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Resolved, 1. That each Olassis be requested regularly to ap足 point a Missionary agent, representing the Board within its hounds.

2. That these agents be empowered to attend, at their con足 venience, any meeting of the Board, and participate in its business and discussions by voice and vote ; and that they be specially requested, if practicable, to attend the meeting (in December), at which the appropriations for the succeeding year are usually made, due notice of such meeting being given.

3. That in those Classes in which such Missionary agents shall not be so appointed, the Board be authorized to invite and appoint such individuals as they m a y elect, to act in this capacity, and to be entitled to the same privileges as those appointed by the Glasses.

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4. That the s u m of 8100,000 at least, be urged upon the Church as the amount to be raised during the current year ; a s u m not too great for the ability of the Church, if there be the willing mind, and actually needed for the present opera足 tion and prospective advance of our Foreign Missionai'y work.

5. That the Board be directed to designate, at an early date, to the Stated Clerk of each Chassis, the proportionate amount that m a y justly be expected from the Chassis for the year, and that the Classis be requested, at its first session, to distribute this amount a m o n g the several churches.

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6. That the Board be requested to institute measures for holding a General Missionary Conference at such time and place as m a y seem to them expedient; and also for holding District Conferences of the churches of one or more Classes, as generally as m a y be possible, throughout the bounds of the Church.

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REPORT. T h e Board of Foreign Missions respectfully presents to the General Synod the fifty-third annual Report of its'operations, and of its separate and independent action the twenty-eighth.

T h e Board records with sorrow the loss, during the year, of two of- its most honored and useful members. T h e Rev. Selah \\r. Strong became a m e m b e r in 1882, being chosen to " fill a vacancy then occurring. His interest in the work was deep and intelligent, and bis advocacy of its claims in his o w n church and Classis effective and fruitful. T h o u g h pre­ vented by distance from regular attendance upon its meetings, bis presence was always a source of satisfaction from the sound judgment and earnest purpose, and large faith that marked and inspired his counsels. Skillful in devising -methods, the Board hoped m u c h from his -influence for the advancement of the work.in that portion of the Church with which he was more immediately associated.

• T h e Hon. Lewis A. Brigham was chosen to membership in the Board by the General Synod, in 1879, and to the E x e ­ cutive Committee in 1883. During all his term of service no m e m b e r was more constant in attendance, or more earnest in thought and endeavor to promote the interests of the work committed to the Board. Bringing to its aid a trained judg­ ment, strong intellectual powers, ripe experience, and ster­ ling piety, with a manifest and ardent longing for the growth of the Redeemer’s Kingdom, his loss is severely felt.

It is not deemed inappropriate to mention, also, in this connection, the great loss shared by the Church and by this Board, with the W o m a n ’s Board, in the death of its Foreign Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Charlotte W . Duryee. That portion of our work for which the W o m a n ’s Board has m ad e itself responsible, the work for girls and women, has gained m u c h from her faithful, intelligent labors, her genial manner, w a r m heart, sound judgment and earnest faith in the Lord Jesus, and her hearty devotion to His glory. T o the " Wo man’s

Board the s u m m o n s that called her from them to a higher ser­ vice brought overwhelming sorrow. Blessed be G o d that though the workers, His servants, pass to their reward and heavenly service, the work in which they wrought so well and lovingly still lives, with added strength gathered from their faithful lives, and not retarded by their death. Por what they did while here, and for the memories they have left, we give H i m hearty thanks.

T h e lives of our Missionaries have all been spared,though that of Miss Leila Winn, of the Ferris Seminary, was for a time in great peril." Dr. Chamberlain's health has been somewhat im ­ proved by a year’s residence at home, and a quiet Winter spent in the heart of Duchess Oo., N. Y. T h e Rev. Daniel Rapalje has been obliged to return to America, with his family, by reason of Mrs..Rapalje’s continued feebleness.

Their return leaves the A m o y Mission in a reduced condition, which the Board have .felt it imperative to relieve by re-en­ forcement. T he feebleness of Dr. Talmage recurring with every Summer, renders such addition of strength doubly ' necessary.

T h e Board are rejoiced to be permitted to chronicle the ■ return to India, to the station at Aladanapalle, of Dr. and Mrs. W m . W . Scudder, after an absence from the field of eleven years. It is needless, perhaps, to add that the advent of these experienced and honored Missionaries was 'heartily welcomed by the Mission and also by the native Christians, by w h o m they were esteemed very highly in love for their o w n and for their work’s sake. They sailed from N e w York, Septem­ ber 11th, 1884, a n d .reached their field some time in the fol­ lowing November.

■ * Mrs. J. L. A m e r m a n , after an absence in this country of about three years, returned with her family to Japan, and rejoined her husband in November, 1884.

Miss H. L. Winn, so long and favorably k n o w n in connec­ tion with the Ferris Seminary, and previously with the in­ struction of Dr. S. R. B r o w n ’s training class, resigned from the service of the Board in Aug ust last, for reasons personal to herself, to-the sincere regret of all associated with'her.

Miss Clara B. Richards was released from her obligations to the Board, and married to Prof. J. M. Dixon, of the Imperial University, Tokiyo, in March, 1885. In the same month

Miss Carrie E. Ballagh was also released from her connection with the Ferris Seminary and subsequently married to Dr. F. W . Harrell, of the American. Episcopal Mission, at Tokiyo.

T h e Rev. J. H. Wyckoff, after an absence of ten years of active and unbroken service in India, has sought and ob­ tained the consent of the Board to his return, with his family, for a m u c h needed visit to America. Experience of other Boards, as well as our own, long ago m a d e it evident ■that such a respite after such labors in such a climate is a wise economy for the Missionary and the Church.

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T h e record of tlie year’s labor and its results shows very m u c h of encouragement, •yet is not altogether free from shadows. W e have to report and to thank G o d for the addi­ tion of two to the.number of our Churches, both in Japan. , T h e Church of Nagoya was newly organized, with a m e m b e r ­ ship of twenty-six. T h e Church of Kiyo-bashi, formerly in .connection with the Presbyterian Board, came ■practically under the care of our Mission by the employment of Mr. O k u n o as pastor. T h e whole n um ber of Churches is forty-one, and of Communicants, 3,196, of w h o m 776 are in China, 1,583 in India and 837 in Japan. Of these 255 have been added dur­ ing the £ear: T h e gain over the last report' is 244 or about eight per cent.

T h e work at A m o y has been carried on in spite of m a n y difficulties proceeding from the small num ber of Missionaries able to engage in active service, for a large part of the year only two, the insufficient n um ber of good native agents, and the inadequate means for supplying this deficiency. T he state and acts of hostility between France and China have also operated disadvantageously by unsettling the minds of the people, yet there is great reason for surprise and gratitude to God, that the condition of the native Christians and the minds of the heathen have, after all, been so little disturbed from this cause. So graciously has H e stayed His rough wind in the day of His east wind. At the opening of the year 1885, the brethren were very m u c h cheered by a greatly revived state of piety and quickening of religious interest and prayer a m o n g the Churches. H ig h hopes were kindled of a

'rich outpouring of the Spirit. Whether these hopes were . realized we have not yet been informed. N o greater or more needed blessing could be desired for them or vouchsafed them from on high. .

• „ ■ T h e Arcot Mission, while showing encouraging additions to the num ber of members in some churches, and a large in­ crease in the whole number of scholars in the schools, yet re• peats the record of the previous year, in reporting a decline in the whole num ber of Communicants. T h e num ber reported last year was 1,625, this year it is 1,583. In part, the falling off is apparent only, as in a portion of the field— the Telugn— a num ber of the village people w h o had been received into the Church by vote of the Consistory and baptized, but had never come to the Communion, were classed last year as “.Communicants,” and this year as “ baptized adults not Communicants.” They were received and baptized, but w he n C o m m u n i o n season came they were afraid to come, lest, if they should commit sin, they should meet with greater p u n ­ ishment. N o one doubts the sincerity of their faith.”

But, however the case m a y be with them, the fact stated, as appearing in this Report, gives occasion for serious thought and earnest prayer. W e m a y not place too m u c h stress upon mere numbers, nor forget the periods of comparative rest and even apparent retrogression that all progress knows. A n d yet we cannot but ask ourselves— ought we not to ask ?— whether the responsibility for what is evil in this state of things does not rest largely upon us, on the Church at home. If in a large n um ber of the churches, as there is too m u c h reason to fear, the monthly concert or other meeting for prayer for the ' conversion of the heathen, and the spread and power of the Gospel a m o n g them, has fallen into disuse, and the occasional casual reference in pulpit devotions has taken the place of the frequent and united supplications of the Lord’s people for the outpouring of His Spirit, is it any wonder that conversions should diminish ? T h e Lord has promised numbers, but H e has promised them to prayer, united prayer. “ Thus saith the Lord God, I will yet for this be inquired of by the house of Israel to do it for them; I will increase them with m e n like a flock.” ‘ T h e work in Japan still wears the same wonderful aspect of progress and encouragement as in the pafet. T h e “ Church

of Christ,” reports through the Council of the Three Mis­ sions engaged in its support and advancement, of which our o w n is one, the following remarkable details of progress dur­ ing the year : an addition of five n ew churches, making the whole number, thirty-five ; an increase in the membership of 554, or more than twenty-two per cent.; the entire adult membership being 2,539. W h e n it is remembered that the first Christian church was organized in 1872, with eleven members, this result seems the .more wonderful. ' T h e contributions of native Christians in all the missions have increased from 83,379.16 in 1883, to 84,476.34 in 1884, an increase of nearly 81,100 or about twenty-five per cent.

This has, however, been wholly in Japan, from 8575.66 to 82,049.57 or about 350 per cent. In the other Missions the contributions, from various causes show a decline from the previous year. ' • T h e work of education has proceeded without interruption, and with continued success. T h e year has been marked, in India, by the graduation of the first special theological class of six young men.

Of the details of this blessed work, the particulars are fully given in the Reports of the Missions. These Reports printed and submitted herewith, are earnestly c o m m e n d e d to the prayerful consideration of the Synod and the whole Church.

M E M B E R S AJTD OFFICERS O F T H E B O A R D .

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T h e m e m b e r s 'appointed by the General Synod, in June, ' 1884, were duly elected by the Board at its meeting in the same month. Mr. James Myers’has resigned from the Board, and Mr. A. A. Raven, of the Church on the Heights, Brook­ lyn, N. Y., been chosen to-fill the vacancy thus occasioned.

T h e Rev. John Forsyth, D.D., was chosen to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Rev. Selah W . Strong, and Mr. Henry W.'Bookstaver, of N e w Y o r k City, to that aris­ ing from the. death of Hon. L. A. Brigham. Mr. B o o k ­ staver was also elected to Mr. Brigham’s place i n ' the Executive Committee. T h e vacancy in the Committee, re­ sulting from the resignation of Mr. Myers, has been filled by the election of Mr. J. L. Sutphen. T h e other officers of the Board remain as before.

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AGEXCIES EMPLOYED.

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In compliance with the advice of Synod a fourth General Missionary Conference was held at Kingston, N. Y., in the Fair Street Church, in November; It was well attended, earnest, spiritual, and in every way successful and stimulating.

District Conferences were also held, in some of the Classes, but by no means so generally as in the previous year. Whereever held, the result is believed to have been good. T o the inspiration derived through the General Conference, and the plans originating there, the favorable financial results of the year’s efforts are, we believe, largely due. T h e question of holding similar Conferences, either General, or Particular Or both, this year, is respectfully referred to the judgment and decision of the Synod. ’ Of the papers read at the General Conference, the follow­ ing were printed for circulation in the churches : ■ • “ O n the State and Future of Our Work,” by the Corres- • ponding Secretary, 5,000 copies.

■ O n “ Missions in the Sunday School,” by Rev. J. C. V a n Deventer, 3,000 copies. “ H o w Shall the Requirements of the W o r k be Met?” by Rev. J. B. Drury, D.D., 3,000 copies. T h e cost of printing these papers was met by private donations for this purpose. . A n edition of 20,000 copies of a tract by Dr. Chamberlain, entitled “ Break Cocoanuts over .the Wheels,” was printed, only partially at the expense of the Board. Almost the entire edition has been distributed.

About 10,500 copies of the folded leaflet, “ Our Wor k,” No. 2, have been printed and supplied to the churches as they have been called for. Presenting, as it is designed to do, in fiew- editions from year to year, a brief su m m a r y of all the opera­ tions of the Board in a form convenient for general distribu­ tion, the Board would desire for it in succeeding years a still ■wider circulation. . ’ Letters from the Missions and items of intelligence have been presented monthly, in the pages of the Sower and Mission Monthly. Valuable as this agency is, the Board cannot resist the conviction— nor refrain from expressing it— that the interests of the work and the information of the members of the Church in regard to it, would be more effec-

lively promoted by the issue of a distinct publication of its own. A monthly paper, whose form and cheapness would admit of general and even- gratuitous distribution, would give m u c h better ground for hope that it might be made, to reach, with the facts and incidents of the work, every family in the denomination, and until all the families are so reached in some way, we cannot hope for that universal interest and participation which the work needs and merits. W e trust the day is not far distant whe n the.Synod will view this sub­ .ject in the same light in which it appears to this Board.

T he columns of the Christian Intelligencer have been open, even more generously than ever, for the publication of letters, items and the proceedings of Conferences, entirely without cost to the Board.

T h e Rev. Daniel Rapalje has been closely occupied on the Sabbath and frequently during the week, for several months, in addressing -the Churches a n d .Societies. Rev. Sanford H. Cobb has given valuable aid in this direction. T h e Corres­ ponding-Secretary has also visited the Churches and addressed Conventions as he has had opportunity. .

■ Missionary boxes have been sent out during the year to the num ber of 1,263, and from the beginning 10,055. '

PROPOSED CHANGE.

T h e experience of the year has demonstrated the value of the appointment of Missionary agents, to represent the Board and organize the work in the various Classes. In those Classes where no appointments have been made, the Boardinvited certain brethren to act in this capacity. In every case the invitation .was heartily accepted, and the Board would fail in justice to them and to the duly appointed agents of the Classes, if it should withhold the most cordial recognition of their valuable, efficient, and unselfish service.

This agency the Board desires to see m ad e permanent, and brought into closer relations to itself. It therefore submits to the judgment of the Synod the following propositions : •!. That each Classis be requested regularly to appoint a Missionary agent representing the Board within its bounds.

2. That these agents be empowered to attend, at their con­ venience, any meetings of the Boardj and participate in its

business and discussions by voice and vote; and that they be specially'requested, if practicable, to attend the meeting (in December) at which the appropriations for the succeeding year are usually made, due notice of such meeting being given. • 3. That in those Classes in which such Missionary agents shall not be so appointed, the Board be authorized to invite and appoint such individuals as they m a y elect, to act in' this capacity, and to be entitled to the same privileges as those appointed by the Classes.

It is believed that by some such method a more general interest in our Foreign Missions m a y be awakened and de­ veloped throughout the Church, and the Board itself be the better informed as to what m a y be expected from it for their maintenance. In this, however, they would defer to the judgment of the Synod to whose consideration the proposition is respectfully submitted. .

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STATISTICS OF T H E MISSIONS.

T he statistical report of the Arcot Mission has appeared, since the organization of the Classis of Arcot, in the tables of the General Synod— its churches, members, schools, contribu­ tions, and other particulars being included in the roll and general totals of the Church. T he A m o y and Japan Missions, as is well known, have not so appeared. While these Missions and their churches have no direct and formal connection ecclesiastically with the Synod, for want of regular Classical organization, yet their churches and members as truly belong • to us, their members are a part of our strength, or their weak­ nesses and losses a part of ours. Thus fifteen ordained m i n ­ isters, eighteen churches, and 1,613 communicants find no place in pur roll. T he Board would respectfully submit to the Synod the question whether this is not a defect to be remedied, and also of the manner in which the remedy should be supplied.

T H E W O - M A H ’S B O A R D .

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In the history of this invaluable coadjutor the past year has been one of unexampled prosperity. T h e num ber of n e w auxiliaries organized during the year was twenty-eight, a

larger num ber than in any previous year, making the whole num ber at present 173. T h e work of reaching and organizing the w o m e n of our churches for effective service is thus seen to be making gratifying progress. No t less gratifying is the financial result of its efforts. Th e receipts into its treasury were §15,066 06. Adding the balance at the opening of the year, and the interest on its Nagasaki fund, the s u m total of its resources were §20,956 86. Of this amount §16,609 32 have been paid into the treasury of Synod’s Board. T h e in­ crease in receipts over those of the previous year was §3,184 92, and in payments to this Board §4,416 17. It will thus be seen that more than half the reduction m a d e in the indebted­ ness of the Board has resulted from these welcome contribu­ tions, In 1880, the W o m a n ’s Board assumed responsibility for the payment of §5,500, the amount then appropriated for girls’ schools and w o m a n ’s work.

T h e appropriations for these objects have since more than doubled, but the contri­ butions of the W o m a n ’s Board have more than kept pace with this advance. N o stronger testimony is needed or could be given to the wisdom of such an organization, or to the pru­ dence, -fidelity and effectiveness with which its labor? have been prosecuted; no clearer evidence of the blessing from Heaven with which those labors have been attended.

T h e publication of the Gleaner is still continued, with a circulation nearly the same as last year. T h e Board would welcome for it a circulation more nearly in accordance with its merits and more widely promotive of the object had in view in its publication.

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T h e return of T)r. and Mrs. W m . W . Scudder to India has already been noticed. Their presence adds strength to the Mission, and especially prevents the station at Madanapalle, and the work in the Telugu field generally, from suffering, as it otherwise must have done, from the enforced absence of Dr. and Mrs. Chamberlain. * Miss A n n a H. Ballagh, daughter'of Bev. James H. Ballagh, having previously returned to Japan, was, at the request of the Mission, appointed an assistant Missionary of the Board, to labor in connection with the Isaac Ferris Seminary.

APPLICATION'S F O R APPOINT.UEXT.

Mr. Philip W . Pitcher of the graduating class of the Theo­ logical Seminar}' at N e w Brunswick, having applied for ap­ pointment and submitted satisfactory testimonials, was accepted, and provisionally appointed to the A m o y Mission.

Miss Annie T. Merritt, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., was also . accepted and appointed assistant Missionary to the same Mission.

• Mr. John G. Fagg of the same class in the Theological Seminary has offered himself to the Board for appointment wherever his services m a y be needed.

Mr.. John H. Gillespie, also of the same class, m a d e in­ formal tender of his services, but the state of his health has' prevented the further prosecution of the matter.

Mr. J. A. Otte, a student in the medical department of the Michigan University, A n n Arbor, Mich., has-signified his desire and intention to apply for appointment upon the c o m ­ pletion of his studies, at the expiration of the year.

■ A young lady in the same department of the University has the subject of going to China as a medical Missionary under • consideration. . • • In addition to these, the Board has knowledge of three young m e n w h o have it in their hearts to offer themselves for this work w h e n the studies they are n o w pursuing shall have been completed. T w o ladies also have' their names before the Board, but as no action has been taken in their case, their names, for obvious reasons, are not given. So far as our o wn Missions are concerned, it is evident that neither the Boardnor the Church has immediate reason to pray the Lord of the harvest for laborers to send forth into His harvest. . They are prepared already to our hand. They have come to us, in every case, entirely without solicitation by any m e m b e r or officer of the Board— indeed without our previous knowledge; What shall we do with them ? W e cannot ask the Lord, or desire Him, to create vacancies for them by removing, those already in the field. Shall we then say them nay? Besides all these, three others, sons of our Church, well qualified to all appearance for the service, have been for the present, and in all probability permanently lost to the work by reason of the inability of the Board promptly to accept their offers,

their'circumstances making it impossible for them to wait.

If we believe in. the Providence of G o d in the direction of the affairs of His Church, and in the guidance of His servants in their desires and choice by His Spirit, it is difficult to see h o w we can divest ourselves of responsibility in this matter.

W A N T S OF T H E W O R K .

T h e report of the A m o y Mission shows that, even with the 'addition of one n e w family, the wants of that- field are by no means supplied. With justice and emphasis the Mission repeat their request of last year and of m a n y years, for help in the work of education, the .training of young m e n and preachers, and the supervision and development of the schools.

O ne man, properly qualified, could do m u c h to promote these interests, and none are more important to the growth and success of the Mission. ..

•The n ew station, for which, and for the m e n to establish it, the Mission has prayed long— in the heart of their wide field, in the midst of the out-stations and of an untouched mass of heathenism and multitude of wholly heathen towns and villages, is as yet only a thing of desire and hope. That the hope should be realized as speedily as m a y be, must be evident to any one w h o studies, or even glances at the m a p of the A m o y district with an eye to its evangelization. Doubt­ less the m e n could be found and sent within a year, if only the means to support them were forthcoming. C an we with­ hold them, if-we really m e a n to supply these millions, or any large portion of them, with the. Gospel before they die?

• The immediate wants of the Arcot Mission lie not so m u c h in the line of more Missionaries, though with the addition of one n ew m a n the work a m o n g the Telugus of the Northern district, could be more rapidly and efficiently prosecuted and developed. It ought, in fact, to be so strengthened at the earliest’m o m e n t possible. But the pressing need of the pre­ sent is for more and better native helpers, to supply n ew vil­ lages and to take the place of those w h o have proved unequal to the work. Five villages in the Tamil portion of the field are distinctly mentioned, and doubtless there m a y be others, that are ready to receive a Christian teacher and preacher.'

Ten, at least, are said to be so ready and waiting a m o n g the Telugus. A paper prepared last S u m m e r by Drs. C h a mber­ lain and W m . Scudder, and n o w in the possession of the Board, makes mention by n a m e of seventeen places not n o w occupied,— eight of them in the Telugu field,— that might be advantageously occupied as stations. A n d everywhere, from all sides, there comes the report of respectful attention, intel­ ligent inquiry, and a n e w readiness to hear the Gospel m es­ sage. G o d goes before us there, by His Spirit; these are the indications of His presence. If we are wise w e will seek to follow close upon His footsteps and embrace the opportunities H e offers us.

• T h e Board has never yet been able to fulfil the agreement of the Japan Mission to place two Missionaries in the Union College, at Tokiyo,- to which, as a constituent part, it has 'contributed the S a n d h a m Hall and its endowment. As a temporary arrangement, Mr. 0, N. Benton has been employed to teach in certain departments, that our share in the work of instruction might not fall altogether behind, or utterly over­ w h e l m Prof. Wyckoff, w h o had hitherto alone represented us in the institution. T h e Report of the Mission clearly shows the importance of the College, and of the work it is doing and destined to do, for the advancement of Christian educa­ tion and the cause of Christ in Japan. It shows as clearly the necessity of performing our part in the endeavor to m a k e it what it ought to be. ' T h e Mission, in its estimates for the current year, asked for the s u m of 810,000 for the purpose of providing ^suitable buildings for a boys’ and girls’ school at Nagasaki, 85,000 for 'each. Eor the latter the W o m a n ’s Board have in reserve “ the Nagasaki fund ” amounting n o w to a little more than 82 600. N o doubt this s u m would be immediately available, if the decision should be mad e to build. # There would yet re­ main 87,400 to be provided for this purpose. T h e vacancies occasioned by the resignation of Miss Richards at Nagasaki, and Miss Ballagh at Yokohama, have yet to be filled. ■ While not intending to withdraw its labors from this i m ­ portant point, or to press them with less vigor, the Board holds the question as to the precise nature and extent of that work undei' advisement for the present.

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T h e Board are happy, and devoutly grateful to be able to m a k e to the Synod, a statement so favorable, under all the adverse circumstances, as that which follows : ■> T h e Treasurer's Report shows receipts for the year from all •sources amounting to §88,131.04. With the balance from the previous year of §1,004.46, the entire resources of the Board amounted to §89,135.50. T h e receipts are in excess of the previous year, §17,175.81, or nearly twenty-five per cent.

T o the whole s u m the churches, as such, have contributed §39,326.68; the Sunday schools, §10,588.72; individuals tinough the churches, §15,328.93; individuals not through churches, §5,211.85 ; from miscellaneous sources, §13,023.09 hav.e been received and from legacies, §4,651.77. T h e R e ­ port shows again in contributions from churches over the pre­ ceding year of §7,437.76; from Sunday schools of §3,460.76; from individuals, through churches, of §6,413.35 ; and from individuals, not through churches, of §773.30; from miscel­ laneous sources of §1,833.07; and from legacies a loss of §2,741.23. . T h e receipts from miscellaneous sources, however, embiace the s u m of §10,480, paid into the.Treasury in gross amounts, one as large as §4,500, in April, by the Treasurer of the W o m a n ' s Board. These sums undoubtedly represent the gifts of chuiches,1Sunday schools. Auxiliaries, and their indi­ vidual members, not traced to their sources. A n d in general it m a y be noticed, as "a reason for encouragement and thank­ fulness, that the large increase in the receipts of the vear proceeds from the most healthful and hopeful source, the free will offerings, through various channels, of the members of our congregations and Sunday schools. T h e Tract Society does not appear upon the list' of donors, nor does the Bible' Society for more than a comparatively small a m o u n t ; nor is the amount of legacies equal to the average of such receipts.

This fact is of great consequence and promise.

As the result of these enlarged receipts, the Board has been able to repay all the loans m a d e in .the S u m m e r and Fall, amounting to §16,000, and reduce to §9,000 the indebtedness of §17,000, with which the year began. That such a result should have been accomplished in a year of so m a n y discour­ agements, such great and wide-spread stagnation of business,

and w h e n so m a n y other and deserving claims have been pressed upon the hearts and consciences of the Lord’s people, has been to the Board a matter of surprise, and of thankful­ ness to H i m w ho has given us this work to do and has never yet forsaken us w h e n we have sought to do it. W e believe it will be so regarded by the Synod and the Church.

T h e expenditures of the year have been in all $81,656.47, distributed as follows : for the A m o y Mission, 814,807:54; for the Arcot Mission, $29,408.86 ; for the Japan Mission, $30,868.73; and for h o m e expenses, $5,050.25. T h e latter does not include the further charge of $1,521,09 paid for in­ terest on loans. . ' The,appropriations for the current year are as follows: For the A m o y Mission..... ,...... $14,547 “ Arcot Mission............ 27,219 “ Japan Mission. . . . . . . .

32,734 For H o m e Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,500

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Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $80,000 It is proper to'say here that the expenditures have only been kept down, by the most careful economy and even self-denial.

Repeated occasions have offered whe n every consideration but that of prudence urged to an.addition of hundreds and even thousands of dollars to the sums expended. It was not easy to decline, in the n a m e of the Church, the offered service of Mr. Underwood, to be a m o n g the first to introduce, in our behalf, the Gospel into Corea, or witness his departure on that blessed errand under the auspices of another Board and Church. It was not easy to deny the earnest and proper re­ quest of the Arcot Mission for $500, with which to provide additional advantages for their Normal and Theological de­ partments, and thus prepare the way for putting a larger and better force of native helpers in the field. A n d w h e n there came to us the proposition to join with other Missions in fostering the establishment of a Medical College and Training School for Nurses, under Christian auspices and control, in Japan, and furnish one of the. professors needed, at a cost of $5,000 for an American or $900 yearly for a native Japanese, it was not easy to say no, convinced as the Board was of the

desirability of such an institution and the excellence of the plan proposed. But in these and other instances “ No/' has been said, and the expenditures kept d o w n to their present limits.

Like anxious care has •been exercised in fixing the appro­ priations. T h e estimates of the Missions called for $94,485, to which $5,500 should be added for h o m e expenses. T h e consideration and decision of the appropriations proper to be made, occupied the Board for three successive meetings, two in December, 1884, and one in January, 1885, and only at the last, and with great reluctance, were the figures finally adopted as above.

