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4 MISSION OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH ORGANIZED, Bishop J. N. Fitzgm'a,ld It as Episcopal Supervision. Et:eOJ Offioers of the Twenty-first Annual M.eeting. Presiding Officer, Secretaries, Statistical Secretaries, Hiram H. Lowry. Leander W. PHehe)', Li Shao-wen. Wilbur F. Walker, Wang Ch'engp'ei. Committee on Nominations and Anniversary Programme. Marcus L. Taft, Te J ui. Committee to reoeive Missionary Colleotiol1' F. Brown, Shang Ch'ing-ytin. Committee to print Minutes. The Secretaries. Delegates to Annual Meeting Amerioan Board Mission. L. W. Pilcher, plan Chen. Sohool Examiners. Peking University, College of Liberal}H H L. S I Arts and Interm,ediate Selwol, OWlY, ung. Tientsin Intermediate Sclwol,,\V. F. Walker, ChIen Ta-yung. J.'sun-hua Intermediate School, N. S. Hopkins, Wang Ch'ing- T'ai-an Inte'l'1nediate School, Liu Chi-l un, Ku Ch'i. [ytin.

5 4 Standing Committees for Next Year. Jli8sions, Chu'rcl~ Extension,... Bible Cause, Sabbath Observance,... Sunday Sclwols, Education, Sel!-su,pport, Temperance and A nti-opiwn,... Tract Distr ibution,... Por Ea:lwrte1" ~ License,... Eocal Preache'r's LicerMe,... Renewal qf License,... Admission on T1 ial, Continnance on Trial, Deacon's O rdc rs,. L. W. PHcher, Shang Ch'ing-yun. I. T. Headland, 'Yang CIt'ing-yun. G. H. Davis, Sung I. Marcus L. Taft, Te J ui. N. S. Hopkins, Li Shao-wen. }1'. D. Gamewell, Ku Ch'i. W. F. \Valker, Ch'en Ta-yung. 'V. H. Curtiss, Sun Chiu-kao. H. H. Lowry, Wang Ch'eng-p'ei. Examiners for Next Year. (Appointed by the Chairman). I. T. Headland, Ku Ch'i. Marcus L. 1'aft, Te J ui. \Y l!... Walker, Suu Chiu-kao. F. D. Gamewell, Sung I. L. \Y Pilcher, Li Shao-wen. F. Bl'OWll, Shang Ch'ing-yiin. Executi ve Committee of Church Extension Society. President,... Secreta?"!!,... T1'easu1'e1',... Hiram H. Low}'\". Li Shao-well. Frank D. Galllewell. Te.lui, ChIen Ta-yung. Mission Officers and Committees. Supef intendent and l"reo8ure'l', Secreta.1!!,... Librarian and Historian, Hil'am H. Lowry. Isaac T. Headland. Leander W. Pilcher.. H. H. Lowry. l!'. D. Gamewell. Committee on Building. N. S. Hopkins. Committee on Furniture. \V l!'. Walker. l\la,l'cus L. Taft. N. ::;. Hopkins, F. Brown, W. H. Curtiss.

6 Fi'l'st raw,,'-,'tjcond YUH', Third rear, a.m. S~rmoll 7.30 p.m. " Committee on Examinations in Chinese. FI'ILnk D. Gamewell, Annie n. N('al'~. \Yilbur Ij'. 'Valker, Marcus L. Taft. Leander \Y Pilc1lf'l', N. S. II opki us. Anniversary Programme Sunday Precpding 11 n?liln/ Jf(,ptinfl. FIRs'!' DAY a.m. Communion p.m. Praise Meeting 7.30 p.m. English Prayer Meeting 7.30 p.m. Chinese Prayer Meeting SECOND DAY. Yang Ch'Ull-hll. Ku Ch'i. \V F. \Valkel'. '''aug Ch 'eng-pie-i. 1. T. Headland. T8 Jui p.m. Temperance Anniyersal'Y... 'Yang Ch'ing-yiin. (Read Reports on Temperance and Anti opium.) 7.30 p.m. Self-support 4<\nniversary... F. D. Gamp-well. (R~ad Report OIl Self-support.) THIRD DAY p.m. Missionary Anni\'ersary W. H. Curt.iss. (Read Reports, Missionary and ChUl'ch Extension.) 7.30 p.m. Sunday School Anniversary L. W. Pilehel. (Read Reports on Sunday Schools and Sabbath ObSel'nLnee.) FOURTH DAY p.m. Anti-Foot Binding Anniversary 7.30 p.m. Social Reunion. SUNDAY a.m. Love Feast a.m. Annual Sermon (Chinese) p.m. Annual Sermon (English) " " Annual Sermon (English) nlternate., " Annual Sermon (Chinese)..,... ~ Sun Chiu-kao. G. R. Davis. H. H. Lowry. Presiding Bishop. M. L. Taft. Sung I.

7 --{ ~ourna. } ~~1o--- _.. _ JF' FIRST DAY. PEKING, CHINA, Wednesday, April 27th, THE North-China Mission of the Methodist Episcopal Church convened for the twenty-first time in Annual Session in Asbury -Chapel, Peking, China, and was called to order at 9 a. m. by Superintendent H. H. Lowry who, after reading of Scripture and a few remarks, announced the 72nd Hymn (Chinese Collection):- "0, Spirit of the living God." The singing of the hymn was followed by a solemn Communion Service, conducted by H. H. Lowry, assisted by the Native Elders, ChIen Ta-yung, Te Jui, Wang Ch'eng-p'ei and 'Yang Ch'ing-yUn. The Chinese Secretary of the last meeting, Li Shao-wen, called the roll. The following were present to answer to their names:- Foreign Missiona1-ies :-H. H. -Lowry, L. W. Pilcher, W. F. Walker, M. L. Taft, F. D. Gamewell, F. Brown, W H. Curtiss, I. T. Headland and Miss H. E. Davis. Of W. F. M. S.:-Misses A. B. Sears, L. G. Hale, F. O. Wilson, M. I. Ste-\'enson, C. M. Fry and I. C. Crosthwaite. Native Preachers:-Ch'en Ta-yung, Te Jui, Wang Ch'eng-p'ei, Wang Ch'ing-yiin, Shang Ch'ing-yUn, Li Shao-wen, Yang Ch 'un-ho, Sun Chiu-kao, Wang Ch'ing-yU, Ku Ch'i, Sung I and Liu Chi-Iun. Local Preachers :-Kung Te-lin, Liu Te-.hsin, Chou Hsiieh-shen, Wang Chung-lin, Chin Ch'eng and Chang Pai-lin. Erohorter,:-Hou Wan-yU, Wang Ylieh, K'un Ying, Wei Kuashun, Chang Yii-Ch 'eng, Ke Ch'ing-yUn, plan Chen, Ch 'en Hengte, Ts'ui Wan-fu, Liu Ma-k'e and Ch'in Lung-chang..Ab8ent:-G.R~ Davis (in U. S.), J. H. Pyke (in U. S.), W. T. Hobart (in U. S.), N. S. Hopkins, Mrs. C. M. Jewell (in U. S.) and Misses A. D. Gloss (in U. S.), E. G. Terry (in U. S.), M. Ketring, A. E. Steere and R. R. Renn. Chang Hsi-t'ung, Li Lien-hsiao, Chu Fu-hsing, Yang Fuch'ien, Li Chung-yuan, Chang Tzu-sheng, Wang IPao-t'ang, Chang Kuei-lin, Li Tsai-hsiang, T'ien Wen-ch'i and Yang Kuei-sheng.

8 7 L. W: Pilcher and Li Shao wen were elected English and Chi nese Secretaries respectively. On motion of F. Brown, the bar of the Annual l\ipptillg was fixed at the fifth seat from the altar. The Standing Committees as constituted at the last Annual }\leeting, after filling vacancies, were confirmed as followh :- Missions,... W F. Walker, ChIen Tn-yung-. Church Extension,... L. 'V. PHehel', Ku Ch'i. Bible Cause, L T. Headlaml, Shang Ch'ing-yiin. Sabbath Observance,... W. H. CUl'tiss, 'Vang Ch'ing-yun. Sabbath Sclool, M. L. Taft, Sun Chiu-kao. Education, N. S. Hopkins, Li Shao-wen. Selfsupport, F. Brown, Te J ui. Temperance and Anti-opium,... H. H. Lowry, Yang Ch'un-ho. A Committee on Tract ])i,stribution, consisting of I. T. Headland and Li Shao-wen was, per motion, added to the above list of Standing Committees. The following Special Committees were elected :- Nominations & Annive'1'sary...} M. L. Taft, Te Jui. Programme,.., '0 receive Missionary Collections, F. Brown, Shang Ch'ing-yUn. To print the.minutes, The Secretaries. Course of Study, T8 Jui, ChIen Ta-yung. Statistical Secreta1'ies, W. F. Walker, Wang Ch'eng-p'ei. Te J ui reported concerning the orphan children of Chou Yenfang, that their relatives had taken them away from the care of the committee appointed by the Annual Meeting. There being some uncertainty about their ultimate purpose, the Presiding Elder of Tsunhua district and the native Pastor of Tsun-hua city station, were appointed a committee to examine into the case with power to act. The Secretary presented a revised programme for the Devotional and Anniversary Meetings, which was adopted. The. twentieth question of the general minutes, "Was the character of each preacher examined'" was taken up. The following preachers were called, and their characters passed; each in turn reporting his work :- H. H. Lowry, W. T. Hobart (report read by Secretary), F. D. Gamewell, L. W. Pilcher, M. L. Taft, W F. Walker, ChIen. Tayung, F. Brown and Wang Ch'eng-p'ei. Per motion 12 m. was fixed as the time for closing the daily sessions. Notices were given, the Doxology was sung, W; F. Walker pronounced the Benediction, and the meeting adjourned.

9 8 SECOND DAY, Thursday, April 28th, 189,1'2. Devotional Exercises conducted by M. L. Taft. The Secretary called the roll of the ahsentees of the pt'evious dl1.y, and N. S. Hopkins responded to his name. The minutes were read and approved. The names of the following effective Elders were called and their characters passed :-T8 Jui, Wang Ch'ing-yun, G. R. Davis (in U. S.), J. H. Pyke (in U. S.) and I. T. Headland. The first two reported work on the Tsun-hua district. A translation of W. T. Hobart's Report of the Peking District, was read by the Chinese Secretary. W. H. Curtiss and N. S. Hopkins presented Reports of the Medical Work on the Peking and Tsun-hua districts respectively. The Secretary read Reports of the Work of the W F. M. S. as follows :- Peking District, Girls' Schools, by Miss A. B. Sears. Tsun-hua District, School and Evangelistic Work, by Miss L. G. Hale. Tientsin District, Evangelistic Work, by Miss F. O. Wilson. Tientsin District, Medical Work, by Drs. M. I. Stevenson and R. R. Benn. The names of the following preachers were called :-Shang Ch'ing-yun, Li Shao-wen, Yang Ch'un-ho, Sun Chiu-kao, 'Yang Ch'ing-yil, Ku Ch'i, Sung I and Liu Chi-Iun. Their characters were passed, and they severally reported their work. QueHtion :-Who are admitted on trial 1 W- F. Walkel' reported the action of the TS'ang-chou Quarterly Conference, recommending Liu Te-hsin for admission on trial. His name was called, character passed and report received. After full discussion of the case, the recommendation was not approved. Question :-Who remain on -trial' The Chairman read a letter from the Secretary of the Japan Annual Conference, stating that, upon the recommendation of this Annual Meeting at its last session, they had received Sun Chiu-kao, Sung I and Liu Chi-Iun on trial, and transferred them to the Foochow Conference; and that Sun Chiu-kao had been elected to Deacon's orders under the missionary rule. On motion they were recommended for continuance on trial. Question :-Who are admitted into full connection ~ Ku Oh'i, having completed the prescribed two years on trial in the Foochow Conference, was recommended for admission into full membership and for election to Deacon's orders.

