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1 North C ':')...--""" :,/ Annual Conference '( r 'f SEPTEMBER , 1907

2 OF THE NORTH CHNA ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF 'the METHODST EPSCOPAL CHURCH.1( Held in Peking, September 18th to 23rd, 1907 SHANGHA M!U'HODST PUBLSHNG HOUSE 190 7

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4 CONTENTS 1. Mission Directory. W. F. M. S. Directory. Conference Directory V. Appointments V. W F. M. S. Appointments V. V. V. X. X. X. X. X. XV. XV. Annual Meetings. n Memoriam. Conference Officers Conference Committees. Conference Boards Anniversary Program Course of Study for New Missionaries Examiners Disciplinary Questions. Petitions to General Conference. XV. Resolutions XV. Memorial to Mrs. F D. Gamewell. XV. Conference Journal. XiX. Presiding Elders' Reports. 1. Lanchou 2. Peking 3. Shanhaikuan 4. Shantung. 5. Tientsin 6. Tsunhua. ;Medical Reports 1. Ch'angli 2. Peking.. T'aian PAGE

5 iv CONTENTS PAGE XX. Educational Reports Peking University ntermediate Schools. 80 a. Lanchotl 80 b. Peking 81 c. Shanhaikuan 81 d. T'aian 83 c. Tientsin 86 f Tsunhua 88 XX. Summary of N. China Women's Confen.nce. 90 XX. Conference Stewards' Report. 94 XXV. Conference Treasurer's Report. 94 XXV Statistical Report.. ]02

6 .-MSSON DRECTORY Entered the Mission NAMH Post Office Address BALDWN, JESSE H., M.D. T'aian BROWN, REV. FREDERCK Tientsin BROWN, MRS: FREDERCK Tienin DAVS, REV. GEORGE L. Y.M. e.a., Tokyo, Japan DAVS, MRS.: GEORGE L.Y.'M.c'A., 'Tokyo, Japan DAVS, REV. GEORGE R. Peking' DAVS, MRS. 'GEORGE R. ' Peking DAVS, WALTER W. "peking ENSGN, CHARLES F." M,.D. T'aian ENSGN, MRS. CHARLES F. T'aian GAMEWELL, REV. FRANK D. SO Fifth Ave, New York City GBB, JOHN MACGREGOR, JR., Peking. GB13, MRS. JOHN MAcGRE- ' GOR., JR., Peking HANSON REV. PERRY O.. T'aian, HANSON: MRS. PERRY O. T'aian HEADLAND, REV. SAAC TAYLOR,'PH. D. SO Fifth Ave, New York City HEADLANB, - -MRS. SAAC -"---._... -"-" '..-- TAYLOR, M.D. 150 Fifth Ave, New York City HOBART, REV. WM. T., D.D, HOBART, MRS. WLLAM T. HOPKNS, REV. N. S., M.D. HOPKNS, MRS. N, S. KEELER, JOSEPH L., M.D. KEELER, MRS. JOSEPH L. KNG, REV. HARRY E. KNG, MRS. HARRY E. KRAUSE, OLVER J. KRA USE, MRS. OLVER J. LOWRY, GEORGE D. N., M.D. L"WRY,!\lRS. GEQRGE D. N. LOWRY, REV. HJRAM H. LOWRY, MRS. HRAM H. PvKR, REV. JAMES H. PVKE, MRS. JAMES H. ST.JOHN, REV. BURTON ST. JOHN, MRS. BURTON TAFT, REV. MARCUS L. TAFT, MRS. MARCUS L. TERRELL, MSS ALCE. VERTY, REV. GEORGE W. VERTY, MRS. GEORGE W. T'aian T'aian Peking Peking Ch'angli Ch'angli Peking Peking Tientsin Tientsin Peking Peking 150 Fifth Ave, New York City SO Fifth Ave, New York City Peking Greencastle, ndiana Tientsin Tientsin Ch'angli Ch'angli Peking Appleton, Wisconsin Appleton, Wisconsin WALKER, REV. WLBUR F. ndianapolis ndiana WALKER, MRS. WLBUR F. ndianapolis, ndiana

7 -6-.-W- F. M. S. DRECTORY Entered the Mission NAME Post Office Address :) ] BAUGH, EVELYN S. DYER, CLARA P. GLMAN, GERTRUDE GLOSS, ANNA D., M.D. GLOVER, EL,A E. JEWELL, CHARLOTTE M. KNOX, EMMA M. KOONS, SUE L., M. D. MARTN, E::\E\A E., ::.\1.1>. MAR'l'N, LZZE E. POWELL, ALCE M. STEVENSON, DA ::.'!., M.D. Tl<:RRY, EDNA G., M.D. ';CHEELER, MAUDE L. '\Tn.SON, FRANCES O. YOUNG, EFFE G. Peking Ch'angli Peking Peking Ch'angli Peking Tielltsin T'aian Tientsin T'aian Peking Canton, S.D. T aian Peking Los Angeles, Cal. "'altham, Mass.

8 .-CONFERENCE DRECTORY MEMBERS ELDERS Entered Travelling Connection A!llE Post Office address ]S 189u H:i ] J s BRO\VN, FREDERCK CHANG PA-LK CHANG TZU-SHEG CH'EN HEl'G-'.rE CH'E:-; \VE-P'NG CHN CH'ENG DAVS, GEORGE L. DAVS, GEORGE R. i GAMEWELL, FRANK D. HEADLAND, SAAC T. HvBAR'l" \VLL1AM T. HOPK"" S, N. S. KNG, H. E. 1.1 SHAO-WEN Lru CH-LUN Lru FANG T,U KUANG-CH'NG LU MA-K'E LOXGDEN, \V1LBUR C. LOWRY, HRA:!'1 H. PYKE, JAMES B. ST. JOHN, BURTOl'. SL CHU-KAO i TAFT, MARCUS \V. TEJU TRTNDLE, JOHN R. TSENG KUO-CHH VERT'Jt, GEORGE \\T. W LKER, \VrLBUR F. WANG CH1H-P'NG 'VANG CH'NG-YG 'VANG -HENG WANG T'EN-HSNG YANG CH'UN-HO Tientsin Pingan-ch 'eng Ch'ienan-hsien Taian, Shantung Tientsin Tientsin Tokyo, Japan Peking SO Fifth Ave., New York City SO Fifth Ave., New York City T'aian, Shantung Peking Peking Peking Ningyang-hsien Ch'angli Pekina' 'Poky; J&pan Chinkiang (Central China) sofifth Ave., New York City Peking Tient.sin Peking Ch'anO'li :" Shanhaikuan Kiukiang tcentml China) Liaotil1g A.ppleton, \Vis. ndianapolis, ndiana Shanhaikuan Lanchou Fengjun Tsunhua Nan-pi

9 DEACONS :! CHA! TE-JUNG i Vlan1l-chiak'ou CHEN YU-SHAN Tsunhua HANSON, PERRY O. (3rd year) T'aian, Shantung Hou TEN ' Yang-liuch'ing KAO FU-CH'NG (4tb year) ; Lancbou KAO HS-SHAN (4th year) i Tsunbua Kuo YNG (4th yar) T'aian,.Shantung Wu CH'1 (4th year") Yench'tng-cbou Wu _HS-K>-\O (3rd ar) _ Cbiing-_u PROBATONERS ELDER Admitted on Trial NAME Post Office Address MCCART:"EY' JAMl!S H. (S! yr.) Chungking (West China 1 DEACON 1907 GlBB, JW:N MACGREGOR, JR. (,rst year) Peking., UNORDANED g "ig Lru KUANG-TSU (3rd year) SUN HENG-:E:'UEl (1st year) WANG CHAO-K'E (3rd year) WANG EN -CHAO (2nd year). WANG HON-AN (3rd year) WANG To (3rd year).. WEN JUNG-TAl (1st year) YANG CH1G:-CH 'UN (2nd year) Fengjun Peking Tun gp 'ing-<:1:1ou Yiit'ien Lancbou Lancbou. Feicb 'eng Ch'ienwei 44

10 Presiding Elder A lke-clwallg Ch'iettan ChelitZllchelz. Chiench' ellgyi,zg [hiupeihu E mi-clzllatzg Huke-chuang La1U:hou Laot'ing 1-impeitielt Paitaotzu Pellch'eng ""zahei T' allgcllialze Yellke-dlualzg. ntermcdiate Schoo! -9- V.-APPONTMENTS-J907-J908 Presidlng Elder Cll' altgpi1tgclwu. alld.)/lalze F'e1Zgyil1g atzd Ta.kaoerll Hallts'utl and N Zula Huailai and 5"h a-cll'clzg Huangts'un and P'angke-cha1fg Ku-att alld Li-zsicn Kupeik'ou ltyltll-hsiett Pa-clwlt. Pekillg, Asbury and Huashill Peking, Slllmcllih-lnen allk LANCHOU DSTRCT F. D. GAMEWELL (P. O. Tientsiu) \\rag HO-""A CHANG TZE-SHENG Supplied by LU WEN-YCAN Supplied by T YUNG-HSNG KAO FU-CH'NG Supplied by Hu 'FENG-CH'CN Supplied by LU TSCN-SHENG 'YANG CH'NG-YCN TSENG KUO-CHH To be supplied Supplied by TSAO ""AN-CHNG WANG To Supplierl by WANG LANG Supplied by CH'EN FC-J.UNG Supplied by Lru CHH-KUO RAO FENG-SHAN, Principal PEKNG DSTRCT J. H. PYKE, (P. O. PEKNG) Supplied by LU CHEN-SHENG To be supplied Su::q CHU-KAO Supplied by SHH-P'NG-HE Supplied by YEN CH' AO-CHUNG Supplied by LU TE-HSN To be supplied SUN HENG-K'UB Supplied by WANG P'E-:FENG LU KUANG-CE'NG Ch'ielt-11lelt. L SHAO-WEN,Slzihhsiaerh and Tltllgkeclwllg Supplied by LU CH'ENG-ME Ymke-chuallg and Niulanshan Supplied by WE WEN-CHUNG Yelldl'illg-chou,Vu CH' Ytmgch'ing.... Supplied by WE KUO-SHUN rn. S. HOPKNS, lv.d., Physician in Charge, Peking ft'eedical Work Member Asbury-Quarterly Conference LG.D.LoWRY r H. H. LOWRY. President, Member Asbury Q.C. H. E. KlNG, Vice-President, emherasburyq.c. 1. T. HEADLAND, Professor, U.S., Member.'\sbury. Q. C. Peking Uttivcrsit.y. : ALCE TERRELL, Professor Mrs. H. E. KNG, Professor J. MACGREG. OR GBB, Jr., Professor Member Southern City Q.C. L WALTER W. DAVS, Student of the Language hdermediate School To be supplied W. F. \VALKER, in the United States; W. C. LONGDEN ann J. R. TRNDLE, :Members of the Central China Mission; J. H. Me CARTN1,W, M.D., Member West China Mission.

11 Presiding Elder Ck'atlgli Ck'ie1zwei Ckuts' ao-yi11g./tuni11g Haiyang Kepo Lius/wu-ying Skallkaikwan Ski/l1nenckai Ski/zke-ckuang Tai-yil1g... ntermediate School jj;edical Work SHANHAKUAN DSTRCT M. L. TAFT (P.O., Charigli via Tientsin) Lm FANG YANG CHNG-CH'UN CHOU AN Supplied by Lm CHNG-CH'NG To be supplied Supplied by L YUNG Supplied by CH'N LEN-CHA TE JU Supplied by LU YeEH Supplied by WANG PAO-TSUNG Supplied by SUNG YUEH WANG CHH-P'lNG, PRNCPAL J. L. KEELER, M.D. SHANTUNG DSTRCT Presiding Elder W. T. HOBART (P.O. Taian-fu, Shantung) A 11 c!t ia Kuo YNG Ckini1tf;-chou \Vu HS-K' AO Fet-ch'e1l;{{ WEN JUNG-T'A HsiachangSupplied by YANG P'E-HUA Laiwu 'l'o be supplied Laiwuk'ou To be supplied Ningya1tg LU CH-LUN Tunge. To be supplied Tungp'illg-c!Wit WANG CHAO-K'E Taian ".. CH'EN HENG-TH ntermediate School P. O. HANSON, Principal Training 5"chool CH'EN HNO-'fE Medical Work.CHAR.ES F. ENSGN, M.D. Student of Language... J. H. BALDWN G. W. VER1'Y, in the United States. Presiding Elder (/liaoho Ch'ing-hsien Lit'an. Katzp'i Shmgfa11g Tai-clt' eng Tientsin, Wesley Church Timtsitz, West City Wangchiak'ou Yatlgliuch'ing ntermediate School Toyko. Chinese Student Work Toyko, Chinese Stude1zt Work. Treasurer and Busill,ess Agent TENTSN DSTRlcr F. BROWN (P. O. Tientsin) To be supplied Supplied by K'ANG YUNG-KUE Supplied by WANG PAO-T'ANG YANG CH'UN-ho To be supplied. {L CHA-YEN and Supphed by Lur CHN-SHAN CH'EN WE-P'NG CHN CH'ENG CHA TE-JUNG Hou TrEN. B. ST. JOHN, Principal, { Member Wesley Q.C. LU MARK, Member Wesley Q.C. G. L. DAVS, MemberWesley Q.C. O. J. KRAUSE

12 Presiding Elder Fengjun Liantsehe Lzna1ds'a1lg Lochiaytt Po-ck'eng... F'z"ngan-ch'eng atld Haiaotaoti Sant' un-yitlg Shaliuke - T' iekch' allg Tsunlwa Tantryu. Yutien. Yah1t11gch'iao. ntermediate Sckool TSUNHUA DSTRCT G. R. DAVS (P. O. Tientsin) \V ANG -HENG KAO HSl--SHAN Supplied by Tu WaN-YU Supplied by CH K'E-SHENG CH'EN YU-"HAN CHANG PAl-LN Supplied by Hsu CHNG-pNG LU RUANG-TZU Supplied by CHANG HSEN-WEN WANG T'EN-HSANG Supplied by WANG YUNG-SHENG WANG EN-'cHAO Supplied by Ho YUNG-SHENG YANG CHEN-KANG

13 - 12- V.-APPONTMENTS OF WOMEN'S CONFERENCE-J City Da)'-srllool s. Mary Porter Gamewell and Lucy Alderman ljfem01 ial Combined --"'chools Sleeper-Davis ljemorial Hospital Stude1ds of the Language Peking City al1d Countr)1 Emllf[eli:<iiic Work ljfedical Work. Student of the Langtlage and Dayschools.... Evangelistic Wcrk. Comdry Eva11gelistic Work PEKNG DSTRCT Peking Station: CHARLOTTE M. JEWELL CHARLOTTE M. JEWELL, Principal GERTRUDE GLMAN, nstructor MAUDE WHEELER ANA D. GLOSS, M.D. AUCE M. POWELL BVELYN BAUGH ESTS BODDY To be snpplied TENTSN DSTRCT Tiell tsin Station: EMMA E. MARTN, M.D. EMMA M. KNOX AGNES BROWN To be supplied TSUNHUA DSTRCT Evanglistic Work and Dily-schools MARA B. DAVS LANCHOU DSTRCT COU1ltry Evangelistic Work COU11try Daj'-schools Katherille E. Thompson le11lorial Trainillg Scllool Cit)' Day-sdlOol. l'edical Assistant Medical TV01 k. Student oj the Language Country Evangelistic W01k ((}1mtry Da'J'-::'chools Boardi11g ScllOO T"ainillf[ School.. Cit)' and Country Day-schools ljfedical W01 k Cmmf1j! Evangelistic W01'k To be supplied EL.A E. GJ.OVER SHANHAKUAN DSTRCT Chang-i Station: SHANTUNG DSTRCT T'aian Station: ELLA E. GLOVER MARY S. TAFT ELM A A. KEELER JOSEPH L. KEE.ER, M.D. CLARA B. DYER To be supplied ELLA E. GLOVER LZZE E. MARTN EDNA G. l'erry, M.D. EMLY H. HOBART SUE L. KOONS, M.D. To be supplied

14 -13- V.-ANNUAL MEETNGS NORTH CHNA }.. hsson NUMBER TME PLACE PRESDENT SECRETARY OrgaUized.llsept. - J869 Peking CALVN KNGSLEY H. H. LOWRY Aug.28, L.N. 'VHEELER... 2 Sept., 1873 " 'VLLAM H. HARRS L.'V. PiLCHER 3 Aug.31, 1874 " H. H. LOWRY 4 5 Sept. 8, 1875,,7, 1876,. " ig. R. DAVS 6 Oct. 30, 18n SAAC W. WLEY 7 Sept. 9, H. H. LOWRY 8,,1, 18i ,,20, 1880,,29, 1881 "" THOMA BOWMAN WF. WA'-l.KER J.H. PYRE L. W. PLCHER J.H. PYRE L.W PLCHER O.W. WLLTS L. W. PLCHER,,7, 1882 H. H. LOWRY 12,,4, 1883 STEPHEN M. MERRLL" " 13 Oct., J884 1 " SAAC 'V. W.EY J. H. PYRE 14 Sept.lo, 1885 Tientsin H. H. LOWRY MARCUS L. TAFT 15 Oct. 7, 1886 Peking G. R. DAVS "" 16 Sept.26, 1887 HENRY W. WARREN " " 17 Oct. 10, 1888 CHARLES H. FOWLER W. T. HOBART 18,,15, 1889 EDWARD G. ANDREWS" " 19 June 10, 1890 ih. H. LOWRY " 20 May idanel A. GOODSELL" " :.! Apr. 27, 1892 H. H. LOWRY L. 'V PLCHER 22 Sept.30, 1892 \Y. F. MALLALEU " " 23,,28, 1893 RANDOLrH S. FOSTER MARCUS L. TAFT NORTH CHNA CONFERENCE SESSON TME PLACE PRESDENT SECRETARY Sept Peking RANDOLPH S. FOSTER MARCUS L. TAFT Oct., 1894 " WLLAM X. NNDE 1. T. HEAD.AND Sept.20, 1895 Tientsin JOHN M. WALDEN " 2., 1896 Peking SAAC W. JOYCE " S, "" Oct. 5, 1898 " EARL CRANSTON May 28, 1899 Tientsin" " " 31, 1900 Peking JAMES H. PYKE June 2 ' Tientsin DAVD H. MOORE., 19, 1902 Peking " 10, 1903 May, 1904 " 26, 1905 Oct. 3, 1906 Sept. 18, 1907 ;.'FRED.HYNER. T. H EAD.. AND H. H. 'LOWRY" J. W. BASHFORD HENRY SPELLMEYER " " J. W. BASHFORD BURTON St. JOHN

15 - 14- V.-N MEMORAM U Not dead, but BOTie befo,.e. f. NAME ARRVAL N CHNA DATE OF DEATH AGE CONFER1!NCE RELATON OR CALLNG LEANDER W. PLCHER 1870 Nov Effective. LA C<EDE BARROW 1892 July J. F. SCOTT 1892 May 28, Phvician. J. FRED. HAYNER 1893 Oct., Effective. Entered Ccnference CHEN TA-YUNG 1883 June 22, Effective. WANG CH'ENG-P'E July 23, CHOU HSUEH-SHEN 1895 July 30, " L TE JN 1897 June Probtioner. LU CH-HSEN ]898 July KUNG TE-LN 1895 Apr. 10, 1902 Effective. YANG CH"AO 19 2 MaY.6, CHEN CHAO-CHEN 19 3 Aug.24, Probationer. " CHN LUNG-CHANG 1895 Jan Effective. V.-CONFERENCE OFFCERS President English SeC1etar)' Chinese Secretary Statistical Secretary Treasurer JAMES W.BASHFORD BURTON ST. JOHN WANG CHH-P'NG CH'EN WE-P'NG FREDERCK BROWN

16 - S -- lx.-conference COMMTTEES Missi01ts Home Missions ChU,l'ch Extension Education Self-suppon. Sunday School Sunday School UJtioll Tract Society. Official CO-respondellt Books for C01ifcrellce) B ST J Course of Study STANDNG M. L. TAFT, TSENG KUO-CHH and f N. S. HOPKNS, \Y. T. HOBART, G. R. DAVS 1 TE JU. H. H. LOWRY. LU FANG. F. BROW, CHA TE-JUNG. CH'EN "'E-P'NG, J. :MACGREGOR GniD, JR. P. O. HANSON, WANG CH'G-YU::-;, G. L { DAVS. f B. ST. JOHN, Lm KUANG-CH'NG, TSENG l KUO-CHH, G. R. DAVS. H. H. LOWRY..r OHN. C01ifel'ettce Relations. {G. R. DAVS, TE JU, CH'EN HENG-TE. H. H. Lowry. Editiug and Pl'illti1tg tile { The Secretaries of the Conference, O. J. Minutes KRAUSE. Resolutions F. BROWN, Ch'EN HENG-TE. Nomi1zati01lS of Com- } 7 T T mittees H. H. LOWR1:, E JU, M. L. AFT Joint Sessi011S W. T. HOBART SPECAL Memorial to Ln'i1z LU11g- {LU KUANG-CH'NG, CH'EN TSA-HSN, chang CH'EN HENG-TE. lyemorial to lfr5. F. D. } G R DAVS ANNA D GLOSS M D Gamewell..,.,.. Frate':'lal Delegaes to the} W T Ho RT LU F AN M L TAFT Untted Methodzsts " BA, '-',... Fratemal Delej{ates to, the A. B. C. F. M. f G. L. DAVS, Lm KUANG-CH NG. Course of Study for ntermediate and Day-schools :-Committee on Course of Study of Peking University and the Principals of the ntermediate Schools.