O n e thing more deserves to be noticed in this connection.

•T h e entire receipts of the year were about $88,000. Of these over $22,000, or more than one-fourth were received in the m o n t h of April. It is well worth the. consideration of the Synod and the Church, whether the effort to supply the wants of this work might not be m a d e more easily and be less ex­ hausting to the churches, beside saving the Board from m u c h anxiety and no little expense in interest on loans, if it could be more evenly distributed through the entire year.

D E T A I L E D S T A T E M E N T OF E X P E N D I T U R E S .

In compliance with the resolution of the last General Synod, a detailed statement of expenditures for the year 1884 is presented with this report. It will, at once, be noticed that the statement does not coincide with the report of ,the fiscal year of the Board. This is due to the fact that the financial year of the Missions is the same as the civil year, extending from January 1st, to December 31st, their accounts being kept and reports rendered for that period. T h e in­ terval of four months was originally allowed because of the length of time required for communication. # That has since been m u c h reduced, but as, in any event, there must be .a difference of six weeks or two months between the years at h o m e and abroad for which complete accounts could be given, it was thought best not to disturb the existing ,arrangement.

T h e year in Japan which n o w closes November 30, will here­ after be m a d e to conform to that of the other Missions. The continuity and completeness of the statements can be thus

preserved from year to year, if the Synod so desires and directs.

It is proper to say, also, that the salaries of our Mission­ aries, which m a y at first sight seem large, are fixed with a view to the necessities of their residence in large cities— central points of influence— where living is necessarily costly, and are yet m u c h less than those received by Missionaries of m a n y other societies, reaching'as high as $2,000 and even $8,000 in some cases.

N or is it improper, or perhaps unnecessary, to add that the allowances for house rent in Japan are due to the fact that, except in Nagasaki, the Board does not o w n the houses occu­ pied by the Missionaries, as is the case in China and -India.

T h e latter plan is confessedly the more economical, hut as yet the Board, for various reasons, has been unable to act. upon it in Tokiyo and Yokohama.

It has been the policy of the Board, from the first— in which it agrees with all others of which it has knowledge— to m a k e an additional allowance for the support of each child in a Missionary family up to the age of eighteen years' if needed.

T h e amount of this allowance is at present fixed at $100 for each child in the field, and $150 for those in this 'country without their parents. T h e Board believes this to be as truly and properly a part of Missionary expenditure as any other, as it enables parents to- keep their children with them longer, or to leave them in or send them to this country for educa­ tion with greater confidence and comfort, and so retains for the Board and work their longer and happier service in the fiel(l. ' T h e Board has, during the year, prepared and printed a Manual, in which its relations with the Missionaries are clearly defined. Copies of it will be furnished on application to any w h o m a y desire-further information on the subject. '

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T H E FUTURE.

T h e Board, unless the Synod shall otherwise declare, can­ not fail to regard the financial issue of the year as the practical answer of the Church, distinct from promises and resolutions, to the question whether the work in hand shall be continued substantially on its present basis or curtailed. For such an answer it has waited. N o w that, in the Providence of God, it

has come, it can only be regarded as expressing the judgment of the Church that the work should go on without curtail­ ment or abatement in any quarter, save such as wisdom, for other reasons, m a y suggest, and as the pledge of means suf­ ficient so to’ carry it on. T h e appropriations, as has been seen, are fixed at -380,000. T h e removal of the debt remain­ ing calls for $9,000 more. But as in every year, so in this, we must expect that other expenses, n o w unforeseen, will arise to which it is impossible to fix a limit in advance. W e still believe, and here record our deliberate conviction, that $100,000, the s u m proposed by the Synod of a year ago, is not too large to be the goal of our endeavor for the coming year, whether we regard the ability of the churches or the greatness of the work and its need.

■ H o w great that work is few a m o n g us, perhaps, realize even yet. It is an impressive thought that on every Lord’s day, and often during the week, in places nearly one-fourth as m a n y as the entire num ber of our h o m e churches, is the Reformed Church by its agents proclaiming the Gospel of Christ in heathen lands. N or is this all. In all our Missions by frequent tours a m o n g the heathen and visits to n ew places, that Gospel is carried to multitudes of souls. Thus in the Arcot Mission, during the last year, in more than 2,000 places was the Gospel preached more than 6,000 times to audiences numbering nearly 180,000. A m o n g these places were vil­ lages that had never before been visited by a Missionary, and a m o n g these thousands, w h o shall say h o w m a n y never before listened to the story of the Cross ?

In Japan, in m a n y places, the num ber of which is con­ stantly increasing, in theatres and public halls and even in Buddhist temples, the people have gathered by hundreds, sometimes by thousands, to listen for hours to successive ser­ mons, or to lectures on Christian morals, and related topics.

A work like this, and under such conditions, cannot stand still. It must grow in the future as it has grown in the past, if it is still, as in the past, attended by the blessing of the Lord. In twenty years the num ber of churches and c o m m u ­ nicants has been multiplied nearly five fold, the num ber of regular preaching places nearly eight fold, and the n um ber of teachers, and preachers, and other laborers nearly six fold.

With all this growth only a beginning has been made, while

the opportunities for expansion, were the means at hand, are practically boundless. N e w opportunities offer, new openings present themselves, and n ew responsibilities arise on every hand. W h o , then, can measure the increase possible and likely to occur in the next twenty years, for the glory of the Lord Jesus, and the salvation of our fellow m e n dependent .on us in the Providence of G od for the W o r d of life, if we shall be found heartily faithful to the trust reposed in us, willing to keep pace with the indications and mov emen t of His Prov■idence, and wise and liberal to prepare for the advances H e makes possible ?• • Oppressed with a sense of the greatness of this work and of the responsibilities attending it, the Board, to w h o m its care has been committed by the Church, would bring it back and lay it, a precious burden, upon the heart of the Church, c o m ­ mending it anew to their unceasing, fervent and united prayers.

• M u c h has been said of m on ey in what has gone before, yet not too much, since without money the work must cease.

Yet however m u c h it m a y need money, it can even less suc­ ceed without the constant; united supplications of God's peo­ ple for its accomplishment and for His blessing on our efforts to secure it. W e cannot forget that the enterprise in which we are engaged, though it has its important financial aspects, is in its aims and nature not financial but spiritual. It seeks spiritual ends, and for the attainment of those ends spiritual power and that alone, will suffice. Better a single Mission­ ary or helper clothed with power from on high than a score not so endued. For this end, and for manifold other reasons as well, our brethren in the field and their native helpers need the constant remembrance in their prayers, of God's believing people.

• A n d not less has the Church need to pray that she herself m a y be baptized anew and more abundantly with the Spirit of Missions, which is in truth the Spirit of Christ, that she . m a y in this truly Missionary age, in which all sighs within her and without "point forward, be found ready for and equal to the calls H e makes upon her for the promotion of His glory and “ the increase of His government and of His peace " in all the earth. T h e door to the- nations for His Gospel has been opened in answer to such prayer. Not one is closed

against it. But by very reason of its successful prayer in this regard has. the Church still greater need to pray. T he need of- such prayer will not cease— the responsibility for it cannot be thrown off— till there is no more need of laborers in the harvest, because the whole earth is filled with the glory of the Lord.

As giving practical shape to their convictions on this vital subject the Board would urge anew the reinstatement and universal maintenance of the Monthly Concert, or. other sim­ ilar meeting, for prayer for the conversion of the world, and the outpouring of God's Spirit upon our o w n laborers and Mission fields. .

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A n d should the Synod d ee m it wise to appoint a Sabbath for special prayer and thanksgiving to G o d to be observed by all the churches, in reference to our Mission fields and work, as was done last year, we believe it would be pleasing to H i m and receive His blessing. .

T he term of office of the following members of the Board expires with this meeting of the General Synod : Rev. A. R. “ C. L. “ A. V. “ Chas.

V a n Nest, D.D., Wells, D.D., .

V. Raymond, H. Pool, ■

Rev. John bT. Jansen, .

Mr. D. Jackson Steward, Hon. IST. F. Graves, Mr. A. A. Raven.

Approved by the Board, M a y 13, 1884.

H E N R Y N. C O B B , •

Corresponding Secretary. ■

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REPOET ON

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■REPORTS OP T H E MISSIONS. T H E A M O Y MISSION, C HI NA. ■ O R G A N I Z E D IN 1884.

The Mission occupies the following cities: Amoy, population 200.000; Chioh*be} 60,000: Chiang-Chiu, 100,000; antlTong-an, 00,000. The territory assigned to the Mis­ sion. being about 80 miles from East to West, and 50 miles from North to South, has a population of more than three millions of souls, including that of the cities already mentioned.

Missionaries.— Revs. J. V. N. Talmage, D.D., L. W. Kip, D.D., and A. S. Van Dyck.

In this country.— Rev. D. Ranalje.

Assistant Missionaries.— Mrs. Talmage. Mrs. Kip, Miss C. M. Talmage, Miss 31. E. Talmage. In this country.— 3Irs. Rapalje.

Native Pastors.— Revs. lap Han-Cniong. of the Church atSio-ke: ClihoaThianKhit. of the Church at Chiang-Chiu: and Ti Peng, of the 2d Church at-Amoy. .

Licentiates.— 2. Li Ki-che, N g Chhia. ' * Native Preachers (not ordained), 15.

Regular Preaching Places.— and one (“ The Douglass 3Iemorial Church,” on Colongsu), shared by the two 3Iissions. ....._ _____ . ... __ . both 3Iissions. Pupils connected with our churches, '8. . ' ' TFoma>Ps School.— 1: attendance variable. .

Girls’ School.— with 31 pupils.

• Parochial Schools.— 5. with 83 pupils.

In the following Tabular Statement we give as usual the “ Totals ” of the 3Iission of the English Presbyterian Church, making a summary for the whole Tai-hoey, or Classis:

First A m o y ..........

Second A m o y ........

Chioh-be («)...........

O-Kang (b)...........

Chiang-Chiu (e)........

Sio-ke (/)............

109 2 2 4 1 4 104 142 6 0 1 2 139 77 1 3 1 ■6 2 72 95 6 1 3 97 1 58 57 2 1 50 51 100 17 3 2 2 122 134 121 14 1

1884..

‘ Under Suspension. | Infants' Baptized.

1 | Boys in School. | 1 Girls in School.

1 Contributions during Chi­ . nese year, beginning Feb. 8, 1883, and ending Feb. 1884;

Members, Dee. 31, 1884.

Received on Confession.

Received by Certificate. .

Dismissed.

Excommunicated.

Died.

CHURCHES.

Members. Jan. 1, 1884.

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T a b u l a r St a t e m e n t o f t h e A m o y M ission f o r

4 4 18 2 $314 08 3 4 18 6 394 70 1 6 9 3 174 20 o 8 •4 146 30 104 13 6 i 56 66 4 3 7 13 15 200 26 241 44 0 2

Total Am. Ref. Ch. Mission 758 48 8 12 11 15 770 32 33 68 15 1,631 77 (a) « Total Eng. Pres. Ch. Miss.

737 48 1

11 18 757 68 34

1,614 57

Total, Tai-hoey........ 1495 96 9 12 22 33 1533 100 67 68 15 3,246 34 («.) Has one out-station; Ki-n ih. ib.'\ Composed of two congregations: Kang-tan and Kio-tau. (c.) Composed of two congregations; Te-soa and Any-tung-tau.

Id.) Has one out-station; Poa-tau. (e.) Has two out-stations; Thian-po and Soa-sia. ‘ (f.) Has four out-stations: Lam-sin. Poa-a, Po-a-hi and Toa-ke. (g.) To these should be added the 8 boys in the Middle School, making a total of 76. W e have not the figures for the other 3Iission. (/t.) To these should oe added the 31 girls in Girls' School in Kolongsu, making a total of 46. *

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JFOBEIGN MISSIONS.

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T h e Rev. A. S. V a n D y c k writes, on behalf of the Mis­ sion : T h e past year has seen m a n y changes, first a m o n g which has been the reducing of the n um ber in the Mission by the return of Rev. D. Rapalje and family to the United States, because of the ill-health of Mrs. Rapalje. This has so les­ sened our then too small force as to m a k e the burden of work for each one still heavier. W e miss them greatly and trust that health m a y soon be granted, and’that they m a y be permitted to return. ’ ' Rev. J. Y. N. Talmage, D.D. suffered from sickness for some weeks during the heated season, but regained sufficient strength to relieve h i m from the necessity of a change.. W e hope his strength m a y be continued to him. .■ With this exception the members of the Mission have en­ joyed excellent health, for which we can not be too thankful.

Licentiates.— A t the Spring meeting of Tai-hoey, two of our helpers came up for examination. They passed excel­ lently, and were accordingly licensed by the Tai-hoey.

Native Preachers.— W e have n o w fifteen, besides the one sent as a Missionary to the Hakkas by the native church.

Reytolar Preaching Places.— T h e num ber of stations re­ mains at the same figure as last year. As was then expected, it was found necessary to pass over to the London Mission, the preaching place on the island of Leh-su. T h e giving up of this station was compensated for by the opening' of a new place at Toa-ke, a good day’s journey from Sio-ke.

Here w e found the people well disposed and a num ber desir­ ous of hearing the Gospel. As the n um ber of regular attend­ ants increased, the ill-will of the Literati w;as aroused, w h o by threats and false reports deterred some of the former attend­ ants. from coming. Still a good n um ber attend regularly and there is every indication of our retaining a footing at that i m ­ portant center, and more,since from the kindly feeling already manifest a m o n g the middle classes there, it seems highly pro.bable that, before long, the n um ber will increase despite all opposition.

There are two other places where we hope soon to obtain a footing, but w e are in need of funds to secure a proper building. . '

Theological School.— T he number of students is small and causes us m u c h anxiety, Of the eight, four have been away during the year teaching parochial schools. T h e num ber be­ ing so small, the two Missions have about decided to unite their schools, .thus making a total of twenty students. Th e lectures being divided as heretofore, each Mission doing its share, the responsibility of arrangement and oversight is to be borne by one Mission. W e hope by such a plan to secure better work and greater uijity. W e have learned by later mails that funds have been secured by Rev.' Mr. McGregor, of the English Presbyterian Mission, for building a n e w T he o­ logical School. Such being the case the m u c h desired plan will be adopted.

Middle School.— Concerning the character of this school I need but to refer you to that which was written last year.

T h e boys are all connected with the various churches. They remain at the school, returning to their homes during the vacations. T he building occupied belongs to the English Presbyterian Mission, the native tutor also being one of their men. A majority of the boys are connected with the churches of our Mission. W e have shared expenses with the other Mission. T h e boys have m a d e excellent progress despite the disadvantages resulting from the want of a 'teacher to w h o m the exclusive duty of oversight should belong. This is a seri­ ous deficiency, and until some one is sent whose sole care it shall be to supervise the work of instruction, the school can not •achieve the success we desire. A s the two Missions have about decided to unite the two Theological Schools, and place all the students in one building, the one n o w used by the English Presbyterian Theological School, being the larger, is the one selected. Therefore, we have also about decided to bring the scholars of the Middle School to our Theological School build­ ing, and provide as a tutor one of our o w n men. This ar­ rangement being definitely settled upon, the supervision of the Theological School will fall to the English Presbyterian Mission, and that of the Middle School to our Mission. T he lectures and instruction in both schools will be shared equally by the members of each Mission.

Funds having been secured for the construction of a suitable Theological School building by the English Presbyterian Mission, should not the American Reformed Church Mission

“ keep up her end,” by securing funds for the building of a proper Middle School or College ?

W e desire this because convinced.that it is our duty. Th e two Missions have acted conjointly in all matters, and the in­ formation concerning the funds received gives c o m m o n joy, as we see our way to the obtaining of a thorough' and union Theological School.

■ _ Parochial Schools.— These are five in number, connected with the following churches : 1st A mo y, 2d A mo y, Chiangchiu, Chioh-be and O-Kang. T h e church at Sio-ke has re­ quested that a school be started there, and we think of doing so at the beginning of the Chinese year. During the past year the churches have contributed a certain proportion to­ ward the support of these schools, and we hope’ that soon they will assume the entire expense. T h e report concerning the Girls’ School has been forwarded

by Miss M. E. Talmage to the W o m a n s ’ Board, as has also the report of the work accomplished by the W o ma n ’s School under the care of Mrs. Talmage.

Churches.— During the past year there has been a steady increase, but the advance is not what it should be. T he troubles and excitement caused by the war have retarded the growth of the Church. Especially have the churches at A m o y suffered. Uncertainty and business depression cannot but affect the spiritual condition,of the Church. A num ber connected with the A m o y churches died during the cholera scourge.

• First Amoy. — For some time past this church has been behind. Its struggles during the past year have been very marked, and it has with difficulty met the needed outlay for each month. Pastor Chhoa having received and accepted a call to another church, his departure leaves this church vacant. They hope soon to call some one of the pastors or one of the licentiates.

■ Second- Amoy. — This church maintains a good position, doing more for its self-support than any other. This is probably due in some measure to the excellent influence of pastor lap, whose services we esteem very highly. It was with sorrow that the church parted with him, he having accepted a call from the church at Sio-ke. However, the church, being an active one, lost no time in' calling a pastor.

T h e call was accepted by Pastor Ti, w h o for two years has been working faithfully at Chiang-chiu. H e has shown him- ■ self to be an earnest and intelligent worker.

Chioh-be.— This church, although so m u c h injured by the misconduct of its former pastor, is manifestly in a better condition than at the writing of the last report. During the past year the care of the church has been given to one of the present licentiates, and through his ministrations it has re­ gained m u c h of its former vigor.

Pastor Tiong, concerning whose misconduct and consequent suspension from office you were informed by our last report,, has during the year manifested an apparently earnest Christian spirit. His evident humiliation and honest efforts to live a Christian life, as also his earnest quiet manner, all give to us m u c h ground to hope that in due season he m a y be restored to office.

Ghurch of O-Kang.— This church shows an increase, small ' to be sure, still encouraging. It is composed of two congre­ gations. T he preacher officiates at.each place every other Sabbath. O n the Sabbath he is not present, one of the stu­ dents is sent up to conduct the service. T h e n um ber of w o m e n attending this church is larger than is found at m a n y other stations, owing, no doubt, to the frequent visits m a d e by the lady Missionaries. ' Church of Hong-San.— T w o congregations- compose this Church. T h e stations being further from A m o y and only accessible by water at high tide, it is necessary to have a preacher at each place. O n C o m m u n i o n Sabbath they assemble at one place. At Te-soa, the house of the preacher was broken into and considerable property stolen. T h e preacher has been thoroughly unnerved and his usefulness m u c h injured. W e trust that a change of helpers will be for the good of the church.

Church at Tong-an.— T h e condition of this church offers no more ground for encouragement than last year. Th e preacher was allowed to remain for the year, but the coldness of the church and his lack of energy m a k e a change abso­ lutely necessary. H e has a large family, and the great diffi­ culty of. moving deterred us from sending h i m to another place last year.

Church at Chiang-Chm.— Of all the churches this one-

shows the greatest increase in membership. T h e effects of the earnest labors of Pastor Ti, whose valuable .services they have n o w lost, are very manifest. T h e church, thus m a d e vacant, called Pastor Chhoa, formerly of the First A m o y Church. H e is n o w at work in his n ew charge. T h e peoj)le seem very happy under his care.

Church at Sio-ke.— T h e healthy state of this church is very marked. T he people contributed liberally to the build­ ing of the n ew church. A portion of the fund provided by the Sabbath School scholars of our church has been used in the construction of this building, and wTe expect to see it ready for occupation in a very short time. T he congregation were m a d e very happy by the receipt of the word that funds had been secured for this purpose. PastorTap accepted the call extended to him, and in due season was installed, amid great rejoicings. W e are grateful that we can n o w report a strong and vigorous church at that place. In the last report the importance of making this place the residence of a Mis­ sionary was alluded to. W e cannot too urgently press this point. A Missionary physician, and another Missionary f am­ ily located here would add m u c h to the efficiency and growth of the work. . .

Mission Church among the Ha'kkas.— Of this there is m u c h to speak, hut only briefly can it he touched upon here. T h e churches are considering the feasibility of starting another church in the midst of this most interesting people. T he present dhurch has more than doubled itself within the last year. A t the recent visit of Dr. Kip, a- n u m b e r were received into the church. T h e same Missionary preacher still has the oversight of this little flock. H e has n o w become well acquainted with the dialect, and is proving himself to be a most faithful and efficient worker.

Woman's Work .— This branch of the work is by no means small, nor should its importance be underrated. T h e character of the native church is greatly influenced by the n um ber of native w o m e n attending the regular services. T h e num ber of w o m e n attending is largely dependent upon the efforts and labors of the lady Missionaries. ' .

Those congregations, where are found a goodly n um ber of women, are generally stronger and more vigorous than those where the congregation is composed almost exclusively of m e n

T h e churches in closer proximity to A m o y , can be more readily, reached and are frequently visited by the lady Mis­ sionaries. For this reason at these places we see a larger pro­ portion of women, which speaks well for the future of the Church.

T h e Bible classes for women, in connection with the churches in A m o y , are conducted, as formerly, by Mrs. Tal­ mag e and Mrs. Kip. M u c h visiting has been done a m o n g the w o m e n both in Kolongsu and in Amoy.

In addition to the teaching connected with the Girls'’ school, W o m a n ’s school, and Bible classes in A mo y, m u c h is accomplished in the way of instruction during the visits from house to house, and during the various country trips taken by the ladies.

W e regret that greater progress cannot be reported, but we are thankful for the advance made.

T h e urgent need of more workers and larger appropriations is manifest. T o carry on the work effectively and extend our borders, our force must be enlarged, and if this can be done by sending a teacher, a physician, and an ordained Missionary we are confident that we m a y look for a m u c h more rapid advancement of the Lord’s K i n g d o m here at Amoy.

T H E A R G O T MISSION, INDIA. O K G A X I Z E D I^r

1854.

The Mission occupies:

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

The South Arcot District.— Aren, 4,076 square miles; population, 1,261.S4G. The force engaged consists of. ' Missionaries.— Steva. J. W. Seudder, M.D., Vellore: W m . W. Scudder, D.D., Madanapalle: John H. WyckoiY, Tindivanam: John W. Conklin, Chittoor; L. Hekhuis, M.D., -4rcot,'John Scudder. M.D., and E. C. Scudder, Jr., ^lm/. In this count)*#. Rev. J. Chamberlain. M.D.. D.D. • Assistant Missionaries.— 'Sirs. J. W. Scudder. Mrs. W m . W. Scudder, Mrs. J. H. Wyckoff, Mrs. John W. Conklin, Mrs. John Scudder, Miss J. C. Scudder, and Miss M. K. Scudder. In this countri/, Mrs. Chamberlain.

Native Pastors.— Revs. Andrew Sawyer, Chittoor; Moses Nathaniel, Arcot; Abra­ h am William, Kattupadi: Pc m \Bailey, Orattur.

Native Helpers.— catechists, 24; Assistant Catechists, 18: Readers. 32; Teachers 42: Schoolmistresses, 18; Colporteurs, 6; Female Bible Readers. 6. Total, 146.

A rcot ........ .'... 2 39 42 45 Yehamur....

A rni............

Alliendal.....

Gnanodiam...

Marutuvambadi Vellambi.....

Chittoor........

Kottapalli...

Coonoor .........

M adanapalle.....

Palamanair ......

T indivanam.......

Kolapakam..:..

Narasingauur...

Orattur......

Sattambadi...

Vallirapattu__ Varikkal.....

V ellore .........

Kandiputtur ...

Kattupadi....

Sekadu......

6 •140 2 18 3 27 6 56 1 17 3 26 32 6 80 , S« 7 113 8 19 5 50 3 37 3 71 8 71 4 52 3 38 1 69 5 103 8 HO 3 89

55 25 41 75 24 43 60 85 92 80 12

as 55 60 93 100 67 39 118 122 204 105

15 35 13 18 2 54 128 56 130 145 123 126 6 95 562 23 10 22 5 3 70 67 40 4 49 11 21 2 28 128 70 19 112 34 38 6 121 246 24 17 38 2 6 1 35 78 37 6 9 2 27 108 8 40 W 24 66 3 7 2 98 162 81 14 85 67 52 7 124 286 97 21 84 1 11 2 122 185 62 8a 8) 103 57 5 206 537 10 2 1 20 41 8 3 88 21 47 7 4 2 201 100 61 1 48 36 41 4 50 193 61 1 .54 14 19 3 42 147 94 22 77 42 41 3 50 265 103 17 •105 33 65 6 72 303 67 8 75 30 30 4 44 212 34 28 47 27 . 26 3 51 139 112 26 129 4 12 6 378 280 120 4 m 71 75 5 92 370 1!IV 69 30 8 156 567 190 104 5 85 54 69 2 42 310

Total.......... 79 1251 1625 1583 484 1749 758 759 85 2178 5414

Stations in small capitals; Out-stations and Churches in Roman.

A Rupee is equal to 50 cents nearly. .

The Arcot Seminary for boys, at Chittoor, had 47 pupils.

The Normal Class at Chittoor, had 15 students.

The Preparandi Class at Tindivanan, had 36 pupils.

The Girls' Seminary at Vellore, had 50 pupils.

The Caste Girls'1Schools (2) at Vellore, had 221 pupils.

The Boys' School at Madanapalle, had 43 pupils.

The Girls' School at Madanapalle. had 29 pupils*.

The Caste Girls1School at Madanapalle. had 30 pupils.

Contributions of Congre­ gations.

1884.

R. A. p.

126 57 581 34 60 23 124 15 273 32 87 9 100 40 172 249 297 46 214 138 398 174 35 23 107 102 190 33 149 29 276 36 323 53 210 25 152 ■m 279 387 35 515 101 317 21 |

Schools.

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.3

Total Congregations in

1 i

i Total Congregations in

1884.

Children of Catechumens.

Baptized Children.

Communicants in 188-1.

i .5

Baptized Adults, not C o m ­ municants.

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CHURCHES.

Families.

STATIONS A N D

Out Stations.

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STATISTICAL T A B L E F O R

14 13 5 11 7 3 1 8 4 1 13 15 14

3 1 6'

11 7 3 8 4

10 3 13 1 5 9 9 8 7 2 6 13 1 1 o

1588 15 1

Arcot.'................

Arni.... '........... — Chittoor...............

154 1483 1221 *2400 774 183

Madanapalle............

Palamanair.............

292 40

1242 110

Yellore................

600

4191

Total...............

Reading Room.

Average Visits at

Rooks and Tracts Sold or Distributed

No. of Audiences.

STATIONS.

No. of times Gospel Preaching.

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Number of Places.

STATISTICS OF T O U R I N G A N D EVANGELIZING

20,441 43,627 2158 12,165

21 Total 7,000

26,729 2,425 506 5499 70,734 1591

" 8,000 25-40

2496 10,200 176,121 9754

N. B.— These statistics are incomplete, and do not fully represent the Evangelistic work accomplished.

• * Estimated, ARCOT. Rev. L. Hekhuis, M.D., Missionary: Rev. Moses Nathaniel, Native Pastor: G. Paramanandan, Reader. » At the Out-Stations.— 3o\m Abraham, Catechist; Samuel Abraham, C. Aaron Assistant Catechists; Elias Isaiah, Jonas Moses, Melchi Paul, S.V.Devabaranam, Readers: John Jacob, C.Solomon, School Masters; Elizabeth, School unstress.