10 9 L. \\-. Pilcher presented the subject of a movement, instituted hy the Peking Missiond.ry Association, designed especially to a3sist nati ve preachers to put'sue courses of study after they lutve eutered upon the regular work of the ministry and moved that the consideration of the same he made the ordet, of the day for 10 o'clock Saturday morning. Carried. M. L. Taft presented the Report of the Training Cl/tss. Anuouncemenb wel'e made, the Doxology was sung, Te J ui pronounced the benediction and the meeting adjourned. THIRD DAY. j?1'iday, Ap"il ;JUth, 18[};J. Devotional Exercises conducted by F. Brown. Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. On motion of F. D. Gamewell, blank statistical forms W(,I'(~ ordered translated and print.ed in Ohinese. F. Brown was appointed a committee to have 1,000 copies printed. Voted to publish, of the minutes in English, two hunch'ed copies in excess of the number subscribed for by the members of the mission, for general distribution. Te J ui was appointed to secuj'e subscribers to the minutes in Chinese, and the size of the edition to be printed was left to be determined after he shall make his report. The question was asked, "'Vho are the traveling Deacons of tlw first class 7" and it was announced that Ku Ch'i was-on the 28th iust.-recommended for election to Deacon's orders in the Foochow Oonference. (See yesterday's minutes.) " What Traveling Deacons have been elected Elders?" Shallg eh'ing-yun by the Ohio Conference and Li Shao-wen by the Japan Ch'ellg, W- H. Curtiss, Chang Hsi-t'ung and Ohang Pai-lin. Tlwil' characters were passed, they reported their work and their licellse~ wel'e renewed. Oonference. The latter was afterwards transferred to the Foochow Conference. The names of the following local preachers were called: Kung Te-lin, N. S. Hopkins, Liu Te-hsill, Chou Hsueh-shcu, Chill The character of 'Vang Ohung-lin was passed, and he l'epol'ted his work. His license was not renewed. The question was asked, "Who are licensed to preach 1 " HecOlllmendations were presented as follows :-P'an Ohen, Oh'en Heug-te, Liu Ma-k'e, l's'ui Wall-fu and. Oh'iu LUllg-chaug, members

11 10 of Asbury Chapel Quarterly' Conference; Ke Ch'ing.yiin and Hou Wan-Yii, members of the Lan-chou Quarterly Conference; and Yii Tso.chou and Huang Wei-kang of the Shan.hai-kuan Qnal'terly Conference. Each case was carefully considered, and they were severally granted local preacher's license. The licenses of the following Exhorters were renewed :-Li Lieu.hsiao, Chu Fu-hsing, Yang Fu-ch'ien, Li Chung-yuan, Chang Tzu-sheng" Wang Yiieh, K'un Ying, Wang Pao-t'ang, 'Vei Kuoshun, Li Tsai-hsiang, Chang Yii-ch'eng and Yang Kuei-sheng. The following, bearing recommendations from their respective Quarterly Conferenc~s, were granted Exhorter's license :-Chao Tzu-ming of Han-ts'un Circuit, "\Ven Yiin of "\Vesley Chapel, Tientsin, Chang Ch'ao-ch'iin of Nanking Circuit, Shen Pai-ling and Hou Tien of Lau-chou Circuit and Ch'en Yii.shan of Yu-t'ien and Feng Jen Circuit. Hsiian Hung-jung of Tai-an Circuit, Li Hsiiehhsiu and Yang P'ei.hua of An-chia Circuit, Chi Lien-chung of Shan-hai-kuan Circuit and Liu Shao t'ang and Chang Yiin-hsiang of Tsun-hua Circuit, having been properly recommended, were also granted Exhorter's license on condition that they pass the required examinations. Te Jui presented the Report of the Committee on Self-support. On motion it was resolved that in cases where the Reports of Standing Committees in English and Chinese, were translations one of the other, the Chinese yersion only should be read. Li Shao.wen reported for the Committee on Education. Exceptions were taken to certain expressions in the report and, afrer discussion, it was refel'red back to the Committee for Revision. Wang Ch'ing-yiin read the Report of the Committee on Sabbath Observance. The Report of the CommiUee on Church Extension, was l'ead by Ku Ch'i. In the discussion that ensued, the methods of the local Church Extension Society, were considered, and questiolls were asked relative to the disposition of the funds placed in the hands of the Executive Committee. The following were elected officers of the Society for the coming year :-President, H. H. Lowry; Secretary, Li ShaO-wen; Tr~asurer, F. D. Gamewell; other members of Executive Committee, Te Jui and Ch'en Ta-yung. Yang Ch'un~ho reau the Report of the Committee on Temperance and Anti-opium. Sun Chiu-kao read the Report of the Committee on Sabbath Schools. Ch'en Ta-yung read the Report of the Committee on Missions.

12 11 Shang ChCing-yun read the Report of the Committee o.n Bible Cause. Question :-" Where shall the next Annual Meeting be held 1" Asbury Chapel, Peking. L. W. Pilcher and plan Chen were elected fratermll delegates to the Annual Meeting of the North-China Mission of the American Board. The following were appointed official examiners of schools :- College oj Liberal Arts and Pe-} H H Lo d S I k I:~~~ d' te S 1 l.. wry an ung. ~ng l(,bfj",?ne m CfWO, Tientsin Intermediate SeltOol,... W. F. Wa.lker and Chien Ta.yung. Tsun-hua" "... N. S. Hopkins and Wnng Ch'ing-yUn. T'ai.an " "... Liu Chi-Iun and Ku Ch'i. The Doxology was sung, Ch 'en Ta-yung pronounced the benediction, and the meeting adjourned. FOURTH DAY. Saturday, April,Wih, 18!H!. Devotional Exercises conducted by Wang Ch'ing-yun. Minutes of previous meeting read and a.pproved. Te J ui presented the Anniversary Programme for 1893, also nominations for Standing Committees. Adopted.. W. F. Walker presented the Report of the Committe > on Statistics. Li Shoo-wen read the revised Report on Education. L. W. Pilcher read the Report of Peking University. Ten o'clock having arrived, the order of the day was taken up, and the objects and aims of the Peking Missionary Association educational movement was discussed. Its methods were explained to be similar to those of the Chautauqua movement in the United States. Rev. W. S. Ament of the American Board Mission, was introduced to the meeting and invited to participate in the discussion. On motion the members of the Annual Meeting voted their approval of the movement and agreed to do all in their power to further its purpose. plan Chen was appointed to receive the names of such as were willing to enter upon the proposed Course of Study. Per motion a committee of three, consisting of Te J ui, Wang Ch'ing-ytln and F. D. Gamewell, were appointed by the chair to

13 ]2 consider the feasibility of establishing the order of Deaconesses in the Chinese church according to the provisions of the Discipline <" ) and suggest a Oourse of Study for the same. The Report on Tract Distribution was read by Li Shao-wen. On motion of Wang Ch'eng-p'ei, Wang Ch'ing-yii-a member in full connection of the N orthern New York Conference-was recommended for election to Deacon's orders. The Chairman announced the list of Examiners for the next Annual Meeting. On motion of Te J ui, it was voted to print an edition of 100 copies of the minutes in Chinese. Te J ui and L. W Pilcher were elected a Committee to revise the Course of Study for native preachers and report at the next Annual Meeting. Rev.,V. S. Ament of the American Board, being Editor of the "Hua1Jei Yiieh-pao," a monthly publication of the N orth-chiml Tract Society, made a statement of the affairs of the magazine and its claims upon the native church. The Doxology was sung, Mr. Ament pronounced the benediction, and the meeting adjourned. FIFTH DAY. Monday, May 2nd, lsd,i. Devotional Exercises conducted by N. S. Hopkins. The following Reports were read by the Secretary :- Tsun-hua Medical and Evangelistic Work (W. F. M. S.), by Edna G. Terry, :i\i.d. Peking Woman's Training School and Day Schools in southern city and An-chia-chuang, by Mary Porter Gamewell. Te J ui, for the Committee on Deaconesses, presented a proposed Course of Study, which was approved. On motion the entire subject of native Deaconess work was commended to the favorable consideration of the ladies representing the W. F. M. S. This was done after a full discussion on the part of the native preachers, in which the desirability of this kind of work was strongly emphasized. In view of the probable return of F. Brown to England before another Annual Meeting, the following resolution was presented by M. L. Taft and seconded by N. S. Hopkins:- "Since there is 11 probability of the departure of Rev. Frederick Brown and family to their native land before our next Annual

14 18 Meeting, we missionaries-residing away fl'om Tientsin-desil'C:> t.o place on record our hea.rty a.pprecia.tioll of his numerous kind offices in our behalf, and therefore unanimously make the following I'f'solution, viz.:- " Resolved: That we hereby tender to Rev. Frederick Brown our hearty thanks for the kindness and promptness with which he has attended to our numerous affairs in Tientsin, besides discharging his regular missionary duties, and we sincerely trust that our Heavenly Father will graciously watch over himself and family on their homeward voyage and grant them soon a safe return to llthor again in our midst." Carried. I. T. Headland announced that he had received a fraternal reply from the Japan Conference in return for the letter he was directed to send at the last Annuall\1eeting, In accordance with the provisions of Article V. (amended Jan. 27th, 1892) of the By-Laws of the Trustees of Peking University, the- Annual Meeting recognized the following members of the Board of Managers as their nominations :-H. H. Lowry, G. H. Davis, F. Brown, M. L. Taft, N. S. Hopkins, J. H. Pyke, W. H. Curtiss and L. N. \Vheeler. Moved to adjourn after the reading of the minutes and the appointments. Carried. The minutes of the fourth and fifth day's sessions wel'p read and approved. Prayer was offered by Te J ui. Hymn No. 137 (Chinese Collection) beginning- "Jesu8, I my Cr088 have taken," was sung. The appointments were read, the Doxology was sung, the benediction was pronounced and the twenty-first Annual Meeting adjourned sine die. L. W. PILCHER, SeC1'elm y..... H. H. LOWRY, Presiding.

15 14 Disciplinary Questions. I.--CONFERENCE. l.!""3~:'~ Who are received by transfer ~ None. 2. z Who are admitted on trial 1 None. 3. Who remain on trial 1 Sun Chiu-kao, Ku Ch'i, Sung I and Liu Chi-Iun, all in Foochow Conference. 4. [5.] 'Vho are admitted into full connection 1 Ku Ch'i was recommended to the Foochow Conference. 5. [8.] What Traveling Preachers have been elected Deacons 1 Wang Ch'ing-yii was recommended to the Northern N. Y. Conference. Ku Ch'i was recommended to the Foochow Conference. Yang Ch 'un-ho was elected by the New Jersey Conference. SUll Chiu-hao was elected by the Japan Conference. 6. [9.] 'Vhat Traveling Preachers have been ordained Dea.cons 1 None. 7. f1o.j What Local Preachers have been elected Deacons 1 NOlle. 8. l1.j What Local Preachel's have been ordained Deacons 1 None. 9. f12. J Who are the Traveling Deacons of the first class 1 None J Who are the Traveling Deacons of the second class 1 Shang Ch'ing-yiin and Li ShaO-WeIl. II. [14.J What Traveling Deacons have been elected Elders 1 Shang Ch'ing-yun by the Ohio Conference. Li Shao-wen by the Japan Conference. 12. [15.] What Traveling Deacons have been ordained Elders 1 None. 13. [20. J Was the character of each Preacher examined 1 This was strictly done as the name of each Preacher was called in the Annual l\1eeting. 14. [21.J Have any died 1 None. 15_ [22.] Have any been transferred, and to what Conference 1 Li Shao-wen, Sun Chiu-kao, Sung I and Liu Chi-Iun ft'om the Japan Conference to the Foochow Conference. 16.!29'j What are the Statistics 1 (See Statistical Report.) 'Vhere are the Preachers stationed 1 (See Appointments.) Where shall the next Annual Meeting be held ~ Peking-Asbury Chapel. II.-DISTRICT CONFERENCE. Concerning Local Preachers:- 1. Are there any charges or complaints 1 None.

16 15 2. Who shall have their licenses renewed' Kung Te-lin, N. 8. Hopkins, Liu Te-tsin, Chou llsiieh-shen, Chin Ch'eng, W H. Curtiss, Chang Hsi.t'ung and Chang Pai.lin. 3. Who shall be licensed to preach ~ plan Chen, ChIen Heng-te, Liu Ma-k'e, Ts'ui,,:rall-fu, Ch'in Lung-chang, K8 Ch'ing-yUn, Hou \Yan-yU, Yii Tso-chou aud Huang Wei-kang. 4. Who shall be recolllmended for admission into the Traveling Connection ~ None. Concerning Exhorters;- 1. Who shall have their licenses renewed 1 Li Lien-hsiao, Chu Fu-hsing, Yang Fu-ch'ien, Li Chung-yuan, Chang Tzu-sheng, WILlig YUeh, K'UB Ying, \Vang Pao-t'ltug, Wei Kuo-shun, Li Tsai-hsiang, Chang YU.ch'eng and Yang Kuei-sheng. 2. 'Vho shall be licensed as Exhorters ~ Chao Tzu-n1ing, Wen YUn, Chang Ch'ao-ch'lin, Hou Tien, Shen Pai-liug, ChIen YU-shan, HsUan Yung-fu, Li Hsiiehhsiu, Yang F'ei-hua, Chi Lien-chung, Liu Shao-t'ang aud Chang YUn-hsiang ~.~.~ APPOINTJY-[ENTS_ ~-o 1S92 0- Hiram H. Lowry, -SulJerintendent. PEKING DISTRICT-F. D. Gamewell, P.E., P.O., Peking. ChIang piing Chou,... to be supplied. Han-ts'un,... Sung 1. Huang-ts'un,... to be supplied (Yang P'ei-hua). Peking-Asbury,... L. W. Pilcher, plan Chen. -Feng-cMn,... Liu Ma-k'e (*K'un Yillg). -Huarh-shih,..... to be supplied. -Southern City,... M. L. Taft, ChIen Heng-te. K'Urpei K'ou,... to be supplied. Tung.an Hsien,... Chin Ch'eng. Yang-ko Chuang, T. Headland (*Wei Kuo-shun). Yen-ch'ing Chou,... to be supplied (*Hou Tien). Yung-ch'ing Hsien,... Hou Wan-yii. '" Exhorter.

