F I F T E E N YEARS.

W e present only the mai n features of a time abounding in inter­ esting particulars. Since the middle of 1865, nearly every depart­ m e n t of trade has been conducted at a loss until about twelve m o n t h s ago, and the resources of the families of this branch of the church have steadily diminished. M e n have been called to endure the gradual consumption of their capital. T he se losses at last cul­ minated in the wide-spread financial ruin of 1873. During the fif­ teen years w e n o w look back upon, it is strictly true that even in this comparative!}' small denomination of only 500 churches and 40,000 families, a nd especially during the six years beginning with 1873, thousands of tradesmen have been forced into bankruptcy, thousands of farmers have been sold out under foreclosure, a i d thousands of wor ki n gm e n have been working on half time or have been for days and w e e ks together without remunerative employment. T h e de ­ crease of income, often serious a n d trying, has been almost univer­ sal; only the decided minority hav e enjoyed unimpaired revenues.

T h e m e a n s to maintain the Missions have been collected from those w h o have had less a n d less to spend or to give.

T o add to the difficulties of the position, the cost of bills of e x ­ change has been exceedingly b u r de n so m e during nearly the whole of this period. T h e expenses of the Missions in Asia can be paid only in gold, and gold has been at a high premium. T h e balance of trade also has been in favor of other countries, a nd this added

another p r e m i u m to exchange. O n the books of the Treasurer the following entry w a s m a d e on the 3 d of August, 1864 : £ 2 5 7 10s. at 280, equal to $3,204.44, that is, the p r e m i u m on gold and ex ­ change w a s 1 80 cents on the dollar. Of the $3,200 paid, $1,900 represented the cost of exchange.

• W e present this as a specimen of the expense endured during the year preceding the period w e review. P r o m the beginning of 1865 to the end of 1869 Ihe average cost of exchange w a s fiftyfour cents on the dollar. T o pay $40,000 in Asia, w e paid here $21,600 premium.' P r o m 1870 to 1874 inclusive, the average p r e m i u m on exchange w a s 22 cents on the dollar, or on $40,000 exp en d ed in Asia, w e paid here a p r e m i u m of nearly $9,000. D ur in g 1875, '76 a nd ’77 the average p r e m i u m on exchange w a s 12 cents on the dollar. This great expense has been met, w e cannot say without complaint. It would have been strange, h o w ev e r great might be the attachment to the blessed work, if m e n had not trembled, and tottered, a n d m u r m u r e d under a burden so heavy, car­ ried so long. B u t the a m o u n t necessary has been contributed. D u r ­ ing no other years of its history has this church performed so great a work. O n our annals as a denomination it stands alone as an exa mp l e of Christian liberality. It has had a powerful influence upon the generosity of the church in every other department of its activity. T h e urgent and necessarily almost incessant appeals for gifts to maintain these Missions to the heathen, have taught the church to give a nd h o w m u c h it w a s able to give, and the liberality of the church and the disposition to be liberal, have bee n greatly enlarged.

N o r is this all, for besides maintaining the ordinary work of the Missions, $35 ,0 0 0 have been given since 1865, to provide resi­ dences for missionaries a n d 'helpers, academies, chapels, churches, a nd school buildings. A n d in addition to even this, sums.have been given to be invested amounting to $23,500, the interest to be de­ voted to the support of the Missions. This increase of invested funds has not been b y the vote of the B oard but b y the direction of the contributors. , Bringing together all these facts, there is before us an example of wonderful Christian liberality. H a d any one asserted at the beginning of 1865 that this church could and w ou ld give such an amount, could and would maintain its Missions at such a cost, the universal exclamation w ou ld hav e been, “ It is impossible. It is vain to attempt it! ”

Let us turn n o w from the church at h o m e to the w or k (ar away, so nobly sustained. H o w have the Missions fared ? T h e Board has been compelled to send by almost every mail, a n d year after year, the m o s t positive orders to reduce expenditures, to engage in no aggressive assault upo n the outlying heathenism, to hold simply the ground already occupied. Estimates have b ee n re­ duced, appeals have been denied, and an attempt has been persist­ ently m a d e to coniine the w o r k for the time within definite limits and prevent an increase of expense. T h e blessing of G o d has broken d o w n the barriers as often as w e have erected them. T h e advance of the Missions, not in spite of our wishes, for w e long ear­ nestly for the day w h e n they shall be a thousand times stronger than they are, but in spite of the limitations w e have sought to put around them, has been as follows : Amoy.

Churches,

Arcot.

Japan.

3 7

8 ‘ 21

0 7

Dec. 1864.. 3 “ 1879.. 11

6 77

0 6

Communicants, Dec. 1 8 6 4. . 34 8 “ 1879..686

267 1,286

0 369

Out-Stations,

Dec. 1864.. “ 1879..

Adherents,

Dec. 1864.. “ 1879..

Scholars,

Dec. 1864.. .'37 “ 1 8 7 9. . 14 3

Total.

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11 35 9 94 615 2,341

about 2,500 “ 8,000 '

156 1,541

0 50

193 1,734

This is an increase for which w e cannot be too grateful. O u r labor' has not been in vain. G o d has been pleased to accept a nd bless our gifts, a nd to a nswer our supplications.

A n d w ha t has been ‘the condition of the church at h o m e during these years? W h i l e endeavoring at so great an out­ lay to convey priceless possessions to others, have w e received a blessing at h o m e ? G o d has been faithful and performed his gra-' cious engagements. During the years 1 86 5- ’G9 inclusive, 16,783 precious souls were added to this comparatively small church by conversion; during 1870-74, inclusive, 19,170; during 1875 t o ’79 inclusive, 24,315 ; a total in fifteen years of 60,268. This branch of the Reformed C hurch is in this country 2 50 years old. A t the beginning of 1865 it consisted of 53,833 communicants, and in

April, 1879, had a mem be r sh i p of 80,228. In 235 years a m e m ­ bership of about 54,000 w a s accumulated, and during the next fif­ teen years it pleased G o d lo add to it nearly half as m a n y more, namely; 26,395 above all decrease b y death and removals. This is an amazing result. W a s it the return'our L o r d m a d e to us for our, at times, almost painful obedience to his last c o m m a n d to “ T each all nations ? ” W h o will venture to say it w a s not?

This review fills us with wonder, and should m a k e our hearts overflow with thankfulness. W h a t has this church n o w to do in the presence of such facts but to go forward with unabated ardor a n d increasing devotion in this twice blessed w o r k ?

T h e vexatious p r e m i u m o n exchange is a thing of the past. N o w drafts payable in L o n d o n are purchased here at a small discount, and the Missions sell t h e m in A s i a at a premium. N o w a dollar is worth m o r e than a dollar to this Treasury. Prosperity has returned, let us hope to remain m a n y years. T ra de is no longer conducted at a loss. A fresh, vigorous a n d hopeful life throbs in all the occu­ pations of m e n . Is this a time for this church to relax its efforts in behalf of the millions of heathen committed to its care ? After having borne itself so nobly in the ddys of trial, after having m a i n ­ tained its Missions through troublous times, shall it n o w deny to t he m the enlargement they have been waiting for so long? W e hope that a review of the fifteen years .to c o m e will s h o w a record of greater liberality, greater devotion, a n d far larger achieve­ ments.

• ■ T h e following is the record of the past y e a r : MEMBERS

AND

OFFICERS OF T H E

BOARD.

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T h e Rev. C. P. Masden, b y accepting a call in another d e n o m i ­ nation, ceased to be a m e m b e r of the Board, a n d Rev. A b r a m R. V a n Nest, Jr., D.D., w a s elected to fill the vacancy.

T h e officers of the previous year were re-elected at the regular meeting.for organization for the year.

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AGENCIES

EMPLOYED.

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T h e Eastern Churches have been visited m o r e generally than ever before. O n the Sabbath a n d during the week, a very large n u m b e r of meetings, s o m e Classical, m a n y congregational, and others of ladies societies, have been' addressed b y the returned missionaries,

Rev. J o h n Scudder, M.D., of the A rcot Mission; Rev. L e o n a r d W .

Kip, of the A m o y Mis si o n ; and Revs. H e n r y Stout and E. Rothesay Miller, of the Mission to Japan. ' T h e circulation of T h k M ission M o n t h l y has been about 10,000 copies a month, of which n u m b e r about 2,300 a m o n t h have been distributed gratuitously. T w o circulars have been published during the year.A b o u t 500 F am il y Missionary B o x e s have been distributed since our last report, m ak i n g the whole n u m b e r sent out thus far nearly 5,200. .

RE-ENFOKCKMENTS.

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T h e Rev. E. S. Booth, after presenting acceptable testimonials and after a satisfactory interview, w a s commissioned as a Missionary of the Board on J u n e 3d, 1879, to be connected with the Japan Mission. Mrs. Booth w a s appointed an Assistant-Missionary on Sept. 3, 1879. T h e y b eg an the journey to J a p an in September and reached Y o k o h a m a on October 24, 1879.

T h e Arcot Mission has great need of a Principal for the A r c o t S em in a ry at Vellore. T h e A m o y Mission entreats the C hurch for a Superintendent of its schools for boys. Unless the Mission to J apan can have a teacher or teachers for a Preparatory School, tne y o u n g m e n of the native churches w h o are disposed to b e c o m e preachers and pastors will be compelled to enter the schools of other Missions, and will be lost to us. T h e point has been reached in each Mission w h e n the d e m a n d for a Missionary w h o shall give h i m ­ self almost exclusively to the m a n a g e m e n t of the educational work has b e c o m e almost imperative. '

S U R V E Y THE

O F

AMOY

T H E

MIS SI O NS .

MISSION, C H I N A .

(Organized in 1844.)

The Mission occupies the followingcities: Amoy, population 200,000; Chioh-be, 00,000; Chiang-Chlu. 100,000; and Tong-an, 60,000. The territory assigned to the Mission, being about 60 miles from East to West, and 7 to 14 miles from North to South, has a population of more than throe millions of souls, including that of the cities already mentioned.

The Rev. John V. N. Talmage, D.D., reports as follows, in behalf of the Mission:

A moy ,February 9th, 13S0.

Alissianariea.— Uevs, J. V. N. Talmage, D.n.,Daniel Rapalje, Leonard W. Kip, and David M. Talmage. Mr. Kip has been absent most of the year, having left, A m o y with his family Feb. 18th, on a visit to the United States. The health of Mr. D. M. Talmage continued feeble during the former part of the year. Since then he has much impreved, and has gradu­ ally ffot into nearly full mission work..

Assistant Missionaries.— Mrs. M. E. Talmage, Mrs. Kip (now absent with her husband), Miss M. E. Talmage, and Mrs. Rapalje. Miss 0. M. Talmage has continued to give her whole time to Mission work, except during a few weeks absence on a visit to Canton.

Natt'oe,Pastors.— UtOss. lap Han-Chiong, of Second Church at Amoy, Chhoa Thian-Khit. of First Church of Amoy, and Tiong lu-U, of the Church at Chioh-be. Pastor lap took a trip in the summer to Formosa for his health. He was absent nearly eleven weeks, and returned much stronger. He has rendered us valuable assistance in our country work. Pastor Chhou has also visited some ofthe out-stations for us.

Preachers (not ordained) 18.

Regular Preaching places, 18. Besides these, the three Missions together maintain a preaching service to a union congregation every Sabbath afternoon, and a lecture or prayer meeting every Thursday evening, on Ko-long-su.

Theological School 1. Students 0. One of these is Tutor for the others.

Parochial Schools, (including one Girls1 School), 8. Christian Teachers, 4, (three male and one female.) Heathen Teachers, 8. One school has been taught by the Preacher at the Station. There is also a union school on Ko-long-su, In a building and under the supervision of the English Presbyterian Mission, but sustained by all three Missions.

To our Tabular Statement below, in order to give a general view of the whole Tai-hoey, or Classis, we append as usual a’sumbiary of the statement ofthe churches under the care of the English Presbyterian Mission.

S

t a t e m e n t

of

A

m o y

M

ission

1879.

for

Second A m o y 1......— Chioh-be2.............

O-Kang8..............

Chian-chiu8............

Boys in School.

| Girls in School.

Under Suspension?

1 Infants baptized.

Members Dec. 31, 1879.

Members Jan. 1 1879.

| Received on Confession. | Received on Certificate.

I Dismissed. | Excommunicated.

1 Died.

CHURCHES.

2 97 4 3 19 3 93 6 i 4 135 10 6 22 30 131 9 2 4 78 7 1 15 81 3 2 5 33 80 13 i 1 91 1 3 1 73 5 1 70 54 4 9 58 5 142 20 2 2 4 4 154 6 8 12

Contributions during Chi­ nese year, ending Jan. 21st, 1879.

a b u l a r

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$229 307 113 110 101 59 297

66 12 08 82 17 73 81

Total Am] Ref.Ch. Mission7. 657 56 2 5 8 16 686 39 24 110 33 1,219 99 4 19 714 64 8

1,393 84

Total Tai-Hoeys........ 1356 91 5 5 12 35 1400 103 32

2,613 83

Total Eng. Presb. Mission. 699 35 3

’Many of the pupils in Girls’.School at Second Church Amoy, are from other churches. “Has one out station. ''Composed of two congregations, and has one out-station. ’Composed of two congregations. ‘Has one out-station. 6Has six out-stations. ’The summary of pupils in schools does not include those in the Union School on Ko-long-su. 8The English Presbyterian Mission have eight organized churches, one of which has a native Pastor ; so that the Tai-hoey is composed of fifteen churches.

O u r work during the past year does not s e e m to us to call for m u c h remark in addition to the foregoing s u m m a r y and tabular statement. Perhaps, however, something m o r e will be expected of us. W e wish w e could have sent a m o r e cheering report; that w e could have reported an " ad va n ce along the whole line.” B u t this could not be. There has been an advance only at certain points, and at s o m e of these it has been very little ; at other points w e have remained stationary, which, in a work like ours, usually m e a n s re­ trogression ; and at still other points the m o v e m e n t is manifestly retrograde. O u r report, therefore, m u s t be one of mingled joy and sorrow, of gratitude and self abasement.

W e have great cause for gratitude in the preservation of the lives of all the m e m b e r s of the Mission, in the good health of the most of them, and in the i mp rovement of the health of the others; also in the preservation of the lives of the native Pastors, and all the na­ tive helpers. W e have cause for humiliation in the fact that w e have had no increase in the n u m b e r of native Pastors in seven years, or of organized churches in eight years.

A t our last report w e hoped to be able by this time to report progress in both these particulars.

W e have great need of m o r e preachers even to supply the stations w e n o w have, and there is urgent need that w e open additional stations, yet w e are compelled to report one ordained preacher less than the previous year. T h e one dismissed is a m a n approaching middle age. H e has been a m e m b e r of the Church at Chioh-be for m a n y years, and w a s pretty well instructed in the Scriptures. W e received h i m into our Theological School for a year or two, and during 1878 took him on as a preacher. B u t his health began to give way, a n d w e found that it would probably take m o r e for the support of himself and family than w e felt at liberty to appropriate. T h e r e ­ fore w e advised him to return to his original employment. W e think him a goo d man. a n d doubt not he will be useful in the Church.

H e r e it m a y not be amiss to allude to the difficult question of h o w m u c h to pay our preachers and teachers. W e fear that s o m e of our preachers have broken d o w n from w an t of sufficient w h o le ­ s o m e food for their support. B u t the state of the B o a r d ’s funds compels us to be very sparing in the use of m on ey . Besides this, if w e were to give too high salaries to our preachers, s o m e would seek the office from improper motives. T h e highest salary w e give is nine dollars a month. O u r preachers usually begin with about

one-half of this, a n d their allowance is gradually increased ac­ cording to their efficiency, very few ever get up to nine dollars.

S o m e will think that this can not furnish m u c h inducement to m e n to seek the office lor the sake of “ the loaves a n d fishes.” T h e struggle for the m e a n s of subsistence, and the smallness of supply on which multitudes m a n a g e to subsist, in this densely populated land, cannot be appreciated in America. B u t without a sufficiency of good food w e m u s t not expect efficiency of labor. Doubtless it is o wi ng in part to the low salaries w e give to our preachers and school teachers that so m a n y of the children of the C hurch are lost to the service of the Mission. It m a y be wrong, but it is not strange, that even Christian parents should seek to get positions for their sons w here there is a prospect that they will be able to earn a little m o r e than is necessary for m e r e subsistence.

State of the Churches.— O u r Churches hav e all had additions on confession of faith. In one, however, the addition consists of only one n e w m e m b e r ; and in t w o ‘the losses have been greater than the additions.

First and Second Churches at A m o y .— F o r s o m e 3rears w e have been mourning over the spiritual coldness of these Churches., During the past year there has been a manifestation of a little m o r e life. T h e additions on confession of faith of six in the 1st Church a n d nine in the 2d, are greater in each of these Churches than they have been in a n y year of the last ten. For this w e are truly thankful. B u t then w e ask, h o w m a n y ages will it take to Chris­ tianize A m o y at this rate of increase ?

Church at Chioh-be.— F o r years w e have also been m o u r n i n g over the coldness of this Church. During the past year there have been three additions on confession, but the losses by death a n d dis­ mission leave the Church with three m e m b e r s less than the previous year, a nd six m e m b e r s less than in 1876. Pastor Tiong is not so efficient as w e had hoped for. H e sometimes s ee ms disheartened.

Perhaps it w ould be better both for himself a n d his C hurch if he could rem ov e to s o m e other field of labor, a n d another m a n take his place. During the year he and his family have suffered greatly from sickness. T w o of his children have died, and his o w n health is not yet fully restored.

T h e little congregation at Ki-nih, the out-station of the Chioh-be Church, is suffering from w a n t of proper care a n d over-sight. It cannot be-visited by us m u c h m o r e than once a year. It is other­ wise entirely under the care of the Chioh-be Church, a n d dependent

for preaching services on volunteers from that Church. T he se have a hard walk over the mountains of s o m e eight or ten miles to get to it. It is evidence of s o m e spiritual life in the Church at Chioh-be that this station is kept u p at all.

■ T h e two Churches at A m o y and this one at Chioh-be are our three oldest churches, where once w e were permitted to see sucli wonderful manifestations of the gracious working of G o d ’s Spirit.

Will not the church at h o m e help us b y her earnest prayers, that there m a y be a speedy return of “ the years of the right han d of the M o s t H i g h ?”

O'-kang Church.— This is c o m p o s e d of the congregations worship­ ing at Kang-thau and O-pi. T hese are our nearest out-stations.

Consequently w e have been able to give the m m o r e attention.

Concerning this church w e are able to send a m o r e cheering report.

T h e revival of interest, which w e m entioned two or three years ago, still continues. Thirteen m e m b e r s have been a dd ed on confession, and there are still a goodly n u m b e r of inquirers. B o t h congrega­ tions continue to increase, and w h e n m e t together for the celebra­ tion of the Lor d ’s Supper, a n d on other special occasions, the houses are crowded. W e have b e e n pressing on t h e m the duty ot entire self-support, a nd of having a Paslor set over them. T h e y s e e m to he m ak in g an earnest effort to this end.

T h e Lord give t h e m success.

T h e little congregation at Leh-su (or Little Q ue mo y ), the outstation of the O-k an g Church, has not m a d e m u c h progress during the year. It has experienced m u c h opposition and annoyance from enemies.

• Church of Hong-san.— This is c o m p o s e d of the congregations worshiping at Te-soa and Ang-tung-thau. In this Church there has been only o ne addition, while there have been three e x c o m m u n i c a ­ tions and one death, mak in g a decrease of three adult members.