17 -r6- X.-CONFERENCE BOARDS EXAMNERS E1/,tra1ce:- w. T. HOBART. L SHAO-wEN. First Year:-. T. HEADLAND, CH'EN HENG-TE. Second Year :-F. BROWN, SUN CHU-KAO. Third Year:- G. L. DAV$, CH'EN WE-P'NG. Fourth Yea1':-M. L. TAFT, WANG CH'NG-yUN. STEWARDS F. BROWN, G. W. VERTV, TE JU, WANG CH'NG-VUN. TRERS OF APPEALS H. H. LOWRY, G. R. DAVS, J. H. PVKE, TE JU, CH'EN HEl' m-te. Sunday, 9:30 a.m. X.-ANNVERSARY PROGRAM.-J908. First Day, 7:30 p.m. Second Day, 7:30 p.m. Third Day, 7:30 p.m. Fourth Day, 7:30 p.m. Last Day of Conference. Love Feast { Sermon J. H. PYRE BSHOP BASHFORD l :LZSS101zary CH'EN 'VE-P'NG Self-support jf. BROWN 1 WANG CHH-P'NG Ed t j H. E. KNG uca toil ( TSENG KUO-CHH 'r' {G. R. DAVS Slmda1J SCM s! P. O. HANSON '-' 0 1 LU FANG Commullioll \ BSHOP BASHFORD, OR (. H. H. LOWRY

18 - 17 Xll.-COURSE OF STUDY FOR NEW MSSONARES FRST YEAR: Gospel of John. Mateer's Mandarin Lesssons-50 Lessons. Recognize characters in 50 Lessons. Write 500 characters Martin's Shuang Ch'ien Tzu. Names of 18 Provinces and Capitals in character. Courses of Yang Tzu and Yellow River and Grand Canal. Bounds of China proper and of each of 18 Province:.;. To be read :-The Real Chinannn; Cycle of Cathay. SECOND YEAR:- Gospels of Matthew. and Luke. The Acts of the Apostles. Mateer's Mandarin Lessons-50th to 100th Lessons. Pilgrim's Progress-Part 1. Evidences of 'Christianity-Part 1. (Mandarin). Write 500 more characters in Martin's Shuang Ch'ien Tzu. Fu cities of Chih-li Province in character. Titles of chief civil and military officers of Chih-li Province. 15 minutes conversation in Chinese. To be read :-Legge's Prologomena to Confucian Analects; Giles' China and the Chinese. THRD YEAR :- Complete New Testament; Genesis, Psalms. Mateer's Mandarin Lessons-l00th to 200th Lesoll. Sacred Edict. Mandarin. Martin's Evidences of Christianity-Part. Pilgrim'S Progress-Part. \Vrite 500 more characters in Martin's Shuang Ch'ien Tzu. Confucian Analects-Part. To be read :-Legge's Prologomena to Mencius; Faber's Mind of Mencius. xm.-examners First Year:- Mrs. C. M. JEWELL, F. BROWN. Second Year :-1. T. HEADLAND. J. H. PVKE. 7k.ird Year;,...- W. T. HOllART, N, S, HOPKNS,

19 - 18- XV.-DSCPLNARY QUESTONS.- WLO have beell received by tra1tifer, a11d (rot}1- wlzat conferences? J. R. TRNDLE, from Foochow, in studies of the Third year. 2,- WllO hazlc been readmitted.'t! None. 3.- WO have beell l'ecei'z!ed 01/ crede1ttials, a11dfi'ot}t wllat cllurches! None. 4.-Who have been lcceived 011 bial.t' (a) n the studies of the first yea,'. J. H. MCCARTNEY, J.!ACGREt;OR GBB, JR. (b) 111 studies of the thil d year. None. 5.-Who kave bem culltillued 011 trial,'' (a) bt studies of tile first year. SUN HENG-K'UE, \VEN JUNG-T' A. (b) tl studies of tke secolld ycar. YANG CHNG-CH'UN, VJANG EN-CHAO. (c) 111 studies of the thi,'d year. \VANG CHAO-K'E, 'VANG Tou, \VANG HO-NAN, LlU KUANG-TZU. (d) n studies of the jourtll yeat'. None. 6.- Who lai/e been discontillued.? Tu PU-VUN. 7.- WlD lza'lle beett admitted hzto ful1lle1jlbe1's/tip,'p (a) Elected al1d ordai11ed deacons this yea,', J, R. 'frndll':, \Vu CH', \Vu HS-K'AO, KAO HSlJ-SHAN, RAO t'u-ch'ng. (b) Eleeled and ordained deacons pre,dollsl)', None, S.- Wllat members are ill tile studies of the tllird year l (a) Admitted itdo jullmemho ship this year. J, R. TRNDLE, Wu HS-K'AO. (b) Admitted into jull'memhership previous/,y. P. O. HANSON. 9,- What members are ill tke studies of the fourtll yea1. KAO Fu-CHNG, KAO HVs4}:N, <;H;A 'f-jpn! yo YNq yvu CJ':.

20 - 19- jo.-what members have completed the conference course of study.1 ' (a) Elected and ordained elders this year. LU FANG, CH'ENG. CHANG TZU-SHENG, 'WANG CHH-P'NG, CHN (0). Elected and o1dained elders previolts(l'. None.. - What {lthers have been elec/ed and ordailled deaco1zs f (a) As local preachers. WAN9?:A0-T'ANG. (b) Under missionary rule. J. H. MCCARTNEY (not ordained) J. MACGREGOR GBB, JR. (c) Under semi11ary rule, None What others have bec1t elected atld ordai1led elders,f' (a) As local deac01ts. None. (b) Under missionary 1'Ule. J. R. TRNDLE, J. W. MCCARTNEY (not ordained.) (c) Under semi'nary rule. None. J.-Was the charader of each preache1 examined f Yes, in open conference. 4.-Who have been transferred and to what confe1ences.'! None. S.-Who have died.f! CH'N LUNG-CHANG. 6.-Ww have been located at their own request' None. l.-who have been located r None. 8.- Who have withdrawn,' None.!9- Who have bem permitted to withdraw under charges 01 c01pl«:inlf None.?-o.- Who have been expelled.f! None. 2.- What other tf1sp.nal notations should be.nta4e' None. f!2.-wllo are the supemlfmerary preache1s: 2 one.,

21 - 20-2f.-VllO are the superamtuated preachers '! None. 24.-Vlto arc tlte triers of appeals? H. H. LOWRY, G. R. DAVS. J. H. PYKE, TE JU, CH' X HExl-TE What is tll statistical report for the year.'! See Statistical Secretary's report What is tile aggregate of tlte bellevole1d coltecti01ts orde1ed by tle General COllfcrellce, as 1'epOlted by the COllfelctlcc TrtaSulcr.P $6, U'ltat a1'e tile ctailhs on the COllference.Fimd? See Conference Stewards' report What has becn cc:ci(lcd Oil these claims, and how has it been applied.'2 See Conference Stewards' report TVhcrc a1 e the preachers statiolled r See appointments Pllel c shall the?lext t"tjllje1 ella be field Peking.

22 - 21- XV.-PET!TONS TO GENERAL CONFERENCE OF 1908 Dear Fathers and Brethren :- Episcopal Supervision The political, industrial, social, and educational transformations that are taking place in China call for profound gratitude that God has answered the prayers of his people in snch a wonderful manner. The doors are wide open. The gospel may be preached and all forms of missionary work may be carried on in every part of the empire. t is now urgent that the agencies of Christianity speedily enter these open door:', or infidel and agnostic forces will seek to occupy the territory The evallg'elization of China means practically the whole world for Christ. The first century of Protestant missionary effort has just closed with 175,000 members of the church, and probably twice that number of adherents, with missions and churches in ever" province. Schools, hospitals. and the press are bringing the gospel to all classes of society, awakening the intellectual activities of the people, and preparing young men for the responsibilities ()f the Christian ministry. The Methodist Episcopal Church, after only sixty years of labor, is represented in this rapidly increasing multitude of believers by 30,000 members and probationers and about 5{J,OOO adherents. Five Conferences and Mission Conferences are located in strategic points in the empire, and over fifteen hundred preachers, teachers, Bible readers, and other workers are witnes!?ing to the power of saving grace. These new conditions have created a crisis in all our China missions and emphasize the importance of the careful consideration of this General Conference that these unprecedented opportunities may be seized on to establish and extend the kingdom of Christ, and that oiu beloved Methodism may maintain her proper place amon'g th{' forces that are moulding the thought and" life of over 400,000,000 people. These conditions call for the broadest statesmanship and the wisest supervision and guidance of the most experienced administrators in the church.

23 - 22- The Episcopal supervision in China during the past four years has been in charge of one so :will fitted by education and experience and a comprehensive study of the situation and conditions in the newly awakened China, in addition to his lifelong interest in the evangelization of that vast empire, and his administration has been so eminently successful that your memorialists pray that there shall be no change during the next quadrennium, as in our opinion to remove Btsop Bashford from the field at this time would be an irretrievable calamity. Adopted by the North Chi'la C01iference. Additional Bishop Dear Fathers and Brethren :- n view of the great awakening taking place in China, the great forward movements contemplated by all the missions in the empire as voiced by the resolutions of the great Centenary Conference, and the vastness of the field, it is the judgment of this China Central Conference that additional Episcopal supervision is imperatively needed, and we therefore respectfully petition this general Conference to provide an additional General Superintendent for China during the next quadrennium. Adopted by the North China Conference. Against Missionary Bishop Dear Fathers aq.d Brethren :- n view of an.y possible contingencies which.way arise at the next General Conference, we herby request the General Conference of 1908 not to elect a Missionary Bishop for China, nor a Bishop for h Chinese race or language. A dopted by tle No'rth CMna. C01iference. Episcopal Resi.dence Dear Fathers and Brethren :- The North China Annual Conference respectfully.petitiont; the General Conference of 1908 to make Peking one of!e Episcopal residences 'lor China.

24 - 23- Methodist Union in China Dear Fathers and Brethren :- WHEREAS. it is highly desirable that the various Methodist Missions in China sh01.ild co-operate or unite in all branche!> of mission work, and WHEREAS. there are ten l\ethodi!>t bodies now working ;n China, and, WHEREAS. the China Centenary Conference appointed a committee of three Methodists to commt in regard to the union of these variolls Methodist bodies, as well as to consult with similar com!!l:ittees of the other denominations loukinf,r towards a broader union of all churches, and. WHEREAS, the representatives of various Methodist missions held several meetings in Shanghai during the Centenary Conference, in which resolutions were adopted and a represf'llt 'ative committee to consider closer union was appointed; therefore, RESOLVED, that we memorialize the General Conference to create a Commission with power to originate. receive, consider and consummate proposals looking towards tlle union of the Methodist Episcopal Church in China with any other Methodist body or bodies in China. A dopled by llt North Clti7la C01ifereJlCf XVL-RESOLUTONS BSHOP BASHFoRD.-We desire to place on record an expression of what you have been to us and to the work during the quadrennium now closing. We can only very inadequately in words convey our satisfaction as we look back over these follr years at what has been accomplis'hed, and the depth of our feelings as we contemplate the uncertainties of the future. We shall not, however, lose heart, for we believe you will coutinue with us unless God makes it very plain to all that he has a greater work for you to do. Your life-long study of missions, and deep interest in extending the Kingdom in all lands has enabled you from the very first to take a broad and. statesmanlike grasp of our

25 - 24- problems. You have not been afraid to.plan large things, and your own courage and faith have enthused others to a hearty cooperation in carrying them out. The inauguration of the Centennial Offering and your efforts in connection therewith have so prominently brought China before the church at home and have inspired such enthusiasm as must result in lasting benefit to this empire. \Ve are also glad that your sympathies have been broad enough to take in the work of other missions as well as our own, and to know of the unh'ersal esteem in 'which you are held by all the denomination':). The success already acheived is abundant evidence of your eminent qualifications to lead the Methodist forces in this the greatest of all the mission fields. You cannot know how much you have been to us personally. You have been not only a most efficient presiding officer and guide, but your unselfishness, consecration, and sympathy have endeared you to all our hearts, and insflired us to increased devotion to the great work to which we have beeu called by our common Master. You have been to us not only an ideal Bishop, fulfilling your office with distinction, honor, and dignity, but you have been among us preeminently as our co-worker, friend, and brother. \Ve bid you Godspeed as you continue your labors in the other missions, and pray that a good Providence shall direct you in all your ways and work, and bring you back to us a year hence in the "ful1l1fss of the gospel of Christ." H. H. Lowry. OUR HOSTS.-Resolved :-That we, the visiting members of Conference, express our sincere thanks to the friends in Peking who have so generously entertained us. Resolutiolls Committee. OUR BENEFACTORs.-Resolved :-That we heartily thank those friends) both Chinese and foreign, who have during the year assisted our educational, medical, and ev:angelistic work, by subscribing funds for the carrying on of t-besame. Resolutions Committee. 1. T. HEADLAND.-Since the health of Dr. Headland compels him to return to the home land, we desire to express our hearty sympathy with Dr. and Mrs. Headland, and -pray our Heavenly..

26 - 25- Father to graciously watch over them, giving them a prosperous voyage, renewed health, and a speedy return to the work they so much love. Resolutions Committft? CH'N LUNG-CHANG.-nasmuch as it has pleased the Lord to take from among our number our fellow-worker, Ch'in... ung- chang, we desire to express to his widow and children our deepest sympathy with them in their bereavement. The faithful, sweetspirited life of our brother was ever a helpful example to us. His call to be with Jesus does not lessen the strength of that influence. Our prayers ascend to the Father, that his comforting presence may ever be with you. Resoluti01lS C011l11l ittu. F. D. GAME;WELL.-We remember that Dr. Gamewell spent several years in educating several of the members of the North China Conference. Besides this he did considerable preaching. Then again we remember and recognize his wonderful work on our behalf during the siege of Peking in Shortly after, Dr. and Mrs. Gamewell left us for the home land. Since then our eyes have been anxiously looking for their returtl. But we are sad to think that Mrs. Gamewell will never return, as she has been called by our heavenly Father to higher service. Resolved :-That the Secretary of the Conference write a letter to Dr. Gamewell on our behalf, requesting his speedy return to his work waiting for him in China. (Translated from the Chinese). Resolutions Committee. H. H. LowRY.-nasmuch as this year celebrates the fortieth anniversary of the arrival of Dr. H. H. Lowry and his estimable wife in China; we, the members of the North China Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, hereby tender to them our most sincere and hearty congratulations. The high esteem in which we hold Dr. Lowry's ability and judgment has already been expressed in that for the third time we have elected him as our delegate to General Conference. The love which we bear towards him and to Mrs. Lowry is deeper than our words can express. May the Lord graciously vouchsafe His richest blessing upon them, and grant them many years of usefulness in the land of their adoption. Resolutions Committee.

27 - 26- RF;SOLUTON PAssm BV THE METHODST NEW CONNECTON CONFERENCE, HELD JUNE, " The Conference again expresses its appreciation of the cordial--invitation forwarded from the North China Mission of the American Methodist Episcopal Church by Rev. H. H. Lowry, M.A., D.D., to unite with that mission in the theological training of young men in connection with the School of Theology at the Peking: University. n view, however, of the fact that we are on the eve of union with two other Methodist churches, both of them having important missions in China, and that it will be for the United Church to consider in what direction new developments should be made, the Conference is not able to accept the invitation tendered. t directs Rev. G. T. Candlin. the Chairman of the District, to convey this decision to the Methodist Episcopal Church, with the expression of the earnest hope that their work may be abundantly prospered."

28 - 27- XVll.-MEMORAL MRS. MARY PORTER GAMEWELL BY G. R. DAVS Early in the Conference year, we were all grieved by the sad news that Mrs. Gamewell had passed away. Dead! Mrs. Gamewell dead-the familiar face-so dear to many of us, to be seen no more on earth, her loved voice to be heard no more in our midst-was to us a personal grief. She had been so long identified with all phases of our work, had traveled so widely over our conference, her influence for good had been so great, that few among us were not familiar with her face and name. Well do remember her appearance here on tllat 6th of April, i872, when she entered our mission compound here for the first time. Five of the number present then are with Ufo; to-day. Drs. H. H. and G. D. Lowry, Mrs. Davis, 'Te Jui and myself. Other dear friends of that time had passed over the great, wide river before her, and were among the throng to hail her glorified spirit in glad welcome in the hea\<enly country. Her personal appearance was most attractive. What at first seemed like aloofness or reserve soon disappeared. The true woman of warm heart and trusting spirit, the charming friend, soon won all hearts. t was early apparent that she was a woman of superior ability, with marked qualifications for her chosen work; a woman of unbounded energy and consecrated ambition. f she had a fault, it was that, in her zeal she forgot self and consumed all too rapidly her vital forces. She always lived the strenuous life. Her first ten years were mainly given to organizing and building 'up the Girls' High School. n June of 1882 she was married to Dr. Gamewell. Thereafter she was not so directly connected with the school work for girls, but never lost her deep interest in it, and nothing could be more appropriate than that this sc,hool should bear 'her name as a memorial of one of the most untiring and consecrated workers ever in this part of the Lord's Kingdom. ' We,can only mention the years of work in behalf of women, her work in the training school for Bible-women, her work for, and deep interest in the spiritual welfare of the boys of our school, and of all members of the church wherever she moved.

29 - 28- She spent several years in West China, later returning to us. Wherever she was, there she mani,fested the same zeal for her Lord and Master's cause. Her knowledge of the language wa great, her view of the work wide and comprehensive, always reaching out beyond self and the pre.c;;ent-she was one who lived with eyes fixed on eternal things. Years ago, it was plain to her friends that she was workng too hard, her zeal was too great, and her will too strong for her bodily strength. Her last stay with us was short-in the spring of 1900 it was apparent that her work here was done-and, on account of her failing health, they were planning to go home. They were a day too late in starting and the Boxer storm of 1900 broke over us. They were compelled to stay here. The trying experiences of the siege were too much for herthough she endured them heroically. They hastened home at once on our release and secured every help that husband and frinds could procure. She lived and still worked for China and her redemption until last November, baving just passed her fifty-eighth birthday. Her experience in the deep things of the soul was rich and full. Once a few years before her final return to America, speaking of her spiritual life, she said.,. seem to be traveling on a road across wide plains, moving quietly but steadily; then, there comes some experience and am lifted up to a higher level, with clear, wide vision and brighter sky; then another period of even, onward journey, and then another gradous uplift to a stil higher, broader plain of dearer vision, purer air and ever brightening sky." Her faith was ever growing stronger, her peace and joy deeper, fuller-her hope brighter. S}le was being led up to ever higher levels, catching clearer views of the co Land that is so far off." Now her earthly journey is over. She has entered the Blessed Country." Her eye has seen $e King in his beauty, she has cast her crown at the feet of the Lord who redeemed her, and washed her in his own blood. She, our beloved Sister, who so loved to sing his praises here, has lifted up her joyful voice in the great triumphal chorus of Hallelujah to the Lamb."