Dr. Hekhuis sends the following report: ■ W e have no marked progress in any particular direction to record, but the review of the year’s work shows a quiet and steady advance along the whole line. W e have at no time been favored with very large audiences at our Sunday and week-day services, but, on the whole, the attendance has been fair, and we have reason to believe not without blessed results. Every n o w and then some heathen would drop in and often remain during the entire service. Only three have been received into these Churches on confession, but several have expressed their desire to renounce heathenism and accept Christianity. These w e trust, will gain courage and soon take their stand on the Lord’s side. ' ' Native Assistants.— With two exceptions, the helpers con­ nected with this Station have done their work well. They have labored faithfully for the temporal and spiritual welfare of the people, and by word and example adorned the religion they profess, and thus gained the. confidence and respect of both the Christians and the surrounding heathen. They have

preached twice every Sunday to their respective congregations, while on week-days their time was divided between the village schools and preaching to the heathen.

Evangelistic W'brF— This has been faithfully attended to and formed a large part of the helpers’ work. T h e Gospel message has been proclaimed some 1,483 times, in 154 differ­ ent places and to an audience of 20,441 individuals. T he preaching has not been without effect, as two ■village's have •expressed a desire to be placed under Christian instruction.

U p o n further inquiry, however, it was found that they were not fully decided,, but we hope that in the near future we m a y have the pleasure of numbering them a m o n g our Chris­ tian villages. ' Village Schools.— T h e num ber of schools connected with this Station is eight. W e have several times visited these schools and examined them in the various branches of study, thus keeping both teachers and scholars up to the work re­ quired of them. T h e result is that the}7 have done better than they did last year. T h e “ Grants-in-aid ” results, h o w ­ ever,^ are less than they were last year, owing principally to “ retrenchments ” said to be necessary for want of funds.

This is very discouraging both to teachers and scholars, and serves rather to check than to stimulate lower education.

Stcnday School.— hi our last Report we mentioned the opening of a Sunday school at this Station, for the benefit of the children and older m em bers of the Congregation. It has been kept up this year and proved fairly successful. T he average attendance' for the year is twenty-seven. It has varied greatly. A t times the num ber has run up to sixty, then again it has dwindled d o w n to fourteen. T h e R o m a n Catho­ lics in the place began to realize that we were attracting their children, so they set to work to draw them away from our Sunday school and day school as well. Thus we have lost in numbers, but we trust that the stimulus thus awakened m a y prove a blessing after all.

Reading Room .— At the beginning of the year a' free Reading R o o m was opened at Walajahpet. Here a good sup­ ply of secular and religious papers and magazines in the E n g ­ lish, Tamil and Telugu languages is constantly kept on hand.

Also a n um ber of Bibles, Bible portions, tracts, school books and stationery are kept for sale. T h e latter is in order to at-

tract the people to the place. T he result for the closing year fully warrants the extra expense. At first it met with a great deal of opposition, but n o w some of the most influential m e n in the place visit the R o o m almost daily. T h e average daily num ber of visitors for the year is twenty-one, and the agent has m a n y an opportunity to converse with the m on religious subjects. .

Medical Work .— As we have no Hospital or Dispensary under our charge, no systematic medical work' has been car­ ried on, but cases which presented themselves for treatment, either at the Mission Bungalow or on our village tours, have not been wanting, and we have attended to them as well as circumstances permitted. ' Rev. Moses Nathaniel’s Rep ort: 1. Arcot._ There are two villages attached to the Arcot Church, and the num ber of adherents is 126, of w h o m fortyfive are communicants. Four members have removed to other churches, two have been received on certificate, and three on confession. O ne of these, an old m a n more than sixty years of age, had heard the Gospel from the first Missionaries of the Arcot Mission. T he seed sown lay apparently dormant for m a n y years, but during a severe illness he was awakened and felt it his duty to forsake his worldly life and to give himself entirely to his Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. After being instructed he publicly confessed his faith in Christ, was baptized and admitted to the C o m m u n i o n in M a y last, and has since then been a regular attendant at the Sabbath ser­ vices.

T h e Sabbath services have been regularly attended to, and the Lord’s Supper was administered four times.this year.

Preaching to the heathen has been carried on as usual.

During the Mnonth of March, I and two assistant catechists went to Melpadi where m a n y heathen were assembled to per­ form the ceremonies connected with their festival. W e read to the m from the Scriptures, and conversed with them. S o m e were inclined to mock, while others listened attentively to the preaching, but although they confess Christianity to be a good religion, they are as yet unwilling to-forsake the religion of their ancestors. W e long m u c h for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit to change their hearts.

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2 - Yehamur Church.— There are five villages connected with this church, namely: Kumulantangal, Tagarakuppam, Melpadi, Yeppaly and Bassur. T h e num ber of adherents connected with this church is 580, of w h o m 56 are c o m m u n i ­ cants. During the year I had thejpleasure of baptizing eleven children and solemnizing two marriages. T h e Lord's Supper was administered four times.

A R X I. Revs. John Scudder, M.A., M.D., and E. C. Scudder, Jr., Missionaries ;Mrs. John’ Scudder, Assistant Missionary ; Simon, Abraham Muni, Joseph Paul, H. P. Joseph, P. Xithian, Catechists; David, Colporteur ; Souriappen, Subu David, Cornelius, Assistant Catechists; Po. Isaac, Sattiavasagan, C. Tychicus. Crispus, Teachers Magdalene, Gnauam, Antonia!. Rachel, Caroline, School Mistresses.

Dr. John Scudder writes concerning this station : There has been an increase of seventeen in the num ber of adherents in this field. In some villages there has been a falling off; others have merely held their own; while others have increased.

T h e n a m e of a n e w village, “ Tacltcanbadyappears on the list. Formerly we had a few families in this village, but they, all relapsed. A lad w h o studied in the Mission School held there at that time, and afterwards for a short period in our Male Seminary, returned to his village after several years spent in Ceylon and Burmah. H e had not forsaken Chris­ tianity. B y his efforts a num ber of families were persuaded to renounce their idols and become Christians. They ap­ plied to m e for instruction and were received, and the young m a n was employed to teach them the doctrine of the Gospel.

They have been sorely tried since. T h e village official, to­ gether with the Romanists, have been determined that Chris­ tianity should not gain a foothold again in that place, and have used every means to accomplish their purpose. False accusations were brought against them in court, and obsta­ cles placed in the way of their obtaining land and erecting a church. W e trust that these obstacles will soon be removed and they be allowed to finish the building they commenced.

T h e village official says he has no objection to the people be­ coming Romanists, as then he can m a k e them work on the Sabbath, which he cannot do if they become Christians.

Deaths, dismissals and removals have decreased the n um -

ber of communicants, so that there are fourteen less than last year. T h e contributions for benevolent purposes are also less. T h e s u m given amounts .to Rs. 120-11-6. Rupees 67-1­ 6 of this was given for the support of the Ministry.

T h e field is suffering even more than last year for the want of a sufficient supply of good helpers. T w o places, Arni and Gnanodiam, have been without any during the whole year.

O ne helper was dismissed for inefficiency; another is such an invalid that, he has not been able to attend to his work more . than half the time. Still another, “ Yesadian,” an old and faithful Catechist, w h o had served the Mission from its be­ ginning, was called to serve his Lord in another world. H e was old and unable to do very much. H e was quite ready for 'death, and looked forward with joy to the time w h e n he should be called. T h e places that have thus been left with­ out a resident helper have suffered in consequence. Chennatur continues in a very unsatisfactory state. T h e people there show very little desire for true godliness. W e see some improvement in other places.. ' The Village Schools have been continued in most of the •villages, and are in a little better state than last year; still there is ample room for improvement. T h e Anglo-Vernacu­ lar School at Chetpet has been kept up with about the same attendance as last year. T h e school did fairly at the last examination. .

A School for Hindu Girls was opened in A r m m .March, and has succeeded better than we expected. It opened with fourteen scholars, and has increased to thirty-seven. It was examined eight months after its c o m menc ement by the Government Inspector, w h e n three girls passed in the third standard, one in the second, and six in the first. W e have not yet been informed of the amount of the grant given. W e have had no sewing teacher; Mrs. Scudder has attended to this, besides teaching the Scriptures and examining the girls in all their studies. She spends part of every morning in the school w h e n not prevented by other duties. T h e girls all seem to appreciate.the school and. to enjoy the Scripture lessons.

Station Preaching has been continued with the following results: T h e Gospel was preached in 892 places to 28,485

people, and 997 books and tracts were distributed in addition to a large num ber of handbills.

T h e Missionary, accompanied by three helpers, m a d e a tour a m o n g the heathen. W e mad e four encampments and were out forty days. W e reached all the villages within a radius of five miles from each encampment, and at times even went a greater distance. W e visited, in all, 305 villages, preach­ ing 6o3 times in 329 different places to 15,142 persons, and distributed 1,161 book and tracts. W e visited m a n v villages never before reached by a Missionary. T h e Gospel message was always received with politeness, and m a n y seemed to listen to it gladly, and were anxious to k n o w more about the n ew religion. All manifested a great desire for books, which were quite freely given. W e c o m m e n d the seeds sown on this tour to the care of the great Husbandman, hoping that w e m a y b e permitted to reap some fruit from them in His o w n good time.

6 V-ttlXTUUK. Rei.J. W .Conklin, M.A., Missionary; Mrs. Conklin, Assistant Missionary Rev ndi eu Saw-yer. Kative Pastor; Mr. J. Xallntambi, Head Master of Arcot Seminan, and Instructor in rheology; S. Daniel. Second Master: C. Raghava Chari Third Mnatoy D. Rajah R a m Telugu Mnnshi; P. Y. Sama Row, blaster of Normal St ool Isaac retired, Catechist: Z. Bashyan, Assistant Catechist and Reading Room Attendant: Z. lokan. Assistant Catechist and Master of Practising School fon Und

R ’ -ISaiah' -4“ Bell R. Band, P. David,RfReaders and S School Masters; S. Andrew C “Daniel Teachers; Martha, Sarah, School Mistresses. ’ U m ■

Rev. J. W. Conklin reports asfollows: iN m e months of the past year we spent atour station.

Three months of the hot seasonwere.passed at Kodai Kauai on the Pulney Hills, where our intercourse with members of theMadura and other Missions added greatly tothe delights ofthe cool atmosphere. We are thankful forthe increase of strength given to us both by this vacation. During that time Dr. Hekhuis kindly consented to occupy Chittoor, and foi hisseiviceswe, as well as the.peoplethere,arevery grate­ ful. His medical skillwas ingreat demand. .Our review of the year’swork shows reason forthankful­ ness and encouragement, though there have been no marked movements.

The listcontains ten more familiesthan that oflastyear, thirteen more schoolchildren,andtwenty-onemoreadherents

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to Christianity. Contributions are larger by twenty-eight rupees. Interest in Chittoor station centres in its educa­ tional work, and to that attention is first directed.

Arcot Seminary and Normal School.— This has been o m first year of m u c h fruit gathering. T h e design of this insti­ tution is to train m e n as teachers and preachers, but previous to the close of this year only two had been sent into the field since 1881, w h e n the Seminary came under our charge. T h e Missionaries have been willing to wait, that the young m e n might reach a higher standard of efficiency. W e n o w have the pleasure of sending twelve “ laborers into the vineyard."

T e n of them will have Normal Teachers’ certificates, and the other two are Normal-trained, though, owing to protracted illness, they could not appear for the examination. Six of them have spent this year in theological studies, and are ac­ counted graduates of the Seminary, although succeeding classes must .take a fuller course in order to graduate. T w o of the twelve were a m o n g the six expelled in 1881, but upon confession and repentance they were received into the Normal class at the beginning of this year, and have been successful in their final examinations. W e hope they are truly reclaimed and will prove themselves “ w o r k m e n w h o need not to be ashamed.” Our hearts go out strongly towards all of these twelve, and our prayer is that, like the first twelve, they m a y “ be endued with power from on high.”

Our first Middle School Class appeared at the end of this year for examination. T h e class numbered nine. T w o of them, because of illness, did not go up, and of the remaining seven, six passed. Teachers and pupils deserve m u c h credit.

These boys came not from the intellectual classes, they did not get brain power by inheritance. Of the six w h o were successful, two are sons of catechists, three of village cultiva­ tors, and the remaining one of a cook. ' In the Sixth Standard Class, fifteen have been reading. ' Before the examination two of them had to be sent to their homes because of continued fever, so that only thirteen ap­ peared for the Government Comparative Examination. Of these, seven passed for promotion. This seems a small pro­ portion, but the paper in Mathematics was unusually difficult and discomfited m a n y of the boys.

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The results in otherschool's, from which Ihave heard, are no better.

T h e strength of the Fifth Standard Class was eleven boys.

It has had no stated teacher, and has only received the attention that could be given by the other Masters. T he examination showed that economy in this direction is not profitable.

Examination in Bible Subjects.— About the middle of December, the Committee o n .the Seminary, Drs. J. W .

Scudder and Hekhuis, examined the Theological class in the studies pursued during the year, and the other classes in Scripture and Catechism. The y expressed themselves as m u c h gratified, and considered the plan of a separate T h e o ­ logical department to be fully justified by the results. They bore testimony to the faithful and able instruction given by Mr. Nallatambi, w h o was the chief instructor in these sub­ jects. W e gladly add our testimony to theirs, in approba­ tion of his labor, not only in teaching, but in caring for the students during the year.

■ Closing Exercises.— T h e “ C o m m e n c e m e n t W e e k ” of American Colleges, was introduced this year on a small scale.

O n Sunday, December 14th, the “ Baccalaureate Sermon ” was delivered in the church. O n Wednesday, the 17th, the graduating exercises were held. Addresses were given by the graduates, interspersed with student music, vocal and instrumental, the latter consisting of violins, cymbals and drum. T h e graduates received diplomas signed by the C o m ­ mittee, Principal and Christian Masters, after which an ad­ dress was delivered to them by Rev. Dr. J. W . Scudder.

Invitations had been sent toallthe former graduatesofthe Seminary who could be traced, and more than thirtyofthem were present. ‘ ' There was an “ Alumni Dinner” at noon, which was fol­ lowed by the formation of an Association. I hope that this Association will be the means of arousing and keeping alive in the sons of the Seminary, a deeper interest in their “ A l m a Mater.”

Normal School.— T h e same Master has been in charge, and his labors have been untiring and effective. Fifteen students have been in attendance, eleven of w h o m appeared for the Special U pp er Primary Examination, and all passed. These

eleven students will all receive certificates from the Inspector, w h o tested them in teaching power. T h e school, after two years’ trial, has, I think, proved its right to be, and will grow in efficiency and value. , „ Physical Training.— Several pieces of gymnastic apparatus were erected towards the close of the year, by the aid of an interested friend in America and a Government grant. T h e boys took great interest in learning the manoeuvres. T w o hours daily are devoted to out-door work and amusement.

Conduct of the Students.— T h e n um ber of boys housed, fed and clothed has been fifty-eight. N o case of serious mis­ conduct has occurred. Most of the boys have given no trou­ ble, and their attention to each other in illness has been very faithful and praiseworthy.

• W it h sorrow we chronicle the removal by death of an effi­ cient and ready teacher. D. Rajah Ram , Tamil and Telugu Munshi, was suddenly stricken and taken from us in N o v e m ­ ber. W e m o u r n his absence from the Missionary’s study, the school and the church, and extend our sympathies to his sorrowing family.

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T H E C H U R C H OF CHITTOOR.

T h e report of the Pastor will be found annexed. T h e membership has increased by four, and the contributions by nearly twenty rupees. A donation of Rs. 70-4-4 was sent from Chittoor to the Madras Bible Society, of which Rs. 2-3 was given by European gentlemen, Rs. 46-2-4 by our church, and Rs. 1-2 by the village helpers.

T h e chief signs of growing interest are visible in the W o m a n ’s Prayer-meeting and the Sunday school. About twenty w o m e n are accustomed to gather weekly at our bung­ alow for prayer. T h e attendance at the Sunday school has been larger than ever before. T h e teachers have shown great perseverance in gathering children from the streets, and ear­ nestness in teaching them. Their training in the Normal School gives them additional power to impart Bible truths with clearness. W e feel that if we can hold the mothers and children, w e have in hand mighty levers.

The Church at Kottapalli.— Another village, Ramapuram, has been added to the six of last year. A small building has

been raised there .for church and school use. T h e people seem m u c h in earnest. I received Rs. 12 from a friend in America, and told them I would give them that amount only for their building, and they could do as m u c h more as they chose. They have aided considerably by work, and n o w have a “ churchlet" worth about Rs. 20.

T he num ber of communicants attached to the Kottapalli church is less, by four, than last year, mainly owing to the removal of several from the village of Marakalkuppam. W e should like to have seen that loss more than m a d e up by other accessions, but this has not been a harvest year with us. Missionary and native helpers need more grace, that they m a y learn better h o w to sow and h o w to gather. It is a pleasure to note that the mites of the little congregations are increasing. Apart from the gifts of the Mission agents, the people' have brought in Rs. lo-l-ll to the Pastor’s fund.

This is not much, but it is an increase, and comes from those w h o earn less than what is called “ starvation wages” in E n g ­ land and America. ' .

Village Schools.— T h e num ber of scholars is larger than last year, being 124. T h e exertions of Catechist J. Raji, of Kottapalli, deserve special mention. H e has had more than forty children in his school, whereas the n u m b e r two years ago was below twenty. T h e progress of the boys and girls has been creditable.

Village Libraries.— Wit h m o n e y furnished by kind friends at home, outside of our o w n church, I have been able to give to each village a small Tamil library. It is kept by the Catechist or Teacher, w h o m a y lend the books to the vil­ lagers. This is the only means I can devise to stimulate those .who have left school, to continue their reading and thus not entirely forget how, as has been the case with many.

Each library contains about forty books.

■ Preaching in non-Christian Villages.— A large .amount of this work has been done in and about Chittoor, by Pastor Sawyer and the students of the Seminary and Normal school.

Members of the Theological class accompanied m e to the vil­ lages occasionally. Their assistance was of great value in singing, preaching, and examining classes in the schools.

The magic lantern was our constant attendant and served the doublepurposeofattractingcrowdsand illustrating Bible

lessons. T h e village helpers have continued to present the Gospel to their neighbors. It usually takes a great m a n y sermons to work, under God, the conversion of a soul, hut this has been the rule of the K i n g d o m in all ages and lands.

A N m Village.— Eight families of Paramasattu, which is distant twelve miles from Chittoor, have signed the custom­ ary pledge, renouncing their old religion and been received under our care. They seem to have been largely influenced to come over, at this time, by relatives in one of Dr. J. W .

Scudder’s congregations, but as they are in the territory of the Chittoor field, he placed them in m y charge. H e and others sowed .there m a n y times, in former years, and the seed did not die. I hope to send the m a teacher early next year.

Booh Depot and Reading Ro om .— Because of the illness of the attendant, this has not been as effective as last year. It has been open, however, nearly every day, and m a n y have en­ joyed its privileges. It is a Christian institution in the heart of the town and must exert some influence for good.

With m u c h pleasure we acknowledge the help received from residents of the station. B y their aid we have been able to give needed assistance to m a n y poor. B y their aid, also, the Reading R o o m has been partly supported, and some other station work done for which mission funds were not available. T h e precedent, set last year, of furnishing Christ­ mas dinners to poor Christians, both R o m a n Catholic and Protestant, was followed this year. Each of o m - needy f a m ­ ilies received enough for several meals such as they do not often have. In their n a m e we thank the givers.

Rev. A n d r e w Sawyer, Native Pastor, reports : B y the grace of G o d the church in Chittoor is gradually improving. T h e members abide by the rules, are earnest in observing the Sabbath and liberal in giving to the church and other benevolent objects. Every Tuesday a prayer-meet­ ing for w o m e n is conducted by Mrs. Conklin in the mission bungalow. T h e Christian sisters commit to memory, each a different verse of Scripture on a subject before selected.

Previous to the meeting they gather at m y house where Mrs. Sawyer teaches them some lyrics to be sung at the meeting.

W h e n they assemble at the bungalow, they repeat their verses, sing, listen to explanations of the word, and pray in turn.

• Eev. J. W . Conklin conducts the Sunday school. B e ­ fore it, a preliminary teachers' meeting' is held in the Semi­ nary. "We meet to consult for the improvement and better working of the school. A short address is given to the teachers on the lessons for the day, and the meeting con­ cludes with several prayers. T h e n the teachers go to the houses and streets, gather as m a n y children of all castes as they can, and bring t he m to the church. T h e school begins with instrumental and vocal music, followed by prayer, re­ sponsive reading of the Psalms, and the saying pf the creed.

T h e n the children are taught in their classes. Reward tick­ ets and tracts are given to those w h o attend regularly. Th e school is brought to a close with a short address to the chil­ dren, singing, and the repetition of’ the Lord’s Prayer in concert.

• Village Preaching.-.— T h e Gospel is preached to the heathen in the villages by the mission helpers. T h e message is lis­ tened to with attention and eagerness, without any attempt at vain disputation and disturbance. The y ask for and re­ ceive tracts with joy. T h e audience is from forty to fifty.

Caste is the greatest hindrance to their embracing the Christian religion. But we humbly trust that the W o r d of G o d will, in the course of time, remove all barriers and show its divine power in bringing m a n y to Christ.

COOXOOK. ‘ Rev. J. H. Wyckoff, Missionary in Charge; C. David, Catechist; Isaac Abraham, .Elder; John Samuel. Head j\[aster. Boys' School: P. Muniappen, 2d Master : Christiana David, Head Mistress. Girls' School; Mary Paul, 2d Mistress.

. Mr. Wyckoff writes :

> Although this station is in m y charge, I have not been able to m a k e it a single visit during the year. T h e work has been •carried on by native assistants w h o have sent m e monthly re­ ports^ Rev. Dr. J. W . Scudder spent the months of April, M a y and June at Coonoor, and while there very kindly looked after the interests of the congregation and schools. H e did not find things in an encouraging condition, and the Mission thereupon decided to remove the agents and substitute others in their place. A n e w Catechist, C. David, was sent up on the 1st September, and by his energetic efforts the state of the congregation has considerably improved. T h e Sab-

bath services as well as the weekly prayer-meetings are m u c h better attended, and there are signs of the church awakening to n e w life. A careful census of the congregation was taken in the m o n t h of Nov embe r with the following re­ sult : Families, 57 ; Communicants, 97 ; baptized n o n - C o m ­ municants, 105 ;' Catechumens, 12. Total, 214. This shows an increase of 29 souls over last year. These accessions have not been from the heathen, but are Christians who, for vari­ ous reasons, had separated themselves from the church and have n o w been induced to return. T h e amount contributed to Pastors’ F u n d and other objects is a little less than last year. I do not think the cause of this to lie in the indiffer­ ence of the people to give, so m u c h as in their inability. T he year has been one of great financial depression on the Hills, and our Christians have suffered as well as others. W h e n better times return they will doubtless do more in the way of self-support. A n instance of liberality on the part of one of the. church members, Mr. John Isaac, w h o being prospered in his business gave a fine large lamp for the use of the church, should not be passed by unnoticed. Besides his or­ dinary duties the Catechist has conducted prayers for servants at the houses of Messrs. Clarkson, Thompson, James and Mrs; Nash, and has also preached the Gospel to the heathen in the town and on some of the coffee estates. T h e Elder, Mr. Isaac Abraham, and John Samuel, H e a d Master, have assisted h im in this, as well as in the church work. In the latter part of December Rev. A b r a h a m William visitedCoonoor and remained several days with the people. I have learned from several sources that his visit did m u c h good.

H e spent a Sabbath there administering the sacraments ; and also held a service on N e w Year’s day. Large audiences were present at all the services. H e reports the church and schools in a prosperous state, and was favorably impressed with what he saw and heard. _ The Boys’ School opened in January with sixty-seven pupils in attendance, and closes the year with’ eighty on the roll.

They are classified according to creed as follows: Christians, 16; Hindus, 50; Mah om m e d a n s , 8; others, 6. T h e Masters were somewhat remiss iri their duties during the first six months, and as the attendance decreased, one Master was dismissed. Since then the’ remaining two Teachers have

worked more faithfully, and the school has greatly improved.

Scripture lessons are taught to all the classes and weekly ex­ aminations are m a d e by the Catechist.

T/ie Girls’ School, I a m happy to write, has greatly ad­ vanced both in attendance and in general efficiency. This is due to the faithfulness of the School Mistresses and to the u n ­ wearied efforts of Mrs. Clarkson and other ladies w h o so kindly superintend it. T h e year closes with no fewer than fifty girls on the roll, fifteen Christians and thirty-five H i n ­ dus, with an average daily attendance of over thirty-five.

Mrs. M ar y Belavandrem, w h o had done m u c h to improve the School, left Coonoor on September 1st and was succeeded by Christiana David. T h e school was examined by the Dy. Inspector on December 15th and seven girls- passed. T he Bible is regularly taught, and the girls have also learned to sing several Christian lyrics. . .

• T h e annual distribution of prizes to both schools took place on the 22d December. T h o m a s Stanes, Esq., presided, and there was a good attendance of the parents and friends of the pupils. Prizes to the boys and girls were given by Mr. Stanes, Mrs. H a y n e and others. W e r e it not for the pecuni­ ary aid furnished by these and other friends the work at Coo­ noor would have to be largely curtailed, and without their personal superintendence and frequent visits to the church and schools, it would be hardly possible for us to carry on the work of the station with any degree, of satisfaction. ' 1IADAXAPALLE. Rev. W. W. Scudder, D.D., Missionary; Mrs. Scudder and Miss M. K. Seudder, As­ sistant Missionaries; Miss M. K. Scudder, In Charge of Girls' Sem inary and Hindu Girls' School; P. Souri, John Souri, Catechists; James Hnydayetallah, Head Master Boys' School; P. Timothy, Second Master; Joseph John, Head Master Girls' School; Samuel Zechariah. Second Master; Papaya Sastri. Telugu Munshi; Esther Jula, School Mistress; Rebecca Souri and Rebecca Hill, Bible Readers.

At the Out Stations.— 1. Anthony Chinnaya, John Zechariah, Assistant Cate­ chist; Lazar Marian, Eleazer Anthony, Jonas Chinnappa, James Xeal, Samuel Seth, Timothy Xeal, Readers.

Rev. J. H. Wyckoff sends the following report of this sta­ tion : ' I took charge of this station on the 1st of May, w h e n Dr. Chamberlain left for America, and it remained under m y care until the arrival of Rev. Dr. W . W . Scudder, about Decern-

ber 1st. At the latter's request I write the annual report.

With m y o w n station on m y hands, I have not been able to do as m u c h for Madanapalle as was needed. I brought m y family up in April, and while the}7 remained the whole time here, I was obliged to spend every alternate m o n t h at Tindi­ vanam.

The Station Congregation I found in a prosperous state.

T h e attendance on the Sabbath services has been excellent; the Sunday school has been well kept up, and harmony gen­ erally prevails a m o n g the church members. Most of the Christians being acquainted with Tamil, 1 have preached in that language on Sunday morning, conducting the rest of the service in Telugu. W h e n present at the station, I have also held a weekly prayer meeting at the houses of the people.

These meetings have been well attended and I a m sure have done good. T he church has contributed liberally to pastors’ fund and other objects, the whole amount, exclusive of Rs., 26-8, given by helpers at the out-stations, being Rs. 148-5-1.

This makes an average of more than Rs. 3-8-per church m e m ­ ber, which is very creditable.

The Station Boarding Schools have had forty-three boys and twenty-nine girls in attendance as boarders and day scholars during the year. Miss Scudder, although not formally in charge of the Girls’ school, has kindly looked after all its interests, and has spent as m u c h time as she could spare from her study of Telugu, in instructing and examining the classes.