This Church has suffered greatly from w a n t of proper over-sight. T h e Preacher w h o h ad b ee n stationed there, residing with his family at Ang-tung-thau, felt it to be his duty, a few years ago, to go to F o r ­ mosa, to see to the settlement of the estate of his deceased brother.

H e at first expected to be gone only a few months, but has not yet seen his w a y clear to return. H e still.expresses the hope that he m a y do so before long. H e is at present in the e mp lo y of the English Presbyterian Mission at Formosa. S o long as w e were e x ­ pecting his speedy return, w e appointed no one in his place.

The two congregations were supplied with preaching on the Sabbath by

an occasional visit of one of the Missionaries, or one of the native preachers, but chiefly by the Theological Students. Last year w e appointed a Preacher to the place, but his family continued to reside at A m o y , which, doubtless, interfered m u c h with his efficiency. H e is expecting soon to r e m o v e ■ his family and reside at Te-soa, a nd w e hope therefore for a better state of things at Hong-san.

Church at Tong-an.— T h e condition, of this Church is also not what w e could wish. T h e m e m b e r s a nd attendants have always been subject to m a n y annoyances a n d persecutions, and usually can get little or no redress through the mandarins. Their efforts in seeking such redress, instead of patiently bearing their persecutions a nd committing their cause to God, has, w e fear, had a tendency to cultivate worldliness. T h e great defect of the C hu r c h is w a n t of spirituality. T h e addition of four m e m b e r s on confession is cause for gratitude, and s ho ws m o r e life than w a s manifested a few years ago.

A t Poa-thau, the out-station of-this Church, there have been no adult baptisms during the year, .but there are evidences of s o m e pro­ gress. This is the m o s t isolated of all our out-stations. It requires a hard journey of nearly two days to.reach it from A m o y . W e w er e not able to visit it during the year. Pastor C h h o a m a d e one visit for u s ; and since the close of the year M r . D. M . T a l m a g e has spent a Sabbath there.

The Church at Chiang-chiv.— This Church still gives us occasion for thanksgiving, though the congregation worshiping in the city does not manifest as m u c h life as during a few years past. O f the twenty m e m b e r s received on confession only one-fourth belong to that congregation. T h e others were received at the various out-stations beyond. T hese are six in number. S o m e of t h e m are flourishing.

S o m e have not m a d e m u c h progress during the year, and one, Chhathau-po (our first out-station in that region), s ee ms almost dead. W e m a y find it advisable to give it up.

T h e stations which have been most flourishing are those to which w e have been able to give most attention. If w e had been able to give m o r e attention to all parts of our field w e might have been able to give a m o r e cheering report. During the first part of the year, after the departure of Mr. Kip, the burden of the oversight of the distant stations fell wholly on Mr. Rapalje, assisted by the native Pastors. O u r regular preaching places are m o r e in n u m b e r than

our Preachers, while several of t h e m should have two m e n each.

It is only b y the help of the students that w e can secure preaching at all our stations on the Sabbath.

Church Discipline.— T h e n u m b e r in this, as in former Reports, of m e m b e r s w h o have been excommunicated, or w h o are under sus­ pension from church fellowship, perhaps calls for s o m e remark. In the reports of the churches at home, there is only one person under suspension for every six or seven hundred c o m m u n i c a n t s ; and excommunications are so rare, that the Statistical Tables of Classes and S y n o d have no place-for them ; but it will be seen b y our table that w e had eight excommunications (a little m o r e than the average) during the year, and there are thirty-nine m e m b e r s of our churches under suspension. If a ny are surprised at this, let t h e m reflect a m o m e n t on the moral and spiritual degradation of this people before they are brought in contact with the Gospel, h o w difficult it is c o m ­ pletely to eradicate habits of one, two, or three score years growth, h o w few of those received into our churches can even read the H o l y Scriptures, h o w defective m u s t be the religious instruction w e are able to furnish the most of them, a n d h o w great the heathen influ­ ences to which they are exposed on all sides and always. T h e most of these things cannot b e fully appreciated in a Christian .country. Probably neither the welfare nor the honor of the Church at h o m e would suffer from the exorcise of a little m o r e strictness of discipline. B e this as it may, strictness of discipline is absolutely necessary here.

Contributions.— W e report only sixty-five dollars increase of contributions over the previous year. This column is taken, h o w ­ ever, from the reports of the churches to the Spring Meeting of Classis, which are arranged according to the Chinese year. T h e contributions, therefore, belong mostly to the year 1878. W h a t - they have been for the year 1879, w e do not yet know, but trust there has been s o m e increase.

Parochial Schools.— T h e remarks in our last Report on this topic are just as applicable to this Report, but need not be repeated. T h e increase of one school and eleven pupils has been in the City of Chiang-chiu. T h e e m p l o y m e n t of heathen teachers seldom proves satisfactory. Usually their influence is not good, though they always promise to conform in all things to our Christian rules. W e had intended this year (1880) to e mp l o y only Christian teachers. W e n o w are not sure that w e shall be able to accomplish this, as one of our Christian teachers- has died since the close of the year, and it is possible that another will leave us.

O u r schools are not so efficient as they ought to be. T h e system of teaching in Chinese schools handed d o w n from antiquity is e x ­ ceedingly defective. It is not education. T h e pupils w h o remain the longest, a n d m a k e the greatest proficiency, only learn to read and write, and to m emorise the classics. T h e vast majority leave school with very little even of this learning. W e cannot expect our native teachers of themselves to m a k e very m u c h i m p ro v em e nt on the traditional system. T h e system needs to be radically changed. T o do this properly w o u ld require a foreigner, .or s o m e one taught in a foreign country. If a qualified m a n could be found, and supported b y the three Missions at A m o y , to give himself e n ­ tirely to the superintendence of all the Christian schools, it would be of incalculable benefit. A t present, of all the schools at A m o y , the two girls’ schools s e e m to be the m os t efficient, because they have m u c h better supervisionTrom the ladies than the Missionaries, with their other work,, can give to the boys’ schools. A separate report of the girls’ school connected with our mission is sent b y Miss M . E. T a l m a g e to the W o m a n ’s Board. T h e n e w building for this school is finished, and w e expect to m o v e the school into it after the close of the Chinese holiday vacation.

W o m a n ’s Work.— Mrs. T a l m a g e has continued her classes for the instruction of w o m e n , in the First C hurch of A m o y , and in the girls’ school of the English Presbyterian Mission, on Ko-long-su. ' Miss C. M . T a l m a g e has taken charge of Mrs. K i p ’s class of w o m e n in the S ec on d Church of A m o y . T h e 1ladies of the Mission have been able to m a k e but few visits to the country stations during the year. T w o Bible-women have been under their care a part of the year, one of t h e m the whole year. T he se have been supported by funds donated for that purpose by friends of Missions here. W e trust good has been accomplished, but this kind of w o r k is yet only an experiment. If it promised well w e wer e expecting to attempt m u c h m o r e in this line, until w e received positive orders from the * B oa rd to reduce our expenses.

■ Romanized Colloquial.— W e have written pretty .fully o n this subject in several of our previous Reports. I will n o w only allude to s o m e of the work done. D uring the year w e h av e printed two n e w colloquial books. T h e first is a translation, b y Mrs- Talmage, of “ Jessica’s First Prayer,” a book published b y the L o n d o n Reli­ gious Tract Society. T h e second is the first v o l u m e of a “ Scrip­ ture History,” patterned after a publication ofthe A m e r i c a n S u n d a y School Union, s o m e parts of it a translation thereof. T h e greater

part of it w a s prepared b y Miss C. M . Talmage, a few chapters b y Mrs. Talmage, the whole revised, a nd a few chapters wholly written by myself. T h e last few sheets were not printed till after the close ofthe year, so the book bears date 1880.

T h e Chinese Dictionary in A m o y Colloquial, spoken of in our last Report, is not yet finished. I. have worked at it as I have been able to find time during the year. If w e could see w here to find funds to print it, it might be completed in a few months.

Conclusion.— W e have thus set forth the lights and the shades of our work. T h e reader m a y decide for himself which preponderate.

It s ee ms to us that two or three items of e nc ou ragement far out­ weigh all our discouragements. T o say nothing of the immutable promises of G o d ’s W o r d , which are “ all y e a and a m e n in Christ Jesus,” a n d therefore forbid all discouragement, let us reflect a m o m e n t on the fact that there hav e been fifty-six hopeful conver­ sions, that the Gospel is preached in eighteen places twice every Sabbath day, and in the m os t of t h e m every day, that nearly one hundred and fifty children have b ee n instructed in Christian schools, and in a hundred other w a y s the leaven of the Gospel is permeating this m a s s of heathen corruption.

Surely the bright side greatly preponderates, and calls for m o s t hearty thanksgiving and praise. Y e t there is one cloud that gives us m u c h uneasiness. T h e B o a r d have told us to retrench, and given us a limit of expense, b ey o n d which w e m a y not pass. U n ­ less 'they modify this decision, not only m a y w e not enlarge our work, but w e fear that w e shall be compelled to pass over s o m e of our stations to other missions. Will the church allow this ? Oh, that the L o r d would largely pour out his gracious spirit on the church at home, and on us her missionaries.

■ T H E A R C O T MISSION, INDIA. The Mission occupies :

The North Arcot District.— Area, 5,017 square miles ; population, 1,787,134, by lust census.

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The South Arcot District.— Axon.,4,076 square miles; population, 1,261,846.

The force engaged consists of

MUs'wnai'm.— RQVB. J. W . Scudder, M.D., Vellore; Jacob Chamberlain, M.D., D.D., Madanapalle; John H. Wyckoff, Tindecanum; John Scudder, M.D., at present in this country, and Henry M. Scudder, M.D., Missionary physician, Arcot.

Assistant Missionaries.— Aivs. J. W. Scudder, Mrs. Chamberlain, Mrs. Wyckoff, Mrs. H. M. Scudder, Miss Martha J. Mandeville, Chittoor, and Mrs. John Scudder, n ow in this country.

Native Pastors.— Revs. Andrew Sawyer, Ohittoor; Zcchariah John, Arnee; Moses Nath­ aniel, Arcot; Abraham William, Kattupadi.

Native Helpers.— 17; Assistant-Catechists, 14; Readers, 29; Teachers in S e m ­ inaries and Schoolmasters, 33; Schoolmistresses, 8; Assistants in Hospital and Dispensa­ ries, 12; Female Bible Readers, 3; total, 110.

Arnee.... ^ . . 4 Arcot.... .... 13 (j Kolopakam__.’

Kandiputtur... 4 Kattupadi..

8 Kottapalli .... .

Marutuvambadi Madanapalle... 8 Narasinganur...

Sekadu...... 3 Tindevanum... 28 Vellore..... . 3 Varikkal..'.. ..

Total in Congregations in 1878.

Total in Congregations in 1879.

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Contributions.

Scholars in Schools.

; Catechumens.

Children of Catechu­ mens.

Suspended,

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It. A .

16 2 24 100 62 i 29 192 205 13 6 23 27 44 26 21 i 60 230 142 21 10 10 105 174 155 184 163 5 169 780 783 275 14 5 172 55 132 176 167 138 683 702 56 41 88 4 7 121 192 193 139 4 58 6 76 118 98 61 342 356 34 15 .

23 17 25 11 5 10 6 16 143 76 101 5 67 51 71 65 297 295 27 15 6 221 189 72 53 127 510 535 32 6 10 9 33 45 22 260 97 18 6 26 5 4 i 68 60 '25 10 47 106 51 62 166 239 29 12 33 92 107 .41 207 273 14 8 66 15 93 128 114 '3 48 471 419 35 9 8 17 5 3 12 58 45 4 55 106 86 1 55 334 302 40 1 6 50 5 . 72 65 72 ; . 62 309 313 20 13 4 98 i 155 63 76 21 6 7 28 11 33 3 3 ..

22 24 27 10 6 i 21 79 90 304 289 349 398 9.. 9 123 34 •115 44 33 30 8 53 54 33 ! * 20 316 178 17 6 • •

Baptized Children.

16 21 60 80 80 49 28 105 218 31 21 14 31 72 16 42 97 20 17 76 36

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Baptized Adults not Communicants.

Communicants in 1879.

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Communicants in 1878.

Ohcrches.

Out-Stations.

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STATISTICAL TA B L E .

Total.:.... 77 1130 1286 447 1372 1407 1200 21 1576 5989 5728 1105 3 5 A Rupee is equal to 50 cents.

The Arcol Seminary for boys, at Vellore, has 36 pupils.

The Girls’Seminary, at Ohittoor, has 29 pupils.

The Preparandi School, at Arcot, has 21 pupils.

F O R E I G N MISSIONS.

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AR C O T .

H . M . Scudder, Jr., M . "D.,Missionary in Charge; Mrs. H . M . Seudder, Assistant Missionary ; Rev. M o s e s Nathaniel,"Pastor; Isaac Henry, Simon, A b r a h a m Muni, CatechistsJohnPeter, Z. Iyakan, J o h n A b r a h a m , Assistant Catechists; J o h n Zechariah, C. .Aaron, Elias Isaiah, D av id M u n i , Readers; Arulandu, Jacob, J. Simon, Sandrasagaran, Teachers ; G n a u a m , Magdelene, Schoolmistresses.-■ H e n r y M . Scudder, M.D., reports: .

• : T h e n u m b e r of out-stations attached to A rcot is 13, the.same .as last year. In addition to these w e have during the past year oc­ cupied the town of Wallajahpett, w he re the new, dispensary is situated, opened a reading-room there, and are actively carrying on evangelistic w o r k in connection with-the dispensary,, a nd also in the town. ' • T h e village congregations at these out-stations hav e generally re­ m ai n e d firm and are doing well. A s w e are steadily sifting out those w h o do not attend public worship and w h o are not sincere, there has been a slight loss in the n u m b e r of adherents, but on the other hand, there has been a considerable gain in the n u m b e r of communicants, which is highly satisfactory.

O u r great desire a nd a i m is that our churches in this country should b e c o m e self-supporting. It gives m e , therefore, great pleas­ ure to report that the congregation at A r c ot hav e taken a step in advance. T h e y hav e during the past year called a Pastor, pledging themselves to pay one-half ot his salary, which amo un t s to 1 8 'rupees a m o n t h ; and, w ha t is more, they hav e regularly and punctually raised the promised sum. In addition to this they have suti'scribe'd a n d paid u p the s u m of 20 rupees as a nucleus for a Pastor’s Fund.

T h e native congregation have done all this themselves, without a n y outside assistance, for which they deserve great credit. ■ There has been a decided i m p r o v e m e n t in the villagescliools'this year. During the famine these schools were disorganized a nd fell into a b ad condition, m a n y of the teachers also b e c a m e indolent and care­ less. W e have endeavored to correct these evils, and the special efforts m a d e are telling both on teachers a n d pupils. '.As m a n y of the people are very poor, the children are obliged to w o r k during the day. T o m e e t the wants of such w e require the teachers to keep school in the evening, and b y this m e a n s often succeed in reaching the majority of the children a nd youth of'tHeViHiige. J

ARNEE.

H . M . Scudder, Jr., M.D., Missionary in Charge; Rev. Z e c h a ­ riah John, Pastor; V . Yasadian, Catechist; S a m u e l A b r a m , A s ­ sistant 'Catechist; J o h n David, S a m u e l Zechariah, Readers; P. •Isaac, Marial, Teachers.

■ ■ H . M . Scudder, M . D . reports : ■ This station has been without a Missionary for several years, the congregation is therefore small, a n d there is nothing of particular interest to report in connection with the station itself. T h e aspect of the w or k in the villages about A r n e e is, however, highly inter­ esting and* encouraging. T h e only two high caste villages in the ■ Mission are • within four miles of Arnee, a n d others w ou ld very likely join us if the neighborhood could be carefully w or ke d u p b y a resident Missionary. ‘T h e only village which the Mission have resolved to take up this.year is situated three miles from Arnee.

Several other villages have sent in deputations and asked for a teacher,-but I have been obliged to refuse t h e m for the present, as funds are not available. Pastor J o h n has been m o v e d to A r n e e to look after the w o r k and visit the villages in the neighborhood; a, Missionary for A r n e e is, however, most urgently needed.

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OHITTOOR.

Rev. J1 W \ Scudder, Missionary in charge ; Miss M . Mandeville, in charge of the Female Seminary; R ev . A n d r e w Sawyer, Native Pastor ; D a v id Pakkiyanathan, M e a d Master of the Seminary ; E d ­ ward. Bedford, Reader and Schoolmaster; Guanatipam, Female .Bible Reader. . A t the Out-stations— I. Lezar, Z. Bashiyam, Assistant Catechists; D a v i d R a n g a s w a m y , P o n n a n David, S a m u e l Isaiah, Samuel, Readers; Silas ^Andrew, Barnabas, Schoolmasters. ' M y superintendence of Ohittoor has been mainly confined to the care of its out-stations. Miss Mandeville has looked after the in­ terests of the station, as well as of the F e m a l e Semin a ry ; a n d Rev. A n d r e w S a w y e r has taken care of the Church, reporting to m e from time to time. W h a t I have written about the out-stations of Yellore is applicable, in all respects to the out-stations of Ohittoor; so T have little to do b e y o n d appending a translation of Rev. A n d r e w S a w y e r ’s report. Mis s Mandeville has forwarded the re­ port of the Seminary. T h e Mission is greatly indebted to this lady for the skill and patience with which, in' the face of m a n y difficulties

and annoyances, she has conducted the affairs of the Ohittoor Sta­ tion. In the absence of a Missionary Pastor, it m u s t haye suffered m uc h, had it not been for her efforts.» . . , . ' , • .

J. W . S C U D D E R .

Rev. A n d r e w Sawyer’s Report.— T h e services conducted'b y the Pastor at'this Station, are as follows:— M o r n i n g a nd eveninsr w o r ­ ship on the Sabbath. T h e L o r d ’s Supper is administered once every two months. T h e whole congregation is catechized after morning service on the L o r d ’s Day. T h r e e .prayer meetings are held weekly in the houses of Church members, besides a w o m a n ' s prayer meeting each Thursday. S e r m o n s are' regularly preached on the Heidelberg Catechism. Daily Morning.-prayers are conducted at the Mission bungalow. Pastoral visitation is duly ikept up.

• - State ofthe Church.— B y the boundless grace a n d m e r c y of Jesus Christ, the Anointed of the H o l y Ghost, the m e m b e r s of the Chittoor a n d out-station Churches h a v e ’ walked in the fear of the Lord, and advanced in divine knowledge a n d piety. Hearing a n d realizing with their whole heart attentively and carefully the preaching of G o d ’s H o l y W o r d , and the c o m m a n d s of G o d ’s H o l y C ov en a nt of Promise, they have heartily worshipped a nd served the true God. In addition to this, they have studied the catechism faithfully, and have tried to renounce ,all evil w a y s and to walk righteously accord­ ing to G o d ’s c o m m a n d s in the path of Christ. . j■ ’ M a y the Lord, b y H i s H o l y Spirit, continue H i s w o r k a m o n g "them, removing their remaining evil dispositions, giving t h e m thoroughly ren ew e d hearts, and causing t h e m to walk as -true be­ lievers ; so that freed from evil thoughts a n d habits, they m a y per­ severe even to the e n d in the holy faith of our L o r d Jesus Christ.