30 - 29 CONFERENCE JOURNAL First Day PEKG, \Vedenesday. September QPENNG.-Conference convened in Asbury Church at S: 3(' a.m., Bishop James W Bashford presiding. After a short time of prayer, the Bishop delivered an inspiring address. ROLL CALL.-The roll was called by 1. T. Headland, the Secretary of the last Conference, and all but the following members answered to their names :-Chang Pai-lin, Frank D. Gamewell, Liu Chi-un, Liu l\1a-k'e, Wilbur C. Longdon, James H. Pyke, George \V. Verity, \Vilbur F. Walker, Perry O. Hanson, Ruo Ying, Tu PU-Ylltl, \Vang Chao-k'e, Wen Jung-t'ai, Wu Hsi-k 'ao. Thirty-seven members were present. Bishop Bashford delivered messages froin: F. D. Gamewell and Liu Ma-k'e. ELECTON OF OFF1CERs.-The following officers were elected by acclamation : nterpreter E11gl sl1 Secretary Chinese Secretary Statistical Secretary. TreaSltler W. T.HoBAR'r B. ST. JOHN WANG CHH-plNG CH'EN WE-P'NG.F. BROWN Upon motion of H.H. Lowry the Secretaries were requested to select their own assistants. Those chosen were as follows: Assistant English Secretary, G. L. Dilvis; Assistant Chinese Secretary, "Van g T' ien -hsian g; Assistan t Statistical Secretary, O. J. Krause. BAR OF ''HE CONFERECE.-Upon motion of F. Brown, the Bar of the Conference was fixed at the seventh row of seats on the two sides of the center aisle. HOURS OF THE CONFERENcE.-On motion of F. Brown the hours of the sessions were fixed fro111 8: 30 a.m. to 12 m., the first half hour to be spent in religious services. TRODUCTONs.-the following people were introduced to the Conference:-Rev. D. C. Chapin, of the Presbyterian Mission 1n Paoting-fu; Mr. Walter Elliott, Agent of the American Bible Society; J. H. Baldwin, M.D., Miss Alice M. Powell, "Miss. M. nox, Mrs. O. J. Knltise, Miss Cla,ra, P. Dyer.

31 -- 30 ORDER OF THE DAY.-On motion of B. St. John it was decided to devote the first hour and a half of the business session each morning to the reading of reportr in English, to be given in the following order: Presiding Elders' Reports, Medical Reports, Educational Reports. CONFERENCE GUESTS.-On motion of H. H. Lowry, the following persons were in vited to sit with the Conference :-0. J. Krause, Miss Alice Terrell, G. D. Lowry, J. H. Baldwin, J. L. Keeler, the members of the Women's Conference and the Delegates to the Lay Conference. THRTEENTH QUESTON.-The thirteenth question: "Was the character of each preacher examined," was taken up. The name of G. R. Davis was cailed, character passed, and he presented his report of the Peking District. The name of M. L. Taft was called, character passed. and he presented his report of the Lanchou District. The name of G. L. Davis was called, character passed,. and he presented in Chinese his report of the Shanhaiuan District. The name of W. T. Hobart was called, character passed, and he presented in Chinese his report of the Shantung District. CENTENAL FUND.-Bishop Bashford made a statement concerning the Centennial Thank Offering Fund, urging the cooperation of the m,ssionaries. CONFERENCE RELATON.-Upon motion of F. Brown, the following were appointed as the Committee on Conference Relations :-TeJui, G. R. Davis, H. H. Lowry, ChJen Heng-te. CONFERENCE EXAMNERs.-Upon motion of F. Brown the Board of Conference Examiners for the Fourth Year was constituted as follows: M. L. Taft, vvang Ch'ing yun. Announcements were 1,1lade concerning the various examil1ations to be held. NOMNATOs.-On motion of W. T. Hobart, the following were appointed a committee to make nominations for th remaining standing and special committees :-H. H. Lowry, T. Jui, M. L. Taft.. GENERAL CONFERENCEDELEGATE.-On mption of G. L: Davis the election for the delegate to General Conference 'Y r4red for ll tl to-morrow, Thllrsdr! Septetpbr 19:

32 ANNVRSARY PROGRAM.-Upon motion of W. T. Hobart, the Anniversary Program was adopted as printed, except that the name of H. H. Lowry was substituted for the name of J. H. pyke on the program for Sunday. Announcement was made concerning the' Missionary Anniversary to be held on the first night. ADJOURNMENT.-After singing the doxology, the benediction was pronounced by Te Jui. Second Day Thursday, September 19. OPENG.-The session was called at 8: 30 a.m., Bishop Bashford presiding. Religious services were conducted according to the order of the day. MNUTEs.-The minutes of the previous day were read, corrected and approved. THRTEENTH QUESTON.-M. L. Taft presented the report of the Tsunhua District. G. L. Davis presented in English his report of the Shanhaikuan District. \V T. Hobart presented in English his report of the Shantung District. The name of F. Brown was called and character passed. He presented his report of the Tientsin District. The following names were read, characters passed, and reports received :-Ch'en Heng-te, Ct'en Wei-p'ing, Li Shaowen, Liu Chi-hlll, Liu Kuallg-ct'illg, Sun Chiu-kao, Te Jui, Tseng Kuo-chih, Wa1lg Ch'ing-yiin, Wang -heng, Wang T'ien-hsiang, Yang Ch'un-he, Chai Te-juug, Chen Yii-shan, Chin Ch'eng, Ho Tien, Kuo Ying, Liu Fang, \Vang Chih-p'ing. The following names were called and characters passed: Chang Pai-lin, Frank.D. Ga.mewell, LT. Headland, N.S. Hopkins, H. E. King, Liu Ma.:k'e, 'Wilbur C. Longden, H.,. Lowry, James H. Pyke, B. St. John, G.W. Verity, W.F. Walker. NTRODUC'rON.-Walter Davis was introduced to the COllference and OJ]. motio11 of Dr. Lowry was invited to sit wih the,conference. ". -" " - ".

33 GENERAL CO::s'FERE:-;'CE DELEGATE.-The order of the day was called:at; ven o'dock, and the Conference proceeded to the election of"aelegate to General Conference. On motion of G.L. Davis; Liu Fang, Tseng Kuo-chih, and F. Brown were appointed tellers for the election. On the first ballot H.H. Lowry was elected..t. Headland was elected reserve delegate.. COMMT1'EEs.-The Committee on the nomination of special and standing committees reported as follows :- Missions: M. L. Taft, Tseng Kuo-chih. Home Missions and Church Extensioh : N.S. Hopkins, W. T. Hobart, G.R. Davis, Te Jui. Education: H.H. Lowry, Liu Fang. Self-support: F. Brown, Chai Te-jung. Sunday School: Ch'en Wei-p'ing, J. McGregor Gibb, Jr. Tract Society: B. St. John, Liu Kuang-ch'ing, Tseng Kuo-chih. Sunday School Union: P. O. Hanson, Wang Ch'ing-yun G. L. Davis. Official Correspondent: H. H. Lowry. To Print the Minutes: The Secretaries of the Conference, O.J. Krause. Resolutions: F. Brown, Ch'en Heng-te. For the Board of Conference Stewards: F. Brown, G.L. Davis, Te Jui, Wang Ch'ing-yun. Upon motion of H. H. Lowry, all the committees nominated, with the exception of that on the Tract Society and that on Home Missions, were elected. Upon motion of F. Brown the name of G. R. Davis was added to the nominations for the Committee on Tract Society. and the committee was elected. Upon motion of H.H. Lowry the committee on Home Missions was elected. TRERS OF ApPEALs.-The Bishop appointed the following as Triers of Appeals:-H.H. Lowry, G.R; Davis, J.H. Pyke, Te Jui, Ch'en Heng-te. SPECAL COMMTTEEs.-On motion of H. H. Lowry the following were appointed a committee on memorial fqr Ch'in ng-chan :-All K.llang-ch'in! Cb'en Tsi-bsin, <;h.'n Hn-t.

34 FRATERAL DELEGATES.-F. Brown made a brief report as fraternal delegate to the annual meeting of North China Mission of the Methodist New Connection. Liu Kuang ch'ing reported as fraternal delegate to the annual meeting of the North China Mission of the American Board oi Commissioners for Foreign Missions. On motion of r. T. Headland; \V T. Hobart: Liu Fang and 1\1. L. Taft were appointed fraternal delegates to the annual meeting of the North China Mission of the United Methodist Church. On motion of r. T. Headland; G. L. Davis ar.d Liu Kuangch'ing were appointed fraternal delegates to the annual meeting of the North Chii-ta Mission of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign -:'1issio11s. ADJOL:RXMENT.-A.fter announcements were made, and after the singing of the doxology, 'Wang Ch'ing-yun pronounced the benediction. Third Day Friday, September 20. OPEG.-The session opened with the regular religious exercises, Bishop Bashford presiding. MNTTTEs.-The journal for the preceding day was read, corrected and approved. RO.L CA.. L.-The roll of those members of the Conference who were absent on the first day was called. The following responded to their names :-Liu Chi-un, Kuo Ying, Wang Chao-k'e, \Vu Hsi-k'ao. On motion of. L. Taft, this was ordered to be the final roll call of the Conference. REPORTs.-Upon the request of the Bishop the order of the day was suspended, and the report of Peking University was 'Called for. H. H. Lowry presented the report of the University. N.. S. Bopkins presented in English the report of the Hopkins :Memorial Hospital at Peking. J. L. Keeler preselltc1 the report of the Martyrs' Memorial HOf-'pital at Ch'allgl-hsl

35 - 34- C. F. Ensign's report for the T'aian-fu medical work was presented. The reports in Chinese for the following ntermediate Schools were presented :-Tientsin ntermediate School, B. St. John, Principal j Taian-fu ntermediate School, P O. Hanson, Principal; Shanhaikuan ntermediate School, Wang Chih-p'ing, Principal; Lanchou ntermediate School. Wang T'ien-hsiang, Principal. CONFERENCE BOARDs.-The Conference confirmed the appointment by the Bishop of the following Board of Examiners:- For Entrance: W. T. Hobart, Li Shao-wen. For the First Year: 1. T. Headland, Ch'en Heng-te. For the Second Year: F. Brown, Sun Chiu-kao. For the Third Year: G. L. Davis, Ch'en Wei-p'ing. For the Fourth Year: M. L. Taft, Wang Ch'ing-yiin. SUPERANNUATE FUND.-The Bishop presented to the Conference the check from the Book Committee for the Superannuate Fund. CONSTTUTONAL AMENDMENTS.-On motion of W. T. Hobart the vote on the four Constitutional Amendments proposed was ordered for to-morrow, September 21, immediately after the reports. ORDER OF THE DAy.-On motion of Ch'en Heng-te, the memorial services were ordered for 5. p.m. to-morrow, September 21. ADJOURNMENTs.-After announcements and singing the doxology, the benediction was pronounced by Li Shao-wen Fourth Day Saturday, September 21- MORNNG SESSON OENNG.-The session convened at 8: 30 a.m. Religious exercises were conducted by Bishop Bashford, who presided. MNUTEs.-The minutes of the third day were read and 3pproved, after corrections. ORDER OF THE DAy.-On motion of M. L. Taft, the grer of the day for memcniqls WqS rconsidn41 mi hangcl tq nqay t 7: O p.1ll-.

36 - 35- REPORTs.-Reports were presented as follows :-n English, Lanchou ntermediate School, by 'Yang T'ien-hsiang. Peking nternhidiate School, by H. E. King, Shanhaikuan ntermediate School, by 'Yang Chih-p'ing, T'aian ntermediate school, by P. O. Hanson, Tientsin ntermediate School, by B. St. John. n English and Chinese :- Tsunhua ntermediate School, by Yang Chen-kang. n Chinese :- Hopkins Memorial Hospital at Peking, by N. S. Hopkins, Tsunhua District, by 1\1. L. Taft. Upon motion of B. St. John all members of the Conference who are pastors were requested to furnish reports at the next Conference. CONSTTUTONAL A:\EXDMENTS.-After completing the reports, the order of the day was called and the Conference proceeded to ""ote on the four proposed Constitutional Amendments. The votes were as fo11o\vs :- 1. On Bishops with limited episcopal jurisdiction; for, none; against, 30.. On the ratio for General Conference representation to be changed to 25 to 90: for, 12 ; against, 4.. On changing the General Conference representation to 14 to 65: for, 19; against, none. V. On changing the General Conference representation to 25 to 75: for, 8; against, 7. TRANSFER.-J. R. Trindle was received by transfer from the Foochow Annual Conference. THRTEENTH QUESTON.-The character of J. R. Trindle was passed, he was advanced to the studies of the third year, and he was elected to deacon's orders on motion of r. T. Headland. On motion of B. St. John he was elected elder under the missionary rule. LOCAL DEACON.-On motion of H. H. Lowry, vvang Paot'ang was elected to local deacon's orders. TENTH QUESTON.-:Liu Fang, having completed the Conference course of $btdy, l<vas electeq tg lgc;r's orders on tuqtiol of G. L. Davis "

37 Chang Tze-sheng, having completed the Conference course of study, his character was passed, and he was elected to elder's orders on motion of 1\1. L. Taft. Wang Chih-p'ing, having completed the Conference course of study, wa<; elected to elder's orders on motion of G. L. Davis. Hou Tien, having completed the Conference course of study was continued as a deacon. Chin Ch'eng, having passed the Conference course of study was elected to elder's orders on motion of F. Brown. Ch'en Yu-shan, having completed the Conference course ot study was continued as a deacon. NNTH QUES'fON.-Kuo Ying, having passed the third year's studies was advanced to the fourth year otio11 of,v T. Hobart. Wu Ch'i, having passed the third year's studies, his character was passed, he was promoted to the fourth year's studies and elected to deacon's orders 011 motion of G, L. Davis. Kao Fu-ch'il1g, having passed the studies of the third year was _ advanced to the studies of the fourth year, his character passed on motion of l'f. L. Taft. Kao Hsiu-shan, having completed the studies of the third year, his character was passed, and he was advanced to the studies of the fourth year on 111otio11 of 1.\1. L. Taft. TME.-On motion of 1. T. Headland the time of the morning session was extended indefinitely. AF'l'ERNOON SESsON.-On motion of H. H. Lowry an afternoon session was called and the time fixed at two o'clock. JONT SESSON.-On motion of G. L. Davis, 'N T. Hobart was appointed a committee to confer 'with the \Vomen's Confeence in regard to a joint session. ADJOURNMENT.-After singing the doxology. H. H. Lowry pronounced the benediction. AF'l'ERNOO SESSON MNU'fEs.-On motion of G. 1,. Davis the reading of the minutes,of the previous session was postpol1ed until the coming session.

38 - 3i- SE"ENTH QUESTON.-\YU Hsi-k'ao, haying passed the studies of the second year, 011 motion of \Y. T. Hobart, his character was passed, he was admitted into full membership in the conference, and was elected to' deaon's orders,_ and advaneed to the studies of the third year. Kao Hsiu-shan, was elected to full membership ann to deacon's orders on motion of l\. L. Taft. Kao Fu-ch'ing, having completecl the studies of the third year, 011 mution of M. L. Taft, his character was passed, he was advanced to the studies of the fourth :year. elected to full membership, and to deacon 's orders. On motion of G. L. Davis, \\'u Ch'i was admitted into full membership otio11 of B. St. John, J. R. Trindle was admitted to full memhership. SXTH QUESTON.-On motion of G. 1. Davis, Tn Bu-yun's membership on trial was discontinued. FFTH QUESTON.-Liu Kuang-tzu, having completed the second year's studies, his character 'was passed and he was advanced to the studies of the third year upon motion of ::'. L. Taft. vvaug Ho-nan, having completed the studies of the second year, his character was passed, and he was advanced to the studies of the third :year on 111otion of M. L. Taft. Wang Chao-k'e, having completed the studies of the second year, his character was passed and he was advanced to the studies of the third year, on motion of W. T. Hobart. \-Vang Tou, having completed the studies of the second year, his character was passed and he was advanced to the studies of the third year on motion of M. L. Taft. The character of Sun Heng-k'uei was passed and he was continued in the studies of the first year on motion of G. R. Davis. The charader of Wan Jung-t'ai was passed and he was continued in the studies of the first year on motion of W. T. Hobart. Wang En-chao, having passed the studies of the first year, his character was passed and he was advanced to the studies of the second year on motion of M. L. Taft.

39 Yang Ching-ch'un, having completed the studies of the second year, his character was passed and he was advanced to the studies of the third year on motion of M. L. Taft. FOURTH QUESTON.-On motion of B. St. John) J. H. Mc Cartney was received on trial, and was granted deacon's orders under the missionary rule. On motion of H. H. Lowry, J. MacGregor Gibb, Jr. was received on trial and granted deacon's orders under the missionary rule. FFTEENTH QUESTON.-The death of Ch'in Lung-chang, an elder in full connection, was noted. TWENTY-FFTH QUESTON.-The report of the Statistical Secretary was received. TWENTY-SXTH QUESTON.-F. Brown, the Conference Treasurer, reported an aggregate of the benevolent collections amounting to $1,716.52, Mexican. Upon motion of H. H. Lowry this amount was ordered divided equally beetwen the Home Missionary Society of the Conference and the Foreign Mission Board in New York. TWENTY-SEVENTH AND TWENTY-EGHTH QUESTONs.-The Stewards' report was received. Upon motion of Ch'en Heng-te, the allowance made to the widow of Ch'in Lung-chang was increased to ten dollars a month. See Conference Stewards' Report attached. THRTETH QUESTON.-Upon motion of 1. T. Headland, Peking was fixed as the place of the next Annual Conference. REVSED NEW TESTAMENT.-F. Brown made a statement concerning the Revised Version of the Mandarin New Testament, requesting that anyone who might note errors in the edition should report them to him. He then presented to each member present.a copy of the first edition by the American Bible Society. Upon motion of H. H. Lowry a vote of thanks was extended to F. Brown for his generosity. FLOOD SUFFERERS.-G. R. Davis made a statement concerning the recent flood among the southern circuits of Peking District, and moved that a committee consisting.of the Presiding Elder of Peking District, the pastor of Hantsun circuit and two others whom they may invite, should examine into the losses of our members and of church property in that section.,

40 - 39- JONT SESSON.-Upon motion of H. H. Lowry the laymen were invited to meet with the Conference on Monday morning, September 28. W. T. Hobart, the committee on joint session with the ladies reported, and upon his motion the joint session was fixed for Monday morning, September 23, after the religious exercises. UNON THEOLOGCAL SCHOOL.-A letter from the annual meeting of the Methodist New Connexion Church concerning union in theological education was received, in which they declined the invitation of the North China Conference. See letter attached. H. H. Lowry reported that this question is to be considered again by the United Methodist Church in England. ADJOURNMENT.-After singing the doxology, W. T. Hobart pronounced the benediction. Fifth Day Sunday, September 22. ORDNATONS.-At the morning service of Asbury Church, the following men were ordained deacons :-Wu Ch'i, Wu Hsikao, Kao Hsiu-shan, Kao Fu-ch'ing, Wang Pao-t'ang, J. Mac Gregor Gibb, Jr. The following were ordained elders :-Liu Fang, Chang Tzu-sheng, Wang Chih-p'ing, Chin Ch'eng. _\;M {lenif"uateli nf looa-hinattnn This certifies that in the city of Peking, the election of the North China Conference on September 22,1907, ordained Wu Ch'i, \Vu Hsi-kao, Kao Hsiu-shan, Kao Fu-ch'ing, \Vang Pao-t'ang, John MacGregor Gibb, Jr., to the office of DEACON in the Methodist Episcopal Church. ii!1. 'Aft' ":,,:W:W", " '... mmm i

41 \;'y5;&0'; This certifies that in the city of Peking, upon t the election of the Noth China Conference, on m H September 22, 1907, ordained Liu Fang, Chang : r; Tzu-sheng, Wang Chih-p'ing, Chin Ch'eng, to the r: M office of EtDER in the l\:1edthodist Episcopal Church. r: i pm. \W '.l'.o fj:))'.oq'.o"'ll'..o:2l' 1.0"".0 :11'.0 ':l'.o"'.o':l'.oa.'.d'.o(l'.o':l'.o '.otlld!:t',o, 0.',0':11'.00.'.0 J:) '.0 ',00'..0 '..0 '.0 ' 'Uo.'D po.'.o > 1.0 '.Ca'R Qrp &dddddd& MEMORAtS.-A memorial service was held at 7:30 p.m., at which time addresses were presented by Liu Kuang.ch'ing and Ch'en 'fsai-hsin in memory of Chin Lung-chang; and by G. R. Davis in memory of Mrs. F. D. Gamewel. Ch'en Heng- te presided.! Sixth Day Monday, September 23. OPENNG.-The session was convened at 8: 30 a.m. Religious exercises were conducted by Bishop Bashford, who presided. MNUTEs.-The minutes of the fourth and fifth days were read, corrected and approved. On motion of \V. T. Hobart, the English minutes were made the official minutes of the Conference JONT SESSON.-Miss Ella E. Glover presented the report of the work of the \V F. M. S. during the year. On motion of r. T. Headland it was ordered that this report together with the statistics of the women's work be published in the minutes. The members of the Lay Electoral Conference were presented. Ch'en Tsai-hsin, President of that Conference, reported on the election of the General Conference delegate. Ch'en Wei-cheng, was elected de1gate and Wang Hsing-he was elected reserve delegate. Bishop Bashford then addressed the three Conferences in joint session.