17 16 PEKING METnODIST HOSPITAL :-W. H. Curtiss, M.D PEKING UNIVERSITy:-L. VV Pilchel', President and ])ean qf the College of Liberal Arts) H. H. Lowry, ])ean qfthe Wiley College q( Theology,. F. D. Gamewell, ])ean of College of Science and Prolessor of Chemistry and Physics,. M. L. Taft, Pro/essor oj Exegesis and Histo1'ical Theology; I. T. Headland, Professm' qf,afental and,aforal Science; W. H. Ourtiss, P1'ofes80r of Theory and Practice q( Surgery,. Hattie E. Davis, Instructor in English Language and Literatu1'e and Principal of Peking Intermediate School. WOMAN'S FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY:-Annie B. Sears, Principal of Girls' High School and General Evangelistic Work J Anna E. Steere, Principal oj Girls' Primary School J Mary Porter Gamewell, Woman's Training School and Southern City Wm'k,. Celia M Frey, Teacher of Music and Hygiene and Student qf Chinese Language,. Effie Young, Teacher of English and Student qf Chinese Language. TIENTSIN DISTRICT:- W. F. Walker, P.E., P.O., Tientsin. Nan-kung,... Shang Ch'ing-yun. Tai-ch'eng,... Yang Oh'un-ho, Chang Hsi-t'ung (*'Vang Pao-t'ang). Tientsin-Circuit,... to be supplied (*Ohang Yii-ch'eng) -East Gate,... Sun Ohiu-kao (*Li Lien-hsiao). - Wesley,... ~... F. Bl'Own. - West Oity,... to be supplied. Ts'ang Chou,... Liu Te-hsin (*Li Ohung-yuan). TIENTSIN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL :-F. Brown. WOMAN'S FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETy:-Frances O. Wilson, Woman's Training School and General Evangelistic Work; Rachel R. Benn, M.D. and M. Ida Stevenson, M.D., Isabella Fi~he1' Hospital and General,Afedical WO?'k,. 1. C. Orosthwaite, ])ay School and Student qf Chinese Language; Oharlotte M. Jewell and AnIla D. Gloss, M.D., absent in U. S. SHAN-TUNG DISTRICT :-F. Brown, P.E., P.O., Tientsin. An-chia Chuang,... "Wang Oh'ing-yU. Chi-ning Chou,... Ku Oh'i. Kuan Chuang,... to be supplied. Ning-yang Hsien,... Li Shao-wen. T'ai-an Fu,... Liu Chi-l un, TS'ui Wan-fu. T'AI-AN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL :-Liu Chi-Iun. TSUN-HUA DISTRICT :-Te Jui, P.E., P.O., Tientsin. P';:!i::_~:~ :~:.~~~~~~~-}Chang Pai-lin. Tsun-hua-Circuit,... Te J ui (one to be supplied). oj< Exhorter.

18 11 Tsun-hua-City,... Chou Hstieh-shen. Yii-t'ien and F ng-jen,... Wang Chling-yiin (*Ch'en Yii-shan.) TSUN-HUA METHODIST HOSPITAL :-N. S. Hopkins, M.D. TSUN-HUA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL :-N. S. Hopkins, M.D., G. R. Da.vis, absent in U. S. WOMAN'S FOREWN 1\IISSIONARY SOClETy:-LilIian G. Hale, Principal of Girls' Bom'ding School and Day Schools,. Mary Ketrin~, Woman's :I raining School and General Evangelistic Wm k; Edna G. Terry, M.D., absent in U. S. LAN-CHOU DISTRICT :-H. H. Lowry, P.E., P.O., Peking. Ch'ang-li Hsien,... Hua,ng Wei-kaug. CIiHen-an Hsien,... Kung Te.lin. Ch'i~n-'Wei,... YU 'rso-chou Fu-ning Hsien,... to be supplied (*Chang Tzu-sheng). Ian and Pei-chia-tien,... to be supplied (*Li Hsiieh-hsiu). Lan Chou-Ci1'cuit,... to be supplied. -City,... \Vang Ch'eng-plei (*Chao Tzu-ming). Lao-ting Hsien,..... to be supplied. Shan-hai Kuan,... Chlen Ta-yung; J. H. Pyke, ahsent in U.S. >I< Exhorter ~

19 18 SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT WE have now to record some of the prominent features of the work of another year, study the lessons they would teach, and prepare for a new year's work. It may be that not all the expectations entertained at the beginning of the year, haye been realized, and if we find that reverses arid disappointments have been encountered, we should not be discouraged, but strengthen our faith in the eternal promises and renew the conflict with full assurance of final victory. Our present duty is to review our forces and obey the command " go forward." The changes in our foreign staff have been unusually great. Three of our most experienced and efficient workers, with their' families, have been compelled to seek temporary rest for recuperation in the home land; namely: Bros. Davis, Pyke and -Hobart. Dr. J ones and wife, after a brief stay among us, have left with no prospect of returning. Dr. Terry, when her work was interrupted by the political disturbances near Tsun-hua, went home for a brief furlough. Miss Frey and Miss Crosthwaite have arrived to reinforce the educational and evangelistic departments of the Woman)s Foreign Missionary Society. Other reinforcements are promised, whom we shall be glad to welcome during the year. We also hope for the return of Bros. Davis and Pyke this autumn. The number of native preachers remains the same, though several agents of the mission, who were doing practically the same work as the preachers, have been dismissed for lack of funds to support them. The reports from the various districts will not indicate so large an increase in membership as last year, but substantial and encouraging advance has been made in all departments of our work. Revival services were held at several of the most important centres with good results, and many have been helped by them to a higher ideal of Christian doctrine and living. The work on the Tsun-hua district was interrupted by the local rebellion, and for a time serious disaster was feared. But neither foreign or native Christian suffered any harm, and all our property

20 19 was protected from loss. Great credit is due Te J ui, the Presiding Elder of the district, for his tact and faithfulness, which probably saved our houses from destruction. The attendance /l,t the chapels a,nd dispensaries, was greatly diminished for some months, but none of the native Ohristians were driven from the church by these disturbances. Fortunately the rebellion was confined to a small district and was of short duration, though the destruction of life and property is reported to have completely depopulated that region. The difficulties at the important city of Chi-ning-chou, ill Shantung, which compelled the closing of our chapel there for two years, have been settled, and a new and much larger place has been secured. New and enlarged premises have also been purchased at T'ai-an, and the prospect for the continued growth of the work in that district is encouraging. The opposition of the litemti and officials to the East Gate chapel in Tientsin, has been practically silenced by an agrt'ement to exchange the present place for another site. New premises have heen secured by direction of the Viceroy, and preparations will soon be made to rebuild the chapel on the new site. Opposition has also been encountered in securing premises at TS'ang-chou in the same district. On the Peking district new chapels or improved pl"emises have heen secured at Ch 'ang-p'ing-chou and Yung-ch'ing. The opposition at Yen-ch 'ing-chou still continues, and it is probable we shall not be able to hold our present place. The facilities for work in Peking are being greatly increased by the buildings now in process of erection. The new dormitory for the Peking University, will be ready for occupancy during the year, also a large school-building for t4e Woman's Foreign Missionary Society. In common with all missions in China, we have special cause for gratitude over the favorable attitude of the Government to mission work, which has been shown in the remarkable edict and proclamations which have been issued. All opposition has not been silenced, but our legal position has been acknowledged by the Emperor and our work favorably mentioned. In this connection we cannot fail to express our appreciation of the valuable services of the United States Minister, Hon. Chas. Denby, through whose influence copies of the Imperial Edict WE're posted in all our chapels. I t is contral'y to the genius of this people to pel'mit changes to occur very rapidly in China, but certainly some of the most seriom, obstacles to mission work are disappearing, and opportunities for aggressive wol k were never greater than now. It hehooves us to pray that more laborers lllay be sent into this field now whitening to the harvest.-h. H. Lowry.

21 20 PEKING DISTRICT. W. T. HOBART, Presiding Elder. Ch'an,q-p'ing Chou :-Shortly after the last Annual Meeting, we succeeded in renting a place at Chang-pIing Chou, which furnishes us with fair accummodations for our work, but still leaves much to be desired. The helper appointed to this place, through inexperience and lack of judgment, estranged the membership, and a change was found necessary. His successor has succeeded in restoring the church to its former state. Dr. Curtiss has recently visited this place on two occasions, and we hope that the medical work, if followed up, will be the means of reaching many in this not very hopeful field.-f. D. Gamewell. H an-ts'un :-At Han-ts'un, forty miles south of Peking, the work of the year has gone quietly forward. The congregations are still good, though not as large as during the famine. At the Chinese New Year Dr. Jones and myself, accompanied by one of the older students of the College, spent a week there in revival services. The Doctor saw a good many patients, while Heng Te and myself commenced meetings with a Watch Night Service and continued for a week with very good results. The attendance was large, the interest deep, convictions pungent and conversions genuine so far as we could judge. The boy's day-school there is better attended tha.n formerly, and the girl's boarding-school has all the pupils it call accollllllodate. Both schools need larger and better quarters.-'v T. Hobart. liuang-ts'un :-There has been an encouraging growth at Huang-tslun during the year. The present official seems welldisposed. He had the Emperor's edict posted, and upon its being carried away by some ill-disposed persoll, replaced it promptly. The case of Mrs. Meng, an old lady over eighty years of age, is an intere'sting one. Her son joined us last year, alld met with much opposition from his mother, who was bitterly opposed to his having anything to do with the Christians. He told us months ago about her opposition and said that he was praying about it. In some way enough,of the Gospel light entered the old lady's heart to overcome het prejudice regarding her son's connection with us, and finally she herself joined us on probation, and though old and feeble, has been faithful in her attendance.on the Sabbath services. Her son said afterward in speaking of his mother: "Truly God's grace is great. Who would have thought that my mother would not only not object to my being a Christian, but would become a Christian herself."

22 2] After four-score years of darkness the poor old lady has douht. If>SS but a dim comprehension of the truth, but we trust it will be sufficient to lead her at last to abide in the presence of Him whu is light and in whom is no darkness at all. An occll.sional evening with the magic lantern during the week, with "iews of Palestine and other foreign countries, has added to our Sunday congregations, and given the native preacher access to people whom otherwise he might not have reached.-f. D. Gamewell. Peking-Asbury Chapel :-This Chapel is situated inside of the mission compound in Peking and has a seating capacity of between tht'ee and four hundred with the possibility of accolumodatiug a still greater numbet' if the aisles are occupied. The usual Sabbath morning audience is composed of the teachers and students of the College, Preparatory and Intermediate Departments of the University'; the pupils of the Young Ladies' Seminary; the men and women. gathered in for instruction fl'om the various stations on the district during the winter months; and a considerable number of men and women composing the local membel' ship. These together constitute an audience of more than averll.ge intelligence and inspire the best thoughts of all who are privileged to preach to them. The contributions of the membership support an Assistant Pastor and an Exhorter, who gives his time to the daily sen'ices of the Feng-chen Chapel 011 the Great.Street, and also suffice to pay many. of the current expenses of the chul'cb. Bro. P'au Chen, an instructor in the College of Liberal Arts, has acted as Assistant during the yeat' and shared in all the services. Exhorter K'un Ying, aided by the older students from the College and several of the chul'eh members, has kept up the daily preaching services at the Street Chapel. Through this instrumentality many thousands have heard the Gospel and some have been brought into the church. In February a eeries of protracted meetings wet'e held unclet the leadership of Rev. 'V. T. Hobart and resulted in the spiritual quickening of the membership. The Sabbath School, for lack of room, is embarrassingly large. Five hundred and fifteen were present at the lact session. Of this number over two hundred wet'e boys and girls fl'om heathen families, who are attracted by cllriosity and picture cards, but who learn verses of Scripture and are taught to sing the hymns of Zion. This department of church work is capable of great development, and from it Wb may look for good results. It is a great gain. to be greeted kindly by the children of the sut'rounding neighborhood instead of being reviled as formerly; and it is not to be forgotten that in China, as elsewhere, the children hold the keys