Preaching to the Heathen.— T o those entangled in the vanities of ignorance, and w h o have given themselves over to the wily doc­ trines of Satan, viz : the irreligious a n d degraded heathen in sur­ rounding villages, I, with the Catechists and Readers associated with me, have preached Christ’s Gospel largely a nd clearly through-, out the year. W h i le m a n y of these poor heathen have listened with interest to the preaching of the W o r d , and are quite ready to acknowledge Christ to be the L ord; yet, on account of their caste, a n d their love of this wicked world, they still refuse to accept Chris­ tianity as their religion. Others hold-back through an unconquer­ able love of their sins.

W h e n God, according 'to- his gracious

promise, pours out His A lm ig h ty Spirit, then will India, as well as Ethiopia, “ stretch out her hands unto G od . ” M a y G o d give that Spirit here soon, and gather all this people together in Christ Jesus.

T h e Christians in s o m e of the villages attached to this Station, are not walking according to Christian rule. Unless they reform their conduct, it will be necessary, after careful examination in the c oming year, to exclude such from the congregations. coonoor .

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Rev. J. W . Scudder, M.A., M.D., Missionary in Charge; S a m s o n Samuel, Catechist; J. Samuel, H e a d Master; S o m a s u n d a r a m , Second Master of the Boys’ School; M a r y a n d Hephzibah, School-' mistresses. ^ Coonoor being nearly 30,0 miles distant from Vellore, I w a s not able to visit the place during the year, but superintended and directed affairs there, as best I could, through the post office.

Regular monthly reports wer e sent to m e b y the Catechist and the .Schoolmistresses; a n d advice and directions were, w h e n e v e r required, returned b y letter. Rev . Mr. W y c k o f f spent three m on t h s of the year in Coonoor, a n d m a d e every effort in his p o w e r to rectify cer­ tain irregularities existing in the Church'and congregation. Affairs ' materially improved while he remained there, but relapsed to a considerable extent after his return to the plains. T h e Catechist in charge is a faithful Christian, and in m a n y respects an excellent man, but he lacks executive ability a n d p o w e r to influence strongly.

T have been trying, ever since the station c a m e under m y care, to secure a native Assistant, w h o s e qualifications would m o r e a pp o ­ sitely m e e t the peculiar needs of the Church, which is certainly a s o m e w h a t difficult one to m a n a g e ; but m y efforts hav e been, thus far, unsuccessful. Elements of discord, and a spirit of insubordina­ tion on the part of some, have caused a good deal of trouble in the Chu rc h during the past year, culminating, at one time, in open rup­ ture, followed b y the secession of a part of the m em be r s. I m ­ mediately on hearing of this difficulty, I sent Rev. A n d r e w Sawyer, a n d Catechist, n o w Rev. A b r a h a m William, to help t h e m out of it.

T h e se brethren succeeded admirably in healing the division, a n d . restoring.the unity of the Church. Since then, I have not been a d ­ vised of a n y further discord. _ I expect to m a k e a three m o n t h s ’ . stay in C oo no o r this year, 1880, a n d shall do, w h a t I can for the good of the people there. B u t I fear that the establishment of

p ermanent unity a n d prosperity will be delayed until s o m e c o m p e ­ tent superintending agent shall have been secured for the place.

I still hope to get such a m a n , and trust the com in g year will prove one of.greater h a r m o n y and a d v a n c e m e n t than the one under review.

T h e contributions last year w er e Rs. 97 to the Pastor’s Fund, a nd Rs. 42-4-0 to other objects, m ak i n g a total of Rs. 139-4 0.

Schools.— There are t w o schools in-the Station, one for boys and one for girls. Instruction is given in English as well as in the Vernacular. T he se schools w e r e o pened in the early part of the year, and have done well. T h e H e a d Master s e e ms to be an ener­ getic a nd faithful man, a n d his efforts have borne g oo d fruit. T h e expenses of both schools since their establishment, have been m e t a n d covered b y the contributions of English residents in Coonoor, so that the Mission has had to m a k e no outlay for their mainten­ ance. W e are especially indebted to T h o m a s Stanes, Esq., and to Mrs. Haines a n d Mrs. Clarkson for their unflagging interest in vis­ iting a n d examining the schools, as well as in collecting funds to m e e t their expenses. W e render t h e m hearty thanks for their labor of love. T h e success achieved is largely o w i ng to their kind a n d constant superintendence a n d advice.

F ee s collected from the scholars have averaged about Rs. 12 a month. There are ninetysix pupils in the boy s ’, a n d twenty-five in the girls’ school.

MADANAPALLE.

Rev. J. Chamberlain, M.D., D.D., Missionary ; Mrs. Chamberlain, Assistant Missionary ; PI Souri, Catechist and Elder ; Rebekgb, Bible Reader. In the out-stations— Joseph Paul, Catechist; J. A n t h o n y Chinnaya, Assistant Catechist; J o h n A b r a h a m a n d Jonas Chinhappa, Teachers.

■ Rev. Dr. Chamberlain reports: • T h e year n o w under review has been taken u p in re-building.the waste places, a nd collecting the scattered adherents, a nd getting the f e w n e w native assistants I have been able to secure into the work. A s mentioned in m y last report, on m y return.from A m e r i c a in N o v . 1878, after a long absence, I found the village buildings all in ruins, a n d the congregations, those w h o had escaped the famine, scattered, a nd but one native assistant on the ground. I w a s e n ­ couraged, however, b y finding as m u c h of a desire as I did, a m o n g the deserted villages, after better things, and set resolutely to work.

T h e school-houses, which serve also at present for churches, and the native helpers’ houses, in three villages, hav e been rebuilt, and

the people of those a n d three other adjacent villages, brought under instruction, a n d I have bee n very thankful to sefi the progress they have made;''’ I had intended to baptize a good n u m b e r of people in four'of the villages in December, but for several reasons concluded to defer it'until the beginning of next year, although w e believe a n u m b e r of the people to be fitted for the ordinance.

■ ' Besides the re-building in the villages, I have had to thoroughly repair our thatched mission house a n d out-huildings in Madanapalle, a n d our'little church and helpers’ houses and reading-room. All h av e undergone a thorough repair, a n d as I have had to be m y o w n maistfy this has taken up m u c h of m y time a n d attention.

Six m on th s of m y time has been given to w o r k on the n e w Telugu Bible-. S o that altogether m y time for direct evangelistic wor k has been very limited. I have, however, besides m a n y visits to each of the Christian villages, m a d e two tours with m y assistants a m o n g ’the heathen, one to the north and the other to the west of m y station, a n d m y native assistants have m a d e several m o r e without me. T h e se tours have not been without fruit. A si de from those w h o had been formerly received under Christian instruction, fiftysix families, in’ twelve different villages or hamlets, hav e given in their nanies requesting to he taken under Christian instruction, andthe people of four m o r e of the’ villages w e h ad formerly taken u p hut not worked, a nd w h o at first held aloof, are n o w asking us to c o m e back to t h e m once more, a n d teach t h e m the w a y of Jesus.

This work, is a m o n g the lowly weavers and cultivators, hut w e are not withOu’t m o r e than usually encouraging signs of c om in g success a m o n g the higher classes, of which, however, it w ou ld be premature to speak at present. * T h e Free Reading-room at the station has been re-opened with its choice selection of reading; books, magazines, newspapers, and gazettes,, in English a n d the vernaculars, and with w eekly Biblical lectures to educated Hindus, not Christians, o n which occasions the reading-room and verandahs are always cro wd e d with exceedingly attentive listeners.

• During the year m y assistants have sold at the reading-room and on tours 1,141 hooks and tracts, viz: 656' tracts, 2 69 Scriptures a n d portions,-and 2 1 6 school hooks.

• " 'W’e'have-durihg'th’e year organized four schools^ and hope to pre­ sent’a' 'fatfnumtier of pupils for 'examination before the close of 1880.

T o those-wiohave helped us in our w o r k the past year w e fender our gfatefuE-'th'anks; and* w e trust that w e shall h a v e occasion to-'

render our thanks • to m a n y m o r e next year, for w e m u c h need their aid. , ■ • ' ' ' '' '• O u r w o r k during 1879 has been m u c h i mp ed e d b y bricks a nd m o r ­ tar, and m u d a nd thatch, u n d o i n g foundations anew. With.that'off our hands w e hope to do m u c h m o r e aggressive wor k .during the c oming year. l ' ‘ ■■ I have found, since m y return, a m u c h greater readiness than formerly a m o n g all classes to listen to the preaching of the Gospel, 1 and a far greater willingness to admit the unsatisfying nature of Hinduism, a n d now, with the lessons d r a wn from the famine still fresh in the m inds of the people, is the time to strike for the Master ‘ in all this region. H a d w e the m e a n s a nd the m e n to follow up the ' w o r k I a m certain that w e would see great results speedily. ‘ I have not been as successful in securing native agents^to workthe field thus far as I had expected. B u t I hope to secure m o r e presently, for the L o r d has called us to a great work. “ T h e G o d of Hea ve n , H e will prosper u s ; therefore we, H i s servants,' will arise and.jbuild.” . . ' ‘ ' PALAMANIAR.

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Rev. J. Chamberlain, D.D., M.D., Missiouary /in charge j J o h n ' Souri, Catechist a n d Elder ; Rhelvam, Female Bible. Reader.

This Station is still without a Missionary, a nd o wi ng to the exi­ gencies of the w o r k in the villages in the Madanapalle Station, has been without even a single Mission helper for half the year. I have, however, visited the station as often as m y other duties would in a n y w a y allow, having been herefrom three to six days at a time, six times,during the year. .

T h e re has been but one accession from H ea thenism during the year, that of caste lad, but there are several cases of w h o s e conver­ sion .we hav e great hopes, and every S u n d a y that I have-been here w e have had large and very attentive audiences of those not Chris­ tians, w h o c o m e to hear a n d learn. W i t h m o r e labor e xp en d ed on the field there is every reason to expect an abundant harvest. ’ TINDEVANUM.

Rev. J. H . Wyckoff, Missionary-; Mrs. yckoft;Assistant.Mis-. sionary; ‘M o s e s Nathanael, Paul Bailly, Samuel, Sawyer, H . P. Joseph, J o h n Hill, Catechists; J acob Babu, Nidian, Prabasan, Souriappen, A . Francis, Assistant Catechists; T. Shad'rach, Mat-. thew, A . Joseph, Sooboo David, G. Daniel, Yesadian Israel,. C. . ' - ’ ! !! * ’

Jacob,‘Christian Daniel, C. A n d r e w , Jonas Moses, Lazarus Chris­ tian, Tychicus Paul. Readers ; S. A. Sebastian, H e a d Master, Anglo Vernac. School. ' In T in de v an u m, 5 teachers; in the district, 7 teachers.

The- Rev. Mr. W y c k o f f writes: Churches.— There are eight connected with the station, all of which are iunder m y. pastoral care. T h e consistorial reports give the following statistics of com mu n ic a nt s : Received on confession, ;,2?; .received on certificate, 22; dismissed, 33 ; total in communion, 300. . Contributions for’all- objects, Rs. 182-14-7. T he re are a large n u m b e r of catechumens awaiting baptism, m a n y of w h o m I hope to'-have the pleasure of receiving into lull c o m m u n i o n very soon. The-conduct of the communicants has been on the whole commendable.

Congregations.— F o u r of those reported -last year have been stricken.from the list as unsatisfactory, but as four n e w ones have been added, the n u m b e r remains the same, v i z : 36. T h e statis­ tics s h o w a loss of 183 from the nominal roll of adherents, the total. n u m b e r - b e i n g .1,885, against .2,068, in 1878. T h e loss is not so great as I expected it w ou ld be. I have m a d e four tours during the year,, visiting every village, and a m glad to be able to report that nearly all of t h e m are doing well.

Schools.— T he re has been a decided advance in this department, a nd the schools are recovering w h a t they lost during the famine.

T w o have, received a gov er n me n t grant, a n d three others h av e bee n presented-for examination in 1880. T h e Anglo-vernacular school at the station continues to prosper, a nd the girls’ school, c om po s ed exclusively of H i n d u children, although not so well attended as last year, is doing fairly well and constitutes a very interesting feature of our educational work.

Evangelistic W o r k .— N o tours have b ee n m a d e in “ the regions* beyond,’’.but the Gospel has been, steadily preached in and about the station and'out-stations as usual. T h e n u m b e r reported to have heard.the Gospel is 42,570. Prosperous times h av e brought with t h e m a n increased attention to festivals and religious rites a m o n g the heathen. T h e truth, although not spurned, is not received so cordially as during the famine. "4 . . B o o k s a n d tracts to the a m o u n t of Rs. 187-8-0 have been sold, besides'61 rupees' worth of Bibles' a nd Scripture portions b y the M a d r a s 'Bible Society Colporteur. T h e n u m b e r of publications sold is, Tracts,. 2 ; 2 07 ; Tract Society Books; 389 ; Bibles a n d Portions,

1,200, besides hundreds of school books of the Christian "Vernacu­ lar Education Society. , VELLORE.

Rev. J. W . Scudder, M.A., M.D., Missionary in Charge; Mrs. Scudder, Assistant Missionary; Rev. A b r a h a m William; Native Pastor of Knilwpadi Church; J. Nallatambi, H e a d Master of Semi­ nary ; S. Daniel, 3 d Master of Seminary; S a m i Sastri, Teacher of Sanscrit and Tehigu ; Jaganathan, Catechist; M. Joshua, Redder and Schoolmaster; Rebecca, Schoolmistress. '' Out-Stations.— A. Masillamani, Jacob Raji, Johnson, Catechists; Israel A n d r e w , Christian Samuel, Assistant Catechists'; D a v i d .Vareed, C. Solomon, S. V e d a m a n i k k a m , D a v id Daniel,' l ya vu David. Anthony, Readers; S.‘ Treadwell, Maleiyappan, M . Param anandan, Schoolmasters; M ary, Martha, Esther, Schoolmistresses.

T h e Rev. Jared W . Scudder, M.D., reports: ‘ T h e records of the Vellore Church furnish the following items for 1379: Thirty-six persons w e r e received into the Church on Confession of Faith,’and thirty b y transfer ‘ from other churches; twenty-one wer e dismissed, or dropped from the roll of membership, t w o com mu n ic a nt s died. Fifteen adults a nd twenty infants received baptism. T h e L o r d ’s S up pe r w a s administered seven times. F o u r marriages wer e celebrated.

T h e present n u m b e r of c o m m u n i ­ cants is one hundred and twenty-three, as against seventy-six in 1878; showing an increase of forty-seven.

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T h e Vellore C hu rc h embraces, as it were, two distinct, and yet not wholly distinct, congregations.

O n e portion of its m e m b e r s is c o m p o s e d of English residents and'Eurasians, w h o attend1the E n g ­ lish service only ; the second of natives, s o m e of w h o m , ' k n o w i n g no English, attend the Tamil services exclusively, and others, w h o being acquainted with both languages, are present at all the services.

O f the thirty-six persons received into the C hu rc h during the year o n confession, eleven belong to the English, and twenty-five to the T am il dep ar t me n t ; and of the thirty gained b y transference’from ,other churches, twenty-two belong to the English and eight to the Tamil. ' • ' ’ ’' T hree preaching services w er e held each L o r d ’s D a y throughout the year, two in Tamil and o ne in'English. T h e English service has been kept up to m e e t the wants of residents in the t o w n ^ w h o are conscientiously restrained from attending the'high! ritualistic services of. the Chu rc h of . England;'and although it/ with, its resul­

tant pastoral cares, adds a goo d deal to the weight of our already over-burdening work, it must, for the present at least, be continued..

It has been greatly blessed of G o d for good.

All these services have been well attended. A weekly preaching service, w a s also kept u p during a part of the year on T hu rsday evenings. P o u r weekly prayer meetings, one of which w a s con­ ducted b y Mrs. Scudder for the English speaking w o m e n of theconr* gregation, w e r e held in the church or in the houses of communicants,.

S u n d a y s excepted; daily pastoral, visitation has been faithfully fol­ lowed up throughout the year. . . Three S u n d a y Schools have been in operation, one on the M i s ­ sion premises for the S em in a ry lads, a second in the church for theTamil people, a nd the third in the school house near the church forEnglish speaking children and youth. T h e last is under the care of Mrs. a nd Miss Scudder, a nd has been attended b y about fortyfive pupils, quite-a n u m b e r of w h o m were R o m a n Catholics. . T h e contributions of the C hu rc h to pastoral and benevolent funds a m o u n t e d to Rs. 3 9 8 - 9 — 9; of which sum, Rs. 2 6 7 - 9 - 0 c a m e from the English, and Rs. 1 31 -0 - 9 from the native division of the con­ gregation. ' T he re are t wo Parochial Schools in the Station, one for natives a n d the other for East Indians. T h e former is taught by a graduate ot our seminary, and had an average attendance of forty scholars.

T h e children are all quite young, and the standard of study is not high; yet the school fills its little niche in our work, and is a useful preparatory institution. T h e school for East Indians is conducted b y a teacher of their o w n class. It can hardly be called a school of the Mission, for it has received no part of its support from mission funds ; but has been sustained partially by, scholars’ fees, and par­ tially b y the contributions of E ur op e an residents. Still it has been exclusively under our superintendence and control, a n d should, therefore, appear in our report. It has gathered into itself s o m e thirty or forty poor children of both sexes, w h o would, were it not for this school, g r o w up to be ignorant a n d worthless, not to say vicious and injurious m e m b e r s of society.. N o w they are receiving a limited .but useful secular education, and, w e trust, a thorough Christian training. Both these schools are frequently visited b y m e, a nd b y Mrs. Scudder. T h e latter e xa mi n es the pupils regularly every .week. , . Out-stations.— A b o u t these I have not very m u c h to report. T h e statistics appear in the table given above. T h e figures, I a m sorry

F O R E I G N MISSIONS. 27' •, i <.*U; **' .

- to sa.y, are n o t q u i t e accurate, r;1 D uring a tour wtiich I hav e just m a d e through the villages, I found evidence to satisfy m e that in a few cases the n u m b e r ' o f adherents reported is larger than'the reality. Persons have been included as adherents w h o have no just title to the'name ; m e r e hangers on for a purpose, s o m e of them, and others not even so m u c h as that, people w h o seldom or never attend Church, and w h o do not scruple to take part in heathen ceremoniesAll such should have been exc lu d ed ; hut the discovery c a m e too late to alter figures which had already been officially handed in. I hope to' get this matter rectified before the close of another 'year.

T h e congregations in these out-stations have got on as well, per­ haps, as could be expected in'the absence of sufficient persona! supervision b y the Missionary. T he se villages ought to be /rer/uently visited’by him; they are visited but seldom. N o one re­ grets this m o r e keenly than he does himself; but there s e e ms no­ help for it. ' H e is forced to apportion his time and effort as judi­ ciously as he can a m o n g the altogether too m a n y, a nd therefore contending interests which press for attention. D o i n g w h a t he can­ tor each, he m u s t be discontentedly content to see each suffer in agreater or less degree. This state of things will and m u s t un-! avoidably continue, until our foreign Missionary force is strength­ ened. ' •••• * In s o m e of the villages, active' a n d conscientious native agentshave kept the congregations up fairly, a n d instructed t h e m faithfully;: in others inefficient and negligent m e n have allowed t h e m to deteri­ orate. But, on the whole, I think I ' m a y safely report a tolerably satisfactory conditions of things. Balancing the satisfaction and dissatisfaction arising out of the better a nd worse, w e get a fairaverage of comfort, a n d hope for the best.