Mrs. Wyckoff has superintended the boys, so far as health permitted, and attended to the food and clothing of the boarders. T h e conduct of the pupils, although not all that we could desire, has on the whole been satisfactory. Th e teachers have performed their duties faithfully, and both in­ stitutions are advancing in usefulness and efficiency. Th e schools were examined by Mr. Forty, Inspector of Schools, in August, and again by the Deputy Inspector for Result Grant in December. Both examinations were sustained fairly well. T he grant earned by the Boys’ school is double that of the previous year.

• A Hindu Girls’ School was opened on the 1st July and promises to be a success. T h e num ber of pupils has increased to thirty, and the girls are making commendable progress in their studies. Esther Jula has taught the school, assisted by

M a r y Timvengaliah, and the ladies have paid it frequent visits. As the n u m b e r of pupils increased, a male teacher was employed in December. Since his appointment more girls have been admitted. ' The Reading Room, which has been considerably enlarged, was opened again to the public in the m o n t h of April, just previous to Dr.' Ohamberlain^s departure. A large audience assembled and addresses were m a d e in English and Telugu.

T h e Library is well supplied with good reading books, papers and periodicals, and a Christian agent spends the evening there. T h e institution is very popular, and the best of its kind that I have seen in India. T h e weekly preaching ser­ vice on Wednesdays has been faithfully carried on by the native assistants, and since August a similar meeting on Saturday evenings has been held. A goodly n um ber of peo­ ple are found at these services.

Out-Stations.— I have visited all of the Out-Stations twice and some of them three times, spending a night in each vil­ lage. O n one tour I took the magic-lantern and exhibited the Scripture slides. Large audiences gathered, to w h o m the Catechists preached the Gospel. , With m y very limited knowledge of Telugu, especially the language of the rural people, I do not feel competent to speak very intelligently of the village Christians.- I believe a real change to have taken place in some hearts, and where seed has been so long and faithfully sown, a harvest must sooner or latter appear. .

A t Nalcheruvupalle the people have m ad e encouraging progress in Divine things, and I trust the good work begun there m a y spread to other villages. A t Obulreddipalle four adults have been baptized and are leading consistent Christian lives. T h e M a h o m m e d a n converts at Angallu are “ holding fast their profession,” in spite of the severe persecutions they have had to face. At Peddapalliam there has been some ad­ vance, though none of the congregation have yet been bap­ tized. T h e work thus has its encouraging features. But it is still “ the day of small things,” and vigorous systematic labor is needed if Christianity is to be firmly planted in this region. .

The Anglo -Vernacular School at Vayalpad has consider­ ably increased in numbers, and closed the year with 100 on

the roll. It contains five classes, and is n o w the only school in the town. T h e Bible is taught' one hour daily by a Chris­ tian teacher, and Catechist P. Souri examines the pupils in their Scripture lessons once a month. T h e Government- ex­ aminations will not take place till February, 1885. .

Evangelistic Work .— T h e Gospel has been faithfully preached by the helpers at the Station and Out-Stations. In Madanapalle some of the lay members of the church have shown a commendable zeal in preaching to the heathen of the town and the adjacent villages. T h e two Bible w o m e n at the Station, and the one in the villages, have prosecuted their work as usual, visiting the houses of a good m a n y of their H i n d u sisters, and telling them the glad tidings of salvation.

PALAMANAIR. Rev. W. W. Scudder. D.D., Missionary in Charge;!?, Moses, Catechist; Moses Abel, Teacher of Station School; Ruth, School Mistress; Samuel, Colporteur of

American Bible Society.

Mr. Wyckoff writes : There is very little to report about this Station. I have visited the place several times on m y journeys to and from Madanapalle, and have done what I could to encourage the very few Christians that compose the congregation. T h o Station Catechist, John Hill, died at the beginning of the year. His successor, P. Moses, did not. arrive till the m i d ­ dle of April, and has been ill so m u c h since, that he has not been able to accomplish much. T w o services are held on Sunday. T h e Lord’s Supper has been administered four times. O n e of the leading church members has been sus­ pended for gross immorality. His conduct has been wicked in the extreme, and I regret that there are as yet no signs of reformation.

The Station School has been very successfully carried on by Moses Abel and his wife, w h o deserve praise for their faith­ fulness and diligence. T h e Gospel Message has been .pro­ claimed 110 times in 40 different places to 2,435 people. T he Colporteur of the American Bible Society has sold'during eight months 506 Scripture portions, realizing Rs. 13-1-6.

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Rev. J. H. Wyckoff, Missionary: Mrs. Wyckoff, Assistant Missionary; S. A".

Sebastian, Catechist and Head Master, Anglo-Vernacular School; Samson Samuel, Lazarus A. Christian, Assistant Catechists and Scripture Teachers’ ; Joseph Paul, School Master; Rukkumani Ammal, Sewing Mistress; Non-Christian School M(tsters, Boys’ School 6, Girls’ School 2 ; A. Mathalaimuthu, Colporteur of Madras Bible Society ; C. R. Chimappen, Colporteur of Tract Society.

At the Out Stations,— Rev. Paul Bailey, Native Pastor, Orattur; A. Daniel, John Peter. Prakasam Malliapen, Catechists; Yesaclian Israel, Assistant Catechist; Christian Daniel, T. Shadrach, C. Jacob, John David. Francis Jacob, J. T. Absolom, A. Joseph. C. Ephraim, John Matthew, Job, Moses Joshua, B. John, A. Fran­ cis. Readers; T. James, J. Zechariah, P. Daniel, P. Abraham, K. Zechariah, T. Izakan, Aaron, Teachers; Ponnammal, Elizabeth, Martha, Bible Readers; Mary E m m i Ammal, Asenath, School Mistresses; Silas, Village Colporteur.

Rev. J. H. Wyckoff writes: ' .

W e have very little that is n e w to report concerning the work at this Station. There has been some advance in nearly •every department, but we are not privileged to record any marked successes or large ingatherings. . Th e year has been devoted to strengthening the points already occupied, rather than to making fresh advances.

A reference to the statistical table shows an increase of forty-eight adherents over last year. T h e num ber of .com­ municants is also a little larger, and fourteen more children are reading in the schools. T h e contributions of the congre­ gations appear to have decreased, but this is because, in 1883, the special subscription towards the Tindivanam and Orattur church buildings were added. W er e this s u m deducted, the contributions of 1884 would be found to be the larger. I have spent only eight months of the year at Tindivanam ; the remainder of the time I was at Madanapalle, which Station was under m y charge for seven months. T h e work was car­ ried on as usual during m y absence by the native assistants.

Station.— T h e Station Congregation has had a few acces­ sions, and n o w consists of 107 souls. On e man, a Romanist, has been baptized and received into church fellowship, and one family added to the n um ber of Catechumens. T h e Sab-, bath services- and weekly Prayer-meetings have been well at­ tended, and peace and harmony generally prevails a m o n g the church members. There has been one case o£ discipline.

T h e Sabbath, I fear, is not well observed by all the Christians, some being in the habit of frequenting the bazaar to pur­ chase food supplies, thus breaking the c o m m a n d of G o d themselves, and teaching their children to do the same. .

T h e Church has sustained a loss in the death of Mrs. Sebas­ tian, wife of the H e a d Master. She was a great sufferer for several years, and for some time previous to her death had be­ come totally blind. She bore her trials with Christian forti­ tude, and her earnest faith in the Saviour greatly strengthened her in her last hours. She passed away peacefully on the 29th June, leaving a sorrowing husband and seven young children.

W e miss her face in the sanctuary where she was a regular attendant, so long as her health permitted. W e praise .God for her useful life and triumphant death.

The Anglo -Vernacular School has had a fairly prosperous year. T h e institution opened with 149 boys on the roll and closed with 154 in attendance. T h e amount of School fees received from pupils.has been Rs. 1035-8-1, the largest in­ come we have yet had from this source. Five of the seven classes were examined by the Deputy Inspector in November, and earned a grant of Rs. 728-8-0, the whole of which has been realized. T h e Deputy Inspector pronounced the e x a m ­ ination that he conducted very satisfactory. Financially the school year has been a successful one, the income from fees and Government grant more than meeting the expenditure.

Scripture lessons have been regularly taught, and the Sunday School carried on as usual. Genesis and the Four Gospels have been the Scripture portions studied. O ne full hour for each class is given to the Bible lesson.

The Girls’ School, which is composed exclusively of Hin du girls, closed the year with forty-two pupils on the roll.

Owing to Mrs. Wyckoff's absence from the Station, it has not had the advantage of her visits. T h e attendance has, h o w ­ ever, considerably increased, and the general efficiency of the school improved.

• T h e anniversary of both schools took place in March last; Mr. M. R. Weld, Sub-Collector, presiding on the occasion.

Dr. Bradshaw, Inspector of Schools, was also present and spoke some words of encouragement. There was a large as­ sembly of parents and friends of the children. Mr. W e l d gave away the prizes to the boys and m a d e a spirited and ear­ nest address. .One pleasant feature of the prize-giving was the fact that more than half the prizes were given by native gentlemen of the toVn, w h o thus showed their appreciation of what we are doing for their children. '

Ihe Preparandl School, or Boys’ Boarding School, has. had thirty-six pupils connected with it. Their conduct, with one or two exceptions, has been uniformly, good. They attend the Anglo-Vernacular School as day scholars, but, besides the •legulai Bible lessons of the school, have special instruction in the Catechism and Scripture subjects. T h e boys appeared foi the government examination, and with three exceptions all passed. Eight w h o have, passed the fourth standard will be sent to Chittoor to take a higher course of study in the Arcot Seminary. Mrs. Wyckoff has charge of the school and looks after the boys' food and clothing, and also examines them in Scripture subjects.' . .

The Reading Room has had more than 8,000 visitors during 1884. Secular and religious papers, books and magazines are kept for perusal, and a Christian agent spends a part of each day there conversing with the people. T h e sale of books and tracts has been as follows: 0. V. E. S. Books, 374; Goverment School Books, 497; Religious Books and.

Tracts, 671. Total amount of sales, Rs. 246-4-9. Besides’ the above the Tract Colporteur has sold 974 C. V. E. S. B o o k s ; 1,274 Tracts; 56 Scripture portions, realizing Rs. 82-14-2 ; and the Bible Society Colporteur 1,653 Bibles and Portions, realizing Rs. 64-9-3. . .

Out-Stations.— I have not been able to m a k e as frequent tours a m o n g the Out-Stations this year as usual. Rev. Paul Bailey, w h o is pastor of all the churches except Sattambadi, has visited the different congregations monthly, and reports them to be in a fairly healthy condition. His report will be given at the close of mine.

• T h e Sattambadi congregation has increased in numbers, and its members are also advancing in intelligence and piety.

It is a pleasure to visit the place, and meet with people w h o receive m y instructions so gladly. During the recent m o n ­ soon, I was detained several days at the village, and the kind­ ness I received from them will not soon be forgotten. There are seven village congregations connected with Sattambadi, all of which are small. T h e one at Nakanur, 10 miles dis­ tant, is the best, and has a successful school. Malayannr and Sirudalabundi are fair; Pariantangal and Damannr not so g o o d ; while Pompetti, near Gingee, is the most u n ­ satisfactory of all. In the latter village a number of the

congregation hare been suspended for engaging in heathen ceremonies. , Narasinganur is another bright spot in this field, where I always a m pleased to tarry. It is a joy to witness the simple piety of the Christians ; their upright walk ; and their love • for the house of God. For several years they had been severely persecuted by the high caste heathen of the village, and their faith was sorely tried. At last they decided to meet together every Wednesday morning at daybreak to pray that the persecution might be stayed. This was continued for two years, and just as they were about to give up in despair, their prayers were answered, and n o w for some time they have had rest. T he two adjacent villages, Pundi and T e m ber, are both in a satisfactory state.

• The Orattur Church is the largest in point of numbers of any under m y charge. T h e church members are regular in their attendance at church and firm in their profession of Christianity; they are also fairly well off temporally; but 'are not making as satisfactory advance in intelligence and re­ finement as in other places. T he y have been prospered in a worldly point of view, but it has not mad e them more liberal in ■contributing toward the support of their Pastor and Teacher. I a m hoping better things of the rising genera­ tion. .

The Varikkul Church has been strengthened by the forma­ tion of a n e w congregation at Eonalur, consisting of seven families. I a m glad to receive a village in that quarter, as hitherto there has been but one congregation attached to Varikkal, and the church was numerically the weakest of all.

It is too soon to write of the n ew movement. T h e members of this church are making steady progress in those things that 'tend to give stability and character to a community of Christians.

The Church of Eolapakam is composed of five village con­ gregations. T h e Christians in the central village as well as those at Mandakapattu are very poor, but with one or two exceptions are orderly in their Christian walk, and harmony and good-will exist between them and their Catechist. The congregation at Eakandur, which has n o w been established for more than a year, is doing well, and the people have ex­ pressed a wish to be baptized, but it has been thought .best to

defer administering the rite until they have m ad e further ad­ vancement in Christian knowledge. Panjalan and Teiclmr ■are in a bad state and show no signs of improvement.

It only remains to say a few words about the youngest church organization; that of Valleripattu. T h e Christians of four villages combine to m a k e up this church. T h e cen­ tral congregation is of respectable size, numbering about one hundred souls. They are all converts from Romanism, and find it hard to give up sonle of the ceremonies of their old re­ ligion. I went to the village in March last and was not m u c h pleased with m y visit. T h e native pastor, w h o has been there several times since, gives a more favorable report of things. In the matter of contributions for pastor’s sup­ port and other objects, the congregation has done well, giv­ ing more in proportion than any other village except Nara­ singanur. Of. the other three villages connected with this church, Vellayampatfoi is in a prosperous state, and has re­ ceived several n ew accessions to its membership. In .HahTcanv/r, where, at one time, we had hopes of a large and thriving congregation, only four families remain attached to us, and I a m considering the question of withdrawing the teacher. A t Aimiznr, a large town, a few families have come back, but more remain firm, and there are signs of m a t ­ ters improving there.

It will be seen that our village work has its bright and dark side. But while there is not a little to discourage, there is also m u c h to strengthen faith and inspire hope. That there is progress on the whole, I a m sure, though it m a y not be so rapid or so marked as we would like. I a m convinced that more advance would be made, were all of the native as­ sistants efficient men. Seven of the teachers have had no training, and very little education. They were employed w h e n so m a n y villages came over in 1877, with the hope that better m e n would in time be forthcoming to take their places, but this hope has not been realized, and we have been c o m ­ pelled to work with the inferior staff.

The Village Schools have m a d e some progress in spite of the m a n y hindrances to their advancement. Six were examined by the Deputy Inspector, and earned a small government grant. Not being able to visit them often myself, I have sent one of the station school masters to inspect and report on

them. H e has jnacle three tours of inspection, and the schools have so far improved that fourteen have m a d e application for Government grant next year. ■I hope to be able to carry out' a plan for still more systematic and frequent inspection in future. .

■ " There has not been as m u c h Evangelistic vjork done as in the previous year. I had hoped to spend a m on th or two in touring, but m y absence at Madanapalle for a good part of the year prevented me. T he native agents have preached as usual in villages near their stations, and also preached at Mezlam and Mallianur during the annual feasts. T w o of my. best assistants visited Conjeeveram during the great festival in May, spending eight days there and reached a large n u m ­ ber of people.

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T h e churches to which I have been called to minister con­ tain 317 communicants ; 357 baptized non-communicants ; and 310 Catechumens and their children, making a total of 984 souls. -Nine persons have been received on confession of faith, four adults and eighteen children.have been baptized.

In Konalur and Panamalai, ten n e w families have been received as Catechumens. I have visited the villages under m y care nearly every month, and have administered the c o m ­ munion four times. B y the blessing of G o d the congrega­ tions and schools are improving. T he churches have con­ tributed toward m y support, Rs. 99-12-11.

This is less than they promised to give me, but the year has been one of scanty harvests. Wer e they able, I believe they would give more. ■ G o d has been pleased to call m e to labor a m o n g the poor. Although I preach to the rich also, avarice and caste prejudice hinder them from accepting the Gpspel.

• ‘ VELLORE. Rev. J. W . Scudder, M. A.; 31. D., Missionary. Mrs. J. W . Scudder, in charge of Female Seminary; Miss J. C. Scudder, in charge of Hindu, Girls’ Schools.

Ebenezer Yesudian, Head Master of Female Seminary; Joseph Paekianadan, Second Teacher of Female Seminary ;.David 3Iuni, Third Teacher of Female Sem­ inary; Anna, EoiirMt Teacher of Female Seminary; A. Massillamony, P. Jagana. dad, V..Thomas, Catechists ; Isaac Henry, Catechist and Bible Teacher in Hindu 'Girls’’Schools; Appow, Bible Colporteur; Gnanatipam, Bible Woman.

At the Out-SUUiona.— Rev.Abraham William. Xative Pastor at Kattupadi:Isaac Lazarus. Christian Samuel, Israel Andrew. John Abraham, Catechists .•S. Vedamonickam, 31. Joshua, S. Treadwell, A. Joshua, Assistant Catechists;David Daniel, David Vareed, lyavu David, Daniel Lazar, K. Solomon. Readers and School-Masters; Philip 31. Paramanandam, John Bloses, School Masters ; A. JIary, L. Lazar, School Mistresses.' . . '

Dr. J. W . Scudder writes :

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Vellore Church and Congregations.— T he num ber of c o m ­ municants at the close of. 1883 was 123. During 1884 four persons were received on confession of faith, and eight by certificate from other churches ; twelve communicants were dismissed and six died, making the num ber of church m e m ­ bers at the close of this year 112. A d d to these three persons who, though not enrolled as members of this church have c o m m u n e d with us throughout the year, and we have a total of 115 communicants as against 123 in the preceding year.

O ne adult and six infants were baptized, and three marriages were celebrated; T he congregation, all told, counts 283; an unusually large number of deaths, and the removal of several families from Vellore explain the decrease in the n um ber of church members. Our review of the year is on the whole encouraging and satisfactory. Attendance on Sabbath m o r n ­ ing services has been good, cpiite filling the seats of the church.

T h e audiences in the afternoon, however, averaged one-third less than in the mornings. There should be little or no such difference in the attendance at morning and evening worship.

A few indeed cannot come twice, but the piety of several, w h o might easily enough attend both services, seems unequal to more than one visit a day to the House of God. Three m e m ­ bers of the church have yielded to temptation, several others have violated the law of brotherly love; with these exceptions, all have, outwardly at least, “ walked worthy of the vocation wherewith they are called.”

T h e contributions of the church during 1884, were Rs. 278-0-2.

The chief point of interest is that the s u m given for pas­ tor s support is about ten per cent, larger than it was last year.

This is not m u c h to boast of, but it indicates progress, and in the right direction. O n the whole the contributions are less by about Rs. 16 than in 1883, but the fiscal ability'of the church has also been less. T h e falling off, therefore, in this respect is more apparent than real.

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Hindu Girls’ Schools.— ihe statistics of these institutions are as follows :

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Arasamaram Street School.— Average num ber on the roll, 110. Average daily attendance, 92. At the examination in December by the Deputy Inspector of Schools, four girls passed the fourth standard, eight the third, twenty-one the. second, and seventeen the first. T h e fees paid during the year amounted to Rs. 66-11, showing an increase of Rs. 24-3 above those of 1883. T h e whole expense for the year was Rs. 652-4-0. W e hate boasting, but m a y be pardoned for saying that the Deputy Inspector pronounced this school the best one of its kind in the district. ■ T h e teachers have worked hard and are deserving of commendation. drear M u n d y Street School— Average num ber on the roll, 111, average daily attendance, 90. At the examination in December, four girls passed the fourth standard, five the third, six the second, and eleven the first. This school is m u c h younger than its sister noted above, and is less success­ ful. S o m e of the teachers were incompetent and have, been dismissed. W it h a n e w and better staff of instructors, we m a y hope to show better results in the coming year. T h e fees received amounted to Rs. 59-5-3 ; an increase of Rs. 11­ 14-3 above those of 1883; and the.cost of the school for the year wasRs. 666-14-1. Miss Scudder daily visits and superintends the schools. Isaac Henry, Catechist, the Bible Teacher, is dili­ gent and enthusiastic in his service; and to us, one of the most interesting features of the work is the familiarity of the pupils with the Scriptures. Their singing, too, of vernacular Christian Lyrics is very pleasant to hear. T h e appearance of the girls with equally sparkling eyes and jewels at the Prize Distribution in February, furnished a feast to m a n y eyes and a joy to m a n y hearts. T h e large assemblage of parents and friends, including m e n of the best native society of Vellore, seemed to heartily appreciate the beauty, as well as the pro­ ficiency and promise of the occasion. W e often wish that the lady patrons in America, of these schools, could be present at one of these gatherings, and also see the pupils at their ordi­ nary daily studies. W e feel sure that they would rejoice with us in the happy outcome of their benefactions.

Primary Department of the Arcot Seminary.— T h e pupils in this school numbered twenty-six. Of these thirteen were.

presented for examination in the Fourth Standard, and the remaining ten in the Third. It is pleasant to write that all passed. T h e teachers were exceptionally faithful and dili­ gent, and deserve commendation. -We heartily congratulate them on the happy result of the year’s work. This school was, at the close of the year, removed to Arni.

Female Seminary.— Mrs. Scudder writes as follows : ' In February, 1884, we received seventeen more girls into the Seminary; thirteen of them were placed in the lowest class, and, with one exception, they all passed the Govern­ m en t Second Standard Examination held in December. In fact, of the forty-seven w h o were presented in the various classes, only two failed to pass the required tests. I felt greatly encouraged by this, for the school has had its draw­ backs. O n our return from our s u m m e r vacation, w e found that the H e a d Master was not behaving in'a discreet manner, and we were obliged to part with h im near the end of July.

The Matron also sent in her resignation, and left us on the .first of September. After some delay we succeeded in secur­ ing the services of Mrs. D ’Sena as Matron and Miss D ’Sena, her daughter, as H e a d Mistress. There has been no case of serious illness during the year a m o n g the scholars, excepting one orphan girl, w h o is a confirmed invalid. W e have had an excellent sewing-machine presented to the institution by Miss Gleason’s B a n d of Newark, N. J.; also valuable boxes were sent to the Seminary by the “ Faith Mission Band,” the Sunday school, and Mrs. Townsend, of Syracuse. These have afforded us a great deal of pleasure, and we take this opportunity of expressing our thanks tp all w h o have assisted by work, or contributed by gift, to fill these boxes.

Since writing the above Mrs. and Miss D ’Sena have sent in their resignation ; but I a m glad to add that we have secured the services of Mr. Ebenezer Yesudian, of Nagercoil, as H e a d Master. H e is well educated in both English and Tamil, and I think we shall have no reason to regret the change of instructors. .

Reading Room .— T h e room has, as formerly, been kept open on week days throughout the year. F r o m twenty-five to forty persons visit it daily, and read with interest the various volumes and periodicals, English and vernacular, with which its tables are provided. Books and tracts are also

purchased in the room, and carried by the visitors to their homes'. It thus forms a centre of light, whose rays penetrate m a n y a heathen house in the town.

Out-Stations.— I have very little that is ne w to report about these. They n um ber seventeen, lying north and north-east from Vellore. T h e aggregate of Christian adherents in them is 1,255, and communicants 429. There is a school in each village. T h e whole num ber of pupils is 320, of w h o m 270 are boys and 50 are girls. Divine service is conducted every Sabbath morning by the resident Catechist or Reader, and on Sabbath afternoon the whole congregation forms a Sunday school, and is instructed in Bible history, etc., etc. During the year I visited these villages as often as m y other duties allowed ; and, at each visit, examined the schools, held ser­ vices with the congregations, and administered the sacra­ ments. In some places, perhaps I m a y say in most,' there is ■ evidence of steady, if slow, improvement from year to year.

B y this we are encouraged. In other places, we seem to push against almost complete inertia. But none the less, it is our duty to keep pushing, and we persevere, waiting patiently for some favorable movement. I think I can say that the schools in these villages are advancing in efficiency. But the drawbacks are most powerful. Desperately poor, lamentably ignorant, and hereditarily averse to all intellectual effort, parents and children alike require no end of stimulation.

E m p t y stomachs and equally empty minds are slow to appre­ ciate the benefits of education. Nevertheless, twilight dawns even here. Several of the former pnpils in-these little ele­ mentary schools have passed through bur higher institutions, and are n o w leading respectable and useful lives. There is no denying the benefit of school training in these cases: and the increase from year to year will serve in time to dispel the accumulated ignorance and apathetic prejudices of ages. All these schools have been placed under the Results Grants sys,tom. T h e most of them earned grants last year, from Rs. 60 to almost nothing.

Seven families, consisting of twenty-two persons, have joined us in a n ew village, and are asking to be instructed. I hope to furnish them with'a teacher soon. They are not ineluded in our statistical tables of the year. W e prefer wait­ ing until we are satisfied of their sincerity.

Evangelistic W o r k .

— Carefully kept statistics show that during 1884 the Gospel was preached to heatheninand about Vellore 1,561 times 'in 267 places, to audiences aggregating 37,524; and in and about the Out-Stations, 2,630 times, in 339 places, to 33,210 persons. The totalsare :Times, 4,191; places, 606 ; audiences, 70,734. .

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Report of Rev. A b r a h a m William, Native Pastor of Kattu­ padi C h u r c h :

W e thank G o d for keeping the church, the helpers, and the Pastor from all har m this year. I request that every one will read the following statements I m a k e : Kattupadi Congregation: Families, 140; communicants, 190; school boys, 125; school girls, 31; Pastor’s fund contri­ butions, Rs. 90; W i d o w s ’ fund, Rs. 26-2-0; Poor fund, Rs. 11-13-1; subscription towards building a n e w church at Kattupadi, Rs. 348-4-9. Total, Rs. 476-3-14. Persons bap­ tized this year, 10; persons w h o newly joined the church, 2; deaths, 9; marriage, 1. T h e Lord’s Supper was adminis­ tered four times; two Sabbath services every Sunday; a S u n ­ day school is kept on every Sunday; prayer-meetings on every Saturday. T h e Sunday school and the W o m e n ’s Pray­ er-meetings are conducted by Mrs. A. William. She reads the Bible to the heathen women. S o m e of the Sunday school children can repeat from seventy to one hundred ques­ tions in the Catechism, and some others' are able to repeat some verses f r o m ’St. John’s Gospel. T h e American Arcot Mission has a colporteur of their own, w h o visited the rail­ w ay station regularly, and sold books and tracts to the value of Rs. 300 to 'the passengers. I a m glad to state that-the helpers belonging to this church have done their duty most diligently this year.

• ■ T h e Sabbath services in Kattupadi are n o w held in a small school-room. M a n y European gentlemen and native gentle­ m e n and ladies, the Vellore and Chittoor churches, and the Christians at Salem and Shervaroy Hills, have given liberal­ ly. D. Buick, Esq., J. A. Stewart, Esq., and J. Cox, Esq., have given largely. T o all these I give m y hearty thanks, and request others, w h o did not give before, to give this year. A s this church is situated near the railway station.

m a n y members w h o were railway employees left with their families for other stations. Still, the church has not sus­ tained any considerable loss.

Preaching to the Heathen.— N u m b e r of villages visited, 147: n um ber of audience, 12,091 j n um ber of books and tracts sold, 1,589; proceeds of sale, Rs. 30-1-0; books and tracts gratis, 2.

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J A P A N

MISSION.

' O R G A N I Z E D IN 1S39.

■ This Mission has three principal stations centering at Nagasaki, Yokohama and Tokiyo. . . .

Connected with the Nagasaki station are two organized churches with a baptized membership of eighty-three, of w h o m thirty-three are children.

Connected with the Yokohama station are three churches, with a baptized memship of 453. of w h o m forty are children.