23 to the parents' hearts. We would be guilty of an injusbice if, in refarring to this work, we omitted to mention the name of Mrs. Gamewell, who has been largely instrumental in gathering in and bolding together this large class of hp,athell children. It was the privilege of this church at the last Quarterly Confel'ellce to recommend five candidates for Loca.l Preacher's licensefoul' being members of the graduating class of the College of Liberal Arts and the other an instructor ill the College. The Lord has been with us during the year, alld thankfui for the past, we look forward hopefully to the future.-l. 'V Pilcher. Peking-Southern City:-Steadiness has mal'ked the work of the Southern City Chapel during the past year. Notwithstanding the "various rumors of insurrection, the year has been one of usual routine, A copy of the Imperial Edict, granting full permission fol' Chinese to become Christians without, in the least, lessening their loyalty to their Government, was placarded in the hall-way of the chapel, as in otbei' mission chapels in North China. The numel'ical strength, aftei' allowing for removals and accessions, I'enlains about the same as last year. The recent death of the wife of one of our official members cleady shows how the grace of God and the hope of immortality can fully sustain His followers, even in this heathen land, cursed with centuries of heathenish superstition. She died finn in the faith, and her aged husband was mightily sustained by his faith in God, as he passed thl'ough the deep waters of amction. Such events cheer the missionary in demonstrating that his c'labor is not in vain in the Lot'd," Regular Sabbath services have been held throughout the year, and the Sunday School has been productive of much good, in inculcating and illustrating Christian truth. Ts'ui Wan-kuei, of the Junior Class of Peking University, has rendel'ed valua.ble assistance by presiding at the organ, as well as by explaining colored cartoons of the lesson of the day. We are especially grateful to Mrs. F. D, Gamewell for her faithful, efficient labors among the gil']s and women, The Girl's School bas been a powerful adjullct in the prosperity of our work. As to the Boy's School, not so much can now he said. A qualified teacher, fully acquainted and in hearty sympathy with our methods, is greatly needed, to make this elementary educational work a complete success. In the densely populated Southern City (If Peking, this is the only Protestant school. What more alluring opportunity can be found for influencing the impressible minds of youth with Christian principles ~ We earnestly trust that before long, we shall have, as au efficient teacher, one of our own trained yo,ung men from Peking University.-M. L. Taft.

24 23 Tung-an H.<rien :-At Pei-yin, on the Tung-an Hsien circuit, the work is doing well. The ladies of the W. F. 1\1. S. h.lw opened a girl's day-school here, and it has seemed desirable to enlarge our borders. Our chapel is too snlllll fol" the numbers who attend. Our boy's school has increased to ten scholars. We have arranged for enlarged premises. Several probationers lllwe been received at a new village, eight miles south of this point. Yang-ko Chuang :-The preacher was changed Itt Yang-ko Chuang last Annual Meeting, hut the work does not show much increase. The members are widely scattered and cannot get together on Sunday. It has seemed best to move the day-school to Ping-rna Ying, three miles from Shih-hsia Erh on the Ku-pei K lou circuit. It was reopened there after the Chinese New Yea.r in the house of the teacher with about ten scholars. Yen-ch'ing Chou :-At Yen-ch'ing Chou, just outside the inner Great Wall, we have held the place we rented last year, although efforts have been made to drive us out. The oppositioll comes from the literary class, and the official secretly favors them. He has so far refused to give us a copy of the Emperor's late edict. Recently the house of an inquirer was entered by It band of robbers. All the family were bound and their clothing and money was carried away. It is supposed that the so-called gentry <!) are at the bottom of the trouble and have incited the robbers to do the deed. Notwithstanding these troubles a few are faithful and report that many more would join us were they not afraid. Yung-ch'ing Hsien:-The Yung-ch'ing circuit has had a preacher this year for the first time. A boy's day-school has been opened with an attendance of over twenty scholars. Nineteen memhers have been baptized and more are waiting. There is need of much instruction, as they have only just come out from heathenism. The Sunday attendance is good. The door seems wide open and the prospects inviting. The Emperor's edict has been posted at all other points on the district, and the effect seems very favorable to our cause. There are five day-schools for boys on the district, two dayschools and one boarding-school for girls. All are as well or better attended than last year, and all have Christian teachers. The preachers have, with one exception, been diligent and faithful. The problem now is not so much to get members as to bring the present membership to a higher and purer religious life and a better outward observance of all God's commands. Great care needs to be taken in the reception of members, lest the church be filled with unconverted persons.

25 24 'But" if God be for us, who can be against UR 1" Knowing that the cause is His, the power is His, the church is purchased with the blood of His Son, we know that His church will be established in this land. "God is in the midst of her; she shall not he moved; God shall help hel', and that right early."-w T. Hobart. TIENTSIN DISTRICT. \V F. \N ALKER, P.residing Elder. Nan-kung Circuit :-The work on this circuit has proceeded as usua1. The illness of the native preacher's wife has interfp.red somewhat with systematic vbitatioll of the various points, but there seems a growing confidence in the church, and since the protective proclamations of last year were issued, less suspicion and uneasiness among the people. The Eastern half of the circuit shows more signs of encouragement and growth than for years previous. There are now two regular preaching places and four others where services are held less regularly. At Sung-an T'sun the members are rejoicing in prospect of a new chapel at an early date. Last summer various friends contributed liberally toward this purpose. The Local Ohurch Extension Society of Out' Mission gave substantial aid, hut the seasoll was too far advanced to begin work. It was therefore delayed until this spring; however now they hope to push it rapidly to completion. Much sickness has pt'evailed this spring on this circuit and some deaths among our people. One, that of a youhg man, who formerly was a student in the Peking School, but latterly had been employed as a colporteur. He died in the f;tith. The membership has increased numerically, and we tt'ust they have gl'own spiritually, We believe a rich harvest will yet rewt:l.rd us in this, which has been regarded as one of the most unpromising of our fields of labor, 1'ai-ch'eng Circuit :~The Last Annual Meeting strengthened the force on this circuit by sending two additional preachers into its bounds to assist in saving what could be :saved of the large numbet' of enquirers who presented themselves during the famine of the previous winter. We have had two preachers and one exhorter and a Bible woman busy during the year, and-during part of the year-a school teacher has been teaching a boy's school. In two towns we have secured property by pawn, and the workers live in and use the buildings for chapel purposes. In six or seven other places meetings are held in the homes of the members. We were unable to rent a place in Tai-c'heng city until just before the Annual Meeting and the preacher has been obliged to live in an

26 25 inn. A large number haye been baptized and received into the church, while a large list of probationers still remains, from which there is reason to believe many will be saved to the church. Tientsin Circuit :-This work has been supplied by exhorter Chang Yii-ch'eng, who has spent most of his time at Yang-liu Ch'ing, ten miles west of Tientsin on the Grand Canal, but has visited several other large town,c.; on the same river as far as T'angkuan T'un. We have rented a place at Yang-liu Ch'ing, and try now to hold regular Sunday services. An attempt at organizing a boy's day-school has also been made. We should as rapidly as possible enter the other cities, as they are near and impoj'tant ones, in which no especial effort is being made by anyone. Tientsin, East Gate :-Ch'en Ta-yung, a native elder, has continued in charge. He has kept the street chapel open five days of each week, Il.nd l'egulll.r services have been held on Sundays. The membership is small and the congregll.tions on Sunday are not large. The agitation over an exchange of sites, has perhaps had its influence, but we hope now thll.t an exchange has been agreed upon, and the new site determined, that a new building may, as early as possible, be erected and the work progress under more favourable auspices. The field is a good one, unoccupied except by ourselves, and ought to yield results well worth patient endeavor. Tientsin, Wesley Chapel :-This chapel has been supplied since last Annual Meeting by Bro. Brown. 'York has moved along the usual lines. Bro. Hobart came from Peking and assisted him in special meetings last autumn, which were fruitful of much good. The congregations have been good. The inside of the chapel has been repainted and very tastefully refitted. 1'ients'in, West City:-This chapel, as before, was left to be supplied. This has been done by the missionaries and native preacher resident in Tientsin, together with such help as they could secure from without. The work has been virtually in the hands of the school teacher residing in the premises. The congregations have, we think, been larger than in previous years, but we are no doubt greatly crippled because of the location and lack of room. There should be new property bought, a new chapel built and pastoral oversight given to this little flock of forty or fifty souls. Ts'ang Chou :-The church membership has, at one or two points on this circuit, been greatly revived, and as It result a Humber of probationers and enquirers have presented themselves. But the especial point of interest outside of the immediate locality where the body of our church membership is, has beeu the city of TS'ang-chou itself. For some three years we have had workers there, who have had to live in inns. An attempt made a year ago to rent a place for chapel and home for helper, was bitterly opposed.

27 26 We thought, by shifting to a new place, the matter might be adjusted, so pawned a new property outside the little South Gate, but trouble has arisen again, and at present remains unsettled. The district has had five day-schools for boys and one for girls in operation, besides a boarding-school for boys, under Mr. Brown's care. Some of these have been very successful; one.only moderately so, one is still an experiment, and at one place, when we offered free tuition, house and Christian books, we could get no pupils. All the workmen have been able to continue at their posts throughout the year, and the district will show quite a numerical strengthening of her forces, with peace prevailing among her people as far as we can discover. 'Ve have strong faith for the future, and look for ever increasing success from the Great Head of the Church, in whol)e name ~nd for whose sake we thrust in the sickle.-w. F. Walker. SHAN-TUNG DISTRICT. F. BROWN, Presiding Elder. This is the most distant and in some respects the most intel'esting district within the bounds of our mission. It embraces the birth and burial places of Confucius and Mencius; and T'ai-shan, the great sacred mountain of Ohina, is the centl'e of one of, OUl' circuits. There, nestling at its base, we have planted a chul'clt which, though small, gives Christ and Christianity a place among the hundt'eds of shrines alld temples which cover this sacted place. T'ai-an :-This circuit has been under the superintendance of Liu Chi-l un, OHe of our youngest and most hopeful preachers. He has been assisted by two young men, who are recommended for Exhorter's lioense. Preaching has been caltied 011 in the city and country with encouraging results. Thousands of pilgrims, from all quarters, come to worship at this "sacred pile of rock." And we are delighted to belie\'e that many have heard the Gospel and have carried away many of our tracts and books to their distant homes. Our distl'ict tract wheel-barrow stood at the base of the mountain and, as the weary foot-sore pilgt'ims passed, thousands of vols. were sold. I was able to spend a few days in this most interesting work and, on my depa rture, other help was sent. Many additions to the membership have been reported. Our district boarding-school is situated bere, and deserves special mention. The boys passed good examinations and give unmistakeable evidence of careful training; Mr. Liu, as Principal, assisted by a good teacher, more than fulfils our expectations with regard to this school. If we had missionaries residing here, I am confident it would prove not only an interesting, but a J)ucce~sful field of labor.

28 27 An-cltia Chuang, which is the oldest circuit on the district, the parent from which the other circuits have been separated. It has had a good year under Bro. Wang Ch'ing-yii. Chapels have become too smau, and we haye been obliged to organize a new circuit and put it in charge of an Exhorter. With the generous aid of Mrs. Gamewel1 of Peking the members were helped' to start a self-supporting girls' school.' Inspit'ed by the example of their friend, the members gave 970 catties of grain, the teacher gave her services, a member gave a room, and others gave benches, table, etc., the whole making a very creditable show. By reference to the stat.istics a good increase will be noted. The last offspring of this circuit is the Kuan chuang Circuit :-Twenty li away, which will include all the work to the East of An-chia, of which there is much which will need the careful oversight of a preacher during the next year. One pleasing feature is the number of women connected with the church. Eight candidates for the Tientsin training class came from this region, and after a winter of study, are better prepared to bear witness among their neighbours and friends. Chi-ning Chou Ci'rcuit has figured on our appointments for some years; much opposition has been shown, and-two years agowe were obliged to leave the city. We close this year with a firm hold, having bought a good piece of property inside the East Gate at a low figure (the result of its being" haunted.") The place was once an official residence. The" haunted" portion we have made into a native parsonage! The new official, who was sent after the riot, has treated us well; he ~ave us a feast, issued a pl'oc1amation, and has done everything in his power for us; an extract from a letter just received from this man, will show the kindly feeling he manifests towards us ; the said letter is addressed by mistake to " Bishop" Brown, and contains his thanks for the present of a cheap watch which I sent him as an expression of my gratitude for his kindness manifest towards myself; he says, "The watch you so kindly sent me, represents twelve hours; it is not an exaggeration to state that I think of you each of the twelve;" "though the distance between Chi-ning Chou and Tientsin is one thousand ii, our hearts are knit together as the heart of one man;" if the foregoing extracts are of no other value, they show that a change has taken place; two years ago the city was in a state of riot; officials and people opposed to us, but now here is the highest official treating us more kindly than our most sanguine expectations. To God be the praise. Our membership is not large; the wonder is that we haye any daring to profess Christianity; yet there are a few who welcomed us on our return. Other missions have purchased property, and the

29 28 avaricious spirit has been arom:;ed. To insure sincerity the time of probation has been extended. We close the year with a grateful acknowledgment of God's goodness towards the work on this circuit during the year. We have rented good property in Ning-yang, which will give us a good centre for work. Ning-ya1ng Ci'l'cuit has been worked from other places. We have a good chapel in the city and a small but healthful membership. This addition to our chapel accommodations is significant, as it gives us an unbroken chain of stations from the north to the south of our Shan-tung district. We are also working towards the formation of a Tung-ping circuit. Our staff has consisted of nine helpers with our efficient native Elder Wang Ch'eng-pei at their head. Peace reigns within our borders; prosperity is ours. An interesting field with much to encourage and little to discourage. A long step has been taken towards self-support as the statistics will show.-f. Brown. TSUN-HUA DISTRICT. TE JUI, Presiding Elde'l'. I went to my appointment last year with a feeling of my insufficiency, and now desire to thank God for his abounding grace and for his protecting care in the midst of the difficulties of the year. Soon after the Annual Meeting we dismissed all the colporteurs but one, who remained in our employ in connection with the medical work. In other respects the work moved on as before during the first half of the year. During the summer Bro. Hobart, with his family, spent several weeks in Tsun-hua and shared in the work. Bro, Pyke and myself alternated in the Gity and on the circuit until he went away, since which time the entire responsibility has devolved on me. The chapel in Tsun-hua city has been opened regularly on the fair days and, after the preaching, medicines have been dispensed to the sick. All the quarterly meetings were held. At the last quarterly meeting in Tsun-hua the official members from the different circuits gathered for a mass meeting. The boy's, boarding-school has had nineteen pupils in attendance. During the months when the various schools were in session, our chapel was overcrowded and the accommodations are very inadequate for the demands of the work.