42 CEX'fRAL COXFEREXCE l\emora.s.-h. H. Lowry presented several petitions to General Conference which originated at the China Central Conference. They were as follows :- First, concerning the return of Bishop Bashford to China for another quadrennium. (See Petitions) On motio11 of H. H. Lowry this was adopted. Second, concerning an additional General Superintendent for China (See Petitions). On motion of H. H. Lowry this was adopted. Third, against a missionary Bishop or a Bishop for the Chinese race or language. (See Petitions) On motion of H. H. Lov,Try this was adopted. Fourth. concerning a commission on ::\ethodist Unon 111 China. (See Petitions). On motion of H. H. Low,y this was adopted. RESOLUTOxs.-The following resolutions which originat<.:d at the China Central Conference were passed on motion of H. H. Lowry. First, That the North China Conference approve of the plan of giving to the Central Conference the same powers for the Church in China which the General Conference exercises for the Methodist Episcopal Church; subject to the restrictions of the Discipline and of the General Conference. Second, That we approve the plan to enlarge the powers and functions of the General Conference by authorizing it to receive delegates from the other Methodist bodies in China, such delegates to be elected by their respective missions, synods or conferences on the same basis as now obtains according to our constitution; such delegates to have equal and co-ordinate authorit:,-' with our own delegates on matters of general interest. ANNVERSARY PROGRAM.-The anniversary program for 1908 was presented and adopted on motion of VV. T. Hobart. (See Anniversary Program). NTERMEDATE AXD DAY-SCHooL.-On motion of H. H. Lowry the following were appointed- a committee on course of study for ntermediate and Day-schools :-The Committee on Course of Study of Peking University and the Principals of the ntermediate Schools. RESOLUTONs.-The Committee on Resolutions presented its report, and the report was adopted (see Resolutions)..

43 - 42 MEMORALs.-On motion of H. H. Lowry it was ordered that memorials for Ch'in Lung-chang and Mrs. F. D. Gamewell be printed in the report of the Conference. PRNTNG MNUTEs.-On motion of. T. Headland it was ordered that SOO copies of the English minutes be printed and 300 copies of the Chinese. EPSCOPAL RESDENcE.-On motion of W. T. Hobart the Conference adopted a petition to General Conference requesting that Peking be made one of the Episcopal residences of China. (See Petitions to General Conference). MNUTEs.-The minutes for the sixth day were read and approved. COMMUNON.-A communion service was conducted in the Chinese language, which closed the regular work of the Conference. ApPONTMENTs.-The appointments were made by the Bishop. (See Appointments) CLOSNG.-After singing the doxology, Bishop Bashford pronounced the benediction and declared the Conference closed. President. Secretary.

44 - 43- XX.-PRESDNG ELDERS t REPORTS Lanchou District. MARCUS L. TAFT, Presiding Elder The foreign supervision of this and the Tsunhua District has, during the summer months, been carried on under considerable disadvantages. The position of the Presiding Elder living in one district and having charge of two others, was analogous to a circus (not circuit) rider, standing on the back of one horse and trying to manage 1\"0 other rather lively steeds. However, through the willing and efficient assistance of two experienced native preachers, the work has at least been kept moving. Within a week after my family had moved to Changli, my wife and went to Lanchou, where held a District Conference, and attended to the finances. At a later date, was privileged to pay another visit to this same city The former native Presiding Elder, Wang Ch'in yun, is well beloved, and understands the ways of his countrymen. Extracts from his annual report which follows will indi'cate the actual status of this district. He says: "At the last Annual Conference, was released from the office of Presiding Elder, and app0inted to Lanchou. Unexpectedly, since J. H. Pyke returned to America, the work of Presiding Elder has again reverted to me. With some assistance from W. T. Hobart started a Training School with 22 students; but as Cheng Chao-chen returned last year to his Lord, the brunt of the teaching fell on me. While those instructed were blessed and returned to their homes joyful in the Lord and glad to witness for Christ. overworked, so that suffered from a return of myod lung trouble. Now Lanchou District has seven Quarterly Conferences, and twenty out-stations, which have personally visited, although W. T. Hobart accompanied me on one visit to Pen-ch'eng and Laoting. Near last Chinese New Year W. T. Hobart held a revival meeting of three days which resulted in great blessing, many members weeping and confessing their sins.

45 - 44- (lr At,anchou, Huang "Vei-kang on account of illness, was unable to teach in the ntermediate School. So violent was his illness, that in the sixth moon, he returned to his Lord. To aid in his funeral expenses, our old reliable church assisted with mercy-money not a little. Besides,.:\liss Glover cared for his widow by inviting- her to the Summer Training S:ho01, and provision was made to send his daughter to the Peking Girls' School, for all of which kindness the.(anchou church is very grateful. Kao Feng-shall, by drilling the students in physical culture, kept their bodies in good health. (2) At Anko-ch\lang, the church is in a peaceful condition. (3). At Chiupo-hu and out-stations. vvang Hsia-nan has shown himself an earnest and untiring worker. () At Chen tzu-chen and out-stations Kao Fu-Ching and the official members have been diligent in helping the mission. [ay the Lord open wide a door for preaching so that the Kingdom of Heaven may prosper! (5) On the Ch'ienan Circuit beyond the Great 'Vall of China is a place promising great results to the church. At Tachangtzu, a village near by, the members also desire a church building. For years, at Hsiang-chui-kon, had difficulty in finding a suitable building. Just now the members desire a school as well as a church. hope the fissionary Society will grant their request. (6) Now as to Pen-ch'eng and its four out-stations, the church at Pen-ch'eng is in a flourishing state. The very prosperous condition of Lienpei-tien is indicated by the fact that the present church is overcrowded, so that the people have to sit outside the windows. There is on the west side a desirable place which can be purchased for $ Dr. Keeler has promised $20.00 if the local church will raise $80.00 more. t, is to be hoped that the Society will pay the remaining $ At Kungan-ch'iao the money is insufficient to build a church since the price of building materials is so high. The members planto subscribe more money in the late fall with the hope that the Society will help them build without further delay. (7) At Laoting until the Third Quarterly Conference, the church-members were quite cold in their Christian love. May the Lord grant them, eternal fiery hot faith! earnestly entreat

46 - 45- the J:..ord to help all the workers at all the churches of the Lanchou District to advance 'without any 'retreating. The Lord has graciously blessed the work of the Peking students during their two-months' stay on our district; especially did he presetve fro111 bodily harm, Han Jui-lin, whom some evil men robbed of all his goods and money. That he did not suffer physical injury is an evidence of God's loving care. Peking District. G. R. D,\ YS, Presiding Elder The year has not been marked h.\' any remarkable lllove Ulents, but has been one of fair and ste'ady progress. There have been no deaths among our regular preachers and but little serious illness, The Sabbath services have been well attended in the larg-e city charges, and the street chapels have been constantly open to large crowds of interested Harers, The preachers have shown great activity in visiting the to\\'ns and villages 'within the bounds of their circuits. Too many in the past have felt their work done if they opened their chapels for preaching on the market days. ::'ore towns and villages have been visited and have heard the gospel, more Christian books have been sold, than in any year since Ko wide-spread calamity b' flood or famine has seriously disturbed the minds of the people. o evil rumors among the people prevent them hearing the gospel gladly. cannot say that everywhere within the bounds of the District all is quiet and prosperous; for during the SUlllmer several points were disturbed by flood of severe hail. Even now a cry of distress comes from Halltsull Circuit, ev&ry part of which was swept by flood in mid-sumtller. \ll their crops were destroyed, and, at present, 111allY of the "illages stand surrounded by \vater. Prn':};,(; CTY Here are located several d our largest churches, and above all it is the center of our educational work. Peking L"ni"ersity was crowded with!;tudents during the past year with a larger number of self-supporting students from noll-christian homes thau in the past. These have be u attracted to this institution by the well earned reputation of its corps of able instructors,

47 foreign and Chinese. The parents of some of these boys, though somewhat opposed and afraid of Christianity, have been convinced that their sons would rece:ive far better instruction and would be surrounded by incomparably higher moral influences, than in their embryotic Government schools. Many of these boys have become deeply interested in the spiritual teachings of the institution and some have professed Christianity in spite of opposition in their homes. All departments of the educational work have been marked with a large measure of prosperity. n the medical work our ever busy physicians have felt a signal return of confidence in their skill, with far greater demands on their time for out-calls among paying families than for several years previous. The Girls' High School under the auspices of the ladies of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society has continued its course of prosperity and constantly increasing usefulness to the many girls of our Christian families. n my work it is ever a pleasure to enter the cleanly, intelligent, well-ordered homes of our girl graduates, which are in striking contrast to the average home. Very many of the girls 'J;ho have gone out from this school are exerting a most wholesome influence in their immediate neighborhoods. The school and church work of this city suffered a severe blow in the sudden death of Prof. Ch'in Lung-chang, so long a familiar figure here. Asbury Charge, Liu Kuang-ch'ing, pastor. This is his second year in charge of this, the largest church in our Conference. During the school year the church is always crowded with an intelligent audience. ndeed, the main auditorium has been qaite too small for the audience, it being necessary to use the adjoining Sabbath School room for the overflow. Preaching constantly in so large a building before such an audience, together with street chapel work has been almost too much for his strength. Though he was absent at the Shanghai Conference for over a month and a half, yet he was not equal to carrying on his work here during the summer. Ably assisted by a large number of workers, foreign and Chinese, the spiritual interests of the charge have been well looked after. There has been a steady ncrease in the membe:rship. The bpth $Ch991 and Epworth Leagues have flouribe!. Tb,

48 - 47- Rua-shih street chapel has been worked in connection with Asbury Charge. This chapel has been opened constantly for preaching and is generally filled with eager listeners, many of whom have become deeply interested in Christianity and have joined the church. Already we have quite a strong class there. \Ve have also carried on a prosperous day-school for boys. From this school five of the boys were admitted into the ntermediate School at the beginning of this year. The time has come when we should begin regular services there every Sabbath for preaching and Sabbath School. This would relieve the over-crowded Asbury Chapel. t would not be long before we had a fine Sabbath congregation there. t would mean increasing our preaching force in this city. of course. t is only a question of time when we can resume profitably our street chapel work in the Hata-men chapel on the Great Street near our compound. Much has been done towards self-support in this large charge, but much more is necessary. Too few of our members are well-to-do. The burden of the pator's support must fall on the foreign element in the congregation for some time to come. Some one is needed who either has the time, or will conscientiously take the time to look after the finances promptly and carefully. SOUTHERN CTY Shunchih-men, Li Shaq-wen, pastor. n this charge there are two chapels; that near the Shunchih-men, used as a street chapel and for the Sunday services, and also that on the Ch'ienmen Great Street, used only as a street chapel. Both of these chapels have been open for street preaching six days each week; with a good audience at the former and an overcrowded one always at the latter. Good results have rewarded the workers. Each quarterly conference a number of baptisms and probationers have been reported. Very many qf those gathered from these chapels are but temporarily residing in the city or are on business. Good seed has been sown, we trust on good ground, to bear good harvest later and elsewhere. The Sabbath services are always well attended, save during the summer months. \Ve have had a boys' day-school with frqm forty to fifty boys. t is increasingly difficult to secure proper teachers for our day-schools. We need to increase the salary to induce or to attract proper teachers for our day-sc;4oql. At the Shunchih-meQ. w h""v

49 a flourishing Sabbath School, Prof. Gibb, Superintendent; average attendance during tp.e school year of 90 and during the summer months of 60. Mrs. Jewell and a capable Bible-woman have done much faithful work among the women. regret to" report the closing of the day-school for girls, which hope will be resumed under more favorable circumstances. NORTHWESTERN CRCUTS Ch'angping-chou. This circuit has been supplied by Li Chen-sheng, a young local preacher who has manifested much zeal. He preached not only in the local chapel but was very active in preaching and in selling Scriptures throughout the entire region. There are many villages, but only four market towns within the bounds of his circuit. We have succeeded in renting a small place in Sha-ho, not suitable for our work but which will serve as an entering wedge for a larger and more suitable opening. The people have been more ready to listen to the gospel and more willing to buy copies of the Scriptures than at any time since before While there have been no baptisms, yet much interest has been manifested. A number of probabationers have been taken on our rolls, some of whom are ready for baptism. This little congregation has shown a willing spirit towards self-support and is contributing to the Centennial Fund. Yench'ing-chol1. Ch"en Wei-ping, pastor. While there has been no remarkable progress here, the development has been steady. The spiritual tone of the little church is good. The Sabbath services are well attended. The little school for small boys and girls is well cared for. The audience in the street chapel services are large and interested. The change made in the chapel building last year has added greatly to the suitableness and the attractiveness of the place both for Sabbath services and for gathering audiences on market days. Brother Ch'en has been opening the chapel for occasional evening preaching with good effect. This has drawn to the chapel many of the business men of the place, men who are too busy on market days to attend. thus giving a desirable class of busy men a chance to hear the gospel. am sure that this would be a good plan in many of our places where there are street chapels. Care would be necessary not to excite the suspicion of the authorities, as evening gatherings are unusual in country cities and market

50 49- towns. f good judgment were used such evening services would result in good, giving many an opportunity to hear who are too busy at other times. Of course it would require an additional small expense in lighting. The members at Yench'ing-chou contribute liberally to\\ards their pastor's support and local expenses. This charge subscribed $127 towards the Centennial Thank Offering Fund. Their pastor and wife set them a good example in this respect, making a large donation for themselves, besides the pastor paying his own expenses to the Shanghai Conferences. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society have paid the teacher of the school for small children. She has been a great help both in the school and among the women of the charge. t is al ways a great pleasure to visit this station. Huailai Circuit has been supplied by Shih Ping-ho, a local preacher of experience and zeal. There have been no great results here this past year, yet more interest than heretofore. Much faithful work has been done both in the line of chapel preaching and village work. Only a few have been added on probation. We have used a Bible Society colporteur from Mr. Annand in connection with this and the Yen ch'ing-chou circuits. This brother, in company with the preacpers, has made several tours, not only through the villages of this valley but beyond the mountains, visiting man' towns and villages seldom visited heretofore. More Scriptures have thus been sold and more have heard the glad tidings than ever before. n the mountain towns and villages fewer persons are found able to read intelligently. These few have been unusually willing not only to hear but to buy and read for themselves. There will be a station at Huailai, as it is directly on the Peking Kalgan Railway now being pushed rapidly towards completion. Both Ch'angping and Yench'ing Chous will be about seven miles from a station. Another year and all these appointments will be easily reached by rail. The third and fourth tunnels in the pass are being rapidly pushed to completion. congratulate my successor on the district over not being compelled to travel the rocky pass by cart or by riding an animal. 1\1 uch time, strength, and fatigue will be saved him. Every effort should be made to secure a more suitable place at Shahe, which will be increasingly important in the future. To the northwest of Huailai are the important towns of Sha-ch'eng

51 and Hsinpaoan. Both will be on the new rilway. "We have not been able during the past year to Secure by rent a place in Shach'eng.. Our preacher and the colporteur have visited both these towns frequently. They are within our sphere of influence.. No reasonble effort must be left untried to gain an entrance. n Huailai we greatly need a suitable parsonage for our preacher, that he Uay have his family with him. N OR'rHEAs'rERN CRCUTS Miyun-hsien. At last Conference Sun Heng-k'uei was sent to this important city. He has been faithful in his work. The street chapel has been opened regularly. The Sabbath congregation has increased. There are many signs of growth, one of which is the larger number of women to be seen at the Sabbath services. As the only entrance to our premises is from the main street, the presence of so many more women means courage and interest on their part. A number of the Manchu guard to the east of the city are among our regular worshippers. At my last visit in June three adults were baptized and received into the church. As yet this congregation has not developed much self-support nor shown much spirit of liberality. At Miyun evening services occasionally might be tried with good results Our neighbors among the business men are for the most part very friendly. A few good lamps would be needed. Yangkechang has been supplied by vvei \Ven-chung for a second year. Our chapel being on a busy street is always filled on market days. Our members are from the surrounding villages, only a few from this important market town. Consequently the Sabbath services are not well attended. The preacher's family not being with him no women ever come to the services. The membership remains much the same. Only one was received and baptized during the year. At Yangkech'ang you feel that you are not in an invigorating atmosphere. Brother Wei has done considerable village work. He has visited the important market towns of Niulanshan frequently, preaching and selling books. We were disappointed in not being able to rnt here.,\ve have several members but no place for preaching services. Niulanshan would be an important link in the chain of northeastern circuits. Just now a not very suitable place is being offered to us for sale. f we

52 51 - could not send a preacher there at once we ol.lght to locate an experienced book seller not only to sell books but to do some preaching, and await our opportunity for better things. Shih Sharh Circuit has been supplied for a second year by Liu Ch'eng-mei, one of our older local preachers. Brother Liu is. not afraid of work or of a little hardship. Much good work has been done on his immediate circuit and several preaching tours made among the mountain towns and villages beyond the Great Wall. The Sabbath congregations have grown much. \Ve have had a flourishing day-school for boys and more 'women appear at our services. The visits to her home during the summer vacations of niss Liu, the most promising of Dr. Gloss' medical students, has been a very great help to our work. Her intelligent zeal united to a charming modesty has given her access to many homes and has left an enviable reputation. During my last visit six ""ere baptized and received into the church. One of the men baptized comes from a large village ten miles away. n 1900 a young Christian girl, formerly an American Board scholar from Hsu-hsien, fled to this village during the Boxer terror. Here she was protected and after the trouble married in the village. nstead of losing her interest in Christianity, she by her exemplary life and conversation won hfr husband to her faith and interested others. She and her husband have been coming occasionally ten miles to services. He \vas among those recently baptized. The helper has been visiting their homl: and holding services there as frequently as possible. We trust it is but the beginning of good days in another center. This long valley from Miyun to Kupei-kou is a promising field for a good energetic Bible-woman. No part of the district is so needy and ready for such work. Kupei-kou has only a chapel-keeper in charge. For se';;eral years the presence of several thousand soldiers in garrison has not made the place a desirable one for residence, work or business. This last spring all these lawless neighbors were moved farther to the front. The town has assumed a more hopeful prospect. Our work has shown a few signs of prosperity. n the past a number of soldiers used to come quite regularly to our services. Several seemed much interested and were subject to much annoyance from their officers and comrades. Two men were baptized and received and two on probation at our last visit. Since the Chinese New Year we