Connected with the Tokiyo station are four churches, with a baptized member­ ship of 327. of w h o m t\venty~-six are children.

Total— Nine organized churches, with a baptized membership of 833, of w h o m ninety-nine are children. Of these there were baptized during the year 167 and twenty-three children, which number includes only two from the Nagasaki field.

Connected with these churches are twenty-six preaching places, and there are six more which are at out-stations where no churches are as yet organized.

The whole amount contributed during the year has been, yen, 2,022.26. .

To this might be added the Kiyo-bashi Church, which came under the care of the Iticcinn during flnrintr the t.Vu» year, and o n H n-lioro tfistrii* Tllfi the nntino' acting rpastor.

The Viiintized baptized Mission where AltMr. ribnnA Okuno ic is tha children,7.... and they have con ________ 4. of ..... ... ...is.... . whoi ...om seven are chil___ membership this church 110. of tributed for all purposes yen 381.60: the totals would then be raised to members 943, of w h o m 106 are children, and the contributions would be yen 2,403.86.

Nagasaki Station— Revs. Henry Stout, N. H. Demarest, Howard Harris. Yokohama Station— Revs. James H. feallagh, E. S. Booth. Tokiyo Sta­ tion-Revs. G. F. Verbeck, D.D., E. Rothesay Miller, James L. Amerman, and Prof. M. N. Wyckoff.

Assistant Missionaries— Nagasaka Station— Mrs. Stout, Mrs. Demarest, Mrs. Harris. Miss M. E. Brokaw, and Miss Clara B. Richards. Yokohama Station— Jlrs.

Ballagh, Mrs. Booth, Miss Carrie E. Ballagh, Miss M. Leila Winn, and Miss AnnaH. Ballagh, teaching in the Ferris Seminary, but not vet under full appointment from the Board. Tokiyo Station— Mrs. Verbeck, Mrs. Stiller, Sirs. Amerman, and Sirs.

Wyckoff; Sir. O. N. Benton temporarily engaged in teaching in the Union College. ' Native Ordained Ministers— Nagasaki Station— Revs. Asashi Segawa. Ichiji Tomegewa. Yokohama Station— Revs. Akira Inagaki. Kaiichi Banno, Shinkichi Takagi. Slasahisa Uyemura. Tokiyo Station— Revs. Slasatsuna Okuno, Shigeto Slaki, Kajinosuke Ibuka, Kumaji Kimura, and Sloto-ichiro Ogimi.

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Sunday School Scholars.

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N agasaki Station, Kagoshima........

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CHURCHES.

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Bap­ Total on tized, Roll.

Re­ ceived

Candidates for Baptism.

STATISTICAL TABLES.

Yen. 14.200 3.101

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Kojimachi......... 15 Shitaya........... 26 Kiyobashi*..... ... 15 12 Ueda.............

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598.994 25.924 90.371 233.970 381.588 888.800 106.813^

T otal............... 182 2 2 8 8 15 8 157 24 837 106 48 342 20 2.403.850 * Formerly under the care of the Presbyterian Slission.

S U M M A R Y O F STATISTICS, C H U R C H

O F C H RIST IN JAPAN.

Eastern Classis......... 239 43 76 27 50 239 54 1313 197 58 598 32 S.,839.792^ 190 43 41 16 23 190 38 975 189 72 564 21 3,285.2561^ 51 15 32 6 3 51 SO 251 78 31 192 16 275.639 To

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480 101 149 49 76 480 112 2539 464 161 1344 69 0.540.068

I. NAGASAKI

STATICS'.

Th e }Tear 1884 m a y be considered as marking an era in the history of this branch of the Mission of the Reformed Church in Japan. O n the 19th of December, 1883, the Rev. if. H. Demarest and his wife arrived in ifagasaki, and they were fol­ lowed by the Rev. H o w a r d Harris and his wife, and Miss M. E. Brokaw and Miss Clara B. Richards, w h o arrived in N a g a ­ saki, i?fay 19th, 1884. Such a large reinforcement of any place is, we believe, unprecedented in the history of our Mis­ sions, and we hope that it will be the means of n ew vigor, and under G o d ’s blessing of m u c h ingathering in that station which for twenty-five years was held almost single handed.

T h e work in hand at the end of last year has been contin­ ued.' Mr. Stout has given daily instruction in the Bible, and since September his class has numbered fifteen. T h e n e w ' theological class is also under his instruction in sacred his­ tory, and the advanced class in church history, for which he has translated, as far as the Reformation, the lectures of Dr. Woodbridge as n o w given in N e w Brunswick. T h e transla­ tion of the lectures of Dr. Woodbridge on Sacred history were published by the committee of the American Tract Society for Northern Japan, in the early part of the year. T h e trans­ lation of the Church history will be offered for publication at the annual meeting of the Mission.

In connection with the theological training, Mr. Segawa has given instruction in Theology proper, and since Septem­ ber has taught both classes. H e has continued his transla­ tion of lectures, using Dr. Woodbridge’s “ System ” in connection with Dr. H o d g e ’s “ Outlines.” H e has also had a class in one of Paul’s Epistles part of the time.

T h e m e n w h o have been under training have passed satis­ factory examinations before the Chiu Kuwai, and it is hoped that two of them will finish their course of four' years next summer, and be ready to begin active work as evangelists.

In addition to the study of the language, Mr. Demarest has assisted the helpers of the Mission w h o read English, enabling them to prosecute their studies or prepare-for their work in that language. .

Mr. Harris has given his mornings to the study of Japan-

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ese, but spends the afternoons in teaching, and reports ten pupils under his care. H e has m a d e no attempt to gather a •school, however, preferring not to have his time, at present, so taken up with teaching as to interfere with his study of the language.

Miss Brokaw and Miss Richards have devoted their time ■almost exclusively to the study of the language, but just at the end of the year have taken a few girls into their h o m e and are thus forming the nucleus of a school.

T h e churches remain m u c h the same as last year, though there have been a few additions both by letter and by bap­ tism. There are also at present a n um ber of candidates for baptism. .

Kagoshima. — There was a slight dissatisfaction in the Kagoshima Church last summer. T h e people were clearly in the wrong, and subsequently tried to m a k e amends, so that n o w the trouble has passed away.

Theie are three teachers in the school at Kagoshima, and between forty and fifty pupils; the course pursued is that of the ordinary primary schools. There is daily religious in­ struction, and the pupils come to the Sunday school, and most of them to the preaching service. 'T h e school is con­ tinued principally for the benefit of the children of church members. . Both in Nagasaki and Kagoshima the churches are har­ monious and apparently in a healthy condition. ‘ Suga was occupied regularly as a station at the beginning of the year, and Mr. Kurihara, one of the licensed students, was sent to take charge. H e has experienced active and most determined opposition, through the influence of a society called “ K m Kuwai.-’ This society has been extensively established in the southern part of Japan, for the express pur­ pose of hindering the spread of Christianity. T h e Saga section was especially active during the year, enrolling the people in large numbers, and giving lectures to set forth the evils of ^Christianity, and incite the people to oppose its influ­ ence. They intimidated those who went to hear preaching, and attempted by disturbance and throwing of m u d and stones to break up the services. They even-went so far as to incite their children to set upon the preacher’s children on the street and do them harm, and to vent their spite upon

the “ Christian dog,” (the preacher), w h e n he ventured out­ side the gate. However, this sort of opposition has Keen of such a shameful nature, that m a n y w h o allowed themselves to he • enrolled in the society have become disgusted and withdrawn.

A few- have gone so far as to acknowledge to Mr. Kurihara their folly in being inveigled into the ranks of the opposition.

A s a result the tide seems to be turning, and the last reports • from Mr. Kurihara are most encouraging. There is every reason to hope that good will come from the evil sufEered, although it was impossible to m a k e progress while the opposi­ tion lasted.

T h e colporteur employed by the Mission for work in the neighborhood of Saga, has been ill a good deal during the year, and his efiorts have been limited. H e has accompanied Mr. Kurihara in his visits to some of the villages and towns near Saga, and there is inquiry a m o n g the people in several of them. O ne of these places, Karatm, is an important coaling depot several miles to the north of Saga on the coast.'

There are several candidates for baptism there.

NaTcatsu.— During the s u m m e r an earnest call came from Nakatsu, the native place of the Revs. Messrs. Segawa and Tomegawa, for instruction in the Gospel. Mr. Segawa went in reply, and found several families earnestly inquiring after the truth, but of course very ignorant of its nature. H e formed them into a class for the study of the Bible, and for prayer, and remained with them nearly two weeks instruct­ ing them daily. F r o m time to time he hears from them, and learns that they still continue to meet for the study of the Bible and for prayer. T he y are all of the old aristocratic class, one of them the “ Karo,” or chief officer under the old “ Daimiyo.” H e has lost his property iis well as his rank, and is n o w in Nagasaki employed as a teacher for Miss Brokaw. Formerly the “ Samurai” under him, like Mr, Segawa, had to take off their clogs and stoop d o w n before h i m w h e n they met in the- street. N o w he sits at Mr. Segawa’s feet to learn the way of Life, and has lately received, baptism at his hands. So the changes go on in this wonder­ ful land. Nakatsu is also the native place of Mr. Fnkuzawa, whose influence has been so manifest during late years, first in opposing Christianity) and lately in urging its introduction as a political factor for the furtherance of Japanese civilization.

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Y O K O H A M A STATIOX.

Report of Evangelistic Work of the Y o k o h a m a branch of the Yokohama-Tokiyo Station for the year 1884, under the charge of the Rev. Jas. H. Ballagh : Three organized churches n o w exist in this part of the R e ­ formed Church Mission field ; these are the Kaigan Church, of Yokohama, and the churches at Mishima and Nagoya.

T h e latter church was organized during the present year on the 3d of May, of the believers, resident at Nagoya, Okazaki and Mizunomura, w h o had heretofore been connected with the church in Yokohama. There have been thirty-three ad­ ditions during the year, seven of w h o m are children, making the total membership forty-seven, or forty adult Christians.

There have been eight other adults baptized during the year, but not connected with the Nagoya church, as they are the ■first fruits of the labors of the Revs. Messrs. Takagi and Uyemura, and, like their teachers, hold a quasi-connection with the Shitaya church in Tokiyo. There are also nineteen applicants in all for baptism n o w at Nagoya, Mizuno-mura, and Okazaki. Of the fifty-five believers in all, twenty-four adults, two-thirds of w h o m are males, reside in Nagoya.

These are about to unite in asking Mr. Shinkichi Takagi to become their acting pastor, so as to allow Mr. Kaiichi Banno, heretofore the acceptable acting pastor of the Nagoya church, to engage in more extensive evangelistic work in the adjacent cities of Okazaki, Gifu, and the province of Mino, as yet u n ­ occupied by any other Christian workers.

T h e building of a chapel has had a very favorable influence in bringing good congregations together, and Mr. Torahiko Kato, the licensed helper, w h o spends half his time there and at Nagoya, has succeeded in interesting a large num ber of the residents of that village in Chyistianity, so m u c h so that it soon bids fair to become a Christian village.

T h e work at Okazaki has been visited by each of the work- . ers in Nagoya, and their continued labors there have resulted in several baptisms, and a num ber of applicants. A rented preaching place has also aided the work there. A young man, a former pupil of Mr. U y e m u r a ’s and a m e m b e r of the

Shitaya church, is working there very acceptably and, as yet, at his o w n charges.

In regard to the Mishima Church and the work in Idzu and parts of Suruga, there has been great advance and m u c h of interest to report. T he n um ber of additions by baptism can not be less than twenty-five or thirty, and with the seventy additions to the Y o k o h a m a Church must amount to 100, besides those of the Nagoya Church and field. T h e laborers are the same as for several years past, Messrs. Tokichi Ito and Kiuji Eurusawa, licensed helpers, and Mr. Sawada, and part of the time Mr. Tanaka, unlicensed help­ ers; the one being stationed at Gotemba, and the other at In-no-mura, both in Mikuriya on the east slope ait the base of Fuji-no-yama. T h e church at Mishima has shown a contin­ ued growth in self-support and self-reliance, and is canvass­ .ing for support of a pastor. T h e continued goodness of our G o d towards this little flock has been again manifested in His averting an attempt to involve them in religious discus­ sion by pretended Buddhist lecturers. T h e baptism of ten persons, and a Christian wedding, which took place in the midst of these disturbance, illustrated the Lord’s faithful­ ness in setting a table for His people in the presence of their enemies.

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T h e work at Yoshiwara, In-no and Gotemba is encourag­ ing, but without any marked indications, of "progress. So, also, at Kashiwakubo, Itomura, Hakone, K o y a m a and Yamanaka, occasional services have been held, the few be­ lievers in each section keeping Sabbath observance by meet­ ings for prayer and study of the Word. Lecture meetings at Mishima, Yoshiwara, Itomura and Hakone, as well as pro­ tracted preaching services at the latter place during the S u m ­ m er vacation, were held, but without any marked results upon others than the Christians themselves. T h e state of piety at Mishima has been quiet, warm, and sustained throughout most of the year, and has been manifested not only in a daily meeting, for some considerable season, for special prayer, but also in regular monthly meetings of prayer in union with the Canadian Wesleyan Mission Church at Numadsu, the meetings alternating between Mishima and Numadsu. A t Odawara, in Sagami, one or two of the pupils under'Mr. Wyckoff have been carrying on work since the

S u m m e r vacation, under direction and support of a Mission­ ary Society of the pupils of the Union College at Tokiyo.

T w o persons were there baptized in the Autumn. At Atsugi several preaching services were held by myself, and once assisted by the Rev. Mr.. Inagaki. There is reason to hope that continued work there will be crowned with success. A. Christian worker was supported for several months privately.

N ot far from Atsugi- are the villages of Upper, Lower, and Middle Aku wa, where encouraging evangelistic work' has been carried on by the Y o k o h a m a Church Missionary So­ . ciety. Also at Totsuka, on the Tokaido, have frequent preaching services been held. T h e same society has carried on regular preaching services at Kanagawa, and at one or two points in Yokohama. .

T h e Sabbath morning service at the church in Y o k o h a m a has been well attended, and the effect of a full church service must be healthful upon the Christian heart, and upon the minds of the community.

M a n y Christian residents or travelers w h o see the orderly attendance, and the evident earnestness of the native pastor, and all w h o assist in the ser­ vices, express themselves pleased and impressed with the ■sight. T h e spiritual atmosphere of the whole church has been w a r m and zealous. Nearly every Sabbath new. appli.cants are taken under instruction preparatory to admission . to the church. The y are generally taught for several months before they receive baptism. T h e interest taken by m a n y of the c o m m o n people in Evangelistic work, both in Y o k o ­ h a m a and the vicinity, is very encouraging and is manifested in their personal labors ; and in providing the means for the traveling expenses of those w h o go into the country. T h e interest shown by the young ladies of the Ferris Seminary and the American Mission H o m e , in making fancy articles for a bazaar to aid in this work, was very commendable, and the proceeds were said to have amounted to two or three hundred dollars.

T h e Y o k o h a m a Church supports its o w n pastor, w h o gives his whole time to the care of the church. T h e salary is thirty yen a month, and is raised by one hundred subscrip­ tions of thirty sen each. .They have frequent meetings for' lectures and social purposes, which are paid for by themselves.

Their church accommodation has been hitherto entirely gra-

tuitous, including fuel, lights, and sexton’s salary. They are n o w considering the question of bearing the proper share of these expenses with the foreign Union Church which wor­ ships in the same building. ' Our relations with the American Methodist Mission at Nagoya and Mikawa, and with the Canadian Wesleyan at N u m a d s u and the other parts of the Shidzuoka province, are exceedingly fraternal, neither the churches nor the mission­ aries seemingly knowing any difference, but all united in heart and efforts for the extension of Christ’s glory and name. * .

HfE ISAAC FERRIS SEMIS'ARY.

“ T h e teachers of the Isaac Perris Seminary respectfully present the following report of their work for the current year : • “ T h e year n o w closing has been one of the most success­ ful in the history of this institution.

T h e work of both teachers and pupils has been very grat­ ifying. ' T h e school has become more widely k n o w n through­ out the country, as is shown by the increasing correspondence and the unusual d e m a n d for the printed curriculum. . “ Fifteen n e w pupils have entered since the first of J an u­ ary. 1884, eight of them in September last. Of the latter, three are beneficiaries; their parents, w h o are Christians, have agreed that they shall teach for two years after thengraduation, under the direction of the teachers of- Ferris Seminary.- There are n o w fourteen pupils in the school thus assisted. O ne of those reported last year has been dismissed for bad conduct, and the amount advanced duly refunded.

T h e whole n um ber of pupils enrolled during the year has been forty-nine, and the average attendance thirty-five. fC Six pupils have been baptized since our last report, andthere n o w remain only three pupils past fourteen years of age w h o are not professing Christians, one of w h o m is a can­ didate for baptism. She would have been baptized before, but has been waiting for her father’s approval. H e r father, it should be observed, is not a Christian, but he has at last yielded to her persuasions and given his consent to her being baptized. H e r joy seems complete. “ Forty minutes every morning, Saturdays and Sundays

excepted, are devoted to Scripture instruction. There are six Bible classes, arid the pupils take the greatest interest in these studies. Sunday afternoons are devoted to the recita­ tion of Bible verses and the study of the Shorter and the Heidelberg Catechisms.' T h e studies, under the blessing of God, have borne abundant and blessed fruits. W e are daily praying for more pupils? for our accommodations are as yet not half filled, but we trust that the time is not far distant w h e n there will be no lack. . “ T h e progress of the pupils in their studies has been in most instances satisfactory. O n e pupil graduated from the Japanese course on the 19th of December. “ T h e public opening of the school after its extensive alterations and extension of last year,'was given on the 25th of April. Appropriate addresses were m a d e by Dr. Verbeck and Messrs. Ibuka and Yamamoto. Original essays in both Japanese and English were read by- the older pupils. Music, instrumental and vocal, was interspersed. After these exer­ cises a Japanese entertainment was furnished to the guests in the n e w dining-room. About 200 were present. “ About the time Miss H. L. W i n n was expected to return from America, news came that she had changed her plans and had determined not to return to Japan. Thus a place in the corps of foreign teachers which she had most efficiently and congenially filled was left vacant. “ T h e services of Miss A n n a H. Ballagh, w h o providen­ tially returned to Japan in September last, have been secured for the music department. She has shown herself fapt to teach/ and is thought highly of by both teachers and pupils.

Miss Carrie E. Ballagh has taught English and music about four hours per day, besides studying the language. Miss M. Leila W i n n has had the Engligh Primary classes, which have occupied her about four hours per day, and has also been en­ gaged in the study of the language. Rev. E. S. Booth has . had the general oversight of the school, has taught three hours per day, and studied Japanese as opportunity has afforded. “ W e have to acknowledge with pleasure the receipt from the Board of Publication of a grant of forty copies of the Psalms arranged for responsive reading, which are used by the pupils at morning prayers. Also a remittance from the

Wo m a n ' s Board of $315, the amount due on account of the extension.

• “ W e also feel grateful to the members of the W o m a n ' s Board, w h o have shown the deepest interest in all that has concerned .our work. They m a y be assured that they are being richly rewarded for their labors of love in seeing so m a n y souls born into the Master’s> kingdom, through their self-denying efforts and faithful prayers. A greater work than that of affording Christian culture to the w o m e n of the East has yet to be discovered.'' .

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Church Work.— 1. Kojimachi Church, under the pas­ toral care of the Rev. M. Ogimi. ■ This church has a baptized membership of ninety-eight, nineteen of w h o m have been baptized during the year. Mr. Ogimi, besides his pastoral work, has, since the return to England of the Rev. Mr. McLaren, been teaching classes in the Theological school, as given in the annual report of the same. Contributions of the church for all purposes were 90-37 yen.' T h e Mission has heretofore paid the ground rent on the church lot, but during the year the church contributed toward this as they were able, and at the end of the year the elders informed the Mission . that hereafter they would undertake to, pay it all. Mr. Ogimi has been married during the year, and is building a house in the district of Ichigaya. . .2. Shitaya Church.— After the resignation of Mr. U y e m u r a ' as pastor, the preaching was carried on till the Spring by Messrs. Uyemura, Kimura, and Takagi. In April Mr. Takagi went d o w n to Kagoya to work, and he was followed in M a y

by Mr. U y e m u r a ; since which time Mr. Kimura, though not taking the n a m e of acting pastor, has been preaching and 'working for the church. T he present membership is ninetyfour, twenty-six of w h o m have been baptized during the year.

There is but one baptized child in the whole church.' T h e contributions have been 233-97 yen.

Connected with the church is a preaching .place at Negishi, a village under the U e n o hill, and in the neighborhood of the Naka-sen-do railroad station. Th e position is a good one, and

m a w of the old gentry and m e n of influence live ’there.

There is no other work there except some started by the Gieek Church. (At the request of Mr. K i m u r a an attempt, as yet unsuccessful, was m a d e to secure a better preaching place there, as their present one, the house of one of the be­ lievers, is in a bad position and not large enough.) O ne of the elders of the church has moved out there, and we hope the work will grow.

' Mr. Kimura reports that the church is a difficultone to preach to, from the number of young students who attend,. bnt that everything isvery harmonious.

This church has supplied some of our best theological stu­ dents, and there are n o w four m e n in the school from there.

■ T h e church has grown so that there is not sufficient accom­ modation for the congregation in the present building.'. They have applied to the Mission for aid to build another chapel.

A t present Dr. Verbeck and Mr. Ibuka preach once a m on th each for the church. • • .

• Iwai-bashi.— T he services which were c o m menc ed in the lower part of the building formerly rented by the Union col­ lege were continued till the Fall of 1884. Towards the end of October notice was given that the house was sold and we must vacate the premises. After inquiring in different direc­ tions it was found that the Meiji-Kuwai-do (the large public hall) could be rented more cheaply than heretofore, and a pro­ position was m a d e to rent it for every Sunday for six months.

The contract was finally concluded for twenty yen a month, with the privilege of renting the hall on any other day for lectures at reduced rates. .

It is hoped that during the six .months it will be seen whether it will be worth while to carry on a service on such a large scale. T h e Presbyterian Mission from the first ex­ pressed their willingness to help bear the expense, and since the Scotch Mission wish also to join with us, the Services will come under the Evangelistic committee.

• During the typhoon of last September the church building of the Shinsakaye church was completely blown down, and we. offered them the use of the Iwai-bashi preaching place, which they gladly accepted.1 W h e n we m ov ed into the MeijiKuwai-do, which is only a stone's throw away on the same street, they went with us, and their pastor, Mr. Isliiwara, takes

charge of the morning service there. T h e church members come also in the afternoon, and hold a Sunday school after the ser­ vice, in which there are special classes for those w h o come for the first time and wish to stop for inquiry. Our helper, Mr. Yoshioka, is expected to give his special attention to those w h o come in this way to ask about Christianity.

3. .KiyobasM Church.— A t the last annual meeting the wish of this church to employ Mr. O k u n o as their acting pas­ tor was discussed. T h e Presbyterian Mission expressed their willingness to accept the arrangement should it he considered to apply to the present case only. T h e church afterwards borrowed forty yen from the Mission to pay their back ground rent to the. Government, and this amount is returned in monthly instalments of four yen each.

• During the S u m m e r Mr. O k u n o was called to be the regu­ lar pastor of the Ushigomi church,' under the care of the Presbyterian Mission, but they, with the Kiyobashi church undertake to pay his full salary. Since the Committee on Evangelistic work was formed, this connection could be mad e without friction, and the Mission readily consented to the arrangement. Such combinations must from this time be looked for, and they show us that in a very few years the three different Missions cannot lay claim to any particular churches, as the union of work will, before very long, be corncomplete. .

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Ueda.— This church, since Mr. Kobayashi has gone to be their acting pastor, has grown both in numbers and strength. Its present membership is sixty-four, twelve of w h o m have been baptized during the year. T h e contribu­ tions for the year are reported as being 888.89 yen, but this must include 500 yen which were given them towards the erection of their n ew chapel by a friend in America. T h e chapel was dedicated on the 25th of September, and the ser, vices at the time were very interesting. T h e Committee on Evangelistic work sent'up Messrs. Miller, K n o x and Ballagh, and a series of meetings were held, which were of great benefit to the church. T h e native pastors at A n n a k a and Takasaki assisted, and great numbers of outsiders came to the preach■ing services for the first time and listened with deep atten­ tion. Full accounts of these meetings have been already sent

home. W e hope that the erection of this chapel will be the beginning of a great growth for this church.

T he work a m o n g the w o m e n received fresh impetus from the visit of Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Hitomi in the Spring, w h e n with Mr. Miller and Mr. Hitomi they visited Wado, Taka­ saki, K o m o r o and Ueda. Mrs. Kojima, a m e m b e r of the church, but w h o has been lately living in Y o k o h a m a and do­ ing work there a m o n g the women, was a great help to the church during the two or three months that she was able- to spend at her home. ' s Komoro.— Besides work in K o m o r o itself, Mr. Maki holds regular services at the following places : Nozawa, Mariko, Iwamurada and Nagakubo. jStozaiva.— T h e work here was undertaken at the request of a gentleman w h o lent his house for a preaching place. T he audience varied from ten to 100, but in February Mr. ’Maki was compelled to give up the services because the gentleman w h o had asked him to come failed in business and he was u n ­ able to get another house in the village.^ ■ Mariko.— Here the work has not been encouraging. .

T h e regular hearers .were only some half a dozen w h o came more out of politeness to himself and the lady in whose house they met, than from any wish to k n o w about Christianity.

W h e n Mr. and Mrs. Miller were there in the Spring the at­ tendance was very large, but. the people came out of curiosity.

Those w h o generally come have but a superficial knowledge of things, but affect to be learned men. Mr. Maki has held services here three times a m o n t h except during the S u m m e r w h e n the peole were too busy to attend the preaching. ■ Iwamurada. — T h e services here are held three times a m o n t h ; the audience varies from a mere handful to eighty or more. Since Mr. Miller's visit in the Spring appearances are more hopeful, the people seem to respect Christian­ ity more, and the regular number of hearers has slightly in­ creased.

• jS'agakuio.— ^h. Maki went here last December at the re­ quest of a young m a n w h o had -first heard Christianity in the extreme western end of the empire, in Shimonoseki, from Mr. Stout. T h e friends and relatives of this young m a n were opposed to his hearing any preaching, but he persuaded t he m . to withdraw their opposition, and induced some ten young

m e n to join in a request to Mr. Maki to come regularly to teach them, promising to pay all traveling expenses. ' Meet­ ings have been held three or four times a month, except for a while during the Summer, at which there are from twenty to seventy persons present. S o m e of the people have become so far interested as to ask questions. ' ’ ' Komoro .— There was a lady baptized here on the first Sab­ bath of the year. There are n o w six baptized Christians in K o m o r o beside Mr. Maki’s o w n family.

Until August the Sabbath services were a Bible class in the morning, a Sunday school in the afternoon and a preaching service in the evening; but towards the end of the year there was held a service for the believers in the morning, and the Bible class as well as the Sunday school in the afternoon, while in the evening there is a service for unbelievers; There are n o w about forty scholars in the Sunday school, since the disturbance raised by the teachers of the primary schools has not entirely passed over, and some of the parents still hesitate to send their children to his house. T h e evening meetings are quite encouraging. There are sometimes 100 persons present. ' . ' O n Wednesday evening there is a general prayer meeting, and on Saturday evening, during the first part of the year, .there was a preaching service which has lately been changed * to one for candidates for baptism. T h e believers all keep the Sabbath, and some of them are endeavoring to do some­ thing towards spreading the glory of G o d in their neighbor­ hood. . , ' ' Since July, 1883, the Christians have held a daily prayer meeting for the outpouring of- the Holy ^Spirit, and they hope before long to receive an abundant answer to. their prayers. ‘ . ' 5. Takasaki.— T h e work that was. begun at Takasaki by Mr. K i m u r a and Mr. Hoshino, has been fully described in the letters of Dr. Verbeck to the Board, under date of M a y 28th, and before, and so needs no further mention here. A n independent church was organized on M a y 17th, and Mr. Hoshino was at the same time ordained and installed as its pastor by a body of ministers w h o had been asked to take part in the ceremonies.