30 29 Rebellion :-In November of last year word suddenly came announcing a local rebellion outside of the Great Wall, 110t many miles from Tsuu-hua. The rumors created a panic among the people and the magistrate was at his wits' end. I t was said that the rebels would soon march through the pass and attack the city and that their anger was directed especially against the foreigners and the Christians. Many of the people thought that the Christians were responsible for the rebellion and SOllle of the baser sort proposed to loot the mission compound. The magistrate kindly promised all the protection in his power, but advised the missionaries to retire temporarily to Tientsin and provided conveyances and an escort for the journey. During the time of trouble he issued a proclamation and made provision fot the protection of all mission property. Not long afterwards there came the news of the defeat of the rebels and the beheading of the leadet s and soon the soldiers began passing through the city on their return and the fears of the people were a.llayed. As soon as quiet wah restored the magistrate sent a message inviting the missionaries to return. Though many have been prevented by fear from joining us. there have been quite a number of baptisms on the district and the benevolent collections have been good as is shown by the statistics.-te J ui. Feng-jen and Yii-t'ien :-At the beginning of the year, the records of this circuit, showed a membet ship of twenty-six, but on my arrival the services were very slimly attended. When urged to come to church, the members plead their poverty, saying they had neither food to eat nor clothes to wear. Repeated exhortations, however, resulted jn increased zeal. The chapel in Sha-liu Ho has been opened on all the fair days, which occur every fifth day and the audiences now fill the room. Of all the points on the circuit, Yiit'ien shows the most signs of prosperity. One day great excitement suddenly seized on everybody in the town. The report spread rapidly that T~mn-hua had been attacked by the rebels, that the chapel had been destroyed, and that the missionaries had fled. Some of the rowdies in Sha-liu Ho proposed to destroy the chapel there. On a fair day the streets were thronged with great crowds from all the surrounding villages, eagerly discussing the rumors. Quite unexpectedly a number of carts, carrying women and girls from the school in Tsun-hua, returning to Lan-chou, appeared in the street and went to the chapel. The excitement of the people arose to a high pitch, and they surged around the carts, into the chapel grounds, quite beyond all power of restraint.

31 30 By exhorting the people, they were persuaded to retire from the inside of the premises, but continued to press about the door. Finally, with the assistance of the local official, I succeeded in getting the women and girls safely started on their further journey. Still the people crowded around the chapel and loudly demanded admittance, urging that they wished to listen to preaching! They came in but were very boisterous. They were, by a kind Providence, rest,rained from violence and, at a late hour, gradually dispersed.. It was a day of terrible anxiety, but calmer days followed and everything has since gone on as usual.-wang Ch'ing-ytln....

32 ~orft. PEKING UNIVERSITY. L. W PILCHER, President. Successive reports collstitute the historical record of this growing institution. Our last report spoke 0. the organiza.tion and incorporation of the Board of Trustees and the proposed organization of a Board of Managers resident in China, to whom should be committed the local management of the affairs of the University. This latter Board was finally ol'ganized on the second day of December last. The meeting was, by the kind invitation of the Hon. Chas. Denby, the United States Minister, held at the United States Legation, His Excellency took the chair, and Mr. J. Rhein, Secretary of the Netherlands Legation, was chosen Recording Secretary. After prayer by Rev. Dr. Martin, President of the Imperial T'ung Wen College, the Board proceeded to effect a permanent organization by the division into classes, the adoption of By-laws and the election of permanent officers and committees. The list of managers comprises twenty-four members, including representatives of the Diplomatic Corps, the Customs and merchant services and members of six different missionary societies working in China. Our last report announced the purchase of grounds for U niversity Campus, and we now have the pleasure of saying that this has, through the liberality of a friend residing in Brooklyn, N.Y., been largely added to. The new purchase including the fine premises formerly owned by the Italian Legation. The General Committee of the Missionary Society has also generously added $4,000 to their grant of the previous year, making it possible to plan for a dormitory building large enough to accommodate one hundred more students. This building, called" DURBIN HALL" in honor of the distinguished pulpit orator and former Corresponding Secretary of the Missionary Society, is now being built. The plan provides for a central building with two pavilions so connected as to occupy three sides of a square. The buildings will be two storeys high, with basement, and will be warmed in winter by hot air furnaces, rendering impossible the danger of asphyxiation by coal gas incident to all methods of heating in use by the Chinese in Peking. The architect's plans for the hall, were the generous gift of Mr. Mercein Thomas of Brooklyn, N. Y.

33 32 Fot: the first time we have this year had students in all the classes from the lowest in the Primary Schools up through the Intermediate and Preparatory Departments to the close of the Collegiate Course. Five young men will be graduated at the commencement, to be held on the seventh of June. Of this number four are present at this Annual Meeting, bearing recommendatiolls from their quarterly Conference for license to preach, and will receive appointments. The other young man is an earnest Christian worker, and will do good service for the church wherever he goes. F. D. Gamew~ll, in addition to regular evangelistic work in the country, has given four and often five days a week to the instruction of classes in trigonometry and surveying, chemistry and physics and Christian evidences. I. T. Headland has carried a class through Wayland's moral science. Miss Davis has divided her time between the teaching of Eng~ish and instruction in Old and New Testament Scriptures, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, history, geography, and native classics have been taught by native instructors. The examination papers of the class in political economy, were submitted to W. A. P. Martin, LL.D., the translator of the text book used in class work, who stated that "the answers in general show a fair acquaintance with "the subject." Saturday lectures in Bible exegesis, have been regularly given to the students of the College, and a Course of Friday Evening Lectures on Literary and Scientific subjects were delivered before the students and others in Asbury Chapel by various gentlemen from Peking and vicinity. The necessity of some system of healthful exercise for the students, has long been felt, and occasional efforts have been made to introduce various athletic sports among them. During the past year Mr. Headland has given all the students ill the Collegiate and Preparatory Departments daily drills in the use of Indian Clubs and stimulated them to diligent practice during recreation hours by the offer of prizes. Miss Davis has taught calisthenics to the Primary and Intermediate pupils. The. effect upon the general healthfulness of the students, is very marked. Additions have been made to the illustrative apparatus in the Department of Physical Science, and in this respect the Preparatory School is quite well equipped. The museum of Natural History, begun a few years ago, has received some help. The library has been considerably enlarged by gift and purchase, and DOW numbers twelve hundred and fifty bound volumes, besides an assortment of pamphlets. By action of the Committee on Library and Museum, aid in the development of these departments has been solicited, and a Circulating Library has been instituted. The books have been ordered and will be here in the early autumn.

34 33. \.! R~ At the close of the last school ye~ ~aoiiil~n L' ary to order twelve of the boys not to return to sc 00, ecause of the lack of funds for their support. A letter was written by Rev. I. T. Headland to Rev. Dr. Baldwin, which he had printed in the various church papers, and this, with other letters, has brought us $ This has come from Methodists, Congregationalists, Presbyterians and Chinese in the United States. At the high rate of exchange this is more than enough to support thirty boys. Our debt of gratitude, therefore, to the friends in America, is large in proportion to their generous gifts. The following, as furnished us by Dr. Baldwin, is a list of the names of those who gave, with the amounts gi ven :- " A friend in Brooklyn" Samuel Brown, Marshall, Mo. C. D. Kendall, Newton, Ill. J. C. Carothers, Kirkville, Mo. "A Friend"... --, Nashville, Tenn. Sophia Nichols, Farley, Ia..., John Sankey, MifHensburg, Pa. " A Friend in Brooklyn" Mary A. Graham, Honey Brook, Pa. Rev. J. W. Lewis, Burlington, W. Va. Mrs. S. B. Larned, Hazelton, Pa..., " A Friend to Missions" Clara M. Williams, Syracuse, N.Y. Geo. Andrews, Rochester, N.Y. Rev. C. D. Brecount, Fergus Falls, Minn. ~Irs.-- Mrs. Bennett, 'Vilkesbarre, Pa. College A v. Church, Greencastle, Ind.... '" Class of Chinese in Central H. P. Church, Allegheny, Pa., per Mrs. C. W. Newell.... Miss Anna Johnston, Oak Park, Ill. Church at Charlestown, O... Mrs. C. M. Dilley, Rochester, N. Y. Third Congregational Church, W. Medway, Mass. Miss Clara L. Bullard, W Medway, Mass.... Geo. W. Wagener, Boston, Mass.... Mrs. J. C. Thorn, Rushmore, Minn. Mrs. Ellen H. Kerr, Dodgeville, 'Vis. $ $

35 34 These gifts, added to other scholarships-perpetual and annual-together with the usual grant from the Missionary Society, have enabled us to give instruction to over eighty students, who otherwise could not have remained in the Institution. There has been of late a marked increase in the number of self-supporting students. For the accommodation of this class we will be better able to provide, as soon as the college building, now in process of erection, is completed. The record of the year shows that the University has secured many new friends and acquired facilities for better work in the days to come. The experiences of the past are full of encouragement, and the future is large, with the promise of a wide and successful mission for this youngest University, which asks for the sympathy and seeks for the patronage of the friends of Christian education in all parts of the world.-l. W Pilcher. Tientsin, "Ch'eng-mei Hsuo-kuan: "-A year of continuous work, has been put on this school, with the same staff of teachers as last year, though the number of students has been greater. One class was taken through Chapin's Geography, and another finished Mental Arithmetic. At present we have classes in Practical and Mental Arithmetic, Geography, Christian Books and Chinese Classics, following the course prescribed by the Board of Education. Two pupils have passed satisfactory examinations and have entered Peking University. The best of all is that several of the boys have expressed a desire to unite with the church. Most of the students are from heathen homes and have carried the Gospel where it otherwise would not have found an entrance. We have attempted to model our school after the pattern of the Peking Intermediate School, and though our accommodations are cramped and inconvenient, we attained a good measure of success. We are. glad to report a practical interest shown by two of our friends in the community-w. N. Pethick, Esq. and E. Cousins, Esq.-have each supported a boy during the year.-f. Brown. Peking Training School :-In conformity with a Resolution, unanimously adopted, that "only one man for each class, that is, two men in all from each station be admitted to the Training Class, and that new candidates be examined by the missionary in the Catechism and the Gospel of Mark before being recommended," the most satisfactory class of men, since my connection with the work, collected at Peking for a three months' study of Christian truth. As the required preliminary examination was in some cases neglected, extra labor was devolved upon the missionaries in Peking, who were obliged to examine them on these studies, and as some of them were unprepared for the first year's class, through no fault of _their own, a Preparatory Cla.ss was organized.

36 35 ARsisted by Preachf'l' Li Shao-wen of the Sout.11f'l'Jl City Chapfll, P'un Chen and ChIen Heng-te, Ts'ui \Van-fu and Ts'ui,,7all-kui of Peking University, the subjoined schedule of stuuies wad carried out:- Prepamtory.-W Ol'ds and 'Yorks of.t esus.: Catechi~nn, and Primary Geography. First Yew.- Martin's E\-idflnces of Christianity; Barth's Bib! e Stories, New Testament; Prima.ry Gf'ography; and Schaff's Catechism. Second Yem'.-Barth's Bible ~torjes, Old Testament.: Corhett/I.:; Church History; Binney'S Theological Compend; ConfucianislII and Christianity compared. The sickness prevailing through the city, affected our men somewhat, but not seriously. Taken I1S a whole, the session WttS one of the most pleasant and, I trust, most profitable of any to which I have been permitted to lend a helpillg hand. For the best interest of this branch of our mission work, greater care is needed in the selection of suitable promising candidates, so that we shall have not even one who is thrust into the Training Class, simply because there is no other place for him, as, contrary to last year's resolution, was the case of one man recommended. Let us bear in mind last year's resolution, "Let the Christians (and one might add missionaries too) clearly understand that there is a wide difference between Training Class and an Alms House."--Mal'cus L. Taft......