53 have had a colporteur working from here through the towns and villages in the great valleys beyond the Great Wall. The larger places were repeatedly visited and many copies of the Scriptures were sold at markets and temple faits; the helpers accompanied him on these tours, preaching in all the larger towns as Lanping-hsien, Takou'rh, Huangke-tun and Chinketun. These great unwalled busy towns made a promising field for zealous, yigorous preachers who are not afraid of roughness and Rome hardships for the Kingdom's sake. A younger and more energetic presiding elder is greatly needed as a leader in this advance work. t will be long before railways will penetrate any of these wild rough valleys. The scattered people have called much on my sympathies as wandering sheep calling for a shepherd. Alas! My days for rough horseback riding are past. Within the wall in connection with the - Northeastern circuits we have had another colporteur busy distributing books and tracts. Both within and without the wall we have had a ready sale for books, more so than heretofore. THE SOUTHERN CRC"CTS Huangtsun, the nearest circuit has been supplied by Yen Chao-chung. Vile have not received as many into the church as last year, there having been but two baptisms and six probationers added. The spirit of the members is healthy. During spring, finding that there was no immediate hope of being able to build a much needed chapel, we made some changes there, doing away with a school room and a living room, making enlargements otherwise, so as to form a fair-sized street chapel. The room is much better adapted for our Sabbath services, and being about the center of the main business street, we are now able to get a good audience on market days. Toward these improvements the little congregation contributed $33 as their Centennial offering. They willingly contribute towards other forms of self-support and the benevolences. Kuan circuit has been supplied for the year by Liu Te-hsin. He has done most excellent work. Though we have no street chapel here yet by his diligence in preaching and in book selling wherever he found an opening, considerable interest has been aroused. For the first time since this church was transferred to us has there been any signs of interest or growth. The Sabbath services have been better attended and others have

54 - 53- been interested. Recently five were baptized and received into full membership while others were received on probation. The few old members have been revived and encouraged. Here too by making some changes and enlarging our service hall we could make a fair street chapel and a much more comfortable room for our growing Sabbath congregations. This small congregation is inclined to be liberal and self-helping. They gave towards self-support $5.30, for the missionary collection $7.00 and the Centennial Fund $ Niut'ou. We have not been able to rent a building in this very thriving busy town, much to our disappointment. Places have been offered for rent but landlords have not dared to rent to us. We could buy, but have not had the money. Niut'ou would make a needed link in our southern circuit being just half-way between Kuari and Pa-chou. The helpers from the.neighboring c"ircuits have repeatedly visited the place, selling books and preaching to willing hearers. vve must work and wait. Hantsun, Sun Chiu-kao, pastor. Brother SU11 has spent a busy year preaching not only at Hantsun and Peiyin on Sabbaths and opening the street chapel on market days to large crowds of willing hearers; but has helped his brothers on the adjoining circuits and has dolle much village preaching and superintended the sale of a large number of books. The spirit of the charge was good. We had hoped for good results. The charge was liberal in contributions for self-support and had promised the sum of $30 towards the Centennial Fund. The prolonged drouth of spring ruined their wheat crop. When hopes for a good autumn crop had been raised by early summer rains, ruin came suddenly. n mid-summer, after three day of heavy rains the Hun-ho burst through its banks ruining every hope of late crops. The crops over a tract five miles wide and thirty or forty miles long have been rujned. The people are now in distress and will be suffering long before winter. The outlook for the church and villages is gloomy indeed. Nankuan or Yungch'ing circuit has remained much the same as last year. Ther-e have been three baptisms. Here, also have the people been distressed with floods. This church is a mistake. Work never should hvt.l been started within a mile of the large Englfsh Church Mission in Yangch'ing city. 'This was my first impression 9 the WQr, which has qc;epellecl

55 - 54 through the years, t would be the part of wisdom even now to dispose of the property we'have and move our plant to Niut'ou at the earliest possible moment. Do unto others as you would be done by is a good rule to follow on the mission field, even when color-blind eyes seem to see providential openings. Pa-chou has been supplied for another year by Wang Pei-feng. He has not had the strength to do much work among the many villages about this city. His time and strength were given to chapel preaching. Our chapel is so located that a market is held before it every other (by On such days the chapel has been well f._lled. The spiritual tone of this congregation is excellent. Brother "Tong and his wise, zealous wife devote themselves to the instruction and the upbuilding of the members in spiritual things. During the year seven were baptized and received into full relation and a number were received on probation. Though all the members are rather poor' they have been ready to help in self support. They have contributed to the Centennial Fund $12.00 and $9.20 to the missionary collection. The first prospecting tour made by this mission was to Pa-chou in 18iO. "\Ve have been able to establish ourselves in many of the towns then visited, There remain many places on the district which -we ought to occupy soon. Let us be of good courage, full f faith, with a fixed purpose, and rise up and occupy the reinaining land in the name and the fear of our Lord. Shanhaikuan District. G. L. DAVS, Presiding Elder At the last Conference was reappointed Pastor of the Changli church and out-stations. But was asked to take the_ Shanhaikuan district for a few weeks until Dr, Taft came and at the end of the year, owing to various changes, am still Presiding Elder. This past year has been one of peace in the three couuties of the district. The failure of the rain at the end of last season produced a great shortage in straw and fuel and rice, so that foods have reached a price never heard of before and consequently!e farners hav nqt been as prosper s pt; lfst fw?er <?r, 4 4

56 - 55- as they will be this coming winter. The results of the ]apanese Russian war are still being felt. At that time a large number of men made fortunes so quickly that they became dissatisfied with the old slow hard methods of making money. And an era of speculation extending from Lanchou to Moukden started in last year that was simply appalling. ::\"ot only were shops without number ruined, but also old farmers lost all their savings, the results of a lifetime of sacrifice haying been swept away into a mad whirlpool of speculation. And all Christians who forgot themselves until they had joined in the devil's game repented bitterly \vhen they lost all their worldly goods. Because of the speculating a great number of new business houses were opened so that the price of buildings was driven up to treble their former price and even then they could be obtained only with greatest difficulty. This has delayed the opening of several new stations this year, especially, Haiyang and Yiikuan. Under ordinary circumstances, it 'ould haye been possible to rent chapels, but this year it was impossible at even an unreasonable price. But since the Chinese :x ew Year, business has not been so good and this undoubtedly means that there will be a great number of failures about Chinese New Year's time among the mushroom credit shops, so that at that time, it will be possible to rent chapels. The new demand for education is now reaching even to the rural villages, and since the Government Normal Schools have been running over a year several classes of graduates have been turned out because the term only lasts six months. But the officials are finding great difficulty in establishing schools because of the lack of funds and wealthy men are being inpired to patriotism by means of buttons and tablets. But this does not always succeed. Yet quite a number of new schools have been started this year. Because the six primary schools on this district were doing very good work and a larger number of students attending them than ever before (having over one hundred boys under instruction) it seemed wise to put the schools on a new basis and to start a normal school of our own. This was carried into effect after consulting with Dr. Taft and all the teachers of the Lanchou schools were invited to Changli to unite in one school with those of the Shanhaikuan district, and l\r. Kao of the Lanchou Boarding School very kindly consented to teach for six weeks, from July 1st until the middle of August.. Miss Glovr ki!1ly rained them in snging an4 D. Tft av

57 them several lectures-all intended to elevate their ideals and broaden their views. The men worked very hard and seemed to carry back to their schoolrooms new inspirations and new hopes. The Shanhaikuan ntermediate School under its able principal, Mr. Wang Chih-p'ing, has had another very successful year. The school has been crowded all the time, between sixty and seventy boys being in atteudance and many boys have been refused admission because of the cramped quarters. A class of ten was graduated at Chinese New Year's time, not all of whom however were able to enter the High School in Peking because of difficulties at home. Nothing so marks the difference iu educational matters as the fact that once it was necessary to feed and clothe the boys, and this year all the boys paid their own board bill and supplied their own books and clothing. The parents did not do so in every case, but at least the school was not obliged to do so and in addition the salary of the assistant English teacher was paid from the local income of the school. This money was not saved from the board but was collected from the students who selected their own course of study. This work for the pay scholars is far from being in vain. The death last December of one of the boys impressed many with the power of Christianity. For many years Mr. Chang of Liushou-ying had been a nominal Christian but a most wicked man, and his little boy had far from good influences to mould his character. At school he became a Christian and was not afraid when he came home to die. Just before he passed away he cried out, " am well," then kneeled down and prayed most earnestly until they could almost see the heavens open and his spirit depart in a chariot of glory. His brothers who were not Christians decided to sen their loved one's Master. This is not the only case where the boys have shown the result of the Christian influences that have been around them. Mr. Wang's heavy burden has been greatly r'elieved by the Committee consisting of Mr. Te, Mr. Chen and r. Chiang, who have taken complete charge of the boarding department and the collection and disbursement of all funds, anq even the hiring of the cook. This Committee has been most un sparing in its efforts for the good of the school and thi devptiol1 on the part of the business Ulell with nothing to gflip pfts pe1f something to be commended. The school must be eplargeq. ot only are tle boys' sleeping apartments too small but the Prhloit hollle is entirely too small to fill.th detnauq gf l1jr]"rq'i

58 57 - family and must be enlarged. Personally, would urge that the Lanchou and Shanhaikuan schools be moved from their prest'ut cramped quarters to the large plot of ground south of the present compound at Changli. Now the surroundings are most unhealthy. but at Changli they would be ideal as far as health would be concerned, and there they can always have the help of the foreign ladies. The churches on this district may be divided into three classes, those whose average attendance is from 90 to 130; in this class there are four, Shihke-chuang, Changli, Shanhaikuan and Chienwei. The Shihke-chuang church is always crowded on Sundays and in one respect the members are to be most highly commended, for on Sundays the yard is always crowded with carts and there are between twenty and thirty women at church. This is better proof than any other that the members keep the Sabbath, and this remarkable attendance is due largely to the efforts of Mrs. Liu, the pastor's wife. There is a remarkable esprit de corp among the members and there are a few laymen in charge who look after the affairs of the church, and the pastor Mr. Liu has shown great ability in managing the various elements in his church and great industry in opening the new station at Chiangke-chuang, thirty i to the south across the Lan river. At Chienwei the church has set an example to all the other churches by the fact that it is self-supporting, and Mr. Wu the pastor has shown remarkable ability in uniting the individual members into a harmonious church and keeping the church up to her proud record. This church is in Manchuria and in this land of broad fields the people seem to be like their fields and much more ready to accept the truth than inside thp. wall where they are bound down by all their old traditions. This church has several men who are always to bear the heat and the burden of the day and collect the dues and keep peace among the weaker brethren who are tormented by their heathen neighbors. At Shanhaikuan the students form a good congregation in themselves, although there is a good congregation without them. At Shanhaikuan Mr. Te assisted by Mr. Wang and Mr. Li have been able to win several merchants, and they are most faithful in their attendance and in trying to bring other men into the church. Wherever we live as a usual thing the local merchants are friendly but refuse to openly join the church, so that it is with great joy apd t4ansgiving we record the fact of their faith. (_'.' (..._;.... _

59 58 - At Changli we have a mixed audience composed of the patients from the two hospitals, the servants in the yard, the students from the men's and women's training schools, and.farmers from the surrounding country. Since the duties of Presiding Elder have kept me away from home this past year, Mr. Liu Fang has taken complete charge of the church and labored most faithfully to make its varied interests a success. He had complete charge of the training school and has made the street chapel ope, of the few successful street chapels on the district. There are peculiar difficulties here in making a success as th students and ptients are more or less transient and we have not the strong local support that some of the other churches have. n the winter a series of revival services was held. These were largely advertised and very well attended by outsiders, but we were not able to win many of them. n the number ere a few representative literary men who enjoyed the preaching but objected to the hymns and prayers. We will know how to conduct such services for outsiders much better another year. n the second class are Funing-hsien, Shihmenchai. At Funing, the inefficiency of the pastor the :first half of the year greatly hindered the work, but since March Mr. Liu Chingcheng, a graduate ofthis year's class of the Peking University has been in charge. A great change has taken place, the nearby Government School sends a contingent to church every Sunday, and they have learned to listen respectfully and pay close attention. Manchurians dared to come out and church is nearly always full.,mrs. Liu has attracted a n,umber of little girls so that it will be an easy matter to form a girls' school, and several of the wonien have united with the church. Here we have a promise of a rich harvest. At Shihmenchai we again have a self-supporting church, and although the SElf-support has had some hard times this last year, yet am sure that it is on a :firm basis now. Mr. Tu, the pasto()r, has had some severe trials this year but throughout has shown a Christian spirit. n this church there are some remarkable Christians who show they have come out from darkness into light. Mr. Lei Ju-chi you all know and his fellow worker and friend, Mr. Liu, is a Christian of whom any church could be proud. n the third class are Kepo, Liushou-yitig, Chien-so, Tai-ying, Chiangke-Chuang, Machiayu, Shwangling, Chutsao in u4 J!wanu.-rin. rh <;hnrcp.. Kepo!s 9n f th

60 59 - older churches on the district and at one time it was one of the most flourishing but for the past few years the church has been dead. The nc,,' pastor :Mr. Li is working very hard and the few members are very generous and prompt in all thdr contrihutions and faithful in attendance and never have trouble with their neighbors. The church at Liushou-ying is only a year old and yet it is the 1110st flourishing on the district. On fair days the rooms are crowded until the preachers are worn out; and really there is promise that it will be one of the most generous ones. Several merchants have joined the church and as they are quite prosperous they promise to be very generous. Mr. Chin the Pastor is working very harel. Chiangke-chuang is our new charge. t is with the gratest difficulty that we have obtained some small rooms in this town. The church-members have been very generous and really set an example for the older members. My personal teacher, Mr. Til1, kindly consented to take charge this summer and has succeeded in breaking down all opposition. Chienso is the first station beyond the "Vall a:nd the church is grmving nicely. The old pastor did not have time to gi\'e to church work, as his own duties were so numerous, bnt the new pastor, l\'lr. Chang, is starting out with great promise and the people are greatly encouraged. Mr. Chin An has put in a year of very hard work at Chutsao-ying and all the people are taking an interest in the work and doing their share in self-support. t is with great pleasure that we record the growth in the hospital work for both men and women. The women have come as never before. The men's hospital has only begun. The people are just. beginning to awaken to the importance of having a fine hospital in tl1eir midst, where they can be safely healed of their old sicknesses. Dr. Keeler and his capable staff have been most faithful and earnest in their work, not only trying to ease the suffering bodies. but a1so tryi11g to bring peace to the sin-sick souls. The Student Volunteer Band of Peking University wa well represented this summer, there being a student assistant at every charge except Shanhaikuan and Chien\, ei. The work }Vas very stisfactory and the yo:un,g wen seemed to b terp1in4

61 - 60- to win a good name for themselves by their zeal and industry. One reason of their success was the fact that at least half of them were old men who had been out in previous campaigns, so that their experience saved them from many bh"t1ders. As far as can learn they all came out to work for the Master, and to uplift their fellow countrymen, and to rest quietly in some cool chapel. The heavy rains during the latter part of their stay made visiting impossible, but during this enforced idleness most of them seem to have improved the time teaching. wish to thank the young men most heartily and to give them a cordial invitation to return next summer. Since January, when the letter from Bishop Bashford came asking each native member to contribute a dollar toward the Thank Offering Fund, the pastors have all been urged to do their best to make it a success. t is with pleasure that succese is recorded. Several places have done remarkably well. The new stlition Chiangke-chuang has set a most inspiring example to the older charges, as the twenty members there contributed one hundred and ten dollars. Mr.Lai Ju-chi of Shih-menchai has again come to the rescue of the district and he has most generously contrsbuted five hundred and thirteen dollars to be used as an endowment fund for the church. Ever since the offering has been announced Mr. Te has determined that Shanhaikuan should come up to her allotment, so that it is with merited pride he records the fact of $132, for this collection, due almost to his tireless energy and tact in collecting the money. We most gladly. welcome Miss Glover back to our ranks. Dr. Terry has done wonders this past year, but what can one lady do in so vast a field as has been assigned to her. f she would visit one village a day both summer and winter, rain or shine, day after day, week after week, month after month, with never a day to rest, with never a return visit, it JVould take twenty-two years to complete this trip. Miss Glover will share this burden so that in eleven years the trip can be completed, but in the meantime must the people die in ignorance? We waited a long time to see Dr. and Mrs. Taft, but the delay in coming only added zest to their arrival, so that at the end of the year there a.re eight of us. Although Dr. Taft has had temporary charge of the Lanchou District, he has been of great assistance to us in the local church, and preached for us at our district onfrpce, tq th inspiration and benefit of all prt!

62 - 61- The closing da.ys of the year have been very busy and our district conference was very helpful. All the brethren seemed to be devoted to the work and anxious to plt:ase the Lord of the arvest by bringing in bundles of human grain. n spite of the spirit of unrest abroad the men. seemed determined to devote themselves to the work to which they are called. The needs of the district are too many to mention. But the most pressing are the following: we must move the Boys' Boarding School to Changli where it will have ample room to expand and the boys will not wilt because of the lack of fresh air. We should have $3,000 Gold, $6,000 Mex. The chapels at Shihke-chuang and Chiengwei are both too small and must be enlarged; at present the members are not financially able to bear the entire burden. Both chapels are in splendid locations and if remodelled they would attract large crowds on fair days. We need $200 for each. This summer at Peitaiho was not only distressed but ashamed that we have no work in this field which has been given to us. We must occupy Haiyang and Chinwangtao ; one church would do for both places, and Peitaiho station or Niut'onnai. They are situated in a most fertile valley and the people are really anxious to hear the gospel, as they buy books as in no other region. And there are a great many people who have heard the glad news in Manchuria. We need $2,000 for Haiyang and $1,000 for Peitaiho. Then in the western end of the district is the important town of Chingan which should be occupied as soon as possible; we ought at least to rent property there. f the Theological School is not started in Peking soon, we need a training school where men can be trained for the small places, and they can be advanced as they prove their fitness for Christian work. At present we are finding it very hard work to train men. We could put up a building for $300. The Chapel at Kepo for certain reasons can be bought now for $1,000 whereas it is worth $2,000. There are real signs of progress in the land; last Friday the Changli. magistrate was going out the North Gate and saw two men burning incense to the fox god. He immediately arrested them and put wooden kangs on their necks, with the inscription on them, these are to stay here until the fox god takes them off.

63 One man said: "Why did not join the Jesus Church long ago so that might be free;" and only seven years ago all churchmembers were obliged to worship the fox god or die. We thank the Lord for his mercies and pray that he may pour forth an abundant harvest. Shantung District. VV. T. HOBART, Presidiug Elder Mr. Verity was appointed to this district at our last Conference; he carried on the work until spring and then returned to the United States on furlough. On his departure Bishop Bashford thought best to appoint me to the work until Conference. have only been on the ground since July first, so cannot speak of much work done by myself. have visited most of the larger centers and have held the Quarterly and District Conferences. last visited this district in the summer of The improvement since then is very manifest. Our -plant at Taian is much enlarged. We have two good residences for missionaries and the W.F.M.S. has a residence for its workers. \Ve have a good church and the ladies have a new hospital and Training School. Both the Boys' and Girls' Boarding Schools have very poor accommodations, but the schools flourish in spite of all drawbacks. Our foreign staff has been strengthened by the arrival in January of Dr. J. H. Baldwin, to whom we extend a cordial welcome; but the ladies have lost Dr. Benn, so they are in need of reenforcements. The three departments of mission work are all being carried on successfully, but as others report the medical and educational work, will confine my report to the church work. We have circuits in t:wo chou and six hsien districts, all 'lying within 30 miles of Taianfu. Of Chinese workers we have five members or probationers in Confrence, seven local preacbers or exhorters, fourteen school teachers and seven colporteurs. These have all done faithful work and in several cases very fruitful work during the year. We own property in nine places and rent in six others. Mr. Verity made his contribution to the Centenary Fund by purchasing a site for our work in Tungp'ing-chou, where we very sorely need larger and better accommodations.