The'village schools h a v e ’certainly been a good deal improved within the year. Reduction .of pay, as a punishment in the cases o f s o m e exceptionally negligent teachers, has produced a generally salu­ tary impression u p o n all concerned, a n d I'do not k n o w o f a single­ school in which recent i m p r o v e m e n t does not testify that the pecu­ niary infliction .was a wise m ov e. O u r native agents have an immensedeal to a n n oy a nd discourage t h e m in "the stupidity and obstinacy o f the people with regard to the education of their children, a n d are too ready, sometimes, to m a k e these an excuse for their o w n neglect and inefficiency. B u t they m u s t learn the lesson, that indifferenceand' delinquency on the part o f ignorant -parents should only stimu-" late t h e m to greater and m o r e persistent efforts' to-secure the chil-

dron a good education; otherwise the outlook b e c om e s hopeless.

T h e s e little village schools are a m o n g the mos t important of our agencies, and every effort should be m a d e to render t h e m as efficient as possible.

Evangelistic W o r k .— W h e n I took charge here in October, 1 87 8, 1 found that the native agents at the out-stations w e r e doing but little in the w a y of preaching to the heathen. This important w o r k has b ee n fully re organized, a n d w a s steadily prosecuted during 1879.

O u r efforts in this line, however, h av e been unavoidably limited to the close vicinity of occupied points, the force-of laborers being too small to allow of excursions into outlying districts. This is m u c h to be, regretted, as fresh accessions cannot reasonably be looked for from a m o n g the heathen, so long as w e are prevented from visiting a n d pressing the truth u po n the m face to face. B u t under existing conditions this defect cannot be remedied, a n d w e m u s t be reluctantly content to do w ha t lies'-witbin-our resources. W e shall b e delighted to r es um e aggressive operations in remoter quarters, as soon as the m e a n s of doing so are placed at our disposal. T h e a n n e x e d tabular statement s ho ws w h a t has been accomplished in this department during the past y e a r : No. of Times Preached. No. of Audiences.

30,922 Vellore and t w o villages... . 1,672 Kattupadi a nd seven villages.. . 1,033 28,385 Kandipattur and five villages.. . 1,517 44,792 Chittoor and six villages. . . . . Ij538 ■ 18,764 C o o n o o r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 4,800

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SEMINARY.

This institution has been doing its w o r k steadily, and, I trust, not" unsuccessfully throughout the year. Laboring under the disadvan­ tage of having on m y hands a great deal m o r e than I can possibly ' do, I h av e been able to give only ,a limited and altogether inade­ quate portion of m y tune and attention toils interests; still, assisted b y Mrs. Scudder, I hav e d on e w h a t I could. T h e teachers, espe­ cially the H e a d Master, have done their w o r k faithfully, and the school has been kept, at least, from a n y notable deterioration.

U n d e r direction of the Mission,-the range of study has b ee n c o n ­ siderably enlarged, a nd the students are to be carried up to a higher standard than in past years. T h e great w a n t is the superintendence •i .• of a Foreign Missionary, w h o .will be free to devote a larger part of

his time a nd efforts to the a dv a n c e m e n t of the institution. It can never he w h a t it ought, until such superintendence is afforded it.

I a p p e n d the report of the H e a d Master, Mr. Nallatamhi, w h o s e general competency is not to be measured b y his ability to express himself in English. H e is an excellent Tamil scholar, an author of considerable repute, a faithful devoted^Christian, and a good teacher.

I might have corrected his paper; hut give it as it is, thinking his own, u n a m e n d e d report will prove quite as acceptable as if revised b y another h a n d : M r . Nallatambi’s R e p o r t — T h e n u m b e r of lads in the S em inary at the beginning of the year w a s thirty-three, of these one has left at his o w n request on account of illness, a n d t w o promising lads died in the hospital at Arcot, a n d entered, as w e hope, into H e a v e n l y K i n g d o m . O n e y o u n g m a n has been taken into the Mission e m ­ ployment. S e v e n n e w scholars hav e b ee n admitted, and at present w e have thirty-six lads on the roll.

T h e conduct of the pupils generally has been satisfactory and e n ­ couraging. In the year, seven of the lads hav e joined the L o r d s people, and taken the C o m m u n i o n after serious searching of heart, and waiting on the,Lord. O n e lad w h o w a s discharged on account of continued ill health at the close of last year, died in this year.

T h o u g h he w a s unable to study much, yet he lived in Christ, a nd tasted here the provisions of Celestial K i n g d o m . H e firmly de ­ clared of his full hope of his future h a p p y state, and the peace and • comfort of his heart, w h e n our superintendent, Rev. Dr. J. W . S c u d ­ der, visited h i m at his last hours.

Mrs. J. W . Scudder, w h o is regularly giving full attention, with Miss Scudder, to the H i n d u Girls’ Schools and day schools at the town, a nd w h o is daily visiting, with Rev. Dr. J. W . Scudder, the families of both the English a nd Tamil congregations of the town, has yet kindly devoted a good deal of time in two days in a w e e k to teaching the lads in the English language, for which both scholars a nd teachers are very thankful. Besides, our Superintendent, Rev. Dr. J. W . Scudder, w h o is burdened b y the Mission affairs, the clerical duties, a n d the labors in the advices to 'every individual m e m b e r of the stations a nd out-stations in both spiritual a n d temporal matters, is once every w e e k "examining the boys of all the classes in the theo­ logical and secular studies. I do, therefore, p r e su m e to say that our Superintendent does k n o w very well K o w the S em inary is going on.

Notwithstanding, I cannot say that the vast scope of the S em inary . is entirely performed. T h e native teachers could not m a k e into the .

boys an impression of exact, punctual, energetic A m e r i c a n spirit.

I therefore feel, as well as the Mission, that it is great need the S em inary m u s t have an A m e r i c a n gentleman, one of sons of the Missionaries, w h o have labored in the A rc ot Mission field, as a Principal, w h o can devote his whole time to the teaching a n d train­ i n g the lads. M a y G o d grant the favor to our benevolent society , to get soon a good opportunity for this purpose, a n d bestow the .privilege to the Seminary'.

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Miss M . J. Mandeville writes:

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There is not m u c h in our monotonous, every-day school life out of which to construct a very interesting report. T h e past year has little in its history to distinguish it from the previous one. T h e fever of which w e spoke in our last report has continued throughout to harass a n d distress us, hut w e h av e been spared the pain of see­ ing our n u m b e r cut short b y death as in the former year. , T h e school o pened in January with 35 n a m e s on the register, and ■closed in D e c e m b e r with 29. O f the six pupils w h o left us during the year, four were married, a n d t wo have returned to their homes.

Notwithstanding the m a n y interruptions that have occurred on .account of sickness, the classes have passed all their examinations creditably'. A t the G o v e r n m e n t Examination for "grant-in-aid,” • only one little girl failed to c o m e up to the standard in arithmetic, .and the a m o u n t realized w a s Rs. 433-8-0. In the teacher’s train­ ing class all passed the grade for which they wer e prepared, a n d re­ ceived G o v e r n m e n t certificates.

T h e examination before the Mission w a s also satisfactory, as reported b y the committee, and I have m u c h pleasure in speaking of the studious and industrious . habits and general good conduct of the pupils.

• All the w o r k of the house, including the cooking, is performed by the girls. E a c h has her allotted task, a n d none are e x e m p t except­ ing a few of the very little girls. Thus, habits of industry are inculcated a nd enforced, which w e hope will not be lost in future years. In the place of the late. Matron, one of the older pupilteachers has taken the oversight of the household arrangements and has m a n a g e d admirably. S h e is e n d o w e d with a dignity and strength of character, which, united with an earnest Christian spirit, e m i ­ nently fits her for the position. ' T w o hours every afternoon are devoted to needlework. T h e girls -cut a nd m a k e their o w n clothes, and do besides a quantity of fancy

-work, the sale of which, during the year, has a m o u n t e d to Rs. 260.

This m o n e y is devoted to purchasing wedding outfits for girls w h o .are married from the school It supplies t h e m also w'ith S u n d a y •clothes, Christmas a n d N e w Y e a r ’s Feasts, and various other little luxuries, which w ou ld otherwise be be 3rond their reach. Putting ■the proceeds of their w o r k to these-uses gives-them a particular interest a n d ownership in it, and has done m u c h to m a k i n g t h e m care­ ful and industrious in doing it.

T h e older girls are all m e m b e r s of the Church, and take an active ■and intelligent part in the weekly prayer meetings. T h e Bible and Heidelberg Catechism have b ee n systematically studied throughout the year, and an interest has been awakened, not entirely confined ° to the class room.. Searching of the Scriptures a n d frequent dis■cussions are held out of school hours, as I hav e been pleased to discover from various knotty questions that have been brought to m e for solution.

T h e Bible W o m a n ’s Training Class has been a source of profit -and pleasure to teachers as well as to pupils. It has developed a •thoughtful appreciation of the Bible, a n d a readiness of explanation ■and exposition scarcely looked for in the short time it has been established. It is our desire to train these children to be workers -in the Master’s vineyard, and for this end w e beg that the friends w h o contribute so liberally of their m e a n s will not forget to add -their earnest prayers that a blessing m a y rest u p o n all our efforts.

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H e n r y M . Scudder, M . D . , writes:

SCHOOL.

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This school is designated for the reception a nd instruction of those w h o c o m e to us directly from heathenism, and who, in m a n y -instances, are for this reason left helpless a n d destitute b y friends and relations. H e r e they are thoroughly tested, a nd if found worthy ras to ability and morals, are admitted into the S em inary at Vellore.

T he re w e r e 39 pupils in the school at the c o m m e n c e m e n t of 1879.

This n u m b e r was, however, reduced one-third during the year, b e ­ cause the Mission b e c a m e straightened for funds. A n examination •was held b y the G o v e r n m e n t Inspector of Schools in September, w h e n most of the boys passed satisfactorily, and a grant of one -hundred a nd one rupees w a s awarded.

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girls’ schools.

Rev. J . . W . Scudder, M.D., writes:

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T h e t w o H i n d u Girls’ Schools, or Caste Schools, as they are usu­ ally, and w e think unfortunately called, have greatly improved during the year. W h e n w e took charge of the station, they h a d been suffering for s o m e time from the lack of proper superintendence, there being no one here to look after t he m regularly and efficiently.

T h e w a n t supplied, affairs almost immediately took on a brighter a nd m o r e promising look. T h e attendance last year averaged 90 scholars in one school a n d 30 in the other. Mrs. a nd Miss Scudder give constant attention to these schools, Miss Scudder visiting and teach­ ing classes in t h e m every day, and Mrs. Scudder, as often as her -­ other m a n y duties will permit. I m a k e it a point to drop in and encourage the m once or twice a week. T h e fact that these, insti­ tutions afford the only a venue w e at present have of reaching females of the higher castes, gives t h e m a peculiar interest and importance.

Here, in spite of immemorial usage a nd inveterate prejudice, the daughters of the wealthy a n d well-born classes are gathered in d ay b y day, their minds illumined with secular knowledge, a n d .their hearts brought under the kindly influences of Gospel truth. T h e Bible, the Catechism, together with the Christian songs a nd lyrics are freely, and without objection on the part of parents, used to i m ­ plant the seeds of divine instruction in their impressible minds.

W h a t or w h e n the harvest will he w e m a y not venture to predict; but w e are sure that good m u s t result sooner or later. In April a public exhibition of the combined schools w a s held, a n d prizes w er e awarded to the pupils w h o had passed satisfactory examinations.

Several English ladies, one of w h o m presided o n the occasion, w e r e present; a nd the attendance of native gentlemen w a s so large as to crowd the spacious premises inconveniently. T h e spectacle w a s cheering and delightful. I a m sure that no one could look u p o n ■ that assemblage of bright-faced, sparkling-eyed, elegantly dressed, and richly bejewelled H i n d u girls, and not find the pleasurable emotions deeply stirred, not merely at the sight, sufficiently attrac­ tive in itself, but especially b y the thought that now, after centuries of w r o n g a n d tyranny, India's comeliest daughters are suffered to c o m e under liberating, educational and religious influences. T h e pupils were questioned publicly, not only in secular studies, but also in the Bible, Catechism, &c., their parents a n d friends evidently listening with deepest interest and pleasure to their p rompt a nd sat-

isfactoiy responses. Congratulatory addresses were m a d e by the Missionary and several H i n d u gentlemen, and the pupils w er e m a d e glad b y the presentation of gifts to some, a nd sweetmeats to all.

S u c h a scene as this was utterly impossible in a n y part of India thirty years ago, and is still so rare as to m a k e it exceptionally in­ teresting and attractive. I will only .add that the examination of these institutions b y the G o v e r n m e n t Inspector of Schools in D e c e m b e r w a s well sustained, and w a s rewarded b y a grant from public funds ofRs. 407-14-0.

A N N U A L M E D I C A L R E P O R T F O R 1870.

H . M . Scudder, Jr., M.D., Medical Officer.

Hospital and Dispensary Corps at Ranipett, Arcott.— Massill a m o n y Pillny, l.W Class Hospital Assistant; M . Moorthasaw, C o m ­ pounder; Miss C. Chomdely, Certificated Midwife.

Branch Dispensary atWallajahpett.— S am u e l Veerabgoo, ls< Class Dresser; D a v i d Muni, Compounder; N a g a m a h , Native Midwife.

T h e Dispensary and Hospital w or k has been maintained through­ out the }rear with increased success, the daily average attendance having bee n larger than ever before. T h e patients are from all castes, the highest as well as the lowest, seeking our aid both as in and out patients.

■ . T h e Lying-In W a r d or Hospital continues to be highly success­ ful. This is the m o r e remarkable as all the others in the district have been failures. W e opened this institution in a c o m m o d i o u s building adjacent to the Dispensary, three years ago, and it. has steadily been increasing in usefulness and popularity. T h e n u m b e r of cases the first year w a s 85, the second year 20G, the last year 215, and this year 223.

T h e n e w Dispensary at Wallajahpett has prospered far beyond our expectation. It b e c a m e popular at once, and crowds have re­ sorted to it from the very beginning. W e hope it m a y be the m e a n s of spreading Christianity in this bigoted old town, which is the place where the Mission first broke ground in this district,-27 years ago.

STATISTICS

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THE YEAR.

Hospital and Dispensary at Ranipett, Arcott: N u m b e r of n e w Out-patients, N u m b e r of n e w In-patients, Daily average attendance, Total n u m b e r treated, N u m b e r of Surgical Operations, N u m b e r of cases, Lying-In W a r d , -

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Branch Dispensary at Wallajahpett:' N u m b e r of n e w Out-patients, Daily average attendance,' Total n u m b e r treated, . .

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T h e Gospel is proclaimed every morning before the dispensing of medicines, and all w h o choose listen. N o compulsion is used. All are invited to listen, a nd if they are not willing to do so, they are at perfect liberty to retire; all, however, appear to listen willingly and with interest, and w e hope it m a y be with benefit. .

T H E J A P A N MISSION: '

( O m a n i z e d 1859.)

NAGASAKI

STATION.

J/issioudi'ics.— Itov. Henry Stout, in America, Rev. Eugene S. Booth.

Asstetant Mmioharie$.--yiv$. Stout, in America, Mrs. Booth.

'Native Ordained Minister.— Rax. Asashi Segawa.

Unlicensed Paid Helper.— yiv. Takcnori Tango.

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YOKOKAMA STATION.

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Missionarm.— liav. S. It. Brown, D.D., in America, Rev. Jas. H. Ballagh, Rev. E. Rothsay Miller, in America.

Assistant Missionaries.— yivs. Brown, in America, Mrs. Bailagh, Mrs. Miller, in America, Miss E. C. Witbeck, Miss II. L. Winn, Miss H. W . Brown, in America.

Native Ordained Minister.— Rax. Akira Inagaki.

Licensed Zfc/pe/w.— Messrs. Nobushigc Amcnomori. Tokichi Ito and Hidetem Yamamoto.

Coliwleur.— yi?. Ytiyemon Kitamura.

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'Missionaries.— <*.F. Vcrbeck, D.D., L.L.D., Rev. Jas. L. Amcrman.

• Assistant Missionaries.— yim. Verbeck, in America, Mrs. Amcrman.

Native Ordained Ministers.— Rev. Masatsuna Okuno, Rev. Shigeto Maki.

Licensed Helper.— Mr. Masahisa Uyemum. ‘ Licensed Messrs. Kajinosuke Ibuka, Kinroku Fujiu and Jiutaro Sudzuki.

Students not yet Licensed.— ytam'S. Seitaro Tcraska, Kakichi, Banno and Ichiro Tomegawa.

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' T h e Rev. 'E. S. B ooth reports in behalf of the Mission : Nagasaki'Station.— O n e organized C hu r c h with 17 baptized m e m ­ bers, including three children. O n e preaching station in Nagasaki, one Sunday-school with'23 scholars; one out-station at Kagoshima, about 100 miles south of Nagasaki. ' H e r e the w o r k w a s carried on b y Rev. Mr. Stout until about M a y 1, when, with his family, he started for his long-deferred and m u c h needed visit to America, leaving the affairs in this city in-charge of Mr. Tsuge, a n d those at K a g o s h i m a in charge of Messrs. S e g a w a a n d T o m e g a w a , subject to such supervision as could be exercised b y correspondence with Rev. Mr. A m e r m a n , to w h o m the care of the station w a s committed b y the Mission. * Previous to his departure, Rev. Mr. Stout prepared a nd published a tract of 36 pages, called lyesu Kiy o Riyak’kai-, or, A Brief E x p l a n a ­ tion of Christianity. T h e edition of 500 is almost exhausted.

There has been little change in the condition of the w o r k of the station. 'In the City of Nagasaki, the regular Church Services were maintained, except during the prevalence of the Cholera, w h e n they w e r e suspended for several weeks. D ur i n g tliis time, h o w ­ ever, the believers m e t Mr. T s u g e privately for instruction and social prayer.

A t K a g o s h i m a there has been encouraging progress, but in ac­ cordance with’the policy of the Mission, applicants for baptism have been delayed until they shall have received considerable instruc­ tion. O n l y four have thus far been baptized. M r . S e g a w a left K a g o s h i m a to attend the Fall Session of the Chiu-Kuwai, at which he completed his examinations preliminary to ordination, a nd w as ordained to the Gospel Ministry, October 5. After this he i m m e ­ diately returned to his work. Mr. T o m e g a w a , his fellow-laborer, has entered the U n i o n Theological School at Tokiyo. Early in the year an urgent request w a s sent to the Mission by these brethren for 3 00 Y e n with which to o pe n a school in aid of their work; but while the great value of the desired school w a s fully recognized, the Mission- w a s unable to grant their request on account of the lack of funds a n d of extra workers, Jonathan Sturges Seminary.— K-Av\y in January the Misses F a r ­ rington w e n t to Y o k a h a m a on account of the health of the elder sister, her physician at Nagasaki having declared his inability to effect her cure. A t Y o k o h a m a another physician w a s called, w h o w a s at first strongly disinclined to undertake the case, but w h e n he had attqnded Miss Farrington for m o r e than t wo m o n t h s he gave his

Q opinion, after professional consultation, that she would “ in all proba­ bility recover her health a n d strength within six months, at least to an extent to enable her to fulfil her duties comfortably and efficiently.”

Early in June, however, to the deep regret a nd sorrow of the whole Mission, he counseled her immediate return to America, declaring that he w a s compelled to revert to his first opinion, which w a s a d ­ verse to her recovery in Japan. Just at this time, also, alarming s y m p t o m s appeared in the younger sister, w h o w a s in the strongest terms advised, after professional consultation, to return h o m e i m ­ mediately. T h u s two ladies, from w h o s e labor for the W o m a n ’s B o a rd good results had been hoped, wer e taken from us, and the Jonathan Sturges S em in a ry remains yet to be begun. S o m e of the scholars, however, w h o received instruction from the Misses F a r ­ rington, have been kept together b y a y o u n g Japanese w o m a n w h o has bee n instructing according to her ability, hoping that these or other ladies would yet b e sent out to begin the school. A t this junc­ ture of the affairs of the station w e hail with great satisfaction the arrival of Rev. a nd Mrs. E. S. Booth.