37 36 ~aebicar Peking District:--The report fol' the yea!' ending April 12th, 1892, shows that, notwithstanding some adversities to whi0h it has Leen subjected, the wdrk has not retrograded. For five mouths of the year the work on this district was practically without foreign supel'vision. Two facts haye been impressed on our minds; that, after all, we have a small part in the plans for the salvation of this people, and that the Lord does not forsake his own and call make departments of his wol'k flourish in ways we know not of, The Statistics for the year are as follows ;- New cases at Hospital Dispensary... 1,493 Subsequent visits at Dispensary... 3,449 4,942 Patients in Hospital-Medical Surgical Opium Eye Patients seen by Dr. J ones at Western Hill, on country missions and in the sohools... 1,452 1,452 Total ,452 The above figures do not include number of foreign patients attended nor the number of Chinese patients visited at their homes. Many minor surgical operations were performed at the clinics held every day. The spiritual results of our work are not always visible at the time nor can they be put into statistical form, yet we are as sure as ever that our work has been productive of good, if not in direct conversions, yet in breaking down prejudice, overcoming false no tions, dissipating fear, and in creating confidence in the efficiency of foreign medical science that is being used to relieve the sufferings of many thousands. It is gratifying to notice, in this connection, the increasing number of return visits made to the dispensary patients, for it is quite contrary to Chinese notions. One of the first and most important lessons to be learned by the natives is that the physician does not cure, but only assists nature to throw off the bonds of disease, and that this cannot be done in a day. Two facts, in particular, call for special consideration at the present time. First, the provisions for talking or preaching to the dispensary patients are inadequate and irregular. Unless attention is given to this, we will fall short of our purpose, only in so far as it

38 37 is a work of benevolence. With our present limited accommodations and the large numbers frequently in attendance at the clinics, evangelistic work among the patients is almost an impossibility. Second, the erection of new huilding for our hospital work is as imperative a need as any other departments of the work. \Ve constantly meet with a class of patients who would stay with us if we could furnish them with suitable rooms, and they are people who ar~ able to help us not only by their influence but also financially. It is not necessary for one to be a phy~ician or a hygienist to sep" by one inspection, that what we call our wards are suitable in scarcely a single respect for sick persons to occupy. Committing the future to him who doeth all things well, we gladly go forth to another year of labor for Him.-'V. H. Curtiss. Tsun-hua and Lan.chou Districts :-The past year has witnessed so many changes in our work 011 these districts. and the plans laid have been so badly deran~ed that comparing what has been done with what we had hoped to accomplish, I am inclined to make a very bl'ief report of the work. Yet as I look back on the year, there are so many proofs of God's presence, I realize that the most lengthy report would not suffice to enumet'ate them. During the summer months, although our work was confined mostly to Tsun-hua, there was a very interesting class of patients in the hospital. And having more leisure to converse with them, the time was used very profitably. The greatest pleasure we have in the past year's work, is in the assurance that some have not only been relieved of ljodily ills, but have passed from death unto life. The Mongolian rebellion that in November threatened Tsunhua, obliged me to leave the work for a time and go with others to Tientsin. This enforced absence not only separated me from my regular work, but the departure of my colleagues to the home land, added work outside of what usually comes to the medical man. The loss of Bro. Davis did much to increase the labor of those who remained, and now that Bro. Pyke has gone, it seems a proper time to seek the shade of a Juniper tree. The Presiding Elder-Te Juihas no doubt felt the respom;ibility in this sudden depletion of our mission force, but has not only been able to carry his own burdens, but has done much to lighten those of others. The sterling qualities of a noble Christian man showed themselves in him when we were obliged to leave everything in his hands, and persecution threatened to wipe out Out' little church. The hospital, during my absence, was ably managed by Dr. Wen, but it was necessary to close all the outside dispensaries. Since my return these have been reopened, with the exception of the Sha-liu Ho work.

39 38 During the year.five extended trips have been made on the Lan-chou and Shan-hai Kuan districts; two of these were taken by Dr. Wen, and the people are profuse in their praise of his skill and zeal. The" Temple Fairs" of the 5th and 10th moons we have heen able to attend, both at CIi'ien-an and Lan-chou, and now that property has been rented in T'ai-ying, another place is added to this fail' cil'cuit, wher'e we can work with the people. The Colpol'teUl' wol'k, a feature of the year, has proved a valuable auxiliar'y. One trip was made by him to Mongolia and severnl to the west and south of Tsun-huH" visiting the homes of patienth who had manifested illterest while with us. At one place, about thirty miles from Ch'iell-a.n, four men, heads of families, have regi.,tered themsehes as enquirers, and one has joined the church on probation. At Ch'ien-ch'eng Ying several men were successfully treated, and one has joined the Ch'ien-an church, which he attends neady ever'y SaLba.th, walking the twenty-seven miles in one dl1y, It ih said that he comer because he ih afmid if he does not, he will lose his sight again, Lut we trust God will change his heart of fe<ll' to one of love. These centres of interest followed up by the preachers will, we hope, be stepping stones to ~reater things. The work in our immediate vicinity has beell more encournging since our return, and we think the time is not far distant when our hopes will be realized in awh,kenillg an interest in those lleltre;;t to us. Although our work has been thus broken up, the nulllbers treated does llot fall fa.r short of previous years :-- Visits to dispensaries Hospital patients Out-patients 11, Surgical operations... -N. S. Hopkins. Total ,

40 39 ~. ~. ~l. gj. PEKING DISTRICT. Boa1'dinfj Sclwols:-During the school term of this year one hundred and seven girls ha\"e been enrolled in the Peking Boarding School. The interrupted journey of the Shan-tung girls while on their way to Peking last autumn, their return to their own homes under official surveillance after ha,ving made half of the long journey, the delay consequent upon securing official permission to make the journey and again getting under way, greatly delayed the regula}' organization of classes, and limited the amount of school work done. The pupils have been, in most respects, however, unusually faithful, and a fair degree of good work has been accomplished for the time employed. For the first time in the history of the school we have a class of five girls within one year of completing a prescribed course, and are able more definitely than ever before to classify the pupils. Of the number enrolled this year, fifty are members of the church, one a probationer and eighteen baptized as infants. Eleven.only are from heathen homes. Thus nearly nine-tenths of our present pupils are from nominal Christian homes. This fact may largely account for the greater harmony, and fewer cases of theft and falsehood, as also for the brighter countenances and higher grade of intelligence depicted in the fnces showing a higher average grade of character, both mentally and morally, than we have ever before had upon which to work. Eight girls have been in school eight or more years. Five, for seven years. One, for six years. Seven, for five years. Three, for four years. Twenty-six, for three years. Forty, for two years. Sixteen, for one year, or less. During the year six of the pupils haye been married to Christian men. Two have died, one of fever, one of consumption. The average health of the pupils has been better than usual with very little protracted illness.

41 40 There has not been as manifest fervancy of spiritual life as has characterized some past years, which is cause for regret. Three native teachers-one man and two of our own former pupils-have been employed; also a matron for the primary department, a former pupil of one of our sister missions. The branch primary boarding school at Han-ts'un, taught by the native preacher's daughter, our former pupil, has been prosperous, enrolling twenty-five pupils. Despite the better circumstances of the people this year, removing the fear of starvation as a pressure to bring the children into school and permit the unbinding of their feet, there has been no dearth of pupils; and this school has been a fruitful source of supply for our Peking school, enabling us there to make selection of the most promising, and avoid the expense of bringing girls of doubtful ability to Peking for trial. It is much to be regretted that failure to secure any appropriation for this work, obliges it to be closed, we hope but temporarily. Da:lf-sclwols :-A day-school at Pei-yin on the Tung-an circuit, taught by the wife of the native preacher, also a former pupil of the Peking school, enrolls seventeen pupils, and recent examination proved faithfulness on the part of the teacher and diligence on that of the pupils. For a part of the year two day-schools were conducted in the Tartar city in Peking. But pressure of othel' work obliged merging them into one. The em'ollment for year is forty-three, thirty-one of whom are now in attendance. Two day-schools hltve been conducted in Chinese city by Mrs. Gamewell, conc~rning which she says :-Marthlt Wang It former pupil in the Girl's School, was able to serve as teacher in the Southern city day-school No. 1. She married from the school neltrly twelve years ago and has not been able to take work, but she came into this school this year; a remarkable success. She is peculiarly fitted for teaching, and she gave her talents unsparingly. She not only' taught the regular course, but also gave oral lessons in Scripture history and taught the children many texts of Scripture and read entertaining stories to illustrate her teaching. The Roundoret School near the Chang-yi gate, has been in charge of Mrs. Han, a formel' Bible woman, who does some work among the women of the neighborhood as well as teach the girls. The school has averaged ten. Durin~ the year Miss Steere from Tientsin, and Miss Frey from Amel-ica, have joined OUt' Peking force, and Miss Ketring has been transferred to Tsun-hua

42 4:1 Our boarding-school has also received valmible assistance ft'om Mrs. Gamewell.-Annie B. Sears. Woman's T'raining School :-In the autumn I visited the stations on the Peking district and selected women for the school. Nineteen were enrolled. Thet'e are a few who bi\'e promise of being able to serye as deaconesses, after they have been more fully iustructed. vve hope that, when the deaconesses are ready for work that the churches will employ them as aids to the pl'elol.chet s in charge, and help support them. Women who could not meet theit, own traveling expenses, spent four hours of each day in study and two hours ill the Industria.l Department. The work of this department was sold and the proceeds applied to meet the travelihg expenses of the worket's. ~liss Shang, a preacher's daughter who has been a pupil in the Peking Boarding School, showed gt'eat ability as my assistant teacher. -M al'y Porter Gamewell. TIENTSIN DISTRICT. Evangelistic Work :-The year has passed quietly by, bearing with it the efforts put forth, the results of which are only truly estimated by Him" whose we are and whom we serve." At the beginning of the year a brief country trip was made, services were held for the women, and considering the fact that it was the first visit made by foreign ladies to that locality, we were quite encouraged by their readiness to listen and their apparent interest in the doctrine. We hope that the way may be opened fot' us to repeat our visits. Our hopes last year of doing some industrial work amollg outside women, was realized this year to a limited extent. \Ve organized two classes, and the short time we continued that line of work, we felt that our efforts had not been in vain. At that time there were two of us to carryon the work, and we looked hopefully forward to a good, full year's work. Howevei' our expectations were not realized, for it was thought hest to remove Miss Steere to another part of the field, a change which was a very great disappointment to us. Of necessity our industrial work, as well as the Tzu-chu Lin day-school, were discontinued. Woman's Training School :-The Training School class this year has numbered seventeen, a very satisfactory class of women. The four months' term was free from any petty quarrels, but

43 42 during the entire term a feeling of love and harmony prevailed. The plan of supplying their food instead of an allowance of so much money per day, proved a success. I would not forget to mention the faithful help rendered by Mrs. Walker in hearing some of the classes and the reviews on Saturdays, and also in conducting the weekly prayer meeting. During Miss Hale's sojourn with us she lent a helping hand, all of which was gratefully received. Li Sai.na, in her work in the training class, has given satisfaction. Hel' influence over the women was for good and her life before them exemplary. The west city day-school has done faidy well, but has not fully met our hopes and expectations. The women's class there in the Sunday School has been well attended, and we belieye some have been helped and strengthened in their Ohristian faith. Our W. F. 1\1. S. force has been enlarged by the arrival of a new worker, Miss Ol'osthwaite fl'om the N, Y. Branch. We trust that as our working force increases in numbers, we may be able to plan more largely and prosecute more acceptably the work which is to be done and which we desire to do.-frances O. Wilson. J[edical Work :-"'Vhere shall we begin" ~ was the first thought on returning from the summer vacation. " 'Vhere can we find a place to stop ~" has sillce puzzled us. J ndeed there seems to be no limit to our opportunities. In addition to our hospital and daily clinic, the home visits and west gate dispensary across the river, and another near the east gate, would be well attended, while all around us lay a-most inviting field for country work. At the beginning of the year a trip into the country (our first) was made. The people received us gladly, and earnestly requested us to come often, which we long to be able to do. We regret exceedingly OUt' inability to do evangelistic work with the medical work. The dispensary and hospital patients are faithfully taught of Ohrist's love, and many of them become Ohristians. To think of them is always a great comfort to us. It is when we remember the attentive audiences gathered nround us in hundreds of homes, and our inability to explain to them the riches of the Gospel, that we regret being forced into the work before mastering the language, and feel most deeply the inroads made upon our progress in its study. In the homes many things lead easily and naturally to speaking of our God. The idol OIl the k'j.ng by the sick child's side, the incense burning before the ancestral tablets, the grave clothes and coffin, which are not infrequently conspicuous, the folding of gold and silver paper to burn for the dead, the very naming of the day