64 Mr. Verity spent the winter in revival work on the district, laboring in different centers and with the best results. Our statistics will show a gain in members and probationers over last year of over 50 per cent. n another year we will have over 1,000 memben:. and probationers on the district. At Tung-p'ing-chou our congregations are too large for the church, so they worship in the yard. 'V'hat they will do when winter comes, do not know. At Ningyang they have enlarged the church, but still the place is too small. During the summer vacation a band of student volunteers have done enthusiastic work on the district. As this work is not covered by our ordinary appropriations, we depend on our friends to send in their gifts to carry it on. There are 14 day-schools for boys with scholars, which are feeders to our Boarding School in Taian. n self-support the members are doing something out of their great poverty. At one place the work is nearly all supported by the Taian church. The cost of living has risen very much within a year or two, so that giving is increasingly difficult. Mr. Verity succeeded in awakening great enthusiasin for the Centenary Fund, so that the total contributions to it from the Chinese amount to $1, This is exclusive of what is given for missions and other benevolences and is several hundred dollars beyond the dollar per member asked fur by Bishop Bashford in his appeal. Now let the home church gallantly bring up the rear 1 We have completed the purchase of property at Ningyng, but it leaves us with a debt. '. We have here in Shantung a wide open door and we ought to go in and possess the lanti. Beside the territory we have already entered, there are one fu and three hsien districts, where we ought to place preachers and rent or buy.property at once. One of these contains the birthplace and the grove of one of China's sages, Mencius. The other is the birthplace and holds the ashes of China's most renowned sage, Confucius. Here lives the lineal descendant of the great sage. Within the limits of our territory all the sages of China, from the great Yao and Shun down to Mencius, lived and died. This is the sacred land of

65 China. Here we ought to plant the sacred standard of the Cross and win the people to loving loyalty to him who bore it and died upon it for them. Our central station is at Taian, that nestles at the foot of China's sacred mountain, whose massive crest can be seen a hundred miles away. Beautiful for situation, though not the joy of the whole earth, hither stream the pilgrims by tens of thousands every year. \Vhere is another such an opportunity to," be found, even in China? Here we still need buildings for the boys' and girls' boarding schools, a hospital for men and another missionary residence to complete our plant and enable us to do our best work. At several other points we need either to buy property or to erect new buildings on land we already own. Would that our Centenary Fund might make it possible to enter these new fields and extend our borders in the fields we now occupy! Our Presbyterian friends have over fifty mission aries in this province; we have only nine. Ought we not to have as many as they? Are we doing our share when we send so few? The people are here by the million. Once they were hostile, now they are accessible and friendly. Shall we not hasten to give them the Bread of Life?. Tientsin District F. BROWN, Presiding Elder After a lapse of six years was re-appointed last Conference to the Tientsin District by Bishop Spellmeyer, and it is impossible to resist the temptation to compare the past with the present. n most respects we see g.reat improvements. Larger and better chapels have takeri the place of those of pre-boxer days and gratifying success has followed the preaching of the gospel on the region where our work is located. The" foreign staff has perhaps been smaller than in the history of the mission, yet the membership has made satisfactory progres. The district includes all the country between the grand canal on the east and the Sha on the west and south for 300 H. We have occupied several strategic points, and ours is the only mission working here. Our responsibility is correspondingly great, as the mass of people depend on us for a knowledge of the gospel of Our Lord

66 - 65- and Savior Jesus Christ. n the city of Tientsin we have not the chapel accommodation we had before the boxer outrage. Theq we had three good chapels but now we only have two. The Yanghuo-chieh site was no longer suitable for our work so tht at present we are trying to find a good location on tile Beia-14 (North Big Street). During the year \Vesley hapel has been the center of our Tientsin operations. The Rev. Liu Mark was returned to this charg last Conference. For some years no special services had been held. and on my suggestion Dr. Hobart was invited to spend a week with the pastor in a special effort. The results were most gratifying not only to our own people but those of other missions who gladly joined in. At the end of the first week the pastor determined to continue the services, and before he realized the fact he became the evangelist to his own people, and discovered a gift that was unsuspected, and the meetings continued with blessed results. The church has been in a good condition with increasing congregations and benevolences better than ever before. The Centennial Fund reached over $3,000, many times the assessment. n July Bishop Bashford appointed Bro. Liu to Japan as pastor of the Chinese in Tokyo. This was a great loss to Wesley but the members yielded gracefully. On the farewell Sunday which spent with them, there were many evidences of sorrow at his departure. We have supplied the pulpit with the best preachers possible during the vacant pastorate, but it will be needful to send a good man to fill the breach. n connection with this charge we have the ntermediate School for Chinese boys, the Rev. Burton St. John in charge, and with the assistance of the Board of Education the school has had a good year. There will be a separate report presented by the Principal so that it is unnecessary for me to say more than that Bro. St. John has ben diligent and successful in developing the work committed to his care. On nearly all our circuits there are DAY-SCHOOLS which have been doing good work under the guidance of native. Christian teachers. This branch of our work needs greater attention than it has had fear. Mrs. St. John has had charge of two day-schools for girls which have hart a good year; while the Presiding Elder through force of circumstances has had charge of one girls' day-school with moderate success. t is with deep regret that report the death of Miss Ruo, the teacher of the

67 - 66- West City Girls' school, who died very suddenly from cholera in August. Her influence on.the girls was for good. She left good tf!stimony on her death-bed. WE;ST CTY CRCUT has again been in charge of the Rev. Chai Te-lung, a deacon. His health has been in very unsatisfactory condition, yet he has done good faithful work and the results are seen in the Sunday and week-day ccmgregations. The chapel here is open every day of the week excepting Saturday and the pastor is a busy man. n country places chapels are used three or four times a week but this is open every day, and a good congregation whenever open. During the winter months evening meetings were quite a feature. have spent considerable time with this pastor, and invariably spend Sunday there when in the city. A large school for boys has done good work. The women have not had the attention they dt:served but the best has been done under the circumstaces. The dispensary has been closed since Dr. Stevenson left for home, and hundreds of suffering women have been sent away, no one being able to' help. Ten miles down the Grand Canal we have the YANGLUCHNG CRCUT. The local preacher in charge was not wise in his administration and it was found advisable to remove him till conference. The work has not grown but there is a gopd field if we had the right man to place in charge. We found that the school was no great help to the church and made a change which will help matters. We must see to it that our schools are decidedly Christian or they will be no help to the church. Going further south we have the CNG-HSEN CRCUT. Brother Wang, the local preacher in charge is zealous and brings things to pass wherever he goes. We have done some repairs to the parsonage but a new chapel is needed hadly. At the boxer "time we had" two helpers stationed here, one was caught and killed and our chapel destroyed. When peace was proclaimed we secured an inn which has done duty for services in the past, this place was the boxer headquarters and where Christians were condemned to death. Great cracks have appeared in the roof and worship cannot be held in the main building. We are now wondering where we can secure $1,000 for the erection of a memorial chapel worthy of the city and our church. Mrs. Chou the Bible-woman spent some weeks on this circuit and the results are quite perceptible in the

68 - 67- revived interest shown by the women. On the whole this circut is in a good condition. Going further down the Grand Canal we come to the NA-P CRCUT. Here the Rev. Yang-Chou-ho, one of our aldest preac2ers and the only elder on the district, is stationed. He is no longer a young man but he is steady in administration. an-pi is the birthplace of the famous Chang Chih-tung, Viceroy of the Yangtze valley. Ours is the only mission represented in the county; no overlapping hert:. \Ve have a good site in the center of the cety but our buildings are miseradly inadequate for our needs. The chapel has mud floor, mud walls, and mud roof, the same as the presiding elders' quarters, ou]y he indulges in a mug bed with paper ceiling, above which the rats perform all kinds of gymnastic tricks. Though our surroundings are so uninviting we do not rely on buildings wherein to preach the gospel, for every viilage within a radius of ten miles has been visiled and the gospel preached therein. There is a Bible-woman stationed on this circuit working under the W.P.M.S., but she in turn employs her husband tb buy food, cook, wash and keep house, while she attends to the spiritual needs of the woman, the old lady literally" prays without ceasing," and excepting at meal times or when she is asleep she is always either praying or preaching; thus she stirs up interest wherever she goes. Due west of Nanpi we have established ourselves in a large city which is now the head of a circuit. CHAOHO CRCUT.-s under the charge of a local preacher, Liu Chin-san. He has worked well and there has been progress. Mr. Yang pays periodic visits and has the oversight of all the work in this region. The society owns no property but we rent a small place sufficient for present needs. The Catholics are rather strong here, but ours is the only Protestant mission working. Turning northwest about 30 miles we come to the LETA... CRCUT. This circuit has been in the charge of a local preacher, Rang Yung-kuei; at the beginning of the conference year he was quite sick and unable to attend to his work. This place is 70 i from Tsang-chou where the lamented Dr. Peill worked. Our preacher was his patient and with many of our members in this region gratefully remembers Dr. Peill's kindness and skill.

69 - 6g- Since the preacher's recovery he has been very faithful in the work committed to his cae. This part of China is very poor and a bad harvest brings much suffering in its train, yet on the whole the collections have done very well, and the membership has made steady progress.. Ten miles north we have the large TACHNG CRCUT. This has been in the charge of the Rev. Hou-tien, a deacon. The prospects are not bright. 'Ve do not seem to have recovered ourselves since the boxer trouble. The health of the preacher accounts for something but not for all. ndemnity affairs have hindered aggressive work. There are several outposts which sadly need the attention of a vigorous man. The circuit is a wide one and should have special attention. Twenty miles further north we have the W AJ'JGCHAKOU Circuit. The Rev. Chin Cheng is in charge. The circuit is in a good state, gocd honest work has been done, and the resu1.ts are perceptible in increasing congregations and warmhearted zeal on the part of the members. During the year we recovered a small chapel which stands in an obscure village and was being used partly as a stable, while the pien (tablet) which had been subscribed for and put up by the villagers had been taken down and placed in the back yard. We gave the farmer one week's notice to quit, and the building has bt!en returned to its proper use. Abuses of this kind are sure to creep in where there is no continuity of administration. This district has had five new elders in six years. n the early spring this circuit suffered severely from an epidemic of smallpox which carried off hundreds of people, among them some of our members. We were on several occasions exposed to danger but a kind Providence protected us and we passed through unharmed. The roll shows a considerable increase here. THE DSTRCT CONFERENCE was held in June and we had a full attendance of members. Several extra meetings were held and addresses were given by Dr. Goucher of Baltimore, and Dr. Jones of Korea, to the great enjoyment of the members. During the yar we have remodelled some old buildings to make accommodation for the preachers as they come to conference. For the first time we have been able to put them into adequate quarters, and have ample evidence that the preachers appreciated our efforts in this direction. " t

70 69 - \VO:\.-\'S \VORK FOR 'Vo:'E.-Last conference Dr. Stevenson was appointed to medical work while :\iss \Yilson took the evangelistic, but owing to the condition of Miss \Vilson 's health both were obliged to leave for home in December of last year. This was a disappointment to the other workers, and a etrible blow to the work, but it,vas under the circumstances inevitable. \\re are delighted to know that l\iss \Vilson is making progress toy,'ard recovery. 2'l1rs. Brown was appointed to women's work in "Tesley Chapel and she Jlas carried it on 'with but little interruption during the year. She also superintended two Bible-women working in Tientsin. A new branch of the ""V. F. 1\1. S. was organized with gratifyin. resu1t. The women collected over $80 at their first mceting. Kothing can compensate for the absence of experienced,yorkers of thc "V. F. 1\1. S. They stand shoulder to shoulder with the Parent Board workers, and are in fact essential to the carrying out of the great commission in its fulness. And nothing- but stern necessity should demand that a Presiding Elder should snperintend Biblewomen or rull g:rls' schools. \Ve are glad that the women's work has kept up as it has under the exceptional circul1lstances There is one member of our Tientsin staff who111 have not mentioned, but Bro. Krause has been husy in his particular sphere of service as Treasurer, and helping as opportunity offered. \Ve also welcome Mrs. Krause as a great accession, and trust she will have many years of useful service in China for t.he Master. PROPERTY ::\1ATTERs.-Have claimed our attention 110t a little during the year. Since the Taotai moved on our beljal f and attended to the unsanitary conditions prevailing at the South Gate, that section of Tientsin has improved beyond recognition. and at present the Board of \\-orks has made a good road through our property so that things assnme a different aspect, and we may soon utilize onr laud in that vicinity. \Ve have disposed of the Yanghuo site at a good figure, and,,,e are now looking for a good location on the Xorth Great Street so as to establish a new street chapel. n conclusion have to acknowledge my indebtedness to all the workers 011 the district, native and foreign. for the help a:nd consideration show11 me personally. We realize fully that all our efforts are valueless and vain without the help of the Holy Spirit. ::\:ay he breathe upon us the Holy Ghost that we llay be instrumente in his hands to lead very many of this people from sin and darkness to a knowledge of himself.

71 - 70 -' Tsunhua District. MARCUS L. TAFT, Presiding Elder "There is that scattereth, yet increaseth," may apply to Presiding Elders, as elsewhere. This District has lately been under the care of successive Presiding Elders. \Y. T. Hobart has given his usual careful. personal oversight to the various charges on this northern district. until his transfer to the south on the Shantung District, and can give full particulars of this work during his oversight. \V. T. Hobart writes, "One thing to mention would be the purchase of property at Yahung-ch'iao, without expense to the Missionary Society. The members gave some, our Home Missionary Society granted $150, and the balance was giyen on our Centenary Fund. Our Tsunhua School has done well, a good attendance and a good influence in the school. Yang Chen-kang has done well in the school. "'We need a better place at Sallt'un-ying. We ought to enter Saho-ch'iao, and Shihmen, l\lashen-ch'iao and VVolaku." So far as am concerned, circumstances over which had no control, prevented me in the summer months from making a complete circuit of the District. Fortunately, after consulting the fonner P. E., Hobart and others, 'Wang -heng was selected and instructed to hold the various Quarterly Conferences and attend to the finances. He has done well. Such men as this efficient Christian worker are the hope of the church in China. The more we have the better. May many more such bright youug men offer themseh-es for Christ and China. XX.-MEDCAL REPORTS Peking Medical Work. N. S. HOPKNS, G. D. N..OWRY, Physicians in Charge The 'Methodist Hospital is but one of similar institutions doing work in this city. t occupies a conspicuous position and we are proud to say has a reputation that can only be secured after many years of faithful service. Accident cases from the streets, the military camp and machine shops, yictims of highway robbery from the surrounding country, and the chronic invalids incapacitated for the strenuous life of this country, are all brought to our doors for treatmentrich ant} poor alike-none are turned away. t

72 -71 - t is often a surprise to those who have lived the longest in the country that the?eople are so slow to avail themselves of our help when so freely offered, and often those nearest to us know the least about us. One" cold winter day was passing through the city gate and saw a dead man lying by the side of the street. A rapidly moving cart had thrown him down and before he recovered from the shock, he froze to death. The police cared more to follow up the cart to make an extortion than to give aid to the injured. wrote to the Mayor of the city, stating that the purpose of our work was to care for and save such men, and that we would be glad to place our hospital at their disposal for street accidents. Since then such cases have been sent to us direct. May we not hope that an ambulance may be added to our equipment and that these severely wounded may be moved more quickly andgently. The delay and lack of care in moving often decreases their chances of recovery. The hospital has received into its wards during the year 177 cases. Many of these have been of a most serious character, calling fo the severest surgical" intereference. The records show that the greater number of these have been cured or helped. Four were retained though we knew that there was no help for them and they died in the wards. "\Ve realize that our measure of success would be increased manifold had we a more complete surgical outfit. Many cases of special interest were brought in for treatment, many pathetic, some pathetic and ghastly. One man had been tied up by his hands till both hands were gangrened to the wrist and required amputation. Another had allowed his eyes to be scraped and gouched till the lids were grown to the eyeballs and vision was entirely lost. This man from a mere speck of remaining cornea is able to see the world about him once more. Perhaps the most ghastly and serious injuries were caused by a soldier in the southern camp, who, crazed with wine and gambling losses, ran amuck his fellows and with a loaded magazine rifle entered a room full of sleeping men and commenced firing. n less time than it takes to tell the story, two men were shot through the abdomen, one received a shot through the lower part of the spine, and another through the bones of the leg, two of these men died and the others recovered after many \yeek gf tnatment,

73 Two men were returned to the general ward after cataract operation and a stay in darkened rooms. Passing through the ward heard them in conversation. One said "Well, this means to me a passing from death to life." know that many of them feel deep gratitude, and although there is very little expressed, the new light in their faces speaks for them, that once more they do not fear to live. n the Dispensary we come in closest contact with the great mass of suffering humanity; 1.8,096 cases have passed through our hands in this department this year. The assistants are constantly employed from 9 a.m. till 3 p.m. attending to a constant stream of ills ranging in degrees of seriousness, from a pimple on the nose of a dude, to such serious conditions as sometimes prove fatal in the dressing-room. These thousands that pass through our hands each year pass out and we lose sight of them; but they must each one have received an impression, and we hope that it has been one of Christlike sympathy and love for the weak and suffering. We have no sympathy with our old assistant.who, with heavy hand and grim visage, attacked the sick. When we reasoned with him and counselled him to cultivate a lighter, more sympathetic touch, he said, " hate sickness so intensely that want to tear it right out." The Branch Dispensary in the Southern City has been open daily throughout the year, and 3,019 cases have been treated here. Women and children comprige a large part of this clinic, and it has been a most interesting sight to see the Biblewoman with her interested group about her in one small room and the chapel crowded with people listening to the Gospel message. The Union Medical School is now the Medical Department of the Peking University and we are pledged to supply two teachers on the staff. This work has occupied much of our time the past year, and as the number of classes increase, it must call still more heavily upon us. Those who do this teaching should be set aside for this special work. f this school is to be the success that we hope. Missions interested must take more seriously the question of teaching. Qualified men should not only be kept here for teaching, but we must look into the future to make sure that this Supply does not fail. This opportunity to put a Christian impress on the medical education of this great empire is one that should not be passed over lightly. t is the one opportunity in the

74 -73 - history of medical mission work. Two men should be in training to take up this work. There are about fifty students in the school, most' of them are bright men well abl':! to appreciate the best and fullest instruction we can given them. The Optical Department has grown during the year. New apparatus has been added and our Hospital has the distinction of not only being the first and only place of its kind in Peking but of having supplied glasses to her Majesty, the Empress Dowager, and many high officials. More than two thousand eye cases have been treated and about three thousand dollars received as fees and from the sale of goods. Evangelistic Work has been followed up faithfully throughout the year. We have been fortunate in securing Christian men as servants and the genebl influence has been good, while much earnest special work has been done for the patients. Many have left their names asking to be enrolled as inquirers and have taken Scriptures and Christian literature to their homes. While the visible results have not been great we are sure that in many hearts there has been sown seed that will bring, forth fruit. Among those who died was one who could look into the beyond and with a smile say, " can trust the kind God you hav told me about." The needs of our work are many. We need to feel that God's promises are for us as physicians of soul and body and that we need no less of his Spirit to carryon this work than those who deal only with spiritual matters. "\\?e need a more complete surgical equipment that we may do the best for those who come to us. We need more men, not only that the future of this work may be assured, but that we may be able to do much needed work on the district, visiting the out-stations. There have been treated during the year :- Hospital Patients 177 cases Out-calls n Optical Department So. City Dispel1saty, 'J'?ng Jiu 2,136 3,019.18,096 Total 23,813 cases ;Respectfully submitted, N. S. HOPKNS. G. D. LOWRY.