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of w h o m ten were baptized during the year. T he contribu­ tions reached the s u m of 166.81 yen, the members being .greatly interested m the erection of a n e w chapel at Seiji, and contributing in m on ey as well as in labor towards it.'

They hope to complete the building by the end of the year which will bring it in next year’s report. W a d o m u r a is a little village, about two miles off the main road, where two elders of le church reside and most of the original members : but at present the church has grown almost entirely outside of the village, both in the large town of Sugito on the main road, and also at Sazayemon-mura a village on the other side.

Foi some time past there lias been a discussion as to the desirability and feasibility of building another chapel in the main town. This was finally decided on last spring and a lot.obtained for the purpose, in the purchase of which the Ghnstians were greatly hindered by the Shintoists. Through the gift of a friend in America, and with what m o n e y and labor they could give themselves, they have been able to put u p a large and comfortable chapel, and n o w hope to call a pastor, and not depend ou the labors of the theological students. T h o u g h the people are mostly poor farmers, still, from the various towns and villages'in the near neighborhood a strong church ought to be built up. ’ Tours. Mr. and Mrs. Miller accompanied by Mr. and Mrs Hitomi and Mr. Miura m a d e an extensive trip in the spring to Wado, where lectures and preaching services were held as well as meetings for women. Mr. Miura remained here durm g the vacation of the Theological School, while the others went on across to the Nakasendo R. R., and so on up to Taka­ saki, and then to K o m o r o and U e d a where they remained some time. Mr. and Mrs. Hitomi remained, after the return' of Mr. and Mrs. Miller, and went up again during the s u m ­ m e r vacation, as U e d a is the h o m e of Mrs. Hitomi.

Another trip was m a d e to Shinano at the time of the dedi­ cation of the U e d a chapel ; and various tours were m a d e by the Theological students during their vacations. .

Committee on Union in- Evangelistic Work.— The rules ’ drawn up by a Committee of the Council of the Three Mis­ sions, for union in evangelistic work were adopted by that body on the 27th of June, and have been, in operation ever since in the eastern and northern Chiu Kuwai. After seeing

the working of these rules we are prepared to say that they are successful beyond our expectation, and in the matter of monevs, where ‘some difficulty had been anticipated, it wasfound that each mission could pay its o w n churches, helpers and theological students as heretofore, and without the neces­ sity of a c o m m o n purse, and yet could receive the full benefits of the union, and where tours were m ad e by the native evan­ gelists, embracing churches cared for by all the missions, each mission could bear one-third of the expenses. All salaries of missionaries, helpers and students belonging to the several missions are borne by their respective missions, and all traveling expenses of missionaries are borne by their re­ spective missions, even w h e n the immediate benefit is to the work of only one mission. O n e benefit derived is the sending of the theological students to those places where they are needed most, irrespective of the mission which supports them, and thus their being able to go out together and take charge of all the churches or work that m a y be in one neighborhood, whether connected with one mission T h e native churches, incited we think by this union, have formed a n e w Board of ‘Domestic Missions, to which the churches in Tokiyo contribute. As, however, the Dai K u w a i does not meet till Pall they did not wish to wait till that time before beginning work, and so, for the present, are not under its supervision. There is provision in the constitution for such supervision by the Dai K u w a i or Chiu Kuwai, and they hope, ultimately, to unite in some' way with the Foreign U ni on Committee, probably on some such plan as was pro­ posed by the Council at the time of the last meeting of the.

Dai Kuwai.

T h e only entirely ne w work that has been undertaken by the Committee on Evangelistic work was started at the close of the year1in the province of Tosa, an account of which is given in the Annual Report of the Council of the Three Mis­ sions and published in the Sower and Mission Monthly for ' May, 1885. ' .

■ Lectures.— Besides the regular preaching services and evangelistic tours enumerated above, there have been various lectures and preaching meetings, generally of a union char­ acter, embracing Christians of all Protestant denominations,

some under the direction of the missionaries, and some en­ tirely conducted by the Japanese,— the good results of which are felt still. Dr. Verbeck has been almost always connected with these, besides his regular work of translating the Old Testament.

■ Bible Revision, etc.— Under the Permanent Committee have been revised during the year, II. Samuel, Genesis, E x o ­ dus, Ruth, and Ecclesiastes, while Nu m b e r s and Leviticus are almost through the press, and Isaiah and the Psalms are ready to be published. ' • Mrs. Miller has been busy with the editing of the “ Yoro.kobi-no Otodzure,” (Glad Tidings) and the leaflet for very young children. This last was undertaken at the instance of a lady w h o wanted, in her school for little children, some­ thing even simpler than the Glad Tidings. T h e success of both these is very encouraging and the subscriptions for the next year are so far increased that she expects to issue, from the first of the year, 3,300 of the one and 1,300 of the leaf­ lets. There is hardly a province in the empire to which these little papers do not go.

During the year Mrs. Miller has also been very m u c h in­ terested in and has given m u c h thought to the “ ISTihon Tokusho Kuwai, a Japanese Reading Circle, something on the plan of the Chautauqua Circle of the United States.

IL Educational Wovh. This work is carried on in close connection with the American and Scotch Presbyterian Mis­ sions. " • 1. The Faculty.— Mr. McLaren has been absent on fur­ lough during the year. AVe are profoundly sorry to hear, tin ©ugh recent letters, that the state of his health is such that he will not be able to return to Japan. Mr. McLaren has been identified with the school since its organization in 1877, and we shall miss his wise counsels, hearty cooperation and devoted labors. Mr. A m e r m a n returned to Japan in October, 1883, and resumed his place in the school. H e has lectured on Systematic Theology, Church History, and Church Government. Until Mr.« Amermaids return, M 1’Miller lectured on Church History and the B oo k of the Acts of the Apostles. Mr. K n o x has lectured throughout the year on the Outlines of Theology as contained in the West­ minster Assembly’s Shorter .Catechism, and on Homiletics.

Mr. Ibuka has lectured on Pastoral Theology, •the Gospel of Luke, and Dr. Imbrie’s Life of Christ. Mr. M c L a r e n ^ place has been partially filled by Mr. Ogimi, Pastor of the Kojimachi Church, Tokiyo, w h o has instructed the .first and second year students in Sacred History, using as text books the works prepared by Mr. McLaren and Mr. Stout. R e g u ­ lar instruction has been given in Chinese reading and c o m p o ­ sition during the year.

T h e schedule for lectures during the current year is as fol­ lows':-Mr. A m e r m a n , Systematic Theology, Church History; and Church Government.

Mr. K n o x : T h e Westminster Assembly’s Shorter.Cate­ chism and Homiletics. .

• Mr. Ibuka : T h e Life of Christ, the Acts of the Apostles, and Pastoral Theology. " Mr. O g i m i : Sacred History. ' Also, daily instruction in Chinese reading and composi­ tion.

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The Students.— During the year ending June 27, the number'of students in attendance was twelve, classed :as fol­ lows : 1 st year, nine ; 2d year, one ; 4th year, two. O ne of the fourth year students left the school at the end of the second term. H e is the agent of the National Bible Society of Scotland and the London Religious. Tract Society for Tokiyo, and does evangelistic work as he has opportunity.

T h e third year student suffered about the middle of the year from a -severe attack of typhoid fever, and was excused from attendance during the third term. H e returned at the be­ ginning of the n e w school year, and has passed satisfactorily all the examinations for the time w he n he was absent. With , a few exceptions the attendance and recitations of the stu­ dents have been very satisfactory, and the term examinations well sustained. ' There has been a gratifying increase in the n um ber of students for the current year. There are n o w seventeen (17) classed as follows : 1st year, seven ; 2d year, nine ; 4th year, one.' Of the candidates dor admission to the n e w class of this year four failed to pass satisfactory examinations and. were rejected.' | 3.

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tions, and under the direction of the Evangelistic Committee ot the Council since that committee was formed. T he re­ ports of their work have been unusually satisfactory.

4. Students’ According to the rules which have een adopted by the Council during the year, students re­ ceive aid m the matter of their support only after passing satisfactory examinations, and when they have been taken under the care of one of the Classes (Presbyteries). It is also required that they agree to.labor under the direction of the Evangelistic Committee of the Council for three years after completing their studies in the school. * o. The Evening Classes.— A n arrangement was reported last year for the instruction of those w h o are too far advanced m years to m a k e it advisable for them to take the regular course of study, and w h o are not looking forward to ordina­ tion as ministers of the Word, but only to evangelistic work or to a more intelligent preparation for their duties as church o cers. This arrangement has been, continued. T he course begins in October and ends in April. It is as Theology7 eVening’ M r ' A m e r m a r b Church History and

Tuesday evening, letics.•

M r . . Knox,

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Thursday evening, Dr. Verbeck, Epistle to the R om ans Friday evening, Mr. Ibuka, T h e Life of Christ ’ T h e whole n um ber of students in attendance during the last term was sixteen (16). T h e n um ber in attendance thus far m the present term is also sixteen (16), of w h o m seven' (7) weie with us last year. T h e attendance has not been as ■ constant as that of the students of the regular' school, but a sufficient cause for this is found in the fact that these stu­ dents have their several business engagements during the day and some can only attend on one or two evenings of the ■week ; some also come at the beginning of the term w h o find the required time or labor too great for them and give it up V e are sorry to record the death of one of the students of this evening class during the present term.

S. P v M i c a t w n s D u r i n g the Yeav.— (1.) A Commentary on the Westminster Assembly'sShorterCatechism,454pages '

By Mr. Knox.

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(2 .) T h e Basis of Ethics, 79 pages. B y Mr. Knox. • (3 .) T h e Life of Christ, 639 pages. B y Dr. Imbne.

(4.) A n Introduction to the Study of Systematic Theol­ ogy, 12 pages. B y Mr. A m e r m a n . ' (5 .) T h e A rg umen t for the Being of God, 144 pages. B y Mr. A m e r m a n .

• (6 .) A Second Edition of the Biblical Theology of the N e w Testament, with a Glossary, 418 pages. B y Mr. A m e r m a n .

A second volume on Homiletics, by Mr. Knox, is nearly completed, and a work by Mr. A m e r m a n , on the Attributes of G o d and the Trinity, is ready for the press.

7 . The Library.— A n addition has been m a d e to the school building for the better accommodation of the Library, at a cost of Mexicans 8303.68. W e have received upwards of a. hundred volumes during the year, the gift of friends at the h o m e lands and in Japan. Specially we record our thankful appreciation of the generosity of Messrs. Miller and Lindsay, of our o w n Missions, through which we have m a d e valuable additions to the department of philosophy. ' 8 . The Reading -Room.— This, has been continued through, the year at no cost to the Missions., ' 9. Dormitories.— T h e need of-dormitories for our students has been more deeply felt this year than before, and with the .permission of the Council an effort was m a d e to secure ap­ propriations for their erection, but without success.

In conclusion, we record our sincere gratitude for the m a n ­ ifestation of G o d ’s favor which has been m a d e to us this year. W e have had difficulties, but we have also had large 'encouragements. W h e n w e regard the position and influ­ ence of those w h o have been graduated from our school, the increase in.the num ber of our students, the growing improve­ ment in the quality of the work done, and the influence of our publications,, we are grateful and hopeful.

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J a s . L. A m e r m a s t , G eo. W m . K n o x , ■ Permanent Instructors.

Rev. Mr. Stout has had a Theological class of five m e n at Nagaski, and with the assistance of Rev. Mr. Segawa has given instruction in Sacred History, Church History, Sys­ tematic Theology, and one of Paul’s Epistles. -Mr. Stout

lias published during the year a Manual of Sacred History, 158 pages, and he has a work on Church History nearly ready for the press.

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The Union College.

— Although theUnion CollegeatTokiyo isnot under the direction ofthe Council, being sustained by only two of our Missions;yet the institutionisso closelyre­ lated to pur work thatwe deem it proper togive itsreport for the past year, which isasfollows: “We have very much cause for gratitude aswe review our work for the past year. Although several of our pupils left the school on' account of the conscription act, which was passed at.the beginning of this year, ithas caused us less' disturbance than we anticipated, and. we have begun a new school year with largely increased numbers. It is alsoan encouraging factthat, with the exception of those who were liableto conscription, there has been very littlefalling-offin pur higher classes. The great difficultyheretofore has been tokeep our pupils for more than a year ortwo, and we hail with joy any signs ofimprovement in this respect. “ Plariswere made inJune last for the erection ofa new building by the Reformed Church Mission on the lotadjoin­ ing the present school.building, which belongs tothePresby­ terian Mission. Money- given by Mrs. Sandham, of New York, was on hand forthatpurpose, but, justasthe building was to be begun, we found a feeling among those of our Japanese brethren who are speciallyinterested in our work, that itwould be much better to.have our Preparatory School located in the city instead of in the Foreign Concession.

The reasons^advanced commended themselves to us very strongly, so we determined to deferbuilding a little longer, and make the experiment of a separate PreparatorySchool for ayear in a rented'building. We succeeded in obtaining a building fairlysuited to our purpose ina good quarter of the cityand ata reasonablerent. “ We began teaching there in September. Thus farthe experiment has been very successful. .

Our course of study} asbefore,extendsoversixyears. The firstand second year pupilsattend at the school in the city, and.the fourcollegiateclassesattend in the Foreign Conces­ sion. The Faculty of both departments is the same, and has the following members: .Mr. J. C.'Ballagh, Rev!

.J. M . ' McCauley, and Mr. M. N. Wyckoff. Assistants : Mrs. McCauley, Mr. 0. N. Benton, Mr. S. Ishimoto, and Mr. S. Muraoka. Kauji (Manager), Mr. A. Hattori. . “ Mr. Ballagli rejoined us at the beginning of the school year in September and has charge of Mathematics in the college classes, and also teaches one hour a day 'Arithmetic and E n g ­ lish composition to the second year students of the Prepara­ tory school. “ Mr. McCauley has charge of History and Mental Science in the college classes, and also teaches English conversation one hour a day to the second year students.

• “ Mr. Wyckoff has charge of the college classes in Natural Science, and teaches the junior class in English literature and ■the first year students an hour a day in English composition. “ Mrs. McCauley teaches .the Freshman class history and. conversation; also instrumental music to those desiring it. “ Mr. Benton teaches English G r a m m a r and composition to the Freshman and Sophomore classes; also reading and spelling three times a day in the Preparatory school. Mr. Ishimoto, a graduate of the school, teaches translation to the Freshman class, and translation and geography to the Preparatory classes. ' • “ Mr. Muraoka has charge of the Chinese studies in all the classes.1 . “ Mr. Hattori, also.a graduate of the school, attends to all matters of business and government, and teaches Arithmetic one hour a day to the first year students. H e lives in the Preparatory school.

• “ All classes spend a half hour in Bible study every morning, immediately after the opening exercises of the school. Mr. McCauley teaches the Senior class, Mr, Ballagh the Junior, Mr. Benton the Sophomore and Mr. Wyckoff the Freshman.

Mr! Hattori teaches the Gospels to the whole Preparatory ■school in one class. Sunday school is also held on Sabbath mornings, with the boarding pupils and day scholars w h o m a y attend. ' “ T h e evening exercises are as follows: In the college the Sunday and Tuesday evening services are conducted by Mr. McCauley and Mr. Wyckoff alternately. T h e M o n d a y and Thursday evening Bible class is taught by Mr. Ballagh. O n Wednesday evening the school prayer meeting, conducted by

the pupils, is held, and on Friday evening the Literary society meets. In the Preparatory school prayers are held by Mr. Hattori every evening except Wednesday, w h e n the school prayer meeeting takes their place. Services are held every Sunday evening, conducted sometimes by Japanese and some­ times by foreign instructors. All boarders attend at the evening services. ' ‘ “ In January, 1884:, Rev. T. MacNair joined the Presbyterian ' Mission and took charge of the classes in Mathematics until the school year closed in June. W h e n Mr. McN air entered the school the Reformed Church Mission assumed the payment of the salary of Mr. Benton, w h o until that time had been •engaged by the Presbyterian Mission. “ T h e n um ber of pupils present is: Seniors, 3; Juniors, 5; Sophomores, 15; Freshmen, 33; Preparatory school, second year, 56; first year, 41. Total, 153. . “ There are at present nineteen Christian pupils in the col­ lege and sixteen in the Preparatory school. During the year five have been baptized, and nine Christians have left the school since the last report. O n e .of.these graduated, four . went to America, and the resfentered the Government schools to avoid conscription. “ Our Preparatory school is filled to its utmost limits, and several applicants for admission to the second year class have been refused, as there is no room for them. W e hope to be able to m a k e arrangements for the accommodation of a larger n um ber from January 1st, if there be a sufficient n um ber of applicants by that time to justify the additional expense. “ T h e Christian pupils have formed themselves into a Mis­ sionary association, and during the S u m m e r vacation sent out three of their n um ber to work at Odawara, a large town about thirty-five miles from Yokohama. These workers met with m u c h success, and at the close of the vacation there were eight persons desiring baptism. T w o of these were baptized

by Rev. Mr. Okuno.... A few weeks ago one of the young m e n w h o spent the s u m m e r there, feeling very strongly that some one should be there constantly, determined to leave his studies for the present and go himself, as there seemed to be no one else w h o could go.” , Mrs. Wyckofli has been teaching, during the year, four Corean students, two of w h o m have since entered the Preparatory department of the Union college, and two have returned home.

G E N E R A L S U M M A R Y , 1884-5.

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Stations............... .

Out-stations and preaching places..

Missionaries, ordained.........

Assistant Missionaries, male....

Assistant Missionaries, female...

Native ordained Ministers......

Catechists or Preachers........

1 18 4 5 3 15

8 Churches......... »........

•776 Communicants..............

2 Academies..................

39 Academies, Scholars in........

5 Day Schools............. ....

83 Day School, Scholars in.......

Theological Students..........

8 Contributions of Native Churches. $1631.77

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Ja p a n . T o t a l

12 129 20 2 8 27 . 4 19 24 50 •18 30 32 32 42 42 3 21 18 6 6 6 6 41 23 10 3196 1583 837 4 9 •3 f206 420 • 175 .

85 3 93 70 2331 2178 **6 22 36 $795.00 $2049.57 $4476.34 8 79 8

3 ’ 32 8 2 14 12 11 *12

* Unlicensed students. f Including 153 in the Union College, Tokiyo. ' • . ** Number graduated. Number remaining not given. But the entire body of native helpers are under instruction. '

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

FROM FROM C H U R C H E S . S. SCHOOLS. XKDIVXD’LS.

Classis ofAlbany.

Union..............

Madison Avenue, Albany Second, Bethlehem....

Coeymans...........

Fourth. Albany, German First. Bethelem......

N e w Baltimore.......

N e w Salem..........

Onisquethaw.. .....

Clarksville...... *....

Westerlo............

Jerusalem........... > Holland. Albany......

First, Albany..... •.__ Knox__ '............

Third, Albany........

Second, Berne...... ..

16 010 58

1 40 .45

655

10 96 86 30 52 62 60 31 15 51 4 54 6 04 ■70 52 53 33 539

2 18 10 5

17 40 1,610 58 10 96 86 41 62 62 115 31 15 51 * 4 54 6 04 2 18 80 52 53 33 539 5

Classis of Bergen. ‘ ' First, Hackensack.......

English Neighborhood....

First, Hoboken..........

Second, Hackensack.....

Schraalenburgh ........

Park Church, Jersey City....

Guttenburgh............

N e w Du rham...........

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

German, Hoboken......

Central Ave., Jersey City .

Third, Hackensack..... t >.~i:__ Palisades North Bergen Spring Valley.

Cherry Hill...

Secaucus ...

400 64 4 50 26 ’ 123 92 ' 38 47 132 33 46 49 35 15 49 20 20

300 5

468

6 10 30 5 10 80 SI 7 90 27 10 14 40 7 69 9 00

60 30

11 25

10

62 12 55 19

123 50 169

2 46 13 10 90 50 ’ 25

88 75

70* 1 38

1,168 69 10 50 96 30 159 02 118 81 7 90 159 43 60 89 42 84 58 20 20 21 25 70 l 38

. S. Classis of Bergen.

Bergen............ .*.........

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

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

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

Greenville....................

Second, Jersey City............

First, Jersey City............ ...

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

St. John’s German Evan.... -...

Second, Hudson City.... ......

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

1st German. Evan..............

A

310 10 204 400 13 29 20 11 92 65 23 50

100 4 10 6 55

"'hi'-

495 72 428 19 400 15 75 33 21 271 40 73 50 125 4 10 31 55

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

. FROM CHURCHES.

FROM S.SCHOOLS.

FROM i n d i v i d ’l s .

TOTAL.

Classis of Cayuga.

Utica.......

Syracuse ....

Owasco Outlet..

Thousand Isles Chittenango__ Canastota...

Cicero......

Naumberg...

X e w Bremen.., Owasco.....

Point Rock__ West Leyden..

92 44 118 17 2 50 10

30 13 80

207 44 400 97 2-50 15 33

85 270

5 25

8

O

Classis of Geneva.

Dunkirk........ .......

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

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

Clymer................

Lodi................. .

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

East Williamson.........

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

Geneva ................

Arcadia................

Farmer Village..........

Mina..................

Pultneyville.... '.......

Cato..................

Caroline..... ..........

0 85 135 27 27 60

45 03 75 20 19 70

’3fi7

30 97

20 40

21 75

12

1

26 25 . 11 5

1 50 15 23 3 58 9 29

.

17 71

C 85 57 03' 236 47 47 30 26 64 14 20 72 75 5 1 50 15 23 3 58 . 27

t

Classis ofGrand River.

2d, Grand Rapids...... *...

3d, Grand Rapids...........

Spring Lake..............

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

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

4th, Grand Rapids..........

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

South Haven........... .

1st, Grand Haven...........

2d, Grand Haven...........

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

Grand ville..... ...........

Fremont Centre...........

Montague................

Polkton..................

106 99 55 89 35 9 13

8 180 22 70 89 41 17

69 37 51 50 10 . 6 31 7 70 28 75 77 . 5 50 20 55 107

8

253 78 22

7 45 60

120 27

430 14 129 39 45 15 31 - 20 70 43 75 302 60 5 50 43 25 89 268 xr 35

Classis ofGreene.

Catskill........

First, Athens....

Second, Coxsackie.

First,.Coxsackie...

Kiskatom......

Leeds..........

Second, Athens__

450 80 150 29 57 15

92 12 75 37

31 07 30 60 25

483 39 140 60 175 12 58’25 61 72 30 12

1 40 30 28 50

4 35 15

12

Classis of Holland. ■ .

1st and 3d. Holland....... ■...

1st, Holland..*..............

Vriesland.................

Zeeland...................

Beaverdam................

44 41 49 93

68 01 122 80 • 5 50

105 90 11 1C 204 80 11 50

8 88 10 67 84 50 ,

44 164 89 412 17

41 71 78 10

FROM S. SCHOOLS.

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

Rotterdam......

Jamestown.... jo 3d. Holland......

Overyssel.......

Ebenezer.......

Graafsohap......

Three Oaks......

South Blendon.. ..

North Holland...

Cleveland.......

Breathe........

East Overyssel...

Fynaart... ......

Saugatuck.......

9 80 82 94 88 95 1M 40

25

32 60 189 98 355 83 43 03 20 77 49 85 145 46 09 43 08 32 05

23 32 15 50

10 15 46

50 61 9 25 138 30 10

109 39

20 61 72 06 32 06

90 12 2 5 34

9 80 82 94 115 56 251 46 32 06 90 12 2 5 34

Classis ofHudson.

Greenport........

First Olaverack....

Hudson...... ....

Gallatin..........

Germantown.....

Second Claverack__ Upper Red Hook...

liinlithgo........

Livingston Memorial West Copake......

11 84 39 02 17 64

.

40 60 15 5

65 60 237 13 453 83 43 03 32 61 128 87 222 64 Q1 09 48 08 32 05

Classis ofIllinois.

Tail- View....................

Second Pella.................

Norwood Park.... 7..........

1 •9 15

*5

....

48

.... « 160 20 75 ......

• 30 48 . 5

165

10 82 15 .138 190 10 20 75 49 48 3 5

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

Classis of Iowa.

Orange City...........

Alton.................

West Branch........... ' North Orange..........

Washington............

Parkersburgh..........

Sioux Falls............

Lennox...............

Harrison..............

Turner................

Centreville.............

Marion Junction........

Charles Mix...........

Salem................

Belmond..............

Maurice..............

N ew East Friesland.....

B o n h o m m e ............

40 27 178 01 53 10 7 08 14 50

19 60

•10 18 90

11 75 19 16 10 05

•52 02 216 77 73 15 25 98 14 50

INDIVID LS.

Classis ofKingston.

N e w Paltz......

Fair Street..... .

Rosendale.......

Marbletown.....

North Marbletown, Hurley......... f>ashville Falls__ Krumville..... : Lyonsville...

Bloomingdale.

Clove.... ....

St. R e m y ....

Guilford....

Rochester...

114 22 185 32 15 50 39 11 7 54

5 60 57 33

40 5

159 82 247 65.

15 50 44 11 ■ 7

46 20

20

100 20 20

5 75 3 25 9 60 85 5 80 16 40

26 82

5 75 3 25 •9 87 17 5 80 26 40

N. Classis of L. Island.

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

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

Oyster Bar................

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

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

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

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

Second Astoria........ .... .

North Hempstead...........

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

Sa^ville...................

Williamsburgh.............

East 'Williamsburgh..........

College Point...............

Bush wick..................

German Ev., Brooklyn.......

South Bushwick.............

Second Jamaica, (German)....

Long Island City..... . .V__ Jericho. .*...................

Hicksville......... ?.......

94 66 99 46 38 31 13 17 68 67 86 82 213 10 8 27 16 218 27 4 30 56 54 49 45 255 83 19 30 26 7

97 50 25 63 IS 9 70 97 04 141 48 70

25

”5' 17 71 41

10 . 5 167 15

5 60

3

120 5

90 *25’

10

217 Iff 124 46 106 49 22 87 165 71 245 30 285 21 18 27 26 445 42* 4 30 179 54 54 45 345 83 19 30 61 7 10

S. Classis of L. Island.

First Flatbush..............

Flatbush Mission............

South Brooklyn.............

First Brooklyn-...............

Centennial Ohapel...........

Bedford...................

12th St., Brooklyn...........

Church on 'Heights..........

Bethany Chapel.............

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

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

‘N e w Utrecht...............

N e w Lots..................

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

Flatlands...............

Gravesend.................

Middle Brooklyn.............

St.Thoinas, West Indies...\ ...

Second Flatbush.............

North Brooklyn.............

Flatland Neck Mission........

'

907 36 8 46 96 52 346-42 6 25 44 61 195 29 2,196 12 177 30 6 50 244 90 303 72 38 21 83 20 .46 74

1 40 9 64 75 16 30 5 85 50 25 140 2 50 104 89 08 25.

20 119 71

488 30.

8

120 60 40 50

5 01 1 50 ’& M 4

1,396 7ff 18 10 201 52 370 72 6 25 50 46' 245 29 2,341 12 140 179 80 6 50 409 79 371 72 25s 98 21 252 91 46 74 5 • 5 01 1 50 82 14

Classis of Michigan.