44 48 of the week when she may return-alllead to conversation about our religion. "Who is Jesus ~" "'\Vhat is the soul 1 " "When your friends die, how do they get to heaven 1" are some of the questions asked this winter in homes where neither the Bible nor the evangelist would be admitted. No doubt medical work opens the very hearts and doors for the entrance of the evangelist: but that is not its only mission for t,he above stated reasons, i.e., the physician goes into homes closed to others, and opportunities for speaking the word of life, present themselves to her as to no other, because of her ministry of healing. Happy in the work we have been enabled to accomplish; thankful for enough of this language to work without an interpreter, we yet look upon those hundreds of home visitations regretfully as to many lost opportunities, which we longed to improve but 'Yere debarred from so doing by lack of language. When the time comes that we can go into the country and tea.ch as well as heal, and into each city home we enter, carry with us the Gospel, then and not till then Hhall we feel that we are fulfilling our mission. During the rebellion excitement, our clinics were small, e~pecially those of the west gate. The women being afraid to venture out. Hence our number of dispensary treatments is smaller than last year. The home and ward treatments, however, show an increase, while the financial report for the year is better than ever before. We have already sent home for a much needed electrical battery. Altogether we look back upon a protitable year's work, for which we are very thankful. follows :- Number of treatments in dispensaries " " " " homes Total N umbel' of hospital patients. Money received -Rachel R. Benn, M. Ida Stevenson. The statistics for the year are as 8, , (Gold) $ TSUN-HUA AND LAN-CHOU DISTRICTS. School and E'vangelistic Work :-There is nothing in the past year to report except goud beginnings in boarding, training and day-schools, and these were all brought to a sudden close by the rebellion in the North, which compelled us to go to Tientsin.

45 44 Dr. Terry made an enjoyable country trip to Lan-chou in the early fall, andfouud some very bright women. She opened the training school with a class of twenty-five very intelligent women, and was feeling confident of a good year. Four of the advanced women were teaching in the day-schools, taking turns week about. The boc..rding-school opened in September with forty-three pupils. There were many things to discourage, but on the whole the school moved along nicely and the girls were doing well. On the morning of November 23rd we had unusually good opening exercises in school, and then came word that we must leave all this work and go to Tientsin. By night all the girls who had not gone to their homes, were taken into the city by the native Elder, Te J ui who, as he had opportunity, sent all but four to their homes. These with their faithful teacher, Hu'i Fang, remained with him until my return. After a trying journey, we reached Tientsin in safety. Dr. Terry went home to A merica and, after three months, I came back alone, but was reinforced the next day by the arrival of Miss Ketring. She has been most abundant in labors ever since, teaching a large class of women in their homes and holding meetings with them. School has not been reopened, as we wish to build a larger class room. The room (20 by 12 feet) formerly in use, was too small to hold us any longer. I have made one country trip, visiting luany of the girls in their homes. I found that three had married, one died pt'obably from starvation and a number had rebound their feet. The women seemed very glad to see me in the four villages which I visited. I firmly believe that "all things work together for good to those that love God," and that out of all this trouble God will yet magnify His name a'mong this people.-lillian G. Hale. Evangelistic and Medical Work :-At the opening of our year's wot'k there was every reason to expect the most prosperous year ill the history of our work in Tsun-hua. The Training School opened November 1st, and twenty-five women were enrolled. As usual many very desirable women had to be refused, but since the course of study was but three years, and many could remain but one or two years, it was hoped in time to give them all the benefit of instruction in the school. From Lanchou there were several very fine women, whom it would have been a pleasut'e to teach, and as Bible women are needed in that district, it was hoped some of them might be able to do evangelistic work near their own homes in the future.

46 45 In my trip to Lan-chou in Octobpl', I pndplworpd to combine medical and evangelistic work. In all the villages I visited, the clinics were well attended, and over se\'en hundred persons were treated. In every place, in which there were Christian women, they came together during some part of my stay for a prayer meeting, and my native assistants were faithful in instructing those who came for medicine. The places near Tsun-hua had also been visited during the autumll, and I hoped to visit them each in turn during the winter. At my last visit to Liang-tzu Ho I had a delightful early morning prayer meeting with the women, and I suggested to them a cottage meeting among themselves every Sunday afternoon. They seemed pleased with the idea, and two such meetings were held before our work closed. At Ti-ku Chuang I also suggested the same plan to the Christian women, and should have done so at Rsin-tien Zu. I hoped for a greater interest among the women of Ping-an Ch'eng-tzu this year than ever before. The interruption to the work was a disappointment to many hopes, but I trust the experience of the past in other places, may, be true of Tsun.hua, and that when we begin our work again, it may be on a better basis.-edna G. Terry. SHANTUNG DISTRICT. Self-supporting School Work :-A school at An-chia Chuang was opened last October (1891). A committee of five church members, including the pastor, was chosen by the mpmbers on the circuit.. This committee have entire charge of the affairs of the school; must meet all questions arising, and not expect to refer such questions to foreigners. The committee wrote an agreement pledging the churches on the circuit to provide room and furniture, to keep at least ten girls in school for ten months, and to provide food and fuel for the girls. If the above agreement is strictly kept and the pupils pass fair examinations conducted by the missionaries who visit the station, they are to receive t.hirty dollars each year, as help from the foreigners. Six months after the school was opened, Mr. Brown visited the station. He reports that twelve girls have been in school. Eight were present and passed final examinations in the Three Character Classic, Catechism and in portions of The Life and Words of Jesus, The churches had contributed thirteen hundred weight of grain, seven hundred weight of vegetables and a like quantity of fuel. Different families loan tables and benches.

47 46 Besides all this, sf'yernl girlf'. without urging, have unbound their feet. Such are the results of all ex,ljeriment of six months with a circuit school. It has required talking through two years to persuade the people to undertake the school on such conditions. They are used to depending on foreigners and shrink from being thrown on their own recourses. But the Chinese have great ability for managing affairs, which will be brought to the help of the church as self-support developes among them. Mr. Brown helped increase their pride in their school by calling for a report of the School Committees in the Quarterly Conference. The pastor said while his face beamed with satisfaction, "We did not think it could succeed. " We wish that the success of this circuit school in An-chia Chuang, may stimulate other circuits to establish schools of the same kind.-mary Porter GamewelJ. C ou,rse of Study recom,rnended for Candidates 107' the Orl'de1' of Deaconess. First Year:- Harmony of the Gospels (Yeh-su Yen-hsing-lu). Old Testament Stories (Sheng-ching Chih-Iuo, I Vol.) Articles of Religion (M. E. Discipline). Recite Matt. v. Second Year: Gospel of Matthew. Digest of Theology (Shen-tao Chien-hio). General Rules (M. E. Discipline). Recite I Cor. xiii. (Adopted May ~nd, 1892).....

48 47 EDUCATION. Last year a full report was made on the condition of the educational work; its prospects and needs. The lines then marked out have beeu faithfully adhered to and material advallcement has been made. The course of study fixed for the Preparatory Schools at T'aian, Tientsin and Tsun-hua, as well as for the day-schools on the respecti ve districts, has been enforced. The Peking University, to which these schools have been made tributary, has sustained its previous record for progress and thol'ough work. Extensive property has been purchased north of the mission premises, and buildings are in process of erection at a total cost of about $20,000. The dormitory, a building 205 feet in length and two stories high, is not only a structure that will be an ornament to the grounds but a place where one hundred students can be safely and healthfully housed. While there are these evidences of financial prosperity, there are also evidences that the blessing of God is 011 the wolk That so lllany of those who are to be the first graduates of the University are resolved to enter the ministry is a cause for devout thanks~i\,jng -N. S. Hopkins, Li Shao-wen, Committee. MISSIONS. Preaching the tmth is as the husbandman casting the seed to the earth. Should the supply be exhausted, then some way, whether by purchase, loan or gift, a new supply must be secured, for no harvest need be expected unless there has been a sowing. If the seed has been sown the harvest may be hoped for. The Scriptures declare, "Cast thy bread upon the waters and thou shalt find it after many days." We have seen that the contributions for missions during the past few yeh.rs have been large, and from one st~ndpoint money is the much needed requisite for success. This enables us to reach the people with the truth. This brings the Gospel to rich and poor, and enables the missionary, by word and deed, by life and the distribution of the printed page, to reach the needy sons of men. It becomes each man, woman and child of the

49 48 church therefore to rally to the ~upport of this great benevolence of the church that all the world nuiy early come to the knowledge of God and faith in His SOil our Saviour.-W F. Walker, Ch'en Ta-yung, ' C ornmittee. CHURCH EXTENSION. The ode referring to the joy of the people in the growing opulenc(~ and dignity of Wen Wang, B. C. 1135, says:- " \Vhen he planned the commencement of the m,~rvel1ous tower, He planned it, and defined it; And the people in crowds umdertook the worl~, And in a few days completed it." Why was this marvellous tower of King Wen so easily completed, if it was not that the virtue of Wen Wang so profoundly influenced the people that they joyfully flocked to the work 1 But Wen Wang was but an earthly Prince, whereas Jesus is the Ruler of Heaven. The benign influence of 'Ven Wang was felt by the people of but one nation and one generation, whereas Jesus' saving grace is for people of every nation and for all time. The tower, however, was for observation only, still the people gladly flocked to the building, whereas the church is for the worship of God. Ought we not therefore to joy in the work of building' The Old Testament Scriptures tells of the Stone of Promise set up by J aeob, of the tabernacle set up by Moses in the wilderness, of David's desire to erect the temple,vhich Solomon completed. This was afterwards destroyed by the heathen and again restored in the time of Ezra. The memory of the faithful service of these ancient worthies, should inspire us to imitate them. There should be those who should plan the beginning and those who should accomplish the completion; men to contribute of their means, men to give their labor, men to manage the business and men to gather for the work. Without fear of failure in determination, churches will be built and worship established. Is not this very pleasing to God and do we not earnestly long for it 1 During the current year two hundred taels have been raised for chapel building on the Nan-kung circuit and eighty-one taels for the Shan-hai Kuan circuit, making a total of two hundred and eighty-one taels. We most earnestly commend this cause to the church and would especially urge that all contributions secured be administered through the Church Extension Society.-L. W. Pilcher, Ku Ch'i, Committee.

50 49 THE BIBLE CAUSE. The Bible is the most simple and at the same time the most profound of books. It is so simple that even "the fool need not err," and so profound that the wisest of the sages have not been able to fathom its depths or unravel its mysteries. In it are the highest type of poetry, the most reliable histury, the most certain prophecy and the most perfect letters. It is adapted to all ages, to all classes, to all conditions of men. The rich and poor, young and old, educated and uneducated, alike find comfort, pleasure, consolation aud instruction in the perusal of its pages. That this is the character of the Bible is amply testified to by its circulation, it being printed in more than two hundred languages and dialects. Old men lo"e to read it in' their declining years. Young children love to listen to its stories. Therefore Joel days: "Tell ye your children of it; and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation" (Joel i, 3). This is the character of our Bible. That the Chinese people love it is evidenced by the fact that OUt' Sunday Schools are Cl'owded with those who desire to study it. Is it not our duty then to tell its teachings to those who are about us ~ May God hasten the day when all shall understand its import and its teaching j and when its pl'eservation in the hearts of the people may lead them to a higher, a better and a nobler life.-isaac T. Headland, Shang Ch'ing-yUn, C01nmittee. TRACT DISTRIBUTION. At the recent examinations, held in Peking for the Third Degree, Dr. Pilcher, Mr. Gamewell and myself took part in the distribution of more than thirty thousand books, being a grant made by the North China Tract Society, and a gift for that purpose by MI'. Timothy Richard. Eighteen or twenty of the University students, church members and teachers from the different missions, took part. We. had foul' carts filled with books located outside of the different gates of the Examination HalL As the students callle out, they were met by our lllen and the books presented to them. Very few refused thelll. Some, hut not many, laid them on the cart again as they passed it, and one, after he ha.d looked at it, tore one of his books III halves and throw them on the ground.