75 - 74- T'aian-fu Medical Work. c. F. ENSGN, Physician in Charge This year's work has been the regular routine of the Dispensary, which statement, commonplace as it may seem to one on the outside, yet to one who is daily in the clinic it conveys a never ending interest, for while there are the usual troubles of bad teeth, boils, ulcers, dirt, and worms, yet seldom a day passes without bringing a case of more than ordinary interest, a rare disease or unusual complications, or mayhap, the bringing to light of a very ludicrous superstition, over which you must keep a very sober face because the thing seems very real to them and offense would be taken where none was intended. This year the pilgrims to Tai-shan, from which we draw the largest portion of our patients, have only been about one half the usual number, yet for all that our clinic shows an increase over last, proving that we are making friends with the local people and those of the near-by villages. Patients from places 40, 60 or 100 i away, where we have no work, are constantly asking us to come and spend a few days treating the sick. One man ended his plea by entreating us to bring the native preacher along that his people might hear the gospel too. A man who had been under treatment for a few days came asking "if being a Christian would make him feel as fine as my medicine did;" asked how the medicine acted, he replied that it stopped his pain, he could breathe, eat, sleep, and was able to work; we assured him that Jesus Christ was much more able to heal than we and that he had a remedy for every trouble as well. We are very hopeful of him. With the hospital assistant Mr. Liang and the preacher Mr. Liu, we spent several days on the T'aian District, going to the places where we have work; almost every day was completely taken up with the many who came; often after receiving treatment they would go back to Mr. Liu and have him repeat his, talk on the Bible and explain different parts. One person said.. didn't know that there was a Jesus Church here, but now that have found it, will come every time can." As a pilgrim to Tai-shan she had heard some one in T'aian telling Bible stories and became interested. From the experiences of the year two come to mind; the first with the joke on the doctor, the second on the patient. t was a winter evening, snow on the ground and enough wind blowing

76 75 - to keep one constantly frozen. The doctor had had a long hard clinic. t being long past candle-light when he finished. he almost reached the house when four men appeared, saying that their mother's father had taken opium with the intent of suicide and would the doctor please go to him at once. They had provided mountain chairs which were at the gate. t was only fifteen i to their place and they were so anxious. The doctor hastily bolted a little food, grabbed his pocket-case and was off. At ten i place was a man who had been sent to hurry things along. Fifteen i place dropped behind, likewise twenty i vi1age, how much farther? "Lai liao" they reply; twentythree i they meet another man,,,ith a lantern, who says the old gentleman is better but wants us to hurry. Twenty-five i another man and another lantern. The old gentleman is well and does not need the doctor now. Twenty-six i we tai liao; the father has been taken to the women's apartments where it would be against Chinese custom for a man outside of the family to go, besides he was sleeping and would be angry if awakened; having to be content with this the doctor consoled himself with a cup of the inevitable tea and refreshed himself with a handful of roasted watermelon seeds. Somewhat molified but still chagrined, he took his chair for the return trip profoundly interested in three things, viz., how to take defeat gracefully; the difference between lai liao and tao liao, for six i it was tai liao but only at the door of the house it was tao liao ; and last how to wrap up in a blanket three sizes too small so as to exclude the wind and cold. Second case, was called to see a young man who drank one half can of coal-oil. Upon arriving it was ascertained that he had taken barely two ounces, he was lying flat on his back, eyes shut and teeth clinched; on either side was a native doctor with little pieces of iron for prying apart the teeth, in their hands; by their manipulations they had broken out one front tooth. Seeing he was in more danger from them than from the coal-oil we promised to open his mouth at once if they would desist, and an unexpected slap on the cheek caused him to open both eyes and mouth; on producing the. hypodermic and explaining to the friends what it would do, he laughed, holding out his arm for the needle, he said,,; nothing could make him vomit unless he was willing;" in five minutes he was gritting his teeth and groaning, in ten minutes he involuntarily opened his mouth, the crowd ha"tily separated; he was cured and with a sheeplh grin picked pp his water buckets an4 started to work.

77 Our Medical work here is limited because of lack of room. The buildings we now occupy are old and tumbling down; we have to do as Dr. A. H. Smith puts it, "prop up the walls with poles and put off the family killing for another year." t will take more than the buildings are worth to repair them. A hospital is a necessity. An opium refuge, prepared for and in the taste of the better class of Chinese, would be a paying institution. A foreign pharmacy carefully tended, would almost, if not quite, pay for all suppjies used in the Dispensary. Last January we were glad to welcome our old friend and schoolmate, Dr. Jesse Baldwin, in our midst. He began at once to dig into the language and is still digging, laying a good foundation for future usefulness in China. We are indeed sorry that circumstances will take us out of the work and not without a pang do we give up our cherished plans for medical mission work, but we are content to turn it over to Dr. Baldwin, feeling cofident that he will carry it forward successfully and to the satisfaction of all, both foreigners and Chinese. Expenditures Repairs & New Wall.. $ Servants Travelling Light & Heat Supplies Salaries. FNANCAL REPORT Dispensary Patients New. Surgical Return Treatments. Country n-patients out-patients STATSTCAL REPORT. Receipts Treasurer. $ Dispensary & Out-calls Practice Foreign Special Gift. 30. OC. Balance , , SO 'rotal 3,873

78 -.77- XX.-EDUCApONAL REPORTS Peking University. H. H. LOWRY, President This report is necessarily presented from the standpoint of an intersted observer. During most of the time covered by the report was absent on sick leave in America, and the success of the year and the present promising condition of the University are the result of the faithful services of those who remained to carryon the work. Mr. King, although threatened with a serious break-down of his own health, freely resumed the repollsibility of administration in addition to the heavy burden of his regular duties. The large increase in the number of students and the illness of Mr. King for a month during the spring term, at which time Professors Ch'en Wei-ch'eng and Ch'en Tsai-hsin were absent in Japan as delegates to the conference of the \Vorld's Student Christian Federation, added largely to the work of other members of the faculty, and the fullest meed of praise is due them for the beautiful spirit of loyalty and self-denial with which they met the difficult situation. Several changes have occurred in the faculty. Professor Lu, who has been connected with the University for more than fourteen years, owing to physical infirmities, has retired. Professor Ch'en Wei.ch'eng has asked and received two years' leave of absence to take a postgraduate course in the University of Michigan in order to prepare himself more fully for his position. The University suffered a great loss in the sudden illness and death of Ch'in Lung-chang for many years Principal of the ntermediate Department. He was member of the first class, and graduated in 1892, and has been connected with the University ever since. While his services in the class-room were of a high order, his spiritual influence over the students was of still greater worth. n every revival meeting he was tireless in seeking the salvation of his pupils. The best monument that can ever be erected to his memory will be found in the lives whom, both by example and precept, he taught the way of eternal life. The high estimation in which he was held by the alumni and ex-students is seen in the fact that they have contributed a sufficient amount to purchase a home for his widow and family.

79 n this connection we can only make brief reference to the translation of one who, though not officially connected with the faculty, was so intimately associated with the University and so interested in all that pertained to its success that she was "one of u." On the 27th of last N overuber, Mrs. Mary Porter Gamewell, the wife of Dr. F. D. Gamewell, who for many years was Professor of Natural Science in the University, passed to her reward. n his report to the Board of Managers Mr. King say, "Mrs. Gamewell was a most consecrated and able worker, always ready to use her time and strength where God revealed to her the greatest need. From its beginning she has taken the greatest interest in the University, at times teacbing classes in the school, where her influence was always to uplift and strengthen the pupils in Christian living." Dr. Tuttle closes a beautiful tribute to her memory with this sentence, "Her name is canred on a granite rock at the head of her grave in Fairmount, Hackensack, New Jersey, but her most lasting monument is one of the foundation stones in the Ch urch of Christ in China." To quote again from Mr. King's report, "The total number of students enrolled during the last College year was five hundred and three. The students represent fourteen of the eighteen provinces of China; also Japan, Russia, and the United States." The Japanese Minister, after looking over the different schools in the city, sent six Legation students to the University. "The general conduct of the students has been very commendable. Each year brings us fewer cases needing serious discipline. The growing healthy moral tone of the school is due largely to the increasing religious oversight given to the student body, not only by the teachers, but also by the Student Volunteer Band, which enrolls most of the students of the advanced classes. The systematic military drill develops in the students a spirit of ready obedience, and the athletic sports, one of manliness. The students as a rule show a true appreciation of the advantages offered them by the University. and are seeking to make the most of their opportunities. "At the request of Secretaries Brockman and Lyon, Professor Chen Tsai-hsin spent the summer under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. of China in Tokyo, Japan, teaching and doing evangelistic work among the Chinese students. His services were so highly appreciated that an urgent request was-made of us to grant him a leave of absence for a year. We were not

80 --: 79 - able to spare him and Prof. Ch'en himself felt that his first duty was to his Alma Mater, where he believes his lifework will count most for the Master. t is the consecrated lives and influence of such teachers that are needed in the moulding of the lives of the young men who are the hope of China." t is an encouraging sign that some of the Chinese officials of high rank are beginning to recognize the \'ast importance of the moral training of the young men who are to be the leaders in the new civilization of the empire. One who occupies one of the highest positions in the Court recently remarked to the father of one of our students that, "if all the Chinese officials were good Christians, China would not be in her present deplorable condition." t is because we are throughly convinced that Chi na needs a moral regeneration even more than a political reformation that we rejoice in the emphasis given to the spiritual development of the students by the University. Just before the close of the last semester, during a series of special services, the students,yere greatly helped in their religious life, and mallyconsecrated themselves to Christian service. The Volunteer Band now numbers one hundred and fifty-three, and over fifty spent their summer vacation preaching the gospel. While we thus emphasize the spiritual growth of our students we do not neglect their intellectual culture. "t is our purpose to give an equivalent, and as thorough training in our preparatory and college courses as is given in the best high schools and colleges in America. After communication with some of the largest state universities in the United States, and having submitted to them onr course of study, they have offered to admit our students without examination upon our recommendation, and to accept our graduates for postgraduate study." Self-support is being urged as much as possible. The number of students has quadrupled during the past five years, but the amount received from the Society for current expenses has not increased. The receipts for board and tuition during the last year were $8,304, or $5,132, more than ever before. This does not include $510, contributed by the alumni and ex-students toward the current expenses. While in America devoted what time could to interest friends and churches in assisting us to secure an endowment. Although the time was short nearly' 'ten thousand dollars were

81 - 80- raised in contributions and pledges for scholarships. Through the efforts of a good friend of the U ni versity two foreign professorships, each of $30,000, have been 'provided. f the new civilization now being inaugurated is to result in the permanent prosperity and progress of the nation, Christian education must have a large place in preparing the leaders of the movement. The Peking University because of the favorable location, the character of the work already accomplished, and the almost unlimited opportunities for expansion, as well as the high estimation it has gained in the opinion of many influential men in the capital, should be immediately equipped with buildings, apparatus, and a complete staff of teachers to take a large part in this work. For this purpose an endowment is an absolute necessity. The University must have a largely increased income to meet the marvelous opportunities created by the awakening of this vast empire of four hundred millions of people who are destined to be the dominant race of the largest continent on the globe. By prompt and liberal action it is possible to make this the greatest Christian nation in the world. s not this object sufficient to enlist our best service, and to call forth contributions from all who sincerely pray, "Thy Kingdom Come?" Lanchou ntermediate School. WANG T'EN-HSANG, Principal The condition of the Lanchou ntermediate School has been very peaceful for the whole of the last year. After Annual Conference, Mr. Kao Chin-ch'en and Mr. Chi Chen-te helped in the teaching until Chinese New Year. Last Fall there were 58 students enrolled. They all paid board and' oter expenses-12,ooo cash per month-except some children of preachers, who pay half rates. Not long after Conference, was very sick, and was laid aside for seven weeks. shall never forget the kindness of Dr. Keeler in coming to treat me so that recovered. Since that time, Mr. Ch'ing-yun and Mr. Kao have managed the school, including the accounts; and Mr. Rao also taught a class for me. These three teachers gave their service:free to the school. Only the salary of Mr. Chi is paid by the school.

82 \Vhen the spring term opened was quite well and strong. r. Kao Feng-shan and Mr. Chang Chun helped me teach the school. This term there were forty-eight pupils enrolled. The boarding fees are $2.50 per month. Tuition rates are one dollar and three dollars. The one-dollar rate is for the regular students. The three-dollar rate is for the special students. All Christians have free tuition. We received from tuition fees $ and boarding fees $ The students are boys and men ranging from nine to twenty-five years of age. All students are required to study the Bible regularly in classes. Eight students finished the ntermediate Department. Six of these entered the Preparatory Department of Peking University. Teachers Kao and Chlng are both successful with the students. The students not only study their lessons well, but they serve God diligently. pray God to help us to do our best next year. STATSTCS. Number of teachers. Number of pupils Number in Primary Department Number in ntermediate Department 4 55 o 55 Peking ntermediate School. Since the nterm.ediate School at Peking is under the direction of Peking University only a verbal report was given. STATbTCS : N umber of teachers. Number of Pupils Number in Primary Department Number in ntermediate Department Shanhaikuan ntermediate School. WANG CHH-P'NG, Principal. The Shanhaikuan ntermediate School is the youngest of the ntermediate family. being only four and a half years old. Although not very old in years, the blessing from the Lord and the present results are very evident.

83 - 82- The city is a colony of -r:artars, the east end of the Great Wall, and the terminal station of the mperial Railway of North China. Consequently it is a very busy town. t is quite proper that our school should be built here in this place. Many people travelling through the city hear of our school, and the people working on the Railway frequently send their brothers and sons to us for training. "\Vhen the school was first built, there were only fifteen boys, and for both the school and the recitation room there were only three Chien, but we have gradually increased. Last term there were sixty boys, and although there were five Chien for the school, it was still very crowded. Some of the boys come from very long distances, some from Fenghua-hsien of Manchuria, about a thousand i away, and some are from as far as Taku, a distance of five hundred i. From this we can see how eager they are to acquire knowledge. We have Messrs. Li and p'ang in our school to whom we ought to give our thanks, for they have exerted every effort to help the students and make the school progressive. Every Saturday evening we have a literary society in which the students are very much interested. The students 110t only care for their books, but for the physical and spiritual training as well. Every day the students play in the school quarters, and on Saturday we go out of the city to the drill ground to play foot-ball, or go up the mountain or down to the beach for exercise. n this,vay the students are almost all kept in most excellent health. We are most thankful that the boys have made great progress in their knowledge of Christainity. Every morning and evening there is a Bible meeting in each room. The head-boy of each room leads in prayer and reading the Bible. The outside and pay boys not only follow the custom of attending prayers and Sunday services, but also go to the class meetings in which they testify, confess their sins, and talk about their condition. From this we have great hope for them to become Christains in time. Last term Bro. Chen Wei-cheng came to Shanhaikuan, and examined ten graduating boys for Peking University, Eight of them went to Peking, the other two were not able to go on account of the hindrance of their families. t is considered that 'there will be still ten to be recommened to Peking next term.

84 83 - Last spring Colonel Lan, the Superintendent of the Police of Shanhaikuan, came \vith his subordinate officers and visited Ollr school. He said he would send his son to our school to study in the near future. vve thank God, our Lord. for blessing and helping us to do the work of this year. \Ve have received from tuition and board quite sufficient for self-support except the two teachers' salaries. After the expenditures of this year are deducted, there will still be some money on hand. (See statistics.) vve shall be overcrowded if there are more boys to come this year. 'Ve hope the Lord will bless us and grant some more land, that we may have more rooms and a larger playground, so that we can have more boys in the future and prepare them in the foundations of the Gospel. STATSTCS. Number of teachers Number of students. umber in Primary Department Number in ntermediate Department Tt aianfu n termedia te SchooL PERRY O. HANSON, Principal Report-making seaon has arrived again; and it becomes my pleasant duty to tell of the work of the T'aian School. \Ve have had another prosperous year with continued growth in.!nrollment, continued faithfulness on the part of the teachers, and continued, even desperate efforts of the Principal to make both ends meet-to maintain a school for 150 boys on an appropriation of $400. Shantung is a delightful place.in which to live and labor; and,\ve are happy indeed in our inland home far removed from occidental distractions. The railroad roar and the ricksha rattle are sixty miles away; by day we travel the roads trod by China's greatest sages; and by night we sleep in the shadows of earth's oldest sacred mountain. A wonderful land we have, and we hope the Bishop will enable us to sing, "A, chare to keel? have."

85 An important evc'nt has been the beginning of our High School, which was authorized by the Annual Conference last year. Mr. Hsu Huan-chang, a graduate of Peking University, came to us at the Chinese New Year, and became the first teacher of our High School. A small beginning has been made, and during the coming year there are about twenty students who will take more or less regular work in this school. The experience of the year has impressed us more than ever with the need of a High School in T'aian to meet the needs of our growing- distant fields. To most of our boys the expenses entailed in the trip to Peking are simply prohibitive; many parents are unwilling that their boys should go so far from home, especially when they cannot return for vacations; the necessity of remaining in the North during the summer may cause students to volunteer for summer vacation work from unworthy motives. A boy who completes his High School work away from Peking will be more likely to complete his college course when he does go there; he can live through four years' temptation more easily then through eight years, and we may expect to see a larger number in onr college graduating classes. Heretofore, the number of boys who have gone from T'aian to e11ter the Peking UnlYersity has not been large; and in every instance, the poor boys have been the ones whom we could recommend as fit persons to receive financial help from the University. Of the fifteen who will finish the intermediate work this year, there are but five ""ho are financially able to go to Peking. No doubt every member of the Conference will rejoice that these ten boys and similar classes in the future may continue their education beyond the primary grades. During the spring term regular militay drill was commence under the direction of Mr. Hsu; and drill suits similar to those used in Peking University have been adopted. We have had more or less of intercourse with the other schools of T'aian; arid at our graduation exercises in June the teachers and students from three other schools were in attendance. We hope to develop plans by which we may gain an influence upon the students of these schools, and perhaps win some of them for Christ. The financial problem has been especially perplexing this year, as the price of food-stuffs has gone higher than ever before known in this province. Generous help from friends in China

86 - 85- and at home, together with the closest economy have made it possible to maintain our large school. During- the year, forty per cent of the boarding pupils have paid the full rate, forty-five per cent have paid about one-half, and fifteen per cent have paid nothing. The figures in our statistical report are large only in comparison. The enrol1ment is an increase of 150 per cent in two years. The gifts from the Chinese and from the home friends have incresed in that time fro111 a total of perhaps $200 to almost $1,500. "\Ve report nothing expended for buildings and equipment; but it is not because we need nothing in this line. \Ve need a complete set of maps and charts, we need books for our library, we need a bath-house, we need drullls and bugles for our cadet corps, we need new dormitories, study halls and dining-room, ill fact our needs are so many and so great that,ye cannot much longer maintain our present position in the community unless some of these needs are supplied quickly. Our faith is strong and we are working hard that we may continue to be in a position to receive an increasing number of these bright young men, and win them for our church and for Christ. As we are preparing this report, the SU111mer vacation workers are returning and pouring into our ears their glad reports of hard but blessed labor. Twelve boys and eight men of the Training 'School have been ant a11 over the district preaching and selling books. They have sold about 30,000 books this summer! t is probable that a hundred persons heard the gospel message to one who bought a book, and the otle book purchased was seeu perhaps, by the people of a whole village. Who can measure this summer's work? Who, moreover, can qnestion the value of our schools where such workers are prepared? Throughout the school year a number of the boys have visited markets and temples where they did effectiye work among the pilgrims and others by their faithful testimony and bookselling. Some earnest personal,,,ark has been done among the students, and the revival services at the Ne"\y Year were most helpful to all. Of our 143 boys, sixty come fro111 l10111inl1y Christian homes, while as the year closed, we counted 93 as giving evidence of being themselves Christians, the remaining fifty include Day-school boys and a number who for various reasons did not remain throughout the year.