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O n e organized Church, with 187 baptized members, including 17 children.

N i n e Sunday-schools with 255 scholars; three out-stations, K a n a g a w a , M i s h i m a a nd Nag oy a .

Here, also, is the Isaac Ferris Seminary, with 24 pupils. In this station, also, our working force is necessarily diminished b y the return of Mission­ aries to America. Rev. and Mrs. Miller sailed M a y 16th, on account of the health of Mrs. Miller, who, after nearly ten year’s service, could not remain longer without great danger. A n d Rev.- Dr. Brown, w h o had been ill almost from the beginning of the 3'ear, sailed with Mrs. B r o w n and Miss H . W . Brown, at the end of Juty.

In -view of these departures, the recent return of Rev. and Mrs. Ballagh is doubly necessary and welcome.

• Translation and Publication.— S o long as Rev. Dr. B r o w n ’s state of .health permitted, he continued to be occupied chiefly in the translation of the N e w Testa m en t Scriptures, and before he left us he w a s able to finish the first draft of the book of Revelation.

T h e Translation Commi t te e has since finished its revision’, a nd after the necessary dela}r for printing, the entire N e w T e s ta m en t will be available for use in Japanese. Rev . M r . Miller, with Dr. Bro wn , also completed, early in the year, the translation of the Heidelberg

Catechism, b e g un last year b y Rev. Mr. Stout, and w e have n o w this priceless symbol of our C h u r c h ’s faith printed in the language of Japan.

Rev. Mr. Miller also completed the preparation of the English edition of the Constitution of our native Church, which w a s issued about three mon th s after he left us.

Isaac Ferris Seminary.— T h e ladies in charge report: T h e past year has brought m a n y changes to the Ferris Seminary. T h e ill­ ness and departure of one after another of the teachers, left the school in a sorely crippled condition, a n d at its close in J u n e there w a s only one Missionary in charge. Notwithstanding these vicissi­ tudes, the scholars— though greatly discouraged— have most of t h e m remained with us, a nd since the c oming ol Miss W i n n , in S e p ­ tember, affairs have w o r n a brighter aspect. T h e n u m b e r ol pupils has been 31. O f these, t wo were d a y scholars, the remainder boarders. _ .

In the Spring one of our pupils, a y o u n g girl from Nagasaki, w h o first heard of Christianity from Rev. Mr. Stout, w a s baptized o n confession of her faith in the Saviour. S h e and all of our Christian girls s h o w b y their earnest endeavors to do right that the fear of the L o r d abides with them.

T h e daily prayer-meetings are still c on­ tinued and are attended by the whole school, the girls leading the meetings in turns.

T h e daily Scripture teaching of the school consists of a morning lesson from the Old Testament, and an evening lesson from the N e w Testament. O n Sunday, in addition to the study of the P r i m ­ ary Catechism and the Bible, all of the scholars w h o are of suitable age, are required to c o m m i t to m e m o r y a portion of the Heidelberg .Catechism, that they m a y be able to give, .clearly a nd concisely, a reason for their faith.

During the past w e e k a servant w h o has been with us for four years has applied to the Pastor of the C hurch fer baptism, and has passed the necessary examination. H i s t w o little sons will b e baptized at the s a m e time.

In connection with the regular Sunday-school of the Seminary, t wo branch Sunday-schools have b ee n lormed, which are entirely con­ ducted b y our older pupils. T h e largest of these schools is held in the native town, at the house of a Japanese teacher,-who is not a Christian, but still he not only gives the girls the use of his house, but urges his scholars to c o m e to them for instruction in the ‘‘n e w . w ay . ” T h e n u m b e r of teachers in this n e w school is two, and the

attendance varies from 20 to 45. T h e average attendance at-the smaller school is 10 . T h e teachers of these schools have done s o m e visiting a m o n g the families of their pupils, and will gradually do-more as they b e c o m e accustomed to the work. T h e w or k e x ­ pended has thus far been without visible results, but the seed has been s o w n in faith that the Spirit will cause it to bring forth fruit in due season. . .

T h e limited n u m b e r of ladies to care for the school has entirely prevented the doing of- outside Missionary work, and even the con­ tinuance of that already begun: M a y w e hope that s o m e one m a y be sent to take up this important part of our work, a n d that your labors and ours will be abundantly blessed in the future b y H i m w h o s e servants w e are.

Preparatory School.— This school w a s opened under the care of Mis s W i n n and Miss Brown, Jan ua r y 6 th, after the usual Christmas and N e w Y e a r holidays, with 14 scholars, and gradually increased to 34, which w a s the n u m b e r on the roll w h e n the school was closed for the S u m m e r vacation at the end of June. It had gained s o m e reputation both in Y o k o h a m a a nd Tokiyo, but suffered under great disadvantages, not having the superintendance of a Missionary w h o should give to it his whole time, constantly look after the scholars, a n d give to t h e m religious instruction. Rev. Miller gave to the school a half-hour Bible lesson every morning, a n d the Licensed Helper, Mr. A m e n o m o r i , lived in the school building a nd conducted family worship daily with the boarders. B e y o n d this the Mission w a s unable to provide a n y religious instruction, a n d there are no special results to record from this branch of our work.

W h e n the time arrived for the opening of the school in the Fall, Miss B r o w n had gone to America, to aid in caring for her father, and it w a s not possible that Miss W i n n should carry on the school alone.

Moreover, she w a s needed in the Isaac Ferris Seminary, w he re Miss W i t b e c k w a s also alone. This Preparatory school was, therefore, discontinued, a n d Miss W i n n w a s permanently transferred to the Isaac Ferris Seminary.

P reaching .— In the church at Y o k o h a m a , the evening service b e g u n last year w a s maintained by Rev. Mr. Miller, and has been continued b y Rev. Mr. Inagaki, until now, when, owing to his in­ ability to care for it, it is discontinued. T h e other regular services, both on Sabbath a nd w e e k day, continue as before, but s o m e of the outside w o r k has been dropped.

T h e Sunday-school in the church has been superintended, since the beginning of Dr. B r o w n ’s illness, b y Mr. A m e n o m o r i .

Out-stations,— 1. Kdnagawa. two miles north from Y o k o h a m a .

Rev. Mr. Inagaki has visited tliis place for occasional services on S u n d a y afternoons, but there is nothing of interest to record.

2 . Mishima, about 50 miles south from Y o k o h a m a .

H e r e an abundance of earnest work has been done b y M r . Ito with encourag­ ing results. M a k i n g his h o m e in the town of Mishima, h e has held regular services in the towns of N u m a d z n , Y o s h i w a r a and K o y a m a , and occasional services at-Omiya, Nagatsuka, Shiiji, Sano, Hirata, Sagara, Ishida, Y a m a n a k a , Elakone, Nihon - Ma t su a nd Ojiri.

There are Sunday-schools at Mishima, N u m a d z n a n d K o y a m a , with a total of 59 scholars.

It had been arranged that M r . Ito‘ should return this year and complete his course in the U n i o n Theological School, but about Oct. 1, a communication w a s received from the believers a m o n g w h o m he is working, setting forth the value of the efforts h e had m a d e through all their district, and the danger which w ou ld threaten the interests of the work if he w e r e to leave them, e ve n though a n e w m a n should be sent in his place. T h e y b egged that he might have permission to remain a n d w o r k with t h e m for another year.

T h e decision was left with Mr. Ito, and though it w a s a great trial for h i m to defer the continuance of his studies in the Theological School, his love for the souls he h a d w o n for the Saviour, and his anxiety for the prosperity of the w or k of Christ in this region, led h i m to decide to stay at Mishima. W e have well founded hopes for the development of interest in the town itself which has hitherto been a discouraging place for Christian work, although occupied as a convenient centre from which to reach the towns in the neighbor­ hood.

There s e e ms to be the beginning of brighter days, a n d Mr. Ito is about to r e m o v e to a, larger house which is better located for preaching a nd for the Sabbath-school, and where he desires to open an evening school. .

Rev. Mr. A m e r m a n visited this place with a native Elder in August, and spent an entire day in examining candidates for bap­ tism. A t the public services in the evening he baptized six adults and one child. Onl y one of these w a s from the t o w n of Mishima, the others had c o m e from various places, from three to twelve miles away.

A t these services the room w a s c rowded with atten­ tive listeners, w h o eagerly received the tracts which were distributed w h e n the services w er e ended. T h e baptized convert from the town of M i s h i m a desires to become.a minister of the Gospel, andhas begun a course of preparatory study.

' 3. .■Nagoya. Three hundred miles south from Y o k o h a m a . T w o 1 licensed helpers, Messrs. U y e m u r a a n d Y a m a m o t o , labored at this place during the early part of the year, but after a f ew m on t h s the former returned to Tokiyo and the latter has since labored alone.

There are two principal preaching places, one in the city of Nag oy a , and one in the t ow n of Okazaki, several miles distant. T h e people are often willing to hear Christian truth, and sometimes eager for baptism, but on receiving instruction a n d learning h o w m u c h change m u s t be m a d e in their lives, if they b e c o m e Christians, m a n y are dissatisfied and turn away. T h e keeping of the Sabbath is one of the difficult items in the Christian life eve ry w he r e in Japan, but, perhaps, especially so in the interior, and w e have counseled our helpers to be very careful in r e c o m m e n d i n g a n y to be e xa mi n ed for baptism, and to err, if-at all, on the side of delay.

Rev. Mr. O k u n o visited N a g o y a and M i s h i m a in October, and spent several days inspecting all parts of the work. H e baptized two converts at N a g o y a a nd returned with an encouraging report, c o m m e n d i n g the fidelity of helpers and the prudence and thorough­ ness of their work.

■ Colporlage.— rAbout two m on th s ago w e e ngaged a m e m b e r of the Y o k o h a m a C hurch as Colporteur conjointly with Rev. Dr. Gulick, A g e n t of the A m e r i c a n Bible Society. H e has visited a portion of the country in the neighborhood of Y o k o h a m a a n d will soon go d o w n to Mishima.

Tokiyo Station.— F o u r organized Churches, with 130 baptized m em be r s, including .twelve children; F o u r Sunday-schools with 113 scholars. F o u r regular preaching places. T w o out-stations. H e r e also is the U n i o n Theological School in which our Mission is repre­ sented "this year b y t wo instructors and six students, the whole n u m b e r being four instructors and nineteen students.

Rev. Dr. V e r b e c k returned from A m e r i c a in September, a nd has devoted his entire time to Mission work.

Union Theological School.— Rev. Mr. 'Miller continued to m e e t his classes in Homiletics a nd C hurch G o v e r n m e n t until near theclose of the second year.

T h e third year w a s b e g u n Oct. 6 , immediately after the meeting of the Chiu-Kuwai. T h e students are fewer than last year, -but the school is in a m o r e satisfactory condition. T h e arrangement of classes has been changed, a n d there are n o w four divisions. F o u r students are classed as fourth year men, five as third year, eight as second year, and two as first year. In the first mentioned of these

our Mission has one student, in the second two, in the third one, and in the fourth two. O n e of these'has been licensed during the year.

O f those with us last year one has b ee n withdrawn for Evangelistic work, a nd o n e has left the school and returned to his home.

We fear he has forsaken the w o r k of the Ministry. A s w e h av e received t w o n e w students our n u m b e r remains the s a m e as last year, six. Besides these there are three w h o have not finished their course of study, but being n o w engaged in Evangelistic w o r k will return in a year or two to the school. W i t h a single exception the progress of our students is very m a r k e d and commendable.

T h e requirements for admission and graduation are larger and better defined than at first, and from within the bounds of our o w n Mission w o r k w e have refused four applications for admission, the age and peculiar circumstances of the applicants indicating that, they could serve the M aster in s o m e other w a y m o r e effectively than as ministers of the W o r d .

■ * W e have arranged to hold semi-annual examinations, the first of which will be held in February, 1 8 8 0 .

T h e lectures given this year are as follows: O n Homiletics a n d Christian Evidences, b y Rev. Dr. Verbeck, of our Mission. * • O n the Biblical Antiquities, b y Rev. S. G. M cL ar e n, of the M i s ­ ' sion of the U . P. Church of Scotland. .

O n Exegesis of the Acts of the Apostles, b y Rev. W . Imbrie, of the A m e r i c a n Presbyterian Mission, .

O n Theology of the N e w Testament, b y Rev. J a m e s L. A m e r ­ man, of our Mission. • Daily instruction is also given in the Chinese language. Hither­ to the lectures have been for the mos t part given to all the students together, and this will serve to explain the apparent defectiveness of the above list of lectures, but hereafter w e hope that the different classes will be more. and. m or e distiguished until, if possible, each one shall have its separate place in -the schedule of lectures. In theology this year the first year m e n are instructed apart from the rest. .

Preparations have been m a d e for the erection of a Theological Hall. A site has been procured and the contract for the w o r k of erection has been signed. W e hope the building will be ready for occupancy b y the middle of April.

During the S u m m e r vacation all of our students were engaged, as in the vacation of last year, in Evangelistic work, s o m e in Tokiyo,-

and s o m e in the interior, very m u c h to their o w n profit a nd to the advantage of the w o r k of the Church.

In addition to their classes in the Theological School R ev . Dr. V e r b e c k and Rev. Mr. A . m e r m a n have m e t small classes of native ministers once a w e e k for exegetical a n d theological study.

Preaching.— A t the Kojimachi Church the attendance remains about the s a m e as last year, and w e can look for no further increase so long the services m us t be held in a dwelling-house ; a chapel is greatly needed.

Rev. Mr. O k u n o is the acting Pastor of this Church, a nd has assisted largely in other Church w o r k in Tokiyo.

T h e students under the care of our Mission have, with one e xcep­ tion, taken part regularly in all our preaching services in this city.

Mrs. A m e r m a n has held a w o m e n ’s meeting on S u n d a y after­ noons at the Kojimachi preaching place. T h e usual attendance is from 8 to 12 .

Early in the S u m m e r Rev. M r. O k u n o received an invitation to visit the n e w Prison at K o s ug e mu r a, miles from Tokiyo, and preach to the prisoners. T h e arrangements by which five or six helpers of the various Missions held services last year in two of the other prisons having b ee n given u p last' winter, he accepted this in­ vitation and goes to this place on alternate Saturdays, a n d w h e n he can spare the time, also o n rainy days, w h e n the prisoners work, which is brick making, cannot be carried on. O n the first of N o ­ v e m b e r s o m e of the m e m b e r s of the Mission, accompanied Rev. Mr. O k u n o a n d were cordially received b y the official in charge.

W e found an audience of 730 prisoners besides 40 or 50 officers gathered in a rough building prepared for such occasions, a n d they listened with deepest attention while Rev. Mr. O k u n o and Dr. Verbeck e x p o u n d e d to t h e m the truth as it is in Christ.

Shitaya— T h e w o r k which w a s b e g un in this part of Tokiyo in March, 1878, afforded but little encouragement at first, but during the latter part of last year a n d the first of this year it received m a n y tokens of the Master’s presence and blessing. T h e attendance has varied ac­ cording to the weather a n d other circumstances, a n d has been usually from 20 to 40, but on a few occasions there have been as m a n y as 70. A t such times the little audience r o o m has been crowded, a n d half the audience have listened from outside the build­ ing. Candidates have been baptized from time to time, a n d their n a m e s added to the roll of the Kojimachi Church. T h u s seven hopeful converts have been gained in this destitute part, of the city.

O n N ov . 8 these, with ten from other congregations, wer e organized

as the Shitaya Church.- Mr. U y e m u r a , a licensed helper, is in general charge of the w o r k for the present," and Rev. Dr. V e r b e c k preaches once on each Sabbath.

This is the tenth organized Church in Tokiyo connected with the Chui^Kuwai, a n d another has since been organized under the care of the A m e r i c a n Presbyterian Mission. H e r e also a chapel is needed. Repeated search has been m a d e for a larger house and better location than w e have, but in vain.

Out-stations.— 1 . Uyeda, about 150 miles north-west from Tokiyo.

T h e C h u r c h here continues to be self-supporting, t hough troubled with serious financial difficulties, a n d it prospers in spiritual things.

W i t h the help of one or two m e m b e r s of the C hurch Rev. Mr. M a k i holds two preaching services on the Sabbath and t wo in neighboring towns during the week. H e has also a Bible class and a class of candi­ dates for baptism on the Sabbath, a nd again in the week. Besides this he has a class of four w o m e n w h o m he is teaching the evidences of Christianity, and Chinese in order to fit t h e m to w o r k for Christ.

T h e re is a w o m e n ’s meeting twice a m o n t h with an attendance of twenty. There is a prayer-meeting also, and a meeting for the special purpose of mutual exhortation once in two months, “ though, of course,” Mr. M a k i writes, “ w e are exhorting one another w h e n ­ ever w e meet.” E v e n this does not exhaust the catalogue of m e e t ­ ings arranged h y the people of the U y e d a Church.

• R ev . Mr. A m e r m a n , with Rev. Mr. Okuno, as a C o m m i t t e e of the Chiu-Kuwai, visited U y e d a about July 1, a nd ordained Mr. M ak i to the Gospel ministry a nd installed h i m as pastor of the Church.

T h e present financial difficulties m a y m a k e it necessary for the Mission to relieve t h e m of the care of s o m e of their w o r k in the ' neighboring towns, which it can do, and still leave the C hurch itself independent of assistance. ' 2 . Wadomura, thirty miles north from Tokiyo.

This Church has nearly doubled its m e m b e r s h i p during the year, a n d all the re­ ports which c o m e from it are encouraging. E xc ep t during the S u m ­ mer, w h e n a helper w a s stationed in this place for t wo months, a supply has been sent weekly from the Theological School. Rev. Mr. O k u n o has been sent, twice during the year to visit the Church and administer the Sacraments.

Early in the year an independent Church in Tokiyo, differing from our o w n only in not being connected with the C h i u - K u w a i sent us a Commi t te e to ask that Rev. Mr. O k u n o might be permitted to b e ­ c o m e their acting-pastor. It w a s not intended to disturb his other

work; but only to place h i m in such a relation to t h e m as would e n ­ able t h e m to'ifeei that they h ad s o m e right to call o n him to a d m i n ­ ister the Sacraments, ordain their Church officers, occasionally preach for them, and give t h e m advice indifferent matters. T h e request w a s urged on t wo occasions, but positively, though kindly, refused, because w e wished to e xp e n d all of our energies in aid of one ecclesiastical body. If it desired aid from us it should be o ne with us, bearing an equal share of labor and responsibility with the other Churches, and, like them, subject to the Chiu-Kuwai.

A.t the Spring meeting of Chiu-Kuwai, it applied for and received admission to that body, a nd the request w a s soon after repeated.

A lt hough the Church did not desire to c o m e under the care of the M ission, w e thought it wise at this time to accede to their wish, as such a course would tend to the general benefit of the native Church.

Just then, also, the congregation w a s in the midst of peculiar dif­ ficulties in which Rev. Mr. O k u n o w a s well qualified to give them counsel. It is understood, however, that his relation to this Church will not interfere with a n y work w e m a y wish h i m to do, even though it should call him a w a y for a considerable time. T h a t the Board m a y understand the importance of this Church, its statistics, including increase a n d diminution for six m o n t h s only, are added in the foregoing statistical table.