H o p e ......

Constantine,..

Macon.....

South Macon.

De Spelder__ Grand Rapids

20 35 17 17 04 5 48 25

93.89 27 15 6 40 22

114 24 27 15 17 17 04 11 40 83 25

' ' >' CLASSES A N D C H U R C H E S .

FROM i n d i v i d ’l s .

• Classis of,Michigan. “ (c o n t i n u e d .)

Centreville..................

South Bend,..............•— Porter........ .•..... .

25 12 4 10

19 12 4 10

Classis of Monmouth. Second, Freehold..... .......

Colts Neck..................

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

First, Freehold..............

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

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

Keyport....................

Long Branch............ •.--Asbury Park ...!.............

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

198 19 40 100 25 59 63 IT 50 9 0?

87 36 8 55

• 50

81 10

335 55 48 55 100 25 90 73 17 50 9 07

12

1 *>

46 74

46 74

10

10

Classis of Montgomery.

•Glen.......................

Port Jackson................

Hagaman^s Mills..............

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

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

Canajoharie.................

Cranesville................. .

Currytown..................

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

Columbia...... ■............

Spraker’s Basin............ !.

Fultonville............ ••.....

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

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

St. Johnsville ...............

Auriesville .................

Stone Arabia... ,............

Ephratah...................

Henderson........... ......

Fort Herkimer..............

Indian Castle................

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

Mapletown.................

91 69 82 69 08 70 50 d9»

4 28 18 12 117 5 S4 7 40 32 80 87 61 27 12 30 15

13 32 06 49 27 6 50 37 91 6 70

38

12 25

104 101 88 118 35 77 79 91 44 70 4 28 13 12 137 5 S4 7 40 62 80 99 86 27 26 ’ 30 15

Classis of Newark.

Trinity, Plamfleld ...-..........

Irvington...*.................

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

First, Newark.*...............

First, Orange................

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

• Belleville.... t............ ..

Second. Newark..............

Newark, East................

Clinton ave., Newark..........

Christ Church, Woodside.......

Newark, North..............

Newark, West...............

Stone House Plains....... .*— German Church, Plainfield.....

334 61 10 55 107 45 1,123 08 25 57 16 31 50 152 80 30 50

118 32 70 11 50 195 15 26 55 136 57 12 50 73

2,000 10 13 32

35 08

488 01 11 25 • 11 50 107 45 1,318 23

.35 83 71 100 200

12 50

199 82 12 50 325 80 30 50 2,255 10 25 82

2

2

Classis ofNew Brunswick.

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

Second, N e w Brunswick.......

Griggstown........ .*..... ..

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

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

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

Third* New Brunswick.........

383 43 539 21 50 60 08 145 115 27 '24 14

125 87 14 61 11 60 16

132 75 345

"io’ 30 50

641 18 961 21 04 61 81 68 191 165 27 24 14

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

FROM CHURCHES.

FROM S. SCHOOLS.

FROM INDIVID’LS.

TOTAL.

Classis of New Brunswick.

(CONTINUED.)

East Millstone.

Bound Brook...

Suydam Street Franklin Park..

•

301 2 13 88

17 54

- 5

43 GO 232 98

39 36 43 232

16 42 60 98

Classis ofNew York.'

Brighton Heights..... ......

South Church............. .

Manor Chapel.............

Collegiate Church...........

Seventh Avenue Chapel.......

North Church.............

Knox Memorial............

De Witt Chapel.............

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

Madison Avenue............

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

Huguenots................

Bloomingdale..............

Fourth German.............

Thirty-fourth Street.........

Port Richmond.............

German Ev. Mission.........

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

Union, Sixth Avenue........

Prospect Hill.... .........

Avenue B, German..........

St. Paul’s. Mott Haven.......

Union, High Bridge.........

Kreischersville.............

Yorkville, German E v ../.....

Brookfield.................

52 13 1,004 89 17 84 2,195 89 10 50 . 2 30 10 17

20 60 40 50 272 20 100 20 16 62

4,747 94

126 10 48 1,019 42 2 32 o 35 25 52 205

200 150 30 80 18 15 44 64 26 5

65 49

5

1

1

82 10 10 50 50

19 25 135

120

135 15

72 73 1,044 89 67*84 7,216 03 110 70 15 92 16 17 126 10 48 1,089 91 2 32 4 35 101 25 35 52 350 250 206 30 1&5 215 18 15 44 64 26 ' 5 2

Classis of Orange.

Montgomery__ N e w Prospect..

Walkill Valley..

Upper Walpack Deer Park____ Newburgh....

Ellenville ....

Shawangunk__ Bloomingburgh.

Fallsburgh... .

Wawarsing....- .

Callicoon..... .

Lower Walpack.

Walden.......

Cuddebackville..

Berea.......

Minnisink.....

Mamnkating.....

N e w Hurley...

Claraville.....

Graham ville...

Kerhonkson...

Unionville....

581 11 36 73 14 50 5 117 63 122 96 76 34 82 18 85 12 -70 26 5 12 96 150 63

5

6 20 10 75 39 40 .

4 18 7 15 3 50 6

175 155 10 4 ‘ 40 75

io' 22

581 11 47 93 25 25 292 63 316 40 106 76 42 50 26 56 95 32 12 96 • 160 25 85

O 2

2 12

12

4

4

Classis of Faramus.

Nyack.....

Centerville. .

Warwick...

Spring Valley.

302 74 130 05 198 89 31 66

87 49

115

64 73 48 80

254 26

505 23 130 05 517 62 106 46

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

FROM CH U R C H E S .

FROM S. SCHOOLS.

i n d i v i d ’l s .

TOTAL.

■ Classis 0! Faramus.

(CONTINUED.)

•

Acquackanonck ..........

Clarkstown..............

Broadway, Paterson.......

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

First, Holland, Passaic.....

Parainus.................

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

1st, Holland, Paterson......

Tappan.................

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

West N e w Hempstead'.....

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

Second Totowa...........

Holland. Lodi............

North, Passaic...... \.....

M a h w a h ................

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

Second, Lodi.............

Holland, Wortendyke......

302 61 39 176 97 ‘*66 117 70 4 28 <9 80 25 22 64 20 74 34 89 81 71 7 72 02

200 8 37 75 10 10 7 60 11 75 20 3 36 20 46 13 27 30 97

200 60

702 129 39 214 72

10 10 3 36 40 04 15 56 15

76 96 169 49 24 28 28 72 32 58 10 34 01 64 89 178 71 133 02 12

12

o

2 <10 4 09

10 4 09

Classis of Passaic.

First Totowa...........

6th Paterson...... ......

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

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

Franklin Furnace........

Pompton Plains..........

Montville....

Union, Paterson Boonton..... .

Little Falls...

Preakness....

38 43 15 59

8 55 16 50

38 71 121 61 103 84 31 50

16 15 170 13 47 6 50

15

88 6 47 5 55

21 68 6

95 98 15 59 53 50 38 71 16 15 306 74 238 84 44 68 68 51 55 52

Classis of Philadelphia.

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

First, Philadelphia..........

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

Clover Hill.................

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

N. and S. H a m p t o n .........

Third. Philadelphia..........

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

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

Second. Philadelphia........

Blawenburg................

Fourth, Philadelphia........

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

Fifth, Philadelphia..........

48 39 146 16 80 76 5 21 38 83

112

. 3 61 58 55 47 50

50 47 46 33 12 300 60 135 68 30 73 50

30 39 15 25

52 204 16 165 76 5 21 38 83 198 65 75 47 46 33 12 351 60 135 68 30 73 50

Classis of Poughkeepsie FishkiU...................

N e w Hackensack...........

Second Poughkeepsie.......

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

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

First Poughkeepsie..........

Cold Spring....•....... ...

Glenham.............. ;___ Hyde Park................

Fishkill-on-Hudson..........

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

139 55 155 187

90 70 76 34

520 86 28 37 20 50 197 76 20

60

274 25

li 42

59 238 88

6

15 10

20 40

10 .

2 30

199 90 55 70 490 01 202 34 70 42 759 74 44 37 40 40 60 197 76 72 30

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

FROM C H U RCHES.

FROM S. SCHOOLS.

FROM i n d i v i d ’l s

.

TOTAL.

Classis of Raritan.

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

First, Raritan...........

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

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

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

Second, Raritan...........

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

Readington.............

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

Lebanon........ ’......

Peapack................

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

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

Clinton Station.... •.....

.

241 80 186 6i 102 9J 19 68 7C •191 72 56 25 51 05 111 - 17 60

53.39 34 41 16 3{ 5 128-ec 19

20 17 07 70

4 67 13 7c

111 17 66 8 70 210 27 41 89

ft 70

•

295 10 241 05 136 39 24 192 30 280 72 60 92 64 78

88 27 25 29

50 16 60 t

810 31 * 17 15 51 41 65 25 50 43 22 04 44 47 60 75 10

199 41 210 4C

72

Classis of Rensselaer.

Kinderhook...............

Chatham................. * Nassau...................

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

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

Schodack Landing.........

Blooming Grove...........

Stdyvesant...............

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

First, Ghent...............

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

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

Stuyvesant Falls... .......

-

45

60 40 37 91 73 20 6 10

99 85

42 60

18

10

1,054 72 227 40 75 51 81 65 73 41 116 20 28 04 154 32 60 135 60 10

Classis of Saratoga.

West Troy (South)..........

Northumberland..........

West Troy (North)....... .

Easton!..................

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

Wynantskill...............

Schaghticoke..............

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

Buskirks............. ... .

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

Union Village..............

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

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

Rensselaer................ .

96 04 131 91 • 10 6 47 50 20 150 50 21 31 24 65

158 04 23 156 91 10

62 20

5

21

5

6 73 50 20 150 50 21 31 24 65

v Classis ofSchenectady.

First, Glenville... .........

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

First, Schenectady... ‘......

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

First, Rotterdam............

Second. Rotterdam..........

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

Second. Schenectady........

72

urr 302 65 56 50 52 26 12 25 47 135 80 78 35 18

21 52 37 60 22 55 7 50 4

63 17 30

^

5

156 69 114 60 355 20 64 52 26 56 135 80 78 35 18

Classis ofSchoharie.

Prattsville.... .......... [ Schoharie__ •............

Schoharie Mountain.......

Berne.... .,..... .......

Gilboa..................

Beaverdam..............

O 14 5$ 7 26 20

1 20 40 •

’5 21 50

5 65

3 20 59 58 7 26 20 21 50 5 65

CLASSES A N D CH U R CHES.

FROM CHURCHES.

FROM S. SCHOOLS.

FROM INDIVID’LS.

TOTAL.

Classis ofSchoharie.

(CONTINUED.)

Gallupville..........

North Blenheim......

Sharon.............

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

Central Bridge......

Lawversville.........

Middleburgh......-.....

Moresville...........

South Gilboa........

22 40 5

13 3 62 12 50 7 45

35 40 8 62 12 50 7 45

Classis ofUlster.

Esopus.....

Caatsban... .

Wiltwyck....

First Kingston Port E w e n ...

Plattekill......

Saugerties...

Flatbugh....

Roxbury....

Woodstock__ West Hurley"..

Blue Mountain Shandaken.

Shokan...

Stewartvflle

27 207 2 04 361 &J 41 16 35 88 142 06 17 08 13 3 56

■ 43

11 8 70 80 89

256 98 . 19 80 2 25 31 5 58

148 46

52 05

81 215 83 618 60 38 321 23 13 *3 52

70 83 82 96 13 52 26 56 05

Classis ofWestchester.

Yonkers..!......

Mount Vernon...

Second. Tarrytown Bronxville......

First, Tarrytown...

Fordhani.......

Peekskill.......

Unionville.... a .

Melrose (German).

Cortlandtown... .

West Farms....

Greenburg......

Greenville......

Hastings.......

98 33 289 85 103 50 30 58 <38 40 *72 93 17 81 16 .

8 17 9

151 28 67 140 10

78 25 136 14 26 *85 256 W •

S4 50 30 3 15 255 39

125 '29 130 39 40 225 30 80

113

374 61.

385 85 373 60 69 58 191 265 30 152 93 17 81 9

Classis ofWisconsin.

Fulton. Ill..........

1st Holland,. Xeb.....

Bethlehem........

Chicago...........

Oostburg..........

Peoria (German)....

Danforth... '.......

Silver Creek........

- Milwaukee.........

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

Gibbsville..........

Franklin..........

Cedar Grove__ •....

Oregon (Ebenezer Ch.) Greenleafton......

South Holland.....

Rpseland..........

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

Philadelphia, K a n ....

Forreston......I...

Xew Amsterdam..

Shebovgan Falls.

2d Holland. Xeb..

10 110 20

6 8 50 12 234 43 145 '56

71 65 W 75

80 83 33 ■ 80

50 22 50 37- '

20 25

i■>

23 70 157

13 13 30 « 19 50 225 50

5 70 3 76

Non a b o v e writ sources in connection with the Chur c h e s for Foreitrn Mission work, w c o l u m n in the Tabular Statement of the Minutes of the General Synod.

.

35 10

172 75 276 14 30 511 93 26 8 50 12 234 71 173 65 251 49 173 75 20 73 12 47 176 50 225 50 5 70 . 3 76

F R O M INDIVIDUALS, N O T T H R O U G H C H U R C H E S .

Mission Circle, Hertzog Hall..

Friends, Boardville, N. J ....

A Friend of Missions, Brkly’n Miss Jane Van Dyck, Marbletown, N. Y .............

Hev. J. L. Stillwell.........

M. C. H .................

A ......................

Miss Josephine Penfold.....

Geo. S. Hendrickson, Esq...

For support of Rev. E.C.Scudder, Jr.......:.........

For support of Rev. N. H. Demarest__ *...........

C. Clement Pitsford.......

Children’s Building Fund...

A Friend of the Cause, for the debt...................'

S. L. C ..................

Church in the house of Prex..

Mrs. Anna C. Kip, N e w York..

Mary Bellinger, Flat Creek, N. Y ......... ■........

Florence Bellinger, Flat Creek, N . Y ............ ......

Lizzie Dyk, Grand ville, Mich..

Sarah C. Deyo, Kingston, N.Y. •Rev. J. M. Van Buren...... “ J. N. Jansen..........

Mission Band, Grand Rapids, Mich..................

A. Sherman, Albany, N. Y __ •Rev. J. Knieskern, Cortlandt, N. ..................

J. H. Cantine, Stone Ridge, N. Y ..................

Mrs. S. A. Sandham, tor Sandh a m Hall..............

A Friend, Leesburgh, Fla... “ Gold,” .................

Members of Reformed Church, Kingston, N. Y ..........

E. V. Davis.............. .

Of the 20.000..............

A. M. V. Z ...............

Mrs. Mary J. Nevins, Franklin Park..................

A. B ................

Miss Alice Dockstadter,Poughkeepsie................

A. V..W. Van Vechten, for J. E. Perrine. Troy........

Rev. Jno. Forsyth, D . D ....

Mrs. Jonathan Sturges.....

A Friend. Pella, Iowa......

A Thank Offering.........

Miss J. A. D o u w...........

Miss Douw, Miss J. A. Douw, Mr. .and Mrs. J. Towsend 5 Lansing. Albany........

S100 ,Hev. S. W.-Mills, D.D.......

20 5 Students in the Theol. S e m __ 165 10 Rev. J. Or. Smart.... ......

5.

15 Young Ladies Miss. Soc.,Hol60 land. Mich.............

70 120 Geo. W. Dubois, N e w York__ 30 200 A Friend, for girls in India__ 30 Rev. C. N. Waldron. D.D...

1G0 500 For Mrs. J. W, Scudder. India.

7 Miss A. Hanekroot........

2 25 500 Isaac Fonday, Albany......

100 10 “ One of the Sextons ” .....

5 11 30 A Friend of Missions.......

5 Mrs. C. R. V. Romondt.....

5 25 A Friend of the Cause......

5 10 Cash...................

2 400 Mrs. E. G. Brown...- .......■ . 5 140 A Member, Brooklyn.......

1 Anonymous..............

20 14 “ Cocoanuts” ............

235 Mrs. Win. Pitcher, Rose, N.Y. 5 1 20 Mrs. Chas. Young, in memory 2 of Carrie........ '.....

30 5 Mrs. J. H. Karsten, Holland...

5 100 C. S. H ..................

10 25 Mrs. John DuBois..... .....

3 A reader of Christian Intelli7 gencer.................

10 20 • “N,” Oakland, N. J ........

1 A Friend.......... .*.....

• 10 5.

Miss L. S. Talmage........

2 Two Members............ • 2 15 Four Hopers ............

40 Rev. F. M. Kip, D . D ... .

25 250 Rev. J. Bernart, Chester, N.J. 5 '5 “ K ” ................... ; 5 5 W. B o w m a n ..............

2 A. J. Beekman............

100 132 E. D. M. and A. D. M .......

150 100 Mrs. G a u n t ..............

5 135 H. A. B .................

1 5 Rev. Daniel Lord, M D .....

5 A Friend, Orange City, Iowa..

1 40 Mi's. S. E. M. Beekman.....

10 1 W m . Bicker, Far Rockaway, L. I...................

5 Rev. J. Chamberlain, D.D...

60 25 A Friend, for China.......

5 25 50 5 Union Services, Paterson, N.J. 42 38 50 Rev. T. S. Hastings, D . D ....

10 50 H. F. Bosquet, Pella.......

23 4 Walter V. Carlock.........

5 - 25 G. C. Churchill. Utica......

250 100 Prof. W.A.Shields, Holland...

10 Sis

■80

Cash.... !.............. $-5 Clarence M. Hyde, Vienna, Austria................

10 Mrs. Mary E. Scott, Camden, ' N .J .............

0 Mrs. Esther Graham, Cherry 10 Hill...................

A f riend, Schoharie,- N. Y -10 Rev. W. R. Gordon, D.D....

5 C. G., Jersey City..........

1 Rev. W m . B r u s h .........

10 A. C. Van Duyne..........

20 James E. Hedges..........

100 In Memoriam, S. E. C. D.____ 24 86 A Friend. N e w York.......

1 “ Privilege,” Catskill, N. Y....

3 Miss Julia Kuech..........

15 Miss Letetia Gibson........

5 Friends at Grand Gorge,N.Y..

9 50 Family Miss'. Box, E. R. A.....

52 50

Subscribers to Christian Intel$2 gencer.................

Mrs. J..N.Deyo, Gardner,N.Y. 2 3 15 Missionary Box, 9316......

Breakfast table collection, for . debt...................

2 A Friend of Missions, Albany..

25 Rev. A. M. Mann, D.D ..... * 10 .

For a Catechist in India....

90 W. H. Brady, Panasoffkee,FIa. 50 10 Charles S. Ward...........

A Friend, Brooklyn.......

10 Minnie F. Roe............

2 L. H., N e w York..........

1 50 D. D. Conover, Gilboa, N. Y . ..

100 A Friend in Exile..........

10 A Thank.Offering.........

25 Rev. A. D. W. Mason.......

25 ' Total............'$5,500 95

From Miscellaneous Sources.

W o m a n 1Board................................................$10,480 Mrs. P. Palmer’s Infant Class, Tompkins Ave. Congr. Church, Brooklyn.. *30 Mrs’ .Myers’Class, Kingston, N.Y,.................................

2 70 American Bible Society.. ..... ....................... .......

746 Interest on Bonds...... ...................................... 1,342 74 ; Red Hill Chapel........... ............................ ......

30 Faith Chapel, Poughkeepsie, N. Y ......................... ......

25 Freight, Duties and Charges to and from Missions, paid here..........

97 37 Passage Money Refunded by C. P. R. R. C o........................

30 Sunday School, Parsippany, N. J .............................. ..

35 .

Missionary Box, 4,374 .........................................

5 62 58 Associate Ref’d Church, Mongaup Valley, N. Y ....................

Dime Collections through Mrs. Sangster..........................

23 20 N e w Centre Missionary Society, N. J ..............................

50 . Ladies’Missionary Society, Orangeburgh, S. C .....................

1 Atlantic Mutual Insurance Scrip and Interest.................... .

62 40 Total.................................................

$13,023 09

From Legacies.

Louisa Rushforth, N. Y .. ...................... ...............

David Low, Glenville, N. Y .....................................

Catharine E. Storm................................ :.........

Elizabeth Jewell, West Hurley, N. Y .......... ...................

Mary E. Platt........................... ....................

Estate of Eleanor Webb, Int....................................

Rev. J. A. Lansing, D.D........................................

Miss Cornelia Lansing, Lisha’s Kill, N . Y ...........................

Christina Snyder, Fultonville, N. Y ............. •.................

Estate of Elsie Manton, Kinderhook, N.Y.........................

Dr. C. H. P. McLellan, Poughkeepsie, N. Y ........................

$5*6 40 500 300 1,000 200 7 50 100 25 422 87 40 2,000

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

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•

N e w York.

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

.

.

FROM

$058 26 575 80 1,285 15 4,700 60 5,177 08 1,335 56 1,375 09 719 17

$173 65 135 45 734 75 750 44 1,014 21 99 18 120 12 471 38

$193 60 318 41 797 50 5,058 19 . 403 75 697 13 668 30

16,134 23

3,499 18

8,196 28

» .

TOTAL.

individ’ls.

*

$1,324 93 771 25 2.338 31 6,254 54 11,250 38 1,838 49 2,192 94 1,858 85 27,829 69 '

’

Albany.

725 355 69 74 90 68 232 85 72 98 17 53 90 500 49

1,855 31 ■ 7958 231 11 ' 72 80 212 86 300 99 9102 795 16 • , 191 69 709 45 619 52 1,164 48 64 557 41 • 93 17 886 46 41 20 92 159 22 852 12

2,659 89 658 91 582 85 961 OS 969 14 2,016 85 693 41 1,077 80 187 10 1,511 83

'

2,249 31 , ‘11,318 86

7,444 49

1,025 06

568 75 562 30 297 19 292 96 130 86 1,231 69

383 68 659 59 153 29 48 50 155 44 774 34

3,083 75

2,174 84

1,299 74

6,558 33

1,011 44 1,174 30 493 38 3,895 97 1,646 75 1,693 57 429 36 1,138 34 1,160 31

484 08 322 87 127 01 643 79 271 75 667 31 304 83 174 11 345 49

568 381 25 50 366 83 572 75 789 96 302 135 15 179 07

2,063 52 1,873 42 670 39 4,906 59 2,491 25 3,150 84 1,036 19 1,447 60 1,684 87

12,643 42

3,341 24

3,345 01

19,329 67

39,305 89

10,640 32

15,090 34

05,036 55

. Chicago.

'

.

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

Michigan.

...............

Total' .

• ...... ■....... liisS ^ '

475 38 129 05 213 40 96 13 428 35

•

1,427 81 94 663 48 382 42 299 30 2,434 38

• 1,350

• :T<3EH5iKiE£2ES ^

New^Brunswick^

o

.

Philadelphia................

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A N N U A L REPORT '

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OF THE

Treasurer of the W oman’s Board of Foreign Missions of the Reformed Church in America.

RECEIPTS. May 1st, 1883, Balance on hand.. .............. ...... .

Acquackanonck, N. J., Auxiliary........ ...........

Albany, N. Y., First Church, Auxiliary................ “ “ Second Church, Madison Avenue, Auxiliary. “ “ Willing Workers, “ “ “ . “ v “ Cocoanut “ ■ “ , “ “ Third Church Auxiliary................

Adams Station, N. Y., Sunday School..... ?....... ^__ Amity, N. Y. Auxiliary.............................

Astoria, L. I. Auxiliary ............................

Alexandria Bay, N. Y. Auxiliary.....................

Bergen, N. J., Jersey City Heights Auxiliary.'..........

Nellie Amerman Mission Band, same Church..........

Legacy from Miss Alice J. Vreeland.................

Brooklyn, L. I., First Church Auxiliary............... “ “ “ “ E. D. ‘Auxiliary........... “ “ “ “ “ Infant School....... “ Church on the Heights Auxiliary....... “ “ Twelfth Street Church Auxiliary.. ..... “ “ South Church Auxiliary.............. “ “ Bedford Reformed Church Auxiliary....

Belleville, N. J. Auxiliary....... ...................

• Bethleliem, N. Y., Second Church Auxiliary...........

Bushnell, 111. Auxiliary............................ “ “ Sunday School......................

Bronxville, N. Y., Star of Hope Mission Band........... “ “ Auxiliary.............. •........, Buskirk, N. Y., Band of Mission Workers..............

Boght Reformed Church, Watervliet, N. Y ............

Canajoharie, N. Y., Second Church.................. ' “ .“ “ “ a few ladies....... .

Caatsban, N. Y. Auxiliary................... “ “ Sunday School........ ......

Catskill, N. Y. Auxiliary........ ............

Chatham, N. Y. Auxiliary...................

Cedar Grove, Wis., Work and Praying Band....

Centreville, Mich. Auxiliary........ !........

Claverack; N. Y.. Second Church, Willing Workers Cohoes, N. Y. Auxiliary....................

Coxsackie, N.Y., First Church Auxiliary........ “ “ Second Church Auxiliary.....

Colt’s Neck, N. J. Auxiliary.............. ...

Constantine, Mich. Auxiliary............. ’...

Easton, Pa. Auxiliary.......................

Ellenville, Ulster Co., N. Y. Auxiliary.........

East Greenbush, N.Y. Auxiliary.............

$5,737

200 59 35 ’ 226 35 200 '

461 33

10 ' 225 30 84 '

25584 500 47

164 87 10 •

174 87 196 47 110 30 ' 35 53 57 49 26 02

' 45 7 20 19

■

13 74 6150 15

*

52 39

8 10 38 40

•

78 94 53 91 62 67* 35 13 70 21 80 0 131 32 33 119 .

19 10 9 85 35 26 09 79 48

Flatbush, L.I. Auxiliary.................... k‘ Ulster C o .Auxiliary................ “ “ Children’s Fair........

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

Freehold, N.J.Auxiliary................. .

FishkiU, N.Y.Auxiliary.................... “ “ Sunday School................. “ Village, N.Y., Brinkerhoff .Mission Band.

Fallsburg, N.Y.Auxiliary...................

Fulton, 111. Auxiliary......................

Fultonville, N.Y.,Simday School ............

Farmer’s Village, N.Y.Auxiliary.............

Flushing, L.I. Auxiliary........ ..... ,..... “ “ Sunday School...... .........

Fairfield, N.J. Auxiliary '........ :......... .Franklin Park, N.J., Mission Guild...........

Fordham, N.Y.Auxiliary..... ‘.............

Griggstown, N.J.Auxiliary.................

Greenport, Col.Co., N.Y. Auxiliary........... li “ *4 Mission Circle........ “ .“ “ Red Hill Sunday School..

Greenpoint, L.I. Auxiliary.................

Gravesend, L.I. Auxiliary..................

GreenviUe, N.J. Auxiliary..................

Grand Rapids, Mich. Auxiliary..............

Gibbsville, Wis. Auxiliary..................

Ghent, N.Y. Auxiliary.....................

Hackensack, N.J., First Church Auxiliary..... “ u “ u Sunday School..• * Hampton, Pa., North and South..............

Herkimer, N.Y. Auxiliary...................

Holland, Mich., Mission Band, 1st, 2d. 3d Reformed “ “ Married W o m a n ’s Society....... “ . u Young Ladies.....:...........

Hopewell, N.Y. Auxiliary................... “ “ Three Ladies...... ..........

High Bridge, N.Y., Union Reformed Church....

Hudson, N.Y. Auxiliary.....................

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

Jersey City, N. J., Second Church.............