51 50 We gave to persons from many different provinces, as was evidenced by those who came to the carts asking for books. The way we protected ourselves from the city residents, was to test their dialect. If a man said he came from Shantung, and talked. Pekinese, we did not give to him. 'Vhen one man said he came from Shantung we asked when he intended to return, in order to get his pronunciation of ckii. He prollounced it as the Pekinese do, and when we told him so, the crowd laughed and said he could not fool us. Another said he came from San-si, supposing he meant Shan-ltsi, we gave him a book. Like Peter, their speech betrayed the decpivers, and like J eptha's men we knew them by their shibboleth. The Christians say that, while they heard much reviling, there was not so much as in former years. :l\1ay God break down all prejudice that his name may be glorified among the Chinese-Isaac T. Headland, Li Shao-wen, Committee. SELF-SUPPORT. The church of Christ is always extending its borders, and preachers of the Gospel go "everywhere." At first the Missionary Society gives help in sending tjle Gospel; but it is afterwards expected that the church members will support their own preacher and allow the Missionary Society to send one more to the "regions beyond." There are four reasons why self-support has not grown among us as it might have done. First :-The preachers have not brought the su~ject before their members as they might have done. Second :-The lack of enthusiasm in giving, manifest in the members. Third :-The fewness of members. Fourth :-The general poverty which prevails among church members. Each preacher in charge, before he receives members into the church, should insist on the promise to support the Gospel to the best of their ability. Let the money which formerly went to support temples, now go to spread a knowledge of Christ among those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death.-f. Brown, Te Jui, Committee. -..

52 51 SUNDAY SCHOOLS. In considering the subject of Sunday Schools, they were originally started for the purpose of examining the.bible. Since in China, few church members were moved by the Holy Spirit, many did not employ much time in examining the Bible. 'Vhenever they reltd the Bible, the mere reading sufficed. Until its hidden mea.ning if:) fully apprehended, of what use can itr exhortation prove 1 In the Sung dynasty the sage J u Ch'eng Rap;: "If anyone desires to study the Liin Yu, let him study once and again in the same way." N ow if the study is not repeated, how, in the case of the Bible, can he know the hidden meaning1 Then of what use is the Bible to him 1 Therefore let all the members of our Annual Meeting consult together how to arrange such a course of Sunday School Lessons, that certain passages in the Bible may be selected, and out of each selection the main topic be chosen. A comparison should be made with other passages in the Bible for proofs of the truths in the lessons. In this way its full meaning will naturally opell as a bud into a full blown flower. Let our members a}f;o study at home the daily readings relating to the Sunday lessons. Previously the,subject has not received the attention which it deserves. N ow, however, by carefully examining the present status, everywhere will be seen year by year a gradual increase of interest in this subject. Not only so, but the Missionary Society connected with the Sunday Schools, is now in a more flourishing condition than ever before. If affairs continue in this way we shall all, before long, understand the truths of the Holy Scriptures, for certainly the prospect is brightening as the days go by.-marcus L. Taft, Sun Chiu-kao, Committee. SABBATH OBSERVANCE. We find in the Bible that the commandment to keep the Sab bath day, was given just after God created the Heavens and the earth, man and all other thin~s, and before the other nine were given. The Bible says also, "On the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work he had made. And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it." From this we know that we should observe the Sabbath day. But there are many that are believers who find it difficult to observe this day and obey the commandment.

53 52 There are four reasons why this is RO. The first is that they are not ill the habit of observing this day. There is a proverb which says, "He that does anything habitually, does so without taking particul::tr thought, but it is easy for him, who is not in the habit of doing the sallle thing, to be hindered." Second, because believet's in the doctrine do not at 'first understand it well, and do not feel the importance of observing this day, and they have not the strength of purpose to discontinue theil' work on this day. Third, they do not undel'stand the benefit that comes to themselves by keeping this day. Though there are many blessings in the world, they are Hot greater than the blessings for those who observe the Sabbath, for they have joy for their hearts, peace for their bodies, rest for their labors and the hope of eternal life in Heaven. Those who do not observe the Sabbath, do not know of these benefits. Fourth, they do not understand the rewards and punishments of God. We remember that the Old Testament records that because the Jews disobeyed God's command, they were taken captive to Babylon and suffered many trials. God will surely punish or be displeased with those who do not respect the Sabbath day and will as surely bless those who do; those who do not obey this commandment do not understand that God's rewards are large and punishments severe.-w. H. Curtiss, Wang Ch'ing-ytin, Com, mittee. ANNIVERSARY AND OTHER SERVICES. The Service in Asbury Chapel on Sabbath morning-april 24th-was conducted by Rev. H. H. Lowry, and in the evening at 7.30 o'clock a special meeting was held, conducted by the native brethren who had arrived in anticipation of the Annual Meeting. This service was led by Rev. Shang Ch'ing-ytin of the Nan-kung circuit. Monday and Tuesday were occupied with Examinations and Meetings of Committees. The Annual Meeting was formally opened on Monday morning, April 27. After a half hour of prayer, under the directio~ of F. D. Gamewell, a solemn communion service was conducted by H. H. Lowry, assisted by four native Elders. The business sessions were held each day from 9 o'clock to 12 m., each session being preceded by a half hour prayer meeting. As usual, the Missionary, Temperance, Self-support and AntFfoot-

54 53 binding Anniversaries were held during the afternoon and evening of different days. A praise meeting occupied the evening of the first day and a social reunion was held at the house of H. H. Lowry on Saturday evening. The Services of the Sabbath were solemn and impressive. The love feast, conducted by F. Brown, was an occasion of many testimonies of genuine faith and earnest determination. W F. Walker preached the regular Annual Sermon in Chinese and I. T. Hea.dland in English. The Sabbath Schelol Anniversary occupied the afternoon, and Rev. Te J ui preached in the evening.....

55 Annual Meetings of the North China Mission of the Methodist Episcopal Church. No. TIME. PLACE. PRESIDENT. I SECRETARY. Organized. Sept Peking Calvin Kingsley H. H. Lowry I Aug. 28, 1872 L. N. Wheeler 2 Sept. I, 1873 William H. Harris L. \V." Pilchcr 3 Aug. 31, 1874 H. H. Lowry 4 Sept. 8, 1875 \Y. F. " Walker 5 7, 1876 G. R. " Davis J. H. Pyke 6 O~t. 30, 1877 Isaac W. Wiley L. W. Pilcher 7 Sept. 9, 187~ H. H. Lowry J. H. Pyke 8,. 1, ]879 L. W. Pilcher 9 20, 1880 O. W. Willits 10 29, 1881 Thomas " Bowmau L. W. Pilcher 11 7, 1882 H. H. Lowry 12 4, 1883 Stephen M. Merl'ill " 13 Oct, " I, 1884 Isaac W. Wiley J. H. 'Pyke 14 Sept. 10, 1885 Tientsill " H. H. Lowry M. L. Taft 15 Oct. 7, 1886 Peking G. R. Davis 16 Sept. 26, 1887 Henry \V. \Varrell 17 Oct. 10, 1888 Charles H. Fowler W. T. " Hobart 18 15, 1889 Edward G. Andrews 19 June " 10, 1890 H. H. Lowry 20 May 13, 1891 Daniel A. Goodsell " 21 Apr. 27, 1892 H. H. Lowry L. \ V.'Pilcher "

56 66 ~i~~iol? ~irecforl? DATE OF ARRIVAL. NAME Brown, Frederick 1887 Curtiss, M.D., William H., 1870 Davis, Ueorge R Davis, Hattie E. " 1881 Gamewell, Frank D Headland, Isaac T Hobart, William T Hopkins, M.D., Nehemiah S., 1869 Lowry, Hiram H Pilcher, Leander W Pyke, James H Taft, Marcus L Walker, 'Wilbur F... MISSIONARIES. ADDRlSStI. Tientsin.. Peking (in U.S., Delaware, 0.) Peking Peking Peking (in U.S., E\'anston, IUtI.) Tientsin Peking Peking.... (in U.s., Los Angelos, CaL) Peking " Tientsin CONFERENCE. Ohio. Detroit. Newark. Pittsburg. Minnesota. Ohio. Detroit. S.E.lndianct. N. Y. East. N. Indiana. ASSISTANT MISSIONARIES Brown, Mrs. Agnes Curtiss, Mrs. Florence G Davis, Mrs. Maria Brown 1871 Gamewell, Mrs. Mary Porter 1882 Hobart, Mrs. Emily Hatfield 1885 Hopkins, Mrs. Fannie H Lowry, Mrs. Parthie E Pilcher, Mrs. Mary H Pykc, Mrs. Belle G Taft, Mrs. Louise K Walker, Mrs. Flora M. Tientsin. (iu U.S., Greencastle, Ind.) (in U.S., Delaware, Ohio). Peking. (in U.S., Evanston, Ills.) Tientsin. (in U.S., Delaware, Ohio). Peking. (in U.S., Los Angelos, Cal.) Peking. Tientsin. DATE OF ARRIVAL. MISSIONARIES OF THE W. F. M. S. NAME 1890 Benn, M. D., Rachel R Crosthwaite, 1. C Frey. Celia M Glass, M. n., Anna D Hale, Lillian G J ewell, Mrs. Charlotte ~ Ketring, Mary 1880 Sears, Annie B Steere, Anna. E..ADDRESS. BRANCH. Tientsin. Philadelphia. Tientsin.... New York. Peking.. Cincinnati. (in U.S., Evanston, Ills.) North.west'n. Tientsin New England. (in U.S., Etna Mills, Cal.) New York. Tientsin.. Cincinnati. Peking Cincinnati. Peking North-west'n.

57 56 DATE OF ARRIVAL. NAME Stevenson, M.D., M. Ida 1887 Terry, M.D., Edna G Wilson, Frances O Yonng, Effie ADDRESS. Tientsin.. rein U.S. Port Jefferson,} t N. Y.) Tientsin Peking BRANCH. Topeka. New England. Desmoines. New York. DATE OF ORDINATION OR ELECTION. 189L NAME. Ohang Hsi.t'ung 1891 Ohang Pai.lin 1892 Oh'eD Heng.te 1883 Oh'en 'l'a-yung 1892 Oh'in Lung-chang 1888 Ohin Ch'eng " 1891 Ohou Hsuah-sMn 1892 Hou Wan-yu " 1892 Huang Wei-kang 1892 Ke Oh'ing.yun 1891 Ku Uh'i 1888 Kung Te lin 1889 *Li Shao-wen Liu Ohi.lun 1892 Lin Ma-k'e 1891 Lin Te-hsin 1892 P'an Ohen 1889 *Shang Oh'ing-yun 1891 tsnn Uhin-kao 1891 Snng I Te Jni 1892 'I's'ui Wan-fa Wang Oh'eng.p'ei 1890 Wang Oh'ing-yu 1891 Wang Oh'ing-yun 1891 tyang C11'nn.ho 1892 Y.u '1'so.chon.. NATIVE PREACHERS. OONFERENCE. N. C. Mission N. O. Mission N. C. Mission N. Indiana N. C. Mission N. C. Mission N. C. Mission N. C. Mission N. C. Mission N. C. Mission Foochow.. N. C. Mission Foochow.. Foochow.. :So O. Mission N. U. Mission N. C. Mission Ohio Foochow.. Foochow.. N. Indiana N. C. Mission Ohio N. New York Detroit.. New Jersey, N. C. Mission RANK. Local. Local. Loca.l. ELDER. Local. Local. Local. Local. Local. Local. Probationer. Local. Deacon. Probationer. Local. Local. Local. Deacon. Probationer. Probationer. ELDER. Local. ELDER. Member. ELDER. Member. Local. DATE OF LICENSE. NAME Chang Ch'ao-ch'un Chang Tzu-sheng 1891 Chang Yu-ch'eng 1892 Ohang Yun-hsiang 1892 Chao 'fzu.ming 1892 Ch'en yu.shan 1892 Ohi Lien.chung 1887 Chu Fu-hsing ~ Elders clelit, not yet ordained. t Deacon" "" " EXHORTERS. QUARTERLY CONFEIlENCE. Nan.kung. Fu.ning. Tientsin. Tsun.hua. Han.ts'nn. Yii-t'ien and Feng-jen. Shan.hai Kuan. Peking-Southern City.

58 57 DATE OP LICENSE. NAME HOll Tien 1892 Hsiian Yung.jullg 1891 K'un Ying 1889 Li Chung.yuan 18!J2 Li Haiieh.haiu 1882 Li Lien.hsiao Li Tsai.hsiang 1892 Lin Shao.t'nng 1892 Shen Pai.ling 1883 Wang Pao.t'ang 1891 Wang Yiieh " 1881 Wei Kuo.shuu 1892 Wen Yin 1888 Yang Fn.ch'ien 1891 Yang Kuei.sheng 18H2 Yang P'ei.hua QUAIlTEBLY CONFERENCE. Lan.chou. 'l"ai.an Fu. Peking-AsbUl'Y TS'ang.ohou. An chia Chuang. 'l'ientsin. An ohia Chuang. Tsun.hult. Lan chou. Tai.ch'eng. Lan.chou. Yang.ko Chuang. 'l'ientsin-wesley. Tsun-hun.. 'l'sun-hu:1. An-chia Chuang.

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