Translation a nd Publication.— A n e w translation of our S a ­ cramental forms has been m a d e and published at no cost to the Mission, a nd will be useful not only on sacramental occasions, but, circulated a m o n g the people, will enable t h e m to study the nature a n d uses,of these ordinances. .

Three prizes w e r e ottered to the students of the Theological school last Spring for the best addresses, not to exceed a half hour in delivery, such as they would m a k e if preaching the Gospel to those w h o were hearing it for the first time. T he se addresses were to be written out in full and in the simplest colloquial style. T h e paper adjudged to be the best w a s that preparea by Mr. Ibuka, an Elder of our Kojimachi Church, and this w e published during the S u m ­ m e r in tract form with the funds of the A me ri c an Tract Society. T h e 6 rst edition of 2,000 w a s exhausted almost immediately, a nd suc­ cessive editions of 4,000 a nd 5,000 lasted but a few weeks. Another edition of 10,000 has just been issued, a nd m o r e than 1,500 of these have already gone. W e trust that a rich blessing m a y a c c o m p a n y the simple presentation of truth contained in this “ lyesu Jciyo M o n d o f or “ Questions and A n s w e r s concerning the Jesus religion.” ‘

• Rev. M r . A m e r m a n ’s Lectures on the Theology of the N e w Testa­ ment on the basis of the w or k of Oosterzee are completed, and are n o w being transcribed in a style suitable for publication.

Other works are in progress, and will be a nnounced as they ap ­ pear.

A n e w edition of “ Biyoshiku M o n d o , ” 1,000 copies, has also been issued. This w a s translated from the Chinese, a n d first published several years ago b y Rev. Mr. O k u n o a n d Rev. Mr. Ballagh.

T h e G e n e r a l A sp ec t o f o u r M ission W o r x is encouraging.

D u r i n g a large part of the year the work w a s carried on at a disad­ vantage. T hose w h o have gone to America, excepting Rev. Mr. Miller and Miss Brown, being able from the beginning of the year to do but a part of w ha t they would have done had they been in good health.

O u r educational wor k is not w ha t we' hoped w h e n the year began.

O n e school has been discontinued, a n d one lor which w e supposed all necessary preparations had been m a d e is not yet organized.

T h e two schools w e have, viz : The. Isaac Perris S em inary and the U n i o n Theologica.l School prosper, but w e h a v e no preparatory school from which to d r a w students for the latter, and hence w e are at a disadvantage both in regard to our w o r k a n d in comparison with the t wo Missions with which w e are associated. O u r greatest need at present, after sustaining the w o r k already in progress, is a well supported preparatory school. W e need this in order to the c o m ­ pleteness of the circle of our work. It is not only a m e a n s .by which w e m a y hope to bring y o u n g m e n under the influences of Christian truth, but it is specially needed for the preparatory train­ ing of such lads as the L o r d m a y incline to the w o r k of the ministry.

Unless w e can have such a school the n u m b e r of our theological students will henceforth probably be small. It m a y be larger than it is n o w by reason of the return of the students w h o are n o w e n ­ gaged in Evangelistic work, but the n e w additions will be few. W e b eg of the B oa rd to provide us, as soon as m a y be, with two M i s ­ sionaries o r 'lay teachers for this purpose, also to furnish suitable accommodations and appointments for the school. T o conduct such a school properly, w e should have a building of our o w n prepared expressly for the purpose and in a suitable location.

N e x t to this, and it is hard to say of less importance,'when their provision so largely and directly affects our work, is the building of chapels for our Churches in Tokiyo. 'Provision has been m a d e b y the Mission for the erection of one of these independently of funds

received from home, and w e appeal to the generosity of the h o m e Churches to provide the other.

T h e results of the year’s work, cannot fail to be gratifying to the Church, a n d will afford encouragement for m o r e earnest prayer a nd larger liberality of gifts. T h e zeal of the native Christian workers, the a m o u n t contributed by the Churches toward their o w n support, ' and a bove all, the accessions to their rolls of believers are precious tokens of the M as t e r ’s blessing.

T h e Japanese people are, as has been often reported, peculiarly ope n to n e w impressions, a n d ready to learn n e w things. T h e y are receiving Christianity and they are receiving “ W e s t e r n ” antiChristianity. To' affect t h e m b y the truth w e m u s t have such a p ­ pliances as are furnished b y good schools and comfortable houses of worship. T h e influences at w or k against Christianity are mighty.

Will the C hurch c o m e up to the help of the L o r d against the mighty ?

If the conversion of a soul can be the means, in a Christian land, of setting in operation a train of influences of unspeakable advantage to the C hu rc h there, w h a t m a y be h op ed from the conversion of a' single soul here? D e a r brethren, help us for the sake of the thirtyfive millions of J ap an a n d for Christ’s sake.

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T H E W O M A N ’S B O A R D .

T h e W o m a n ’s B o a r d has received during the year, from contri-' butions exclusively, $8,879.16, an increase of nearly 850 0 upon the i ncome of the previous year. This increase is the m o r e important w h e n it is r e m e m b e r e d that no object specially attractive, like the building of the girls’ school on Kolongsu, which, in a few weeks, secured t w o thousand dollars in the last year, has been presented this year, and also w h e n the bitter disappointment in relation to the school at Nagasaki is considered. T h e i nc om e of the year m a y be regarded, therefore, as the regular ordinary receipts, apart from all special appeals. It is sufficient to warrant the W o m a n ’s Board to a s s u m e all the w o r k a m o n g w o m e n a nd girls n o w conducted b y the .

Missions, a n d w e are h a p p y to report that the W o m a n ’s B oa rd is about to a ss u m e this responsibility.- This fact alone, sufficiently presents the eifficiency and success of the chief auxiliary to the S y n o d ’s Board. .■ Besides this, as noticed.in a subsequent paragraph, the income of the Missionary treasuries from .Sabbath-schools .increased last year over $500, a n d this year nearly $ 200 . This is no doubt, due to the fact that through the efforts of the W o m a n ’s B oard the '

attention of the family circle has been directed m or e a nd m o r e to the achievements and wants of the Missions of the Church to the heathen. N o r m u s t w e fail to notice that the steadily increasing d e m a n d for the Mission Monthly has been produced, to a large de ­ gree, b y the recommendation and efforts of the ladies interested in the W o m a n ’s Board.

• T o u r B oa rd is h ap py to learn that during the past year the n u m ­ ber of auxiliaries a nd Mission B a n d s and Circles connected with the W o m a n ’s Board, has risen to eighty-one. W e hop e that the day will soon c o m e w h e n such auxiliaries will exist in every church. '

T E E FINANCES.

'

• T h e receipts and increase or decrease of receipts for the year have been as follows: F r o m Churches, $28,552.52, increase, $3,715,16; Sabbath-schools, $5,655.45, increase. $185.58; individuals, through Churches, $11,1.74.98, increase, $4,501.35; individuals, not through Churches, $2,635.50, increase, $680.20; legacies, $9,092.25, decrease, $6,033.07; miscellaneous sources, $6,075.01. increase $1,692,70; in all, $63,185.71, a n . increase of $4,742.22 upon the income of last year: , T h e contributions’of the living m e m b e r s of the denomination have a mo un t ed to $50,736.53, surpassing those of the past'year by $9,875.79. T h e average gift per m e m b e r , last year, was.a fraction over 52 cents; this year it is a fraction over 63 cents. This grati­ fying and hopeful result is due in a large measure to the earnest and resolute support which the w o r k has received from a majority of the pastors. If the s a m e wise and.faithful advocacy of this great en- : terprise be adhered to, it will not be long before the treasury will be relieved from the burdens it has carried through the years of: financial depression. A s the material prosperity of the country a d ­ vance, a n d as it b e c om e s m o r e and m o r e generally diffused, w e hope the success of this year will encourage and incite the teachers and leaders of the people to continued endeavors to provide abundantly for the devoted brethren, w h o h a v e gone as our representatives-to convey the blessings of Christianity to those w h o are oppressed and' degraded.by ruinous superstitions. ‘ • ‘ T h e growth of the gifts from-Sabbath-schools is also an encourag­ ing feature of the past two years. It has come, n o doubt, in.a larger degree, as already mentioned, from the influence of the W o m a n l s l

Board, which has been felt chiefly in the family circle.- W e wel­ c o m e it with gladness. It is full of promise for the years to come.

T h e blessed w o r k will go on w h e n our part in it here is at an end, a n d these Sabbath-school children will see a larger fulfillment of the gracious e ng agements of our H e a v e n l y Father, as they shall re­ ceive the divine blessing upon their gifts and prayers, and' personal consecration.

T h e indebtedness of the treasury at the beginning of the year, less cash on hand, w a s $36,467.71. T h e debt to-day, less cash on hand, is $29,836. Until, this incumbrance is removed, no enlarge­ m e n t of appropriations can be m a d e b y the Board. ■ • T h e a m o u n t necessary to the maintenance of the Missions for the year to c o m e is : F o r the A m o y Mission, $11,007; the Arcot Mission, $15,073; the Japan Mission, $22,907; expenses at home, including interest on debt a nd possible p r e m i u m on exchange, $6,675, m ak in g a total of $60,747. This a m o u n t simply provides for the maintenance of the w o r k as it n o w is. It allows not one cent for an enlargement of a n y kind. T h e a n n o u n c e m e n t of these appropriations to the Missions at the beginning of the year’has been followed b y letters, in which, while saying-that'they h a v e ’beeh dis­ appointed in not receiving the a m o u n t of their estimates, and that they will endeavor to hold expenditures within the allowance, the m e m b e r s of each Mission have added expressions of regret that in­ jurious limitations are still continued; expressions that no Christian heart could hear or read without pain and sorrow. ; .

T h e appropriations m a k e no provision for a reinforcement of the Missions, no provision for n e w m e n to fill the places of those w h o m a y be disabled b y disease or the advance of old age.

• Deeply impressed b y these facts, it has bee n repeatedly suggested during the past year, that the interest of the Church in the w o r k of the Missions would probably be steadily a u g m e n t e d if a Missionary C o n ­ ference were held yearly, at s o m e central point early in the Fall.

Papers carefully prepared could be read and addresses delivered by which knowledge would be increased and convictions strength­ ened. A h opportunity for a full and unfettered expression of o p ­ inion .would, probably, result in removing m an y, a n d at all events the m os t serious misapprehensions. It is not necessary, however, to support such a proposition before the S y n o d with arguments ; but as the Board is only a committee of the Synod, with-limited" and defined .powers, it is necessary to obtain the permission of the G e n ­ eral S y n o d before proceeding to call -such-a conference. T h e 4 . '

.proposition is, therefore, respectfully submitted to the consideration of the General Synod. . '

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CONCLUSION.

, .Two impressions are produced b y an.attentive examination cf the •reports of the Missions; one, that the Missions are u n d e r m a n n e d ; the other, that the force has b e c o m e inadequate by the growth of the w or k resulting from the blessing of G o d — w e have a blessing \ve have not r o o m to receive. It is repeated over a n d over again in the reports that this or that out-station, or school, or department of wor k would, doubtless, have been in a m o r e satisfactory con­ . dition,- could it have had a m o r e frequent supervision; that such supervision is impossible without an addition to the force of Mission­ aries. Great relief a n d benefit w ou ld follow if only one m a n could be sent to each of the Missions. Immediately connected with this , want.is, its' cause,.namely; the blessing of God, a blessing that de,sceods'contanuaUy, that abides in the homes, the schools, and the Churches.

■ , ,• , C ro wning the year, awakening thoughts a n d emotions bey on d e x ­ pression,.the. mail, brought yesterday (-May 11th), a postal card, such as is issued b y the Post Office D e p a r t me n t of Japan, bearing these words: • . “ A meeting to c o m m e m o r a t e the completion of the Translation of the N e w Testament-into the Japanese language, will b e held in the Rev. D. T h o m p s o n ’s church, Shin S ak ay e Bashi (Tokio) on Monday, next, April 19th, at 3.30 e .m . Rev. Dr. V e r b e c k will preside a n d addresses will be delivered by. the chairman, Dr. H e p ­ burn, a nd the Rev. Mr. O ku n o . ” ‘ As. recently as 1859, this .Board reported to'the S y n o d that it had appointed Missionaries.to Japan, then just e me rging from the rigid seclusion ol centuries, N o w , here is a Japanese postal card, one of the recent conveniences invented b y an a dv anced civilization, speaking.eloquently of a vast increase of intelligence, of amazing progress, of a wonderful spirit of enterprise. A n d this card announces a public meeting in the capital of the empire— in a Japanese Christian C hu rc h — to, c o m m e m o r a t e the completion of a Japanese version of the N e w Testament, to be addressed b y t wo of.the first Mission­ aries to land in Japan, a n d b y an ordained Japanese clergyman.

W e have reason to exclaim, “ Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see, for m a n y prophets and kings have desired to see those things which y e see, and have not seen t h e m ; and to hear

those things which y e hear, a nd have not heard-them..'” J a p an re­ ceives to day, in the N e w Testa m en t of our L o r d a nd Saviour Jesus Christ, in its o w n tongue, the best blessing of its long life as a ■nation, and in conferring this priceless blessing, the Mission of the R e f o r m e d C hurch of A m e r i c a has had a,’large and mos t honorable part. T h e Rev. S. R. Brown, D . D ., of our Mission, w a s the Chair­ m a n of the C om mi t te e on Translating the Scriptures from the day of its formation to the d ay of his return, in 1879, to this country; This is but one of m a n y m o s t precious results. O u g h t not this R ef ormed C hurch to maintain such a work, cost what it m a y ?

T h e term of service of the following m e m b e r s of the Board e x ­ pires w h e n their successors shall be appointed b y this Session of the ■General S y n o d : Rev. H e n r y N . Cobb, H D . , Rev. W . J. R. Taylor, D. D., " A . P. V a n Gieson, D . D ., Mr. Garret I. Blauvolt, . “ T. W . Chambers, D.D., “ J a m e s A . Williamson, “ J o h n Forsyth, D.D., :t Jacob L. Sutphen.

A d o p t e d M a y 12th, 1880. s J O H N M . P E R R I S , Correxpondiny Secretary.

INDIA

■>

CHINA.

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-

GrENERAX, S U M M A R Y . totad.

Stations................... t 10 * Out-Stations...... •........

•13 77 Missionaries...............

5 4 7 ii <) Assistant Missionaries.......

0 4.

Native Ministers............ . *4 Catechists or Preachers...... < US 17 Assistant Catechists.............

14 Readers.................

•)2 Schoolmasters and Teachers......

39 •10 Schoolmistresses.......... i 8 Colporteurs.................. rj* Churches...... .......

OJ Communicants ...........

■ 08(1 1280 ■ 309 2341 Academies............

3 Academies. Scholars in.........

05 Day Schools............ * 8 41 •, .

Day Schools, Scholars in........

14:1 1570 1710 * Theological Students.....

0 0 12 Dispensaries, with beds.....

1 Number of Patients treated.... .12001 ..

12001 Contributions of Native Churches.. $121.9.99 $553. $47.7.00 $2250.59 * The whole body of Native Helpers.

T A B U L A R V I E W OF RECEIPTS. FROM CLASSES A N D C H U H C H E S .

j

FROM

C H U R C H E S S. S C H O O L S

FROM i n d i v i d ’l s

TOTA L

Classis of A l b a n y .

N e w Baltimore ...

First Albany....

Second Albany . .

Onisquethaw....

Jerusalem......

Coeymans.... ..

Fourth Albany-Second Bethlehem.

Holland, Albany* .

Knox ..........

Second Berne...

Third Albany___ Westerlo...... .Union........

N e w S a l e m ...

First Bethlehem..

Clarksville.....

$82 117 :S0(i •2

42 89 09 71 0 17 22 34 13 50 30 08 14 15 (i 80

$31 59 $140 15

$114 01 257 89 321 09’ 2 71 0 17 22 34 13-50' 80 08 19 15 0 80 8 20

8 20

15

15

11 2

2

5

Classis of B e r g e n .

Park, Jersey City......

Second Hackensack...

North Bergen.........

First Hackensack....

Schraalenberg.... ....

N e w Durham.........

German, Hoboken.....

Palisades.............

Closter ..............

English Neighborhood ..

Central Ave., Jersey City First, Hoboken .......

Third, Hackensack... .

Guttenberg..........

Fort Le e ............

Cherry Hill..........

70 09 28 24 800 01 08 \ 140 33 23 09

.03 20 100

5 43 13 44

4 430 5

1 5

8

41 5

139 29 28 28 830 01 03' 150 70 37 53 5 8 41 5

FROM 'CLASSES AND CHURCHES.

FROM

, FROM

CHURCHES S. SCHOOLS3INDIVID’L

TOTAL.

’South Classis oi Bergen Bergen...............

Lafayette..............

Second, Jersey City.....

First, Bayonne.........

Bergen Point..........

South Bergen.......... .First, Jersey City.......

•Second, Hudson City....

Free, Jersey City........

'Greenville ............

Third, Bayonne.........

71

$210

128 102 14 280 A 38

$54 99 24 48

79 48

60 59 145 52 15

$222

100

31 43

1G 52

$497 211 248 20 280 25 38

30 48 ai 48 82 42

12

12

4.

16 10

4 Ifi

10

Classis of Cayuga.

'Chittenango............

Utica ... 7.............

Syracuse..............

•Owasco................

•Owasco Outlet..........

Naumbursr.............

'Thousand Isles.........

Canastota .............

Cicero.................

N e w Bremen...........

West Leyden........:...

38 34 243 96 67 68 13 20 1 28 4 25

24 21 30 '

594 80 28 o

4 55

02 55 867 96 147 fiR 28 18 20 1 28 8 SO

9

<tClassis of G r a n d River.

'Third Grand Rapids.....

•Second Grand Rapids....

Muskegon.............

Kalamazoo.............

First Grand Haven......

•Spring Lake............

Polktdn...............

Fourth Grand Rapids....

•Grandville........ :....

"Second Grand Haven....

Twin Lakes............

Fremont Centre.........

Detroit................

Montague. .■............ .South Haven...........

Classis of Geneva* iBuffalo. •...............

Fair Haven...... ;.....

Abbe Church...........

Marion................

Tyre..................

JSast Williamson....... -.

26 205 164 73 40 27 23 17

45 09 57 45 25 05 35

20

7 32 55 15 158 11

48 98 32 59 07

7

110 10

28 148 62 36 77

8

2

38 50

32 348 230 237 235 38 23 32

03 07 17 07 61 12 35 •

22

1 25

20

20 75 20

1 72

1 72

j •»

2

25 60 6 85 23 ' 15 25

29 07

7 5

r> *>5 (;0 G 85 30 49 07 25

FliO.M CLASSES A N D CIIUKCUES.

FIIOM

FItO-M

C H U H C H E S S. S C H O O L S

TOTAL.

f x d i v i d ’l s

Classis of G e n e v a , (CONTINUED.)

Lodi........ first liochester Mina........

Geneva......

Pultnoyville ...

Clymer...... farmer Village, Cato........

Arcadia......

Caroline.....

Dunkirk.....

$238 le­ ss 73 1 82 0 75 17 11 53.

$238 (12 83 73 1 82 0 75

17

11

53

121

121

13

lii.

3

Classis of G r e e n e .

first Athens...........

Cat^kill...............

Second Coxsackie.......

Iviskatom.............. first Coxsackie........ : Leeds ................

Second Athens..........

40 38 50

01 73 52 97 109 13 21 15 29 99 10

10

104 90 159 21 39 IO

73: 97' 13­ 45 OH­

it

Classis of H o l l a n d .

Vricsland...............

Overyssel..............

Ebene/.er...... ........

Third Holland..........

Rotterdam, Kansas......