•* “ “ “ “ Cocoanut........... “ “ “ Lafayette Church Auxiliary..... . “ “ “ Summer Mission Box per Mrs. Duryee “ “ “ South Bergen Reformed...........

Kalamazoo, Mich. Mission Circle...................

Kiskatom, N.Y. Auxiliary........................ “ “ from Chime of the Dimes, by Children — Kingston, “ Auxiliary Fair Street............... “ “ Fair Street, Mrs.C.H.Stitt............

Leeds, N.Y. Auxiliary.................. ...... v Lisha’s Kill, N.Y. Auxiliary....... !..... .........

Metucheg, .N.J. Auxiliary........... .............

Mount Vernon, N.Y. Auxiliary....................

Montrose, N.Y., Sunday School....................

Montrose and Verplancks, N.Y. Auxiliary........... “ “ Sunday School.......

Mott Haven, N.Y., St.Paul’s Reformed Church.......

Montville, N.J. Auxiliary.........................

Middlebush, u “ .........................

Nassau, N.Y. Auxiliary...........................

$156 50 $41 48 30 40

71 88 81 10 50

40 20

-

60 * 12

13 68 54 35 30 23 50 20 20

27 93 3 07 30

190

46 30 174 40 60 80 50

61 50 95 36 159 26 27 80 40 _ .<>• 300 50 35

110

33 75 89 05 70 52

192 80 72 47 25 113 33 22

20

76 25 12 50

88 75

212

216 50 10 „ 38

4 50

37 78 6

. ’

43 78 6

5 21 80

‘ 45 10

73 .

29 87 38 92 17 &4

86 63

39 47 . 12 75

.

Nassau. N.Y., Sunbeams Mission Band............ !...'. ... $30 Niskayuna, N.Y. Auxiliary...........................

Newburgh. “ Auxiliary................ *...........

New Hackensack, N.Y. Auxiliary......................

New Utrecht, L.I. Auxiliary........................... “ Paltz, N.Y. “ ........................... “ Baltimore, N.Y. Auxiliary.................... ... “ Brunswick. N.J., First Church....................

V " ,l Second “ ..................... 182 CO “ li “ " 41 Mi's.D.O.Vail.......... 120 120 • “ “ “ “ Sunday School........

16 “ “ “ “ “ Ihimary Class......... “ “ Suydam Street Reformed Church....

New York City. Fifth Ave. and -iSth St.Auxiliary.......... 314 50 “ “ “ “ Sunday School.... “......"..... “ “ Mrs.S.H.M., In M e m ­ oriam • ..........

80 ’* ‘‘ “ “ Christmas thanks offer­ ing for the debt 20 N ew York City. Fifth Ave. ami 29th St.Auxiliary.......... 422 *’ " “ “ Miss J. Penfold . 120 '* " “ ‘‘ Mrs. J.Sturges...... " " “ 21st St.Auxiliary.......... " li ;i4th St.Auxiliary...................... “ " Madison Ave. Auxiliary................. *' ** 121st St. and 3d Ave.Auxiliary............

50 " * " Sixth Ave.Ferris “ ............ " “ “ Faith ^Mission Band............

31 “ Bloomingdale Reformed Church........... ’* “4 North Dutch, Fulton Street^Auxiliary.......

4 60 “ “ * Sunday School.............. . 16 72 ■■ ■' Fourth St.Auxiliary.................... " " 85th St., Prospect Hill Auxiliary...........

Newark. N.J., First Church Auxiliary.................. “ '* Clinton Ave. Auxiliary................... “ North Dutch Church Auxiliary...;.......... 129 45 50 “ " “ Infant Class.................

•*4 ** Birthday Offering. v...........

5 Neshanic. *i Auxiliary..............................

Northumberland, N.Y. Sunday School..................

North Branch. N. J. Auxiliary........................

Nyack. N.Y. Auxiliary...............................

302 50 ' “ '• Girls'Mission Circle....................... .......

Margaret Blauvelt in Memoriam............. 100 Oostburg. Wis.Auxiliary....... ......................

Owasco Outlet, N. Y. Auxiliary........................

Orange, X. J. Auxiliary....................... .......

Paterson. ,4 First Church Auxiliary.................... “ “ Second 44 Totowa.....................

Faramus, Auxiliary/............... ...............

23 79 21 25 “ Workers for Jesus.......................

Poughkeepsie. N. Y., First Church Auxiliary............. 239 50 60 “ Miss Alice Dockstadter............. “ 44 Second Church Auxiliary__ •.........

Port Jackson. 44 Auxiliary........................

79 « Philadelphia. Pa., Missionary Basket...................

92 50 “ “ First Church Auxiliary................

100 “ Second “ ..............

15 “ *• “ “ Young People.*... /........

$105 48 100 68

80 182 29 88 86

55 132 75

438 60 10

464

1,092 100

70 51 268 25 84 81 11 75 21 32 100 202 68

72 100

184 45 30 11

50

452 73 41 10 100

51 15 35 45 04

*

299 50 61 50 It 50 171 50 115

rhiladelphia, Pa., Mite Chest Sunday School — .......... “ “ Third Church Auxiliary............... *Passaic, N.J., North Church Auxiliary..................

Piermont, N.Y.Auxiliary........ .....................

Pompton, N;J. “ .............................

Peapack, “ “ .... ........................

Pella, Iowa .............................

Plainfield, N.J. Peekskill, N. Y. “ ........................... .

Raritan, N.J. " .... :.......................

Raritan, 111. ■ il .............. /.............

Readington. N.J. “ Rotterdam, N. Y., First Reformed Auxiliary..............

Saugerties, *4 Auxiliary.:...... ...................

Syracuse, u Penny a Week Society ................

Staten Island, Brighton Heights. N . Y ...................

Spring Valley. N.Y., W o m a n ’s Christian Association....... ‘ Somerville. N.J., Second Church. Wide Awake Mission Band.. “ •• First Reformed Church Auxiliary........

South Brunswick, L.I.Auxiliary........................

Schenectady, N.Y., First Church Auxiliary........... *... $85 *• “ Griffis Band............

30 “ “ Second Church Auxiliary............

Tappantown Auxiliary.. ............................

Tarrytown, N.Y., First Church Auxiliary................ “ “ Second “ “ ...i... .• ...... • Utica, N.Y.Auxiliary................................ . *• Christ Church Sunday School................

Upper Red Hook, N.Y.,Willing Workers................

32 “ “ " Scudder Memorial..............

67 50 Unionville, N. J .'Auxiliary................... ...... *■-Warwick, “ “ .................... ........

• Westerlo, N.Y.Missionary andAid Society...............

Wyckoff, N.J. Auxiliary..............................

Walden, N.Y. “ Yonkers, “ * “ ............................. .

Zeeland, Mich., Married W o m e n ............... .......... 91 70 “ Four Ladies...........................

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I N D I V I D U A L SUBSCRIPTIONS.

Returned by Editress of Mission Gleaner................. $50 62 83 Receipts from March 20, to October 20 ..................

Subscription. October to.January......

229 10 Subscription, January to April........................

55 38 Miss A.Van Wagenin................................

5 Miss Sarah N. Whildin............ *..................

10 Mrs.Stephen Searle..................................

25 A Friend to the Mission ............. .................

100 Mr.George W . D u Bois...............................

30 A Friend... ............. *•.................... *— ^0 Chas.Young in Memoriam C.H.B......................

30 Mrs. Walker in Memoriam of Little Martha................

20 Mrs.Van Dorn.'..........................

0 Individual Subscriptions.............................. 052 31 Mrs.Sarah J.Jackson..........

5

$36 26 133 70 ‘15 80 * 41 90 ' 30 25 5120 23 212 38 '40 125 50 50 54 75 90 ‘ 75 37

‘

115 24 I7 40 16(1 1^5 60 30 , ' 99 50 20 51 10 20 45 79 135 111 70

>

F o r e i g n Missions.

Mrs.Chas.Van W y e k ...........

Anonymous, N e w Brunswick, N. J. From a Friend in Hudson, N . Y ...

99 35

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1 . $685 31. $20,801 00 155 80

rnterest on Nagasaki Fund to date.

$20,956 86 17,404 02

Total Disbursement.......... ..... ... \V

$3,552 $1

Nagasaki Balance, May 1, 188-1 Interest............

$2,458 47 155 80

Nagasaki Balance, May 1,188") Medical Missionary........

Mission Gleaner Balance....

General Balance..........

$2,614 27 307 115 20 516 37 $3,552 84

The undersigned having examined the foregoing accounts and compared the' vouchers, finds the same to be correct, and that the balance in the treasury is three thousand five hundred and fifty-two 84-100 dollars, of which two thousand six hun di ed and fourteen 27-100 dollars belong to the Nagasaki Fund. " New York, April 27, 1885.

,T A L B O T W. C H A M B E R S .

■ DISBURSEMENTS. Paid Mr. G. G. Smith, Treasure]’Synod’s B o a r d ...... ’“ Rev. Henry N. Cobb, D.D.............. ...... * ” Rogers & Sherwood, Printers of Gleaner........ " Salary of Editress of Mission Gleaner.......’ *" * “ Postage on Mission Gleaner........... “ Agents’Commission. ................. " R. Brinkerhoff, Annual Reports...........^ ” “ R -Brinckerhoff, Stationery, H o m e S e c r e t a r y . “ R. Brinckerhoff, Ferris Seminary.....!.......... “ Hatch Lithograph Co., for 50 certificates........

Dr. Scudder’s railroad fare for. anniversary..... “ Postage and stationery..................... “ Mrs. Sangster, postage on certificates...........

$9,820 75 ... 0,788 57

r

iMO

..

100

.

1659 .

25 .

314 35 ■* 8 50 .

4610 ■ 11 50 .

1092

■ -

8 774

$17,404 02

*

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B E P O R T OS'

TEEASUBER’S ANNEAL REPORT. The Board of Foreign Missions of the Reformed Church in America in Account with Q A M A L F E L 0. S M I T H , Treasurer. . ' Dr. April 30, 1885. arcot m i s s i o n .

To cash disbursements‘during year...........

........$29,408 80

A M O Y MISSION.

To cash disbursements during year........... .

To cash disbursements during year...........

To cash paid Corresponding Secretary for salary. *• Assistant Treasurer for salary.... ;• Bookkeeper for salary.......... .

•• Postage H o m e andForeign..

•• Rent of office............. ... “ Traveling expenses........ *• On account of “ Mission Monthly.’.

•• Incidental expenses........

•; Printing ‘‘Annual Report,’’etc... . “ Books, Magazines and Mite Boxes.. *• Care of office.............

• “ • ••

........ 14,807 54

J A P A N MISSION.

Loans due banks..........

Interest on loans..........

Balance in Treasury..........

.......

30,8fi8 73

$2,200 300 500 147 32 533 .

104 80 213,00 82 07 ' 090 20 107 55 .

45 50 -------- 5,050 25 $27,000 1,521 09 r -------- 28,521 09 .

479 03

$109,135 50 F. & 0. E. *

. .

Or.

April 30. 1884. $1,00-1 40

By Balance in Treasury, last report April 30, 1885. $39,320 08 .

By Cash received from Churches..........................

Sunday Schools................... 10,588 72 Individuals through Churches........ 15,328 93 Individuals not through Churches..... 5,211 85' Miscellaneous Sources............... 13.023 09 4,051 77 Legacies..........................

----- -— 88,131 04 19,000 Borrowed from Banks during year.................

Received from Rev. W. W. Scudder, personal account..

1,000

’

$109,135 50

New

Y o r k ,April 30, 1885.

Examined and found correct,

J A M E S A.WILLIAMSON, )AxuUtinq Committee. ,

D.JACKSON STEWART,

N.B.— Of the receipts reported above from miscellaneous sources, £10,430, and of the others $0,129.32, making a total o£ $10,609.32, were paid into the Treasury by • Mrs Peter Donald, Treasurer o£ the W o m a n ’s Board. .

G A M A L I E L G. SMITH, 7Ve«sui-er.

DETAILED ST A T E M E N T OF EXPENDITURES,

{fn compliance- with a renolnUon, of Mat General Synod, .

June, 1884.)

FOR T H E

AHOY

,\1ISSliOX.

Salaries Rev.J. V.N.Taimage, D.D., ami wife, 1 year, $1,100 ,

gold............................... ’ $1,210 Rer. L.VV.Kip, D.D.. ami wife, 1 year, $1,100 gold__ 1,210 Rev.A .S. Van Dyck, 1 year, $700 gold.... .......

770 Miss K.M.Talmage, 1 year, $000 gold...........

GG0 Miss M. E.Talpiage, 1 year, $000 gold............

6G0 Rev.D.Rapalje, wife and a children, % months, at $1,250 gold..............................

630 21 Bond and mortgage on residence in Kolongsu, paid with 0 months interest...........................

Traveling- expenses home, of Rev.V .Rapalje and family....... 1,207 75 Including months salary in America to Oct.^eth, at-$1,250 per a n n u m .......................... ’ 353 28

$5,140 21 1,260

1,562 03

Native Assistants not Stationed— * Personal Teachers and Pastor lap, 1 year.........

• Theological Students.................... , •S'c/mo/.s*— Parochial School.......................

Boys’Intermediate School expenses)..........

■ Girls’School (less $10(».21 donated), $426.98.......

Gospel Boat— AM expenses connected therewith...........

Chapel at Sio*ke, advanced for same..............

Out-Stations— Paid for maintaining 14 stations outside of A m o y Rents, taxes and repairs on all buildings connected with the Mission__ .....................

Traveling expenses of Native Helpers...........

Of Missionaries visiting Out-Stations.................

Current Expenses— Medical bills................

Maintaining public worship................ .

Printing........................

Miscellaneous.................

202 13 464 25 127 35 191 320 77

639 12 224 90 1,000

1,669 43 1,307 16 264 81 141 99 405 50r 42 30 50 163 41

406 80

641 41 $14,517 44

Baal in America— Rev. D.Rapalje on account of salary, Oct. 26th to Dec. 26th, $207.81; house rent to Dec. 31st $42.19......... ......................

Miss Alice M. Kip traveling expenses, $839; allowance while in America, $75..................

666 38

250 414

Total for the A m o y Mission

664 $15,181 44

F O R T H E A R C O T MISSIOH. Salaries—

1

Rev.W.W.Scudder, D.D., and wife, 1 month and 5 days... ;....... ................... jjgO Rev. J.W.Scudder, M.D.,and wife, 1 year...... 2,880 Miss J.C.Scudder, 1 year.............. .... ,’560 ■ Rev.J.Chamberlain, D.D., wife and 1 child,4mos. 1,024 Rev. John Scudder, M.D.,and wife, 1 year..... 2,880

Rupees.

0 ‘ 6 o 0 0

Rev.J.H.Wyokoff, wife and 3 children, 1 year....

Rev. J.W-.Conklin and wife, 1 year... ........ ' Rev.L. Heekhnis, .M IX, 1 year..............

Rev.E.C.Scudder, Jr., 1 year...............

MissM.K.Scudder. 11 months and 12 days.....

3,300 2,880 1,920 1,920 1,383

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 20.133 0 0 .

Axs/sfants— Salaries of Pastors, Catechists, Readers and expenses ..............................

•

8,119 1 2

Arcot Seminary— Teachers’salaries, board, clothing, Normal Class, etu . ..................... ■......... 5,894 8 8 Less fees, 358 4 0; gov. grant, 1,040 8 5; donations, .

129 8 3.............................. V>28 4 8 Female Seminary, Vellore— _ ■ Teachers’salaries, hoard, clothing,.books, etc— 2,309 0 Less fees, 310 10 0: gov.grant, 51T 14 0; donations, 144 0 3 ....... .......................p 978 10 3 Vcrnawtlur Schools (including Anglo Vernacular Schools.)

Amount expended at Stations and Out-Stations... 9,114 13 0 Less-fees, 1,188 5 0; gov.grant, 976 15 2; sale of ■ books, etc., 510 3 9.................... . 2,6i0 • 11 Hindu Girls' Schools— .

Teachei-s’ salaries and expenses of fiveschools... 1,917 0 3 Less fees, 120 0 3; gov.grant, 049 4 0: donations, 1H 4 7-.................. ,....,.....

880 .8 10

Freparandi School—

t

4,300 4 0

1,390 12 4

0,444 .5 1

1,030 T .4

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Less fees.................

808 In 9 S3 0 0

780 15 9

iUalanapalle Hoys' School— .

Teachers'salaries, board, clothing books, etc. 1,102 Less fees, 118 3 0; gov.grant, 70 4 0: donations. a40 0 0 .................................

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Madanaptdle Girls' School— Teachers’ salaries, board, clothing, books, etc .... 018 3 10 Less fees. 73 0 0; government grant, 149 0 0 ....

333 0 0

395 13 10

Renta and Repairs— .

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Building Department—

2,573 14 0

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430 3 11

Library Fund— Annual grant to Mission Library......... ....

100 0 0

Miscellaneous Charges— Care of Churches and Cemeteries, 337 4 0: ’post­ age, 157 15 0 ............................

Stationery, 02 0 9; C o mmunion Wine, 46 2 0 ...

Hunk charges, stamping bills, checks, etc......

Freight, 4 2 0; Tappal Coolies, 59 12 0; sundries, ' 43 8 0 ............. ................... 107 Printing and mailing Mission Annual Report....

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0 0^ 104 12 2

Outside the Annual Appropriations— .

,J.Chamberlain's embarkation and outfit.......

034 14 0 J .Chamberlain, for traveling to America...... 2,300 0 0 E.C.Scudder, Jr., lauding expenses in 1883.....

139 13 7

888 1 5

Six copies of Calcutta Conference Report (Dr. Ferris)...............................

Mrs.J.W.Scudder, donated by Miss E.Dorsett, $7.

Hindu Widows, donated by little girls, $10.....

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The dollar is equal to 2 Rupees and 7 Annas.

The above amount is therefore in U. S.Currency..

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Rev.J.Chamberlain, 6 months’- salary from July 1. $600; house rent at $30. $180; 1 child, 1 year, and , 2 for six months, $300..... ............... $1,080 • Rev. W.W.Scudder, outfit, $600; passage and expense to India*$1,100; allowance while in America, $50; freight and insurance on goods, $123.80; daughtor. $150: son. $25.................:........

1,048 80 Mtes M.K.Scudder, balance of outfit.............

200 John Scudder, 4 children here $600; balance of outfit.

1883. $200 ............................... * 800 J.W.Scudder, 1 child here......... ;..........

150 J.Heeren, orphan, here........................

150 Total for the Arcot Idission........•.......

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Salaries—

• , • • Rev.Dr. Verbeok and wife, 1 year............... $1,200 Rev. J. It. Rallagh, on account.................

800 .

Rev. E. R. Miller. 1 year....................... 1,200 Rev. J. L Amerman, on account................

100 Rev. E. S. Booth and wife. 1 year................ 1,200 Rev, If. Stout and wife, 1 year.................. 1,200 „ Rev. X. H. Deuiarest......................... 1.191 44 Rev. H. Harris and wife........................

6*11 88 .

Prof. M. X. Wycfeoff and'wife. 1 year............. 1.200 Miss 0. E. Rallagh, 1 year.....................

600.

• Miss M.L. Winn, 1 year.......................

600 . .

Miss A. H. Rallagh...........................

78 Miss M. E. Brokaw...........................

320 94 ■ Miss C. E. Richards...........................

320 94. 10,653 20 Children's Allowances— * ■ • Dr. Verbeok............................

711' 27 26R67 J. L. Amerman ............................. .E. S. Booth..............................

135 H. Stout..... ............ ............ .....

200 ' M. X. Wyckoff....................

400 1,707 94

House Rents—

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Dr. Verbeek, Messrs. Ballagh, Miller, Amerman and .

Wyckoff. at $700 each..................... 3,500 Mr. Harris..............

44 07 Teachers' Salaries (Personal)— ‘ .

Fqr Dr. Verbeek, $103 82: J. H. Ballagh, $4 60....

•108 42 For E.R.Miller, $192 81; J.L. Amerman, 208 37.

401 18 For E.S. Booth, $100 20; Stout & Harris, $194 59.

294 79 ForX.H. Demarest, $100 18; M. X. Wyckoff, $31 70..' 131 88 For Misses Ballagh and Sister, $60 80; 31. L. Winn, $50 110 80 For Misses Brokaw, $30 74; Richards, $30 7*1........... 61 48

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■Rev. E. R. Miller account Tokiyo......

Rev.J .H .Ballagh account Yokohama...

Rev. H. Stout, Nagasaki..............

Medical Bills— * Doctor’s fees and Medicine for all.stations

$ 1,942 20 1,S52 18 1,686 29

$4,980 67 410 67

Traveling Expenses— Visiting country, attending meetings, &e. ’ Union r/teotoflicatSWioo/.— Extension.......... .

Students support..... .............. i^the current expenses..............

Rev.Ibuka’s salary 1 year............

372 27 100 * 246 90 178 28 375 50

900 68.

Isaac Ferris Female Seminary— Total expenses of running the same....

Other expenses and extension.........

Samlham Hall— Current expenses............... ...

Mr.O.N.Benton’s salary.............

Purchase of property...............

Nagasaki. Schools— , Boys, $li!6 43; Kindergarten, $50 04....

Nagasaki Station Property— Expended on Chapel................ “ H. Stout’s house.......

• “ N.H. Denmrest’s house... u Ladies’house..........

Purchase of N. H.Demarest s........

Special— ‘ ' Rev.N.H. Demarest, balance of outfit— Rev.Dr. Verbeck’s children...... — Proceedings Osaka Conference.......

Rev.H. Harris, balance of outfit......

Land rent of school lot..............

Miscellaneous Expenses— • • Tokiyo and Yokohama station.......

Nagasaki..................... • Treasury................ ........ . , Publication Committee— Expenses incurred1 .................

2,420 18 174 01

2,594 19

603 54 520 db 856 59

1,980 73 177 07

Kir 53 263 04 736 77 837 55 1,080

3,084 89

400 373 10 31 15 250 109 96

1,164 21

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266 17 776 62 $33,721 93

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Rev. J. L. Amerman, balance of salary paid here. $1,000; Mrs. Amerman traveling expenses to Japan, $722 77............ ..................... $1,722 77 Miss M.E. Brokaw, outfit, $300; passage and expenses 792 24 to Japan, $492 24...;.... ....................

Miss C.B.Richards, outfit, $300; passage and expenses 731 93 to Japan, $431 93 .. .......................

Rev. H.Harris, part of outfit, $350; passage and ex­ ’ penses to Japan, $863 86.................... 1,213 86 Rev. J .H.Ballagh, part salary paid here, $595 83; son 745 83 Curtis in America, $150.............. ......

Miss H. L. Winn, paid her salary to time of leaving 380 the service..............................

Total for Japan Mission

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Rev.H. N. Cobb, Corresponding Secretary................ $2,200 Rev.J. M. Ferris, Honorary Sec. and Ass’t Treasurer.......

800 Bookkeeper’s Salary..... .........

5qq 421 71 Office Expenses and Traveling.......... .......•........

Printing, Engraving and Stationery.... *...............

327 55 Mite Boxes.....................................

200 Mission Monthly and Sower, our portion deficiency...... .*...

158 20 Interest on Loans...................................

1,039 17 Check lost in transit.................................

22 70 Rent of Office........... ‘....................... ggl 33 Total H o m e Expenses.........................

$5,726 29

RECAPITULATION. Arcot Mission in India................................ 25,776 80 A m o y Mission in China..............•................ . 15,18144 Japan Mission at Nagasaki, Yokohama and Tokiyo........ 39,308 50

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Total Spent on H o m e Affairs..... ..............

80,260.80 • 5,725 29

Total Expenses at H o m e and Abroad..............

$85,993 09

N. B.— The foregoing Accounts are for the calendar year from Jan. 1,1884to Dec.31,1884, except the Japan account which is from Dec. 1, 1883 to Dec. 1,1®4; therefore the figures of these accounts do not correspond with those of the Treasurer 'of the Board, which are from May 1,1884 to May 1,1885.

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1. That the Sabbath previous to the General Missionary Conference be recommended to be observed by all our churches as a day of special thanksgiving and prayer with reference to our fields and work. ' .

8. That where it is not possible to restore the observance of the Sabbath evening Monthly Concert, as formerly held, it is recommended and earnestly requested that the first prayer meeting after the first Sabbath in each m o n t h be observed as an occasion of special prayer for the conversion of the world, and for the blessing of G o d upon the Missionary work.

9. That this Synod endorses the Sower and Mission Monthly as a valuable source of. information with regard to the facts and incidents of our Foreign work, and strongly urge its m creased circulation ; and in like manner recommend the Mission Gleaner, published by the W o m a n ' s Board.

10. That this Synod recognizes clearly and cordially the efficient co-operation of the W o m a n ' s Board, and of the vari­ ous Societies auxiliary thereto, and does most earnestly urge all churches in which such Auxiliaries are not already existing to organize them at the earliest practicable date.

11. That the Board be requested to furnish hereafter to Synod's Committee on the State of Religion the statistical reports from the Japan and A m o y Missions, to be published with the Statistical Tables of the Synod, in the same manner as the reports from the Classis of Arcot.

12. That we here record our thanksgiving to G o d for His manifold blessings upon our work abroad, and for our devoted laborers there ; for the grace of liberality given in increasing measure to our churches at h o m e ; for sparing mercy to some w h o bear branded on their bodies the marks of the Lord Jesus, and for the blessed rm e m o r y of those w h o n o w do rest from their labors. T o unfaltering obedience to our Divine Master’s last c o m m a n d we renewedly and solemnly pledge our heartiest endeavor, and beseech the whole Church to come up with us “ to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty."

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B O A R D OF F O R E I G H .MISSIONS. I

Members whose Tima vrjnres June., 1886.

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Rev. John Forsyth, T. W . Chambers, D.I)., “ Roderick Terry, D.I)., “ W . J. R. Taylor, D.I).,

Rev. J. II. Oerter, D.I).

Mr. James A. Williamson, “ Jacob L. Sutphen, “ (iarret Planten.

Mt mbers whose Term upires Jitae, 1^81.

Rev. “ “ “

W m . II. Steele, D.D., Rev. T. B. Romejn, D.D., A. R. Thompson, D.I). II. W . Bookstaver, Esq., Lewis Francis, A. V. W . V a n Vediten, Esq., W m . R. Duryee, D.D., Mr. Augustus S. WLiton.

Members whose T o m iipirr* .hint, 1888.

Rev. “ “ “

A. C. A. W.

P. V a n Oieson, D.I)., L. Wells, D.D., V. V. Ray moils E. Griffis, D.D.,

Eev. A. J. Hutton, Mr. IK Jackson Steward, Hon. X. F. Graves, Mr. A. A. Karen.

E X E C U T I V E •'•'KMM'TTEK. Rev. “ “ “ “

A. R. Thompson, D.D., Lewis Francis, C. L. Wells, D.D., W m . R. Duryee, D.I).

W m . J. R, Taylor,

II. \V. Bookstaver, Esq., Mr. A. A. Raven, “ Jas. A. Williamson, “ D. Jackson Steward, “ Jacob L. Sntphen.

O F F I C E R S F O R 1883-’6.

Rev. \Ir. II. Steele, D;D., President. “ W rm. J. R. Taylor, D.D., Vice-President. “ C. L. Wells, D.I)., liicording Secretary.

John M. Ferris, D.D., Hon. See. and Assist. Trias. “ Henry N. Cobb, D.D., Cor.”See. 34 Vesey St., N. Y. Gamaliel G. Smith, Esq., Treasurer, 85-91 E l m St., X. Y. M E D I C A L ADVISERS..

James Anderson, M. I)., N e w York.

Henry R. Baldwin, M. IK, N e w Brunswick. »