Zeeland............... first Holland..........

Drenthe................

Graafschap... .........

Saugatuek............. f ynaart. ...............

Jamestown........... . • North Holland..........

Beaver D a m ............

Cleveland'..............

Hast Overyssel..........

Zabriskie..............

107 35 258 80

10

80 50

23

20

02 20

02 20 83 13 111 42

77 74 7531 ...

203 85 301 80 94 13 179 05 28

7

77 74 75.

31

20 10*

20 10 70 5

30. * 23 7 00

22 20 50

9

70 35 45 7 00 20 50 <)

Classis of H u d s o n .

Upper lied Hook . Greenport..... .. Gallatin .....

Hudson........

Linlithgo.:.... first Claverack..

113 75 30 50 50 17 400 30 50

23 20 39 50 135

81 37

120 00 50

218 32 190 ' 50 17 001 50 30 50.

CLASSES AND CHOKCHBS.

PROM FROM FROM CHURCHES S. SCHOOLe INDIVID’1,8

TOTAL

Classis of Hndson, (CONTINUED.) Germantown...........

Taghkanic.............

Second Claverack.......

Livingston.............

$35 ' '33 27 18

$5 16 23 40 ‘ JO

19 18

••

Classis of Illinois.

Buslmcll...............

Fairview...............

Havana ...............

Second Pekin..........

Manito................

Otley.................

Irving Park............

Norris.................

Parkersburg..........

Raritan... “ ...........

Norwood Park..........

First Pella.............

First Pekiiij...........

Spring L a k e ...........

Secoml Pella...........

Bethel.................

Third Pella.............

Fourth Pella...........

Oransre City...........

Hartstmrg.............

East Orange ...:........

AVest Branch.........-...

• 37 32 73 58

55 60 ’

3 1 2 . 10 8 10 39 18 18

50 67 53 07

10

32

2

l-

2

‘ J7 32 1°0 j •3 50 1 67 22 07 Q 10 * 18

- .

Classis of Kingston.

Marbletown ...........

Dashville Falls...........

Bloomingdale..........

Guilford...............

Clove.................

Krumville.............

North Marbletown......

Hurley................

St. R e m y ...... .......

Second Ivingston........

Rochester.............

Lyonsville.............

Rbsendale.............

159 95 58 43 (i 02 50 22 38 25 63 99 15 27 61 49 03 12 58 136 43 ■ 25

53 67

130 29‘

343 91

15

10 11 i* ‘ 'QO fil 4

5 1*7 29.15

. 40

' 19 p;q • 205 58

FROM CI.A68KK A N D CIIUKCUBS.

FROM

FROM

C H U R C H E S S. S C H O O L S

i n d i v i d ’l s

TOTAL

N o r t h Classis of h. I.

Newtown..............

Queens................

Flushing...............

First Astoria...... .....

Second............ — .

Sayville...............

Oyster B a y ............

Jamaica...............

Locust Valley..........

East Williamsburgh.....

German Evang. Brooklyn..

Bushwick..............

South Bushwick........

College Point..... :....

Greenpoint............

St.Paul's, Jamaica......

Williamsburgh..........

North Hempstead.......

Second N e w t o w n .......

First Long Island City...

$42 $95 55 60 93 30 25 109 61 47 50 150 08 12 5 4 13 55 49 02 20 85 32 23 15 36 27 15 08 , 10 15 v 25 50 3!)

59 52 104 18.

43 19 9 50

$142 50 3 39 62 4 100

.

80 77

$137 55 153 30 134 61 340 08 17 4 65 57 144 94 23 15 51 95 29 25 50 39 .159 52 147 37 9 50 80 77

Sontli Classis of L. I.

Flatbush.............. 1,041 43 34 50 Flatbush Mission........

N e w Utrecht..........

197 08 853 59 Brooklyn..'............

829 00 On-thc.-lleights, Brooklyn .

Bethany Chapel.........

100 Twelfth St; Brooklyn....

98 87 Middle, Brooklyn.......

111 70 55 81 Flatlands..'............

South Brooklyn.........

40 02 Gravesend ............

50 50 154 21 N e w Lots..............

North Brooklyn.........

70 N e w Brooklyn..........

10 East N e w York.........

21 52 Bedford Brooklyn.......

Second Flatbush ........

Canarsie...... ........

300

530 *

87 00 25 300 20

40 30

60

82 50 25 51 21

20

1,931 43 34 50 284 14 878 59 1,109 20 100 188 87 11>1 70 138 31 65 62 121 71 '154 21 70 10 21 52

!

Classis of M i c h i g a n *

Hope................'..

First Grand Bapids.....

M a c o n ................

South M a c o n ..........

Centreyillc .•...........

Constantine.............

South Bend............

Porter.................

37 37 18 4 01 25 5

00 07 45 50 25

15 80

52 37 18 4 61 25 5

00 87 45 50 25

FROM CLASSES A N D C H U H C H E S .

FROM

C H U R C H E S S. S C H O O L S

FROM i n d i v i d ’l s

-TOTAL

Classis of M o n m o u t h .

Second Freehold........

Key port...............

Holmdel...............

Middletown............

First Long Branch ...:--Colt’s Neck............

First Freehold..........

Second .Long Branch....

Spotswood.............

Highlands.............

Asbury P a r k ..........

$103' 2.:i 23 69 13 50 17 47 35 35 50 9 58

$45

$30

30

'

$178 23 99 13 24 35 35 9

25 50 47 50 58

I •’ ’

Classis of M o n t g o m e r y .

Mapletown..........

Fonda..............

Herkimer...........

Fultonvillo..........

Currytown .........

Fort Plain..........

Hagaman’s Mills......

Port'Jackson........

Cranesvifle..........

St. Johnsville........

Canajoharie.........

Glen’...............

Stone Arabia........

Florida.............

Auriesville..........

Columbia...........

Ephratah............ .Fort Herkimer.......

Henderson.........

Indian Castle........

Manheim ...........

M o h a w k ............

Spraker’s Basin......

3 119 77 50 06 64 46 40 5 9 17 28 15

50 27 06 17 26 70 14

3 168 77 50 67 64 73 59 5 9 -17 28

48 83 1 50 26 68 13 21 ••• - ...

50 .

75

8 29

33 27 06 67 26 38 35 50 75

15 .20

11 71

Classis of N e w a r k .

North Newark........

First Newark........

Second Newark......

First Orange.........

Belleville....... •.--East N e w a r k ........

Clinton Ave.........

Linden .............

Franklin........... .

Irvington............

West Newark........

Woodside...........

Stone House Plains...

53 49 48 29 82 25 88 47

1,297 300 176 208 71 9

20 20

50 42 70 146 49 108

40 "'i.io

1,347 300 219 354 219 • 9 238 ' .

20 20

53 49 18 78 82 25 47

•

i FKOM

EHOSI

FROM

CLASSES A N D CHUHCHES. C H U R C H E S 8. S C H O O L S I N D r V F D ’LS

TOTAL

Classis of N . B r u n s w i c k .

Middlebush............

Second iSTew Brunswick....

First N e w Brunswick...

Hillsborough...........

East Millstone..........

Griggstown............

Third N e w Brunswick,___ Bound Brook..........

Metuchen.............

Franklin Park..........

$87 70

$ 10’ 20

o6:i 22 170 10

120

72 19 27 51 91 25 27 20 08 IT 93

128 0 35

$470 .250 50

10 50

$98 1,159 548 128 27 101 25 £0 23

02 22 10> 54 51 50 27 08 93

.210 20.

210 20

Classis of N e w Y o r k .

South N e w York........

980 2L Collegiate........ ..... 2,001 08 Knox 'Memorial .........

25 19 De Witt Chapel.........

1.25 99 Union, High Bridge.....

SO 30 Union, Sixth Avenue.’....

Norfolk Street..........

11 50 Brighton Heights, S. 1__ _ 51 40 Mptt H a v e n ...........

Harlem...............

72 3.1 153 - Port Richmond.........

Madison Avenue........

101 45 Prospect Hill..........

100 Houston Street....... -..

100 10 German, Avenue B ......

31 25 Thirty-fourth Street.....

Bloomingdale..........

Richmond, S. I.........

Huguenots, S. I ....... .

Fourth German.........

Holland...............

Brookfield, Conn........

Mattoaxand Amelia, C. H.

100

201

1,499 75 25

00

1,080 3,821 25 125 105

21 83­ 19 99 30

00

JO 70 50

11. 59 121. 40 $122 31 153 101 45

220

120 50

150

10 31 25.

Classis of O r a u g e .

Cuddehackville......

Port Jervis.........

Wawarsing.........

N e w Prospect.......

Newburgh..........

Shawangunk...... '..

W a l d e n ............

N e w Hurley.........

Lower Walpack.....

Berea..............

Fallsburgh'.........

Wallkill Valiev......

Ellenville... ‘.......

5 • 225 15

02 10 18 19

'io" ' 92 80

22 02 13 32 50 5 7

01 22

170 40 77 5 280 52

395 108 23 280 19 102 22 13 32 5 7

15 87 19 52 .

80 02 50

01 22

FROM CLASSES A N D C H U R C H E S .

S'RbJJ

C H U R C H E S 8. S C H O O L S

FROM i n d i V i d 'l s

TOTAL

/

Classis of O r a n g e .

(CONTINUED.)

BloomingburgU.........

Montgomery...........

Callicoon..............

Claraville..............

Fremont......... .....

Graharaville...........

Hortonville ...........

Jeffersonville..........

Kerhonkson...........

Mamakating.............

Minnisink.............

Upper Walpack.........

$15 25 • 710 84

$15 05 710 84

•

Classis of P a r a m n s .

Broadway, Paterson.....

Piermont .............

Clarkstnwn ...........

North Passaic..........

Acquackanonck ........

Second Lodi...........

Holland, Passaic........

West N e w Hempstead...

T a p p a n .......... ....

Second Paterson........

Paramus...............

N y a c k ................

First Holland, Paterson...

Pascack...............

Ramapo ..............

Spring Valley..........

Holland. Hohokus.......

Saddle River...........

Holland, Lodi..........

Warwick .............

Ramseys .............

Ridgewood............

82 92 38 08 77 75 50 89 213 25 20 3 23 33 11 50 70 102 26 55-90 3 05 16 92 3 50 16 63 1 45 47 50 4 70 13

90 25

20

10 200

203

8 9 75 1 50 59 50

9 52 5•

192 92 63 68 87 75 50 89 610 25 20 11

33 08 13 129 50 102 26 55 90 3 05 16 92 3 50 20 15 1 45 47 50 4 75 13

Classis of Passaic.

Board ville . . . . . . . . . .

Fairfield. . . . . . . . . . . .

Preakness. . . . . . . . . . .

Wyckoff............

First Paterson. . . . . . . .

P o m p t o n Plains. . . . . . .

Franklin Furnace. . . . . .

Pompton . . . . . . . . . . .

Little Falls. . . . . . . . . .

Montville. . . . . . . . . . .

10 20 6 11 56 69 28

22 6 18 52 93 4 63

10

15 7 69 14 55 90

3

21 108 70-

6 25

Ol Of

38 13 50 74 220 77 4 21

69 11 53 70 18 93 63 31

FROM CLASSES A N D CHUHCIIES.

FROM

l U R C H E S S. S C H O O L S

FROM i n d i v i d ’l s

TOTAL

Classis of Passaic. (c

ontinued

.)

Union, Paterson........

Boonton..:.. .........

Sixth Paterson..........

Ponds ................

$4 04 55

$4. 04 55

Classis of Philadelphia.

Blawenburgk..........

First Philadelphia.......

Clover Hill..."..........

Fourth Philadelphia.....

Neshanic.............

North and South Hampton.

Fifth Philadelphia......

Harlingen.............

Third Philadelphia......

Second Philadelphia.....

Addisville.. ...........

Rocky Hill............

Stanton ...............

Three Bridges..........

80 50 88 ■ 100 ‘>o r»« 100 1.8 50 79 (il 08 10 81 00 84

41

11)

50 08 08 29 20 89 24 $

10 74

5 5 94

121 150 20 118 112 91 84 19 50 08 45 45 8

88 50 47 00

98 18

Classis of P o u g h k e e p s i e .

Second Poughkeepsie...

Hopewell..............

Rhinebeck.............

First Poughkeepsie......

Millbrook..............

Hyde Park............

Fishkill...............

Fishkill Landing........

Glenham..............

N e w Hackensack.......

•Cold Spring...........

70 59 48 152 42 43 40 145 ■ 7 00

84 14 14 13' 89 05 21 40

182 108 31 100

27 05 25 08

32 80 13 60 20

70 27 25 1,050 59 04 7

80 10

140 34 119 73 14 1,202 13 110 19 70 05 40 21 145 49 37 l>9 19

Classis of R a r i t a n .

Bedminster............

Rockaway ............

Branchville............

Third Raritan..........

Herman, Plainfield._____ .Lebanon.......... '...

North Branch..........

Easton__ .7...........

Plainfield.... .........

Pea P a c k ........... ..

Pottersville.............

Readington ....'........

75 125 81 10 10 16 83

:io 32

27 73 130 11 5 24 11 40

50 112 50 2

20 89 15

50 90

50

9 50 1

200 108 81 402 • 5 88 125 108 10 34 17 83

05 25 09 24 40 30' 21 50 50 90

FROM

FROM

FROM C L ASSES A N D C H U R C H E S .

CILUUCIIKS S. S C H O O L S

i n d i v i d ’l s

TOTAL

Classis of R a r i t a n * ■

(CONTINUED.)

First Somerville.........

Second Somerville.......

Anandale..............

High Bridge...........

Wilcox................

$44 53 111 28 7 25

$•14 53 111 28 7 25

Classis of Rensselaer.

Kinderhook.......... *.

Schodack Landing.......

Stuyvesant......... .. Chatham........... .

First Ghent............

Greenbush.............

Schodack..............

Blooming Grove........

Nassau ...............

Second Ghent..........

Castleton .............

N e w Concord..........

Stuyvesant Falls........

5!H 55 2!1 32 (14 07 53 <10 47 75 30 7 08 03 35 25 30

181 04

120 13 10 10 4

110

50 .

5 .

01 30

14 28 120 18 u

0 05 ...... \ .

15 08 5 72

825 34 100 173 05 75 30 10 79 30 30

50 32 05 00

245 15 27 18 4 110 45 00 8 21 24

05 50 35

18 150 79 60 33 16 54 00

50 55 60 61 25 26 78

13 33 72

Classis of S aratoga.

South AVest T r o y .......

Bushkirk’s.............

Saratoga..... ........

Fort Miller............

North AVest Troy..... '..

Wynantskill........... ’ Union Village..........

Cohoes ............. ..

Schaghticoke ..........

Bacon Hill.............

Boght.................

Easton................

Gansevoort............

Northumberland .......

Bensselaer.............

05 50 35

2 10 8

1

SO

110 45 31

00 8 50 21 51 24

80 31 50 51

!

Classis of S c h e n e c t a d y .

First Rotterdam........ .

First Glenville......... .

Niskayuna............. .

Lisha’s Kill............ .

Amity................ .

Second Schenectady..... .

Helderbergh .......... .

Princetown............ .

15 50 153 25 00 58

■

'

0 30 13 08

00 01 33 25 10 26 24.78.

00. .

30 ,

from: ci.assks a n d

.quuncuKS.

FROM

from:

CRU ROUES S. SCHOOLS IXDLVIDL6

TOTAL

•

Classis of Schenectady. (c o n t i n u e d .)

Second Glenville........

Second Rotterdam......

■First Schenectadv.......

$a9 'is 7«>

18 197

~ Classis of Schoharie.

North Blenheim.......

Middlcburgh ...........

Berne............. .

Beaverdam....... ■.....

Schoharie Mountain.....

Prattsville.... ........

Schoharie.......... .■Gallupville............ .Lawyer ville...........

Breakabin ............

■•.Sharon...........'.....

Central Bridge..........

Moorcsville............

South Gilboa..........

10 28 *■># ‘>r»7 25 5 • .1 h ; 6 32

f, 5

»

(i

r, 10 as 38 20 7 20

5 18 32

10

0 9 l(i

34 64

Classis of Ulster.

Saugerties.............

-Caatsban..............

First Kingston..........

Church of the Comforter.. .Blue Mountain..........

Hoxbuiy..............

•Shokan................

Shandaken ............

Plattekill......... ....

Esopus ...............

West Hurley:..........

Flatbush ...............

North Esopus..........

Woodstock............

Stewartville___•........

Classis of IVestohester.

Mount Vernon..........

West F a r m s ..........

Bronxville.............

•First Tarry t o w n ........

Fordham .............

Yonkers...............

Peekskill .............

Second Tarrytown......

192 35 111 82 166 57 (i 78 15 58 20 40 75 33 75 7 27 5 :i

26 52 79 70

53 50 73 34

125 89 31 . 353 67 5 10

2 60 2 17

5

344 194 099 82 20 22 46 33 14

77 82 97 12 08 60 70 70 44:

,6

::

1 •,101 56 50 66 27 14 .40 40 50 110.03

101 06

00 66 120 100

150 t>5 125

147 14 40 40 00 360 63

20 120

FROM CliASSKS .VXD CHUHCHES.

from:

FROM

CHURCHES S. SCHOOLS 1XDIVID?LS

T O T A F.

Classis of 'Westchester* (c o n t i n u e d .) .

Cortlandtown..........

Greenburgh...........

GreenTillc ............

Hastings..............

Melrose...............

Unionville.............

.....

*4

$‘1

Classis of Wisconsin.

Soutli Holland, Ills.... .

Lansing...............

Ebene/.er..............

Franklin..............

Silver Creek...........

Greenleafton...........

Alto..................

Fulton................

First Holland. Neb......

First Chicago..........

Danforth..............

Cedar Grove..'..........

Milwaukee........... : Foreston..............

Sheboygan Falls........

Gibbsville.............

High Prairie...........

Oostburg .............

Ebene/er, Alto, AVis.....

Bethlehem.............

Peoria ................

Second Holland, M e b ....

N e w Amsterdam.... .

55 3 42 53 109 20 124 07 78 47 12 07 112 32 14 01 22 20 7 18 13

r,r, ;;

32

2

44 53

30 50 95 85 05 50 50 43 33 50 50 15 09 59 50 45

2 65 12 40

15 8 0 11 12

7 302.1 10 5 no 20 ‘ 5 • 24 1.7 75 150

8 19

17.1 40 140 72 138

95 20 05 85 65 88 50 17 50 99 130 18 32 33 14 50 222 50 ,34 15 44 09 7 59 26 75 13 45

FROM INDIVIDUALS NOT THROUGH CHURCHES; D.c.a ................ $r> M. A. Givan..................... 10: Mrs. Alary K. Scott, Camden, N. J — 9 A Friend, Peekskill, X. Y .......... 1 A Friend....................... 5 T w o Sisters, Hackensack, N. J ..... 90 Cash. Newark, N. *r ............. 25' Ue\’. 11. Schnellendreussler........

2 Missd. C. Van Schaick, Albany, X. Y. 50 ‘i Kidgcwood’,X. J .................

Rev. J. AI. Aran Buren............. 100 John Ball, Grand Haven, Alich...... 2 A Lady of'East Fishkill, X. Y ..... 5 Rev. Jas. R. Lento ............... 5 T. J. Konimers, Holland, Alich..... 18 A. II. Sherman, Albany, X. Y ....... 100 Gratitude..........

10 Members of Reformed Church, Kings­ ton, X. Y .... ................. 23a Rev. Win. Brush*...*.............. 5 W. T .......................... 50 D. T. Blauvolt................... 25 Miss AT. W. B r own................ 2 Rev. W. H. Steele. B . D ........... 20ft Four Friends, Albany, X. Y .........100 Airs. W. C. Alelis, Holland, Alich.... 3 Rliznbeth G. Alelis “ 2 A Friend......................... 5 S. Al. Al., Rochester, X. Y ........ 5 A thank offering.............

10 Faith at W o r k ................... 5 Rev. S.R. Brown, D. D .......

35 A Friend of Missions, Newark, X. J .. 60 T. E. Annie, M.D., Holland, Alich__ 1ft From a Friend .................. 20 Airs. W m . Pitcher, Rose, X. Y ...... 3 Mrs. S. L. Ferris, Poughkeepsie, X. Y. 5 A thank offering...............

50

In mcmoriam, S. C .............. $25 A Friend...;.................... 10 Airs. John Skillman.............. 15 C. Weichman, Ackley, Iowa.......

7 A friend to the cause.............. 15 Hillside............ ........ .... 5 Fonr-Hopers, Holland, Alich....... 40 T w o Friends.............

2 J. R. Xj ...................

5 Baby Frank’s Christmas present.... 5 Rev. & Airs. E. R. Aliller.......... 400 A friend to the cause, Somerville, X. J. 5 Rev. Jno. Forsyth, B . D . .......... 75 Privilege..........................

250 Thos. Jessup. Xcwburgh, X. Y .... 10 Geo. A. AlcMurty, X. Y. City....... 10 Alia. A. W . Martin, Brooklyn, L. I ... 5 A. F. F. Goshen, X. Y ............ 10 Airs. V., Albany, X. Y............. 5 Airs. Clara Viclc, Ballston Spa, X. Y . . 2 Al. B. P .............

Hi AlissA. ’VanSclmick.............. 100 Rev. Philip Phelps, B . B ........... 2 A. C.,Xew Jersey.................300 Airs. Anna C. Kipp............... 70 A. X ...........................

1 Abrm. C. Van Buyne, Pine Brook.

X. .1....

30 AllieandVnn.................... i * A n ............................. i Mrs. Jacob Strang. Peekskill. X. Y . .. 25 J.S..................

25 T w o old members of the Butch Church 2 A thank offering, Asheville. X. C ... 2 Airs. Hasbrouck and Daughters..... 20 Jas. E. Hedges.. .................ioo

5

t Total

$2,640 50

From Miscellaneous Sources.

American Bible Society for Jupmi ...................... “ Arcot Mission................

Woman's Board.....................................

Special meeting of Classis of Greene ....................

Mission Band, Holland, Mich....................

— Missionary Convention, Zeeland, Mich...................

Bergen Avenue Sabbath School, Jersey City. N. J..........

Sabbath School, Ulsterville, X. Y....................

Young Ladies1Missionary Circle, N e w Centre, N. J ........

Foreign Missionary Society, Pella, Iowa..................

Ijfldicg* Foreign Missionary Society, Orangeburgh, S. C .....

A Holland School, Grand Haven, Mich...................

Congregation. Sand Ridge, Iowa............ ...........

Francis's Missionary Store.............................

Auxiliary to W o m a n ’s Board, Philadelphia, P a ...... .....

Union Service, Paterson, N. J ..........................

Exchange of Bonds...................................

American Tract Society for Amoy.. ...:... ...............

Mine Brook Sabbath School................... ........

W o m a n ’s Auxiliary, Pella, Iowa........................

Interest on Trust Fund. Millstone, N. J .................

From Mission Monthly................................

$1,100 550 2,iJ20

42 16 .

‘M

10 76 2 150 80

2 6 50 3 41 41 60 27 1,150

200 30 25 11 40 345 53 $6,075 01

Total

P r o m Legacies.

Mrs. Ann James, Albany, N. .......................................... $1.<80 25 Mrs. M. L. Abbe, Albany, N. Y ............................... '........ 5*200 Isabella Hoelef.. .................................................... 1,<00 Rev. C. L. Van Dyck........... ...................................... ^ .Eleanor D. Hendrickson, Holmdel, .................................. ^ Sarah Westervelt, Hackensack, N. J ....................................

Total......... .. <........ ........... ...................... $0,002 25

°

RECEIPTS F R O M CLASSES. CLASSES O E S Y N O D

CHU R C H CONTRI­ BUTION*::.

OF

N e w York.

Hudson .......................

Kingston.......................

North Long Island..............

Westchester................

.

FROM SABBATH SCHOOLS.

FK O M INDIVID­ UALS.

TOTAL.

$7(15 (50 643 51 884 07 3,668 U5 3,934 SO 1,389 73 (589 58 374 49

$332 04 138 93 .

‘509 51 (575 77 481 21(5 77 9(5 52 100

$267’87 170 29 3(59 8‘ 935 30 1,754 75 1,238 64 420

$1,255 51 951 73 1,5(53 47 5,27*9 92 6.160 01 1,802 02 2,024 74 894 49

$13,289 82

$2,240 54

$5,452 10

$19,932 52

$(533 55 3(58 71 595 90 394 37 556 (54 1.019 06 '473 03 549 33 (51 3(5 608 37

$42 59 58 7(5 32 07

Albany.

Cayuga .......................

370 07’

$1(55 707’ 15 138

1.134 47 612 97 432 27 (558 57.

146 30 610 02

22 :S8 233 87'

31 32 530 56

105 58 1.372 80

$5,130 01

$1,005 (17

$1,894 18

$8,019 8(1

$(557 43 833 52 184 (57 188 33 1.050 17

$389 44 40 07' (50

$314 92 299 10 41) 32

$1,2(51 79 U 6 2 (52 292 59

318 31

1.407 56

$2,901 12

$44(1 89

$1,017 (18

$4,388 69

$660 51 824 83 306 .30 2,192 33 1,379 92 912 66 307 22 617 21 1,108 79

$123 87 95 99

$.>49 20 512 12 75 190 776 236 160 70 51 94 225

$1,383 61 1,462 93

$8,107 79

$1,993 13

$2,805 96

$12,906 88

$28,401 74

$5,706 23

$11,169 98

$45,277 95

Chicago.

Grand .River...................

Holland...................... ..

Illinois........................

,19 S

N e w Brunswick. '

South Bergen..................

N e w Brunswick...............

Paramus....................... j, Passaic........................ j ‘ Philadelphia....................

Raritan........................ [ .

E

Grand Total................ .

387 11 405 27 308 80 371 53 216 37

2,729 52 2,343 03 1,553 93 , 576 72 940 68 1,548 16

ANNUAL REPORT OF T H E

Treamrer

o f Iho

.

'

W o m a n ’s B o a r d o f F o r e i g n Missions of the

Reformed,

CJmrch

in A m e r i c a .

From Inst year’s cash balance.............................

Astoria Auxiliary, for Nagasaki............................ “ “ India................................

Acquackanonck Auxiliary, for caste girls school at Vellore......

Albany Second Reformed Church, a few ladies................

Athens Auxiliary........................................

Bushnell. Illinois, Auxiliary, two girls in Miss Talmage's school, Ruth and Chio............................. ...........

Brooklyn, L. I., South Reformed Church Auxiliary, for girl Emily, at Chittoor..........................................

Hope Mission Band in Sunday-school of same Church....... .

For a Native Helper in Chittoorand forgeneral use............

Brooklyn, L. I., Auxiliary, in Church on the Heights, towards Miss Whitbeck’e salary......................................

Brooklyn, L. I., Auxiliary, in First Reformed Church, for general use of Synod’s Board.........................

Brooklyn, L. L, Auxiliary, in 12th street Reformed Church, for Native Helper in India, $60; Children of the Light Mission Band in the Church for girl Elizabeth in Chittoor, $30............

South Bushwick Auxiliary, for Nagasaki.....................

Bellville, N. J., Auxiliary, for India............... ..........

Bergen, Jersey City Heights, for Yokohama, Nagasaki, Vellore and Chittoor............

Bronxville, N. Y/, Star of Hope Mission Band................

For Miss Mandeville’s school, $40; for Miss Talmage, $20; Bronx­ ville Auxiliary, for Bible Reader to Miss Whitbeck ..........

Caatsban, Ulster Co.. N. Y., Auxiliary......................

14 44 Sunday-school, for Ferris Seminary.......

Catskill Auxiliary, for girl in Chittoor and general fund........

Coxsackie Auxiliary, for Nagasaki......................... “ “ “ A m o y ..........

Clover Hill, N. J., for general use of society__ :..............

Constantine, Michigan, Auxiliary..........................

Flatbush, L. I„ Auxiliary, general use. ......... '............

Flatbush, Ulster County, N. Y., general use..................

Fonda, N. Y., Auxiliary.....\............................

Freehold, N. .1., Ferris Seminary, Yokohama.................

Flushing, L. I., Ferris Seminary...*...... .. ......*..... .*___ Criggstown, N. J., Self Denial Mission Circle............. .

Cweneva, a few ladies......*...............................

Greenport Auxiliary, $30; Mission-Circle Workers, $5; Red Hill Chapel Sunday-school Missionary Society, Greenport, $100

.

$4,r>76 47 $4G 5"> 41 no .

88 Or., &>4 50 32 5.3 10

32 05 25 50

107 05 275 20 80 77

90 38 40 251 35 60 CO 87 23 53 50 25 7G 50 .

=•

120 ‘ 140 73 85 75 76 34 07 10 170 50 85 60 ‘ • 99 45 50 11 10 ’141

Hackensack, N. J., Auxiliary..............................

Donation from Sunday-school to their Auxiliary, for work in Amoy, Chittoor, and Vellore......................... . ........

100 Hopewell Junction, for the support of a girl at A m o y and general use, Hudson Auxiliary, in 'Reformed Church, for a girl in India, named Anna Harder, Gibeon, and general fund....................

Hudson Primary Class, 1st Reformed Church, general usc.......

Harlem Auxiliary, in Reformed Church......................

High Bridge Union Reformed Church........................

Jamaica, L. I., Auxiliary..................................

Jersey City Lafayette Reformed Church, for furniture in school building’on Kolongsu and general use........... .......... .Jersey City Second Reformed Church, towards Miss Talmagers salary......... ....... ...................... . ....

141 Farrington Circle of same Church, towards Miss Talmnge's school. .• 5 52 Jersey City Park Reformed Church, a few ladies: For Miss Tahnage's school....................... .

20 For general use..... •..........:...................

23 20 Jersey City Third Reformed Church, a few ladies: For Miss Tahnage’s school.......................... ,20 For general us e ...................................

5 Kingston Auxiliary, for general use of Synod’s Board...........

Kalamazoo, $25, for Synod’s Board; $60 for W o m a n ’s..........

■ Mott Haven St. Paul’s Reformed Church, for India.............

Millbrook, N. Y., Mission B a n d .................... .......

Millstone Mission Band, for Rebecca and Eliza. :.............. fFrom a few ladies in the Church, corner 5th Ave and 48th St. 123 From Sunday-school, same Church, for Miss Talmage’s School.............................. ............

40 1 374 50 1° From Auxiliary in Church corner 5th Ave and 29th Street__ z i Mrs. Jonathan Sturges, in Church, cor. 5th Ave. and 29th St., for India............... *. .......................

1,000 a s Miss Josephine Penfold, in same Church, for Head Master at Chittoor..... ................... .*.............

120 >« From Auxiliary in Church, cor. 4th St. and Lafayette Place for Miss Talmage..................................... pi Auxiliary in North Dutch........................... .. ’98 75 .Sunday-school................................... ...

11 N. Y. City.— N. Y. City 6th Av. Reformed Church, Ferris Auxiliary, for Nagasaki............................ ..... ...

100 Sixth Ave. Reformed Church, Faith M ission Band, for support of Elsie Day and school in India........ ...!.........

62 Thirty-Fourth Street Church Auxiliary............... .

Newark, N. J.— Day Spring, Auxiliary in North Reformed Church, omitted last report................................ >26 70 Received this year ...... ;............ .............

68 83 Infant Class, same Church, for A m o y ...................

50 Clinton Ave. Reformed Church Auxiliary......... ......

67 Sunday-school..................... .♦............. '..

25 Society Earnest Workers (to be.used for Chittoor Head Master ami general use).............................

75 Infant Department, Second Reformed Church............

N e w Brunswick, N. J.— First Reformed Church, Auxiliary, for a girl . at Chittoor........................................

Second Reformed Church, for native Teachers in India.!....

120 Arcot, $60; from Sunday-fchool for Vellore, $60.........

120 Arcot, $60; School at Vellore, by Auxiliary, $71.... .-.....

131 General use, $1.40; Miss A. D. Campbell, deceased, $32.60..

34 North Branch Depot.— Mission Circle Reformed Church ....... > .

$245 51 50 66 14 132 48 42

50 30 25

72

150 ’ 14652

43 20.

25 40 85 ■ 70

'

20

’

50

163

1,49450 105 10975

162 41 75

145 53

107

M ‘ 58

, 405 45

'

F O R E I G N MISSIONS.

N e w Baltimore, Children’s Mission Circle of Reformed Church....

Napanoch Sunday-school, Church, Wawarsing, N. Y., for girl at A m o y ................................................

N e w Paltz Reformed Church Auxiliary, fora native helper in India Nyack Auxiliary, general use of the Board..................

Newburgh Auxiliary, for two girls at Chittoor................

N e w Hackensack, N. Y., Auxiliary......................

Owasco Auxiliary, Society, for a girl in Ferris Seminary.......

Passaic North ReformedChurch............................

Philadelphia, Young Peoples’Society, Sunday-school, in the Second Reformed Church, for Miss Whitbeck ....................

Philadelphia Auxiliary, to the W o m a n ’s Board, sent from First Reformed Church.............................

Second Reformed Church.................................

Third ' .................................

Collection at Union Meeting...............................

Piermont, N. Y., Reformed Church.........................

Pella, Iowa, Auxiliary, Second Reformed Church.............

Band of Little Workers in same Church.....................

Raritan Auxiliary, for the Arcot Mission.....................

Balance for general use of Board...........................

Readington, N. J.,Auxiliary...............................

Sayville, L. I........... ................................

Syracuse Auxiliary, or Reformed Church, for Mis. Jared Scudder Schenectady, First Reformed Church Auxiliary, for China......

H o m e Mission Board, First Reformed.......................

Schenectady, Second Reformed Church Auxiliary.............

Rev. E. C. Lawrence.............

Saugerties. N. Y., Auxiliary..........................

Sunday School, for native helpers in India, under Mr. Wyckoff, and Caste Girls’School at Vellore, and general use...........

Tarrytown, N. Y., Second Reformed Auxiliary, for the support of a native preacher in one of theArcot villages...............

For general use of Si'iiod’s Board ....................

Upper Red Hook Scudder Memorial -Auxiliary, for support of a Bible reader in Arcot Mission............................

For support of a child in Arcot Mission.....................

For general use..........................................

Upper Red Hook. Mission Band, Willing Workers... ........

Utica Auxiliary, $124; Sunday-school, $40 ; (of this $10 is for Nagasaki. $28 is for Caste School, Vellore, $86 for three girls at Chittoor. and balance $40 for general use)..................

Yonkers Auxiliary, in Reformed Church, for support of native teachers in India.......................................

For Bible reader.........................................

For general fund of Board.........

Wyckoff, N. J.. Auxiliary.................................

09 $14 30 20 73 32 80 89 28 28 .

29 75 01 85

00 89

101 30 50 3 47 30 25 50 62 50

75 50 10 15

229 97 23 50 55 112 50 125 8 80 125 25 8077

25

105 77

75 50

125

80 30 11 37

71 37 16 54

164 60 30 35

125 22

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INDIVIDUAL

DONATIONS.

Mrs. Thomas Jessup...............................................

S. Polliemus, in mcmoriam of a deceased daughter.......................

Mrs. Henry Camerden..................

Miss 0. M. McDermott...............................................

Miss Anna ITaswell.................. >rrs. T. Uoineyn Beck, of Holland, M i c h ............................ ;.

A n old lady, per Mrs. Pruyn....................................... . .

Mrs. A. A. Haven, Brooklyn, L. I., for the village work................ .

Mrs. Margaret Stitt................:................................

Dr. Philip Phel])s, Holland. Mich................... ;.................

A Lady from N e w Utrecht..........................................

Mrs. K. W. Veghte, of Somerville.. ................................

Mrs. E. S. Lott. Brooklyn............. t............................

Miss S. Matilda Mygatt...............................

Mrs. J. Howard Van Doren..........................................

A Souvenir........................................................

35 250 5 3 2 5 1 25 5 2 10 5 5 10 5 20

By balance of interest from M a y 1. 1879....... ................ '

13,297 02 158 01

$13,455 03

DISBURSEMENTS.

By Cash i! â&#x20AC;&#x153;

to G. G. Smith, Treas. Synod's Board.................

Kev. J. M. Ferris. Cor. Sec.........................

Brown Bros., for Nagasaki.......................... printing Annual Keport............................

R. BrinkerhnfT. postage, stationery. &a................

500 blank receipts................................. for postage and stationery............

$0,091 70 1.229 1.000 192 75 25 00 :> 5$*

* Balance to Nagasaki account........ ......................... $2,490 30 C.eneral ................................. 1.801170

9.149 57

â&#x20AC;?

4,:i00 0G 313.455 G8

MRS. P E T E R R O N A L D . Treasure/-.

The undersigned having examined Ihe foregoing account, and coin|inred the vouchers therewith submitted, certifies the same to be correct, and that the balance now iiu the treasury is 34.30G.0G. T A L B O T W. C H A M B E R S .

N

ew

Y oiik.April 30. 1880

TREASUEEE’S A N N U A L REPORT. T h a B o a r d of F o m i y a America,

in

M i s s i o n * o f Iho H e f o r m e d

account

with

GAMALIEL

C h u r c h in

G.

SMITH,

Treasurer.

JJr. AKCOT MISSION.

April 30, 1880.

To Cash (litjburijemcnttj during the year

$18,601 55

A M O V MISSION.

To Cash disbursements during the year...............................

IG^Gl 95

JA P A N MISSION.

To Cash disbursements during the year.............................

jm

. c.» joa To Cash paid Cor. Secretary’s salary....................

•* ‘ bookkeeper’s salary.............................'..500 ‘ ” Postage. H o m e anaForeign...............

70 Hunt of Office......... . ....... ...... .iOO •• Travulling expunscs...... !m, ;1i account of the Mission Monthly................ 1 0G9 8S 1,0G9 «S Incidental exnenses 84 55 Printing and Mailing Annual Report.. *’59 GG Care of office. &c.. t!r. ni; Rooks. Magazines, and Mite Boxes.... ..........

Counsel Fees......................... ‘W W ■.*; is 34 Loans at Banks............................. interest on Loans............... . . . .... 745 as

"ITlSO

5,918 79

To Cash Ualanco in Treasury ..................................... ~ E. &O..E.

SJ4,279J

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Or.

April 30, 1870.

B y Balance in Treasury last report.............

31,093 39 April SO, 1880. ................

By Cash received from Churches .........................§88.553 53 " Sabbath Schools........................ .Vos.-, .15 *' Individuals through Churches............. 1L174 98 2:HS5'50 ** ” ** not through Churches.........

"

iv®g"C!PS ............................

*; borrowed from Banks...............

Blow 85 03.185 71

10,000 $74.^79 30

G A M A L I E L G. SMITH, Treasurer.

N e w York, April SO, 1850.

Examined and found correct.

J A M E S A. WILLIAMSON. ) A. V. W. V A N VECHTEN, !• Finance D. J A C K S O N S T E W A R D , j Corntnitiee.

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