87 - 86- Especial thanks are d'ue Mr. Verity for his tireless and successful efforts to secure gifts from the Chinese officials. The large increase in the donations from this source is due almost entirely to Mr. Verity. 'Ve would again thank these Chinese friends who have given so liberally. We have been helped by Mrs. Hanson in teaching, by Dr. Baldwin in military drill, by Drs. Ensign and Koons for medical attendance, by the pahtor, Mr. Ch'en, and by all the teachers. Assistance rendered by Mr. vven Jung-t'ai, the Assistant Principal, has been especially valuable; and during our absence in Shanghai he was in charge of the school. We give especial thanks to God for preserved life; and for raising up these friends to support a poor one-talent man in charge of a great work. STATSTCS: Number of teachers.. Chinese, 6, foreign, 2 Total number of pupils registered during the year.143 Number in the Primary Department..26 Number in the ntermediate Department..117 Number completing the course during the year..7 Tientsin ntermediate School. BURTON ST. JOHN, Principal The Tientsip ntermediate School is glad to be able to report a year of blessing. Last October when it was my privilege to take over the responsibility for the school, found everything in the same good condition which has given the school its reputation in the past. Buildings were in repair, finauces were clear, and the school was peaceful and bard at work. This codition left by Mr. Brown made taking up the new work far easier than it otherwise would have been. wish here also to publicly thank Presiding Elder Brown for his advice and counsel given throughout the year. To neither the Presiding Elder nor to the Principal, however, does the honor of the real success of the year belong. Following the advice of the Finance Committee, we organized Board of Directors consisting of members of the vvesley Chapel. They were :-Rev. M. K. ltiu, and Brothers 'V F. Tsui, C. A. Chang,

88 W. C. Li, Y. H. Yueh, C. 1\1. Lo, l\f. T. Wang. This Board at once took upon itself the task of putting renewed life into the school. Among the changes made were several which seemed unwise to me at the time. But no suggestion has been made which has not since been proved to be for the very best interest of the school. t is to this Board of Directors that the credit of the present prosperity belongs. With the opening of the Chinese i'\ew Year, the students began to flock in. We would have been in a sad plight, had it not been for the generosity of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society in allowing us the use of the \Yomen's Training School quarters free of charge. Otherwise,ve could have accommodated little more than half of the students who came. We are indebted to them again this term for the same accommodations. The improbability of our having acces"! to these buildings beyond next June makes it imperative that tnere be other provisions made. The Finance Committee have sanctioned our going ahead with a plan to raise money for a new building. Besides a new building, we need a complete new equipment. All of the appliances of the school are at present either antiquated, or in poor repair.. During the last term Rev. 1\1.K. Liu did the work of headteacher in addition to his pastoral duties. He was indefatigable in his labors. Besides teaching many classes, he took the burden of much of the details of management and was constant in his attention and his careful oversight of every interest of the school. Messrs. C. l\. Lo and C. H. Li, each conducted classes gratuitously. This relieved the financial burden, besides accomplishing the work in a highly satisfactory manner. t is fitting that should also acknowledge the faithful "vork done by the other teachers, especially that of Mr. Tsai, who is a very able teacher of the Classics; and that of Mr. Y. C. Lin who was head-teacher during the first term, and with who111 my relations were always the most satisfactory. Mrs. St: John has throughout the year assisted in class work, and her technical knowledge has been a constant help. A summer school of one month wa.s conducted by Mr. Liu, and was attended by over forty students. The present term has opened with a hundred students enrolled. Mr. H.,. Yang, the new teacher is proving himself an able instructor, an excellent disciplinarian, and a good organizer. A Committee has revised the course of study and the rules of the school. Mr. Yang is

89 - 88- working very hard to secure a proper grading of the students. This is made especially difficult because of the large number of new boys, but is being successfully accomplished. The finances of the school are in fair condition. Owing to the doubling of the enrollment we have had to spend an unusual amount in changes and repairs. The teachers' salaries have been increased, and the cost of board also increased during the year. On the other hand, there has been a large increase in the amount received in fees. Three foreign friends have provided scholarships for free students. Another friend at home erected for us a good bath-house. Taotais T. Y. Liang, 1\1. T. Liang, Chou and Mai have continued their liberal subscriptions. From these men we have received as much as from the Missionary Society. We believe that the school has been a real assistance to the church. Pastor Liu's serving in a double capacity doubtless increased this. We feel sure that beside making it possible to instil Christian truth in the minds of the students themselves, there has been an increased attendance on vvesley Chapel services from the homes of the non-christian students. Many of these homes would not have been easily accessible to Christian influences under any other condition. So while filling a useful educational mission, the school is doing what is even more important in making itself a means of' aggressive evangelism. That this influence may be increased, we hope to able to report next year that all our work has improved in quality. The following statistics for the year ending June 30, 1907 will give an outline of some of the work of the year:- STATSTCS Number of teachers giving full time 4, giving part time 3 Total number of pupils registered during the year..118 Number in the Primary Department. 80 Number in the ntermediate Department. 88 No student completed the course of study for entrance to the High School at Peking. Tsunhua ntermediate School. YANG CHEN-KANG, Principal This year we have bad sixty-seyen scholars. Most of them are Christians, except a few outside scholars whose purpose was only to learn Western science and language. They did not care

90 much for our doctrines or our belief. By this and many other reasons we know that the small school is the foundation of great teachings; so always try to think some way to clevelop their higher and holier faculties besides the teaching of their lessons. So a lecture was delivered every day after the eyening service. The four teachers and our church preacher lectured to them in turn ; the 8t udents therefore improving greatly in their belief towards our Lord. This year \ye had six scholars enter the Preparatory Department of Peking University, as they had finished their course of study. This year we have had three teachers. They were all faithful in their work, teaching diligently. We have the Scripture lessons taught once a week by our church preacher. The students have physical exercise daily, for nearly an hour. They all wore uniform and drilled together. All of our dormitory rooms were occupied and yet were not enough. vve hope that these accommodations will be enlarged so that more students will care to come and more may be accepted. STATSTCS Nuber of teachers. 4 Total number of pupils registered during the year.6i Number in the Primary Department..24 Number in the ntermediate Department..43 Number sent to the High School at' Peking. tl

91 XXll.-SUMMARY OF THE NORTH CHNA WOMAN'S CONFERENCE. Peking District THE MARY PORTER GAMEWELL AND Lucy A. ALDERMAN MEMORAL COMBNED SCHOOL.-The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society has honored its school in Peking with the beloved name of one of its founders, Mary Porter Gamewell. The past year this school has enrolled 231 boarders and six day-pupils. Of these boarders, 92 are in the Primary Grade, 62 and 39 in the two respective ntermediate Grades, and 38 in the High School. The day-pupils are irregular in attendance. Five have graduated from the High school, three have been expelled, two have died, two have been baptized, two have joined the church on probation, and one has entered the Nurses' Training School. The Standard Bearers have given $36.97 (gold) for the W. F. M. S. work The Course of Study has been lengthened to twelve years. SOUTHERN CTY DAY-SCHOOL.-Unfavorable circumstances have closed this school, we trust only temporarily. ROUND OUT DAY-SCHOOL has had 12 pupils, 3 girls and 9 boys. WOMAN'S TRANNG SCHooL.-This school has had an attendance of 12, most of whom are day-pupils, members of the local church. EVANGELSTC WORK.-Two Bible-women have assisted Mrs. G. R. Davis in this work in the city. SLEEPER DAVS MEMORAL HOSPTAL-During the year there have been 150 house patients, 2,973 dispensary patients, 10,525 treatments given "in the dispensary, 360 visits to Chinese patients in their homes and $880 (gold) have been received in fees and donations. Effective work has been done by the Biblewoman. in the hospital. Tientsin District WOMAN'S TRANNG SCHOOL.-There were 15 women enrolled in the Training School, but the ten was very short for most of them. When Miss Wilson, owing to illness, was obliged to leave for America in December, 12 went to their homes -'while the other 3 entered the Ch'angli Training School.

92 - 9 - EVANGELSTC WORK.-Mrs. Frederick Brown and the wives of the Chinese pastors have carried 011 as much of this work as possible, with the help of the Bible-women. DAY-SCHOOLs.-The total enrollment in the three schools has been 56. The sudden death from cholera during the past summer of the faithful teacher of the West City Day-school, Miss Kuo Hsiu Ling, reduced still further our depleted number of workers. The large school at Tzuchulin has been more than self-supporting, while the Tingchual1gtzu school has had a good year. The Presiding Elder, Rev. Frederick Brown, and Mrs. Burton St. John, have kindly cared for these schools since Miss Wilson's departure. SABELLA FSHER HOSPTAL.-The medical work began with its usual promise of prosperity, but owing to the home-going of Dr. Stevenson, necessitated by the illness of Miss Wilson, the work was closed in December. During the three months the doctor had made 260 out-calls, cared for 28 house patients, and given out 3,111 prescriptions at the hospital and the "Vesl City dispensary' clinics. Tsunhua, Lanchou, and Shanhaikwan Districts CATHERNE E. THOMPSON MEl\WRAL TRANNG SCHOOL. The school opened November 20. We were glad to welcome back the former students and to receive new ones. Of the fonner students one came back a bride, while our "new woman" announced her engagement. Of the new students one was a widow whose husband was a martyr in She had been waiting until her children were large enough to al10w her to enter the Training School. Another young woman, wife of a young man preparing for!he ministry, went home with an entire change of purpose. She had never been willing to listen to the Gospel till entering the school. There were 23 women enrolled during the term, and 9 of them were widows. There was not much advance in the line of self-support, except that one woman furnished all her own food. Forty dollars came in through the ndustrial Department carried on by Mrs. G. L. Davis. A general spirit of good fellowship and mutual helpfulness pervaded th,: school and we trust the women returned to witness for the Lord in their hom'es and to show forth his grace in their dail;' lives.

93 BVANGELSTC WORK.-Personal supervision of the women's work has been impossible, but the Bible-women, pastors' wives, and Day-school teachers have done faithful work. One pastor's wife has conducted a small self-supporting training class. Another has visited many homes and encouraged the women to attend the chapel services. One old lady was for two or three years in the Training School. Her husband is now pastor of a little church, and together they form a little circle of light and influence. All the villages about Ch'angli in which Christians live have been visited by our Bible-women. DAY SCHOoLS.-One Day-school was closed during the year but two new ones have been opened, making seven on the three districts. There have been 62 pupils enrolled, and the average attendance has been 48. n one of the country schools two little girls from another village bring their own food and cook and eat with the teacher. Three boys were graduated from the girls' school in Ch'angli and entered the boys' school in the city. MEDCAL WORK.-Although no country work has been possible, hospital and work in the city has increased, the total number of prescriptions being 1,260, and the house patients 25. The treatment of one small boy, brought to the dispensary, resulted in a number of hospital patients from that village. One woman, although she had walked a three days' journey to Ch'angli, returned to her home to consult with her family when she learned that the amputation of her hand was the only treatment which could be advised. Thanks are due to Dr. J. L. Keeler for kindly taking over the surgical cases and for his help whenever needed. Shantung District GRLS' BOARDNG SCHooL.-The past year the school has had an enrollment of 87. an increase of 31 over last year. The people in Shantung are all very poor so very little can be done towards self-support. Nine out of the advanced class of eleven are to enter the Boarding School in Peking this fall. Because of our limited accommodations, many girls have had to be refpsed admittance into the school. We trust the time is near when we may have our much needed school buildings.

94 - 93- DAY-SCHOOLs.-The six schools have been well attended this year, having a total enrollment of 51. One of these is a new school at Hushukou. Many villages in the district are now asking for Day-schools. f we only had the teachers many more girls could be having the advantages of Christian instruction. WOMAN'S TRANG SCHooL.-During the past year the school has been conducted by Mrs. P. O. Hanson, the class of 20 is quite an increase over the number of last year. Seven women finished the first year's work and two the second year's work. The women have been earnest ill their study and the work most encouraging. EVANGELSTC \VORK.-A large number of women attend the Sunday services. The church class-meeting has also been well attended, and the monthly missionary meetings have been full of interest, the pastor's wife, Mrs. Ch 'entsaina, being the presiding officer. There has been a membership of 47, and the fees have amounted to $10 (gold). PRSCL,A BENNETT HOSPTAL.-The number of house patients in the new hospital has been much larger than formerly, the total number being There have been made 111 out-calls, and 2,600 prescriptions have been given in the dispensary. Many have come from far out in the country. At New Year's time some of the women who had come on their weary pilgrimage to the sacred mountain to worship came to the hospital and received medical help, at the same time hearing for the first time of the God of love. The past year quite a little country medical work has been done, the six trips resulting in 847 treatments. At the same time evangelistic work was carried on. Since Dr. Benn has had to go home there is no doctor free for country medical and evangelistic work. The special need for evangelistic work is seen when one considers the fact that from an enrollment of over 80 in the Boarding School, only 17 of the girls have Christian mothers, and over onf-fourth of the girls are from purely heathen homes. Many of t1}se parents would gladly welcome a Christian worker. We hope the time is near whem we may have some one free to give her whole time to this work, that thf" Gospel may be given to all those who are ready to receivf> it.

95 - 94- XX.-CONFERENCE STEWARDS' REPORT After cj.reful consideration, the Conference Stewards recomml1d that the following widows b::! helped from the Preachers' Fund:- ::\rs. \Vang Ch'eng-p'ei Mrs. Chellg Chao-chen Mrs. Liu Chi-hsien Mrs. Ch'ill t ung-chang $ Mexican $ $ $ F. BROWN, Chairman. XXV.-CONFERErCE TREASURER'S REPORT J906-J907 Superannuated Preachers' Aid Society D. Cash in Hann last Conference Loans Cancellecl. Draft from Rook Concern nterest $ , Cr. Conferenc.e Claimants Paid in 1907 New Loan Cash in Hand $ , Conference Home Missionary Society Dr. Cash in Hand. last Conference Collection for Fund 1906 Ci-. Grant to Peking District. " Shanhaikuan District " Shantung District. " Tsunh ua District " Tientsin District. $ OO.OO Cr. Debit Balance

96 - 95- Conference Missionary Collections J906 Dr. Peking District Collected Lanchou District l'iell tsin District Shanhaiknall l'sunhua Shantung. $ 53f.45 4( $f,7oo.55 Lr. Voted to Home Missionary Society Remitted to New York Telegrams. etc. Balance in Hand $ S\ $[, Conference Tract Fund Dr. Cash in Hand last Conference Cr. Voted to Shanh<tikuan District Tientsin " Shantung " "Lal1chou " Expenses l'sunhua " Peking.. " Cash in Hand $ $ [ $ Conference Sunday School Union Dr. Cash in Hand last Conference Cr. Voted to Lanchou District " Peking., Shantung " Shanhaikuan Tientsin. " " Cash in Hand. $ <;.24 September 4th, FREDERCK BROWN, C01zference Treasurer. Audited and found correct, (Signed) BURTON ST. JOHN.

97 REPORT OF THE MARTYRS f MEMORAL HOSPT AL. Ch'al1g Li-hsien, North China. J. L. KEELER, Physician in charge As we review the work of another year, it is with deep humility. and sincere gratitude to God our Father, and to you our friends. During the year we have passed through epidemics of diphtheria, small-pox, and at time of writing a scourge of cholera is sweeping through the empire like a prairie fire; thousands have fallen a prey to its merciless poison, but it has not come near our dwellings. Most of us have enjoyed a much needed rest and change at the seaside, and as the new year opens before us we have every reason to be thankful: and every encouragement to push on. OUR CORRESPONDENCE.-We have long felt the need of a more personal touch with our friends and supporters than that which an annual report affords, and last year purchased a " copy writer," which has proved a good investment, writes both English and Chinese, duplicates upwards of 200 copies, and with a little aristic genius, pictures, maps, charts, etc., may be made to illustrate our work. During the year we sent out over pages in English and Chinese with good result, and hope this year to send out quarterly rep:>rts to friends and supporters, and to share with our Chinese brethren items of special interest in the church world. N THE HOSPTAL.-The Hospital, surgically and morally, is a.ways our 1110st Ratisfactory department, and ought to be well manned and fully equippe1, an ideal to which all too few, if any, mission hospitals have yet attained. Upwards of five hundred patients aud their friends have in turns liveu in our wards, during the year. They have heard our message, tested our methods, read our books, aud alas, our lives when we least thought it. But "there is so much good in the worst of us," that it "saves the face" of the rest of us. The increasing numbers that come to us is sufficient proof that they approve both our mora1s and methods.

98 n Hospital, Dispensary, and tinerary we have recorded six thousand five hundred and thirty-four cases, not counting return calls, which increases the number of treatments very greatly. We have performed one hundred and twenty-one major operations, consisting of the usual run of tubercular glands and joints, amputations, resections, tumors, calculus, cancers and few new cases of acute diseases such as appendicitis, hernias, empyema, etc. \Ve have had fair success cor..sidering the condition in which many of the patients come to us. Death rate less than 5 %. Of the medical cases their name and number is legion; and re:sults not so gratifying because of the chronic nature of most of these diseases. As one of our old hands," a missionary dodor of the south, remarks :-"1\:[any of the Chinese regard the stomach as a reservoir and think the quicker they fill it and the more they pack into it the better;" hence dilitation, hemorrhage, indigestion, flatulence, gastric distension, loss of app-;tite, constipation, headache, malaise, and the long list of consequent and concomitant disorders that follow. Such a thing as a corrected diet in China is an unknown quantity, and every medical missionary must add to his "Jack of all trades" a culinary department. Vve find the magazine "Good Health" most helpful and suggestive along these lines-all the more since the Chinese diet [among the poor] is of necessity cereal and vegetable. Not that they have not food-stuffs enough but that they have not variety enough of the same food-stuffs. WOME AXD CHLDREN.-O\villg to Dr Terry's ill health and over work, \ye ha\'e accommodated some of her patients in our wards during the year.,,\'ish to speak of the children in particular, which present a most paijlful and pleasant feature of our work. Painful to see the little pod-gutted, emaciated skeletons with their pinched faces and whining spirits; but the reason i not hard to find, when you see them (boys and girls from 3 to 5) tugging away at an empty breast-or in the case of younger children even babies-"eating peanuts by the peck; " which the mother first masticates and then puts into the baby/s mouth, bird fashion. Birds thrive on such treatment but babies are supposed to take milk until they are old enough to masticate their own food. Pleasant because these children begin to improve at once on a correded diet of canned milk and prepared foods, and returning health to the child and hope to parents is sufficient re:'3'ard,both to todor and donor.

99 But alas, the poorer class cannot afford to buy canned milk, and not one family in one thousand keeps a cow, and if they do chance to have one she is used to haul the cart and till the soil. Should she chbnce to give milk-she must first give half or more to the calf before the farmer gets a drop, and should the calf die the cow goes dry. \Ve must teach the people the place and use of milk and either import some foreign cows which have more sense, or convert the Chinese cow. realize full well the difficulty of changing Chinese customs, but considering our modern antidotes for all ills, and the exploits of Professor Burbank in the vegetable world, think that if a heifer were isolated, and given a few doses of anti-calf-ine, one might hope to succeed. n any case we must have a children's ward, well furnished, warmed, lighted, facilities. for making delicacies, a good motherly old nurse; a stock of food-stuffs and milk; toys, games, and if possible a kindergarten. We have already started such a fund and have upwards of $50, 'Voodlawn S.S. heading the list with 20 dollars. Mrs. Keeler having had special training along this line kindly offers to superintend the work, train and teach the nurses, etc., etc., $500 will do much toward starting us off, and we have only to remind you of the Master's love for children, and what he said: "As oft as ye do it unto the least of these little ones ye do it unto me." Any gifts marked "Children's Ward," C'hang-i, North China and sent to Homer Eaton, 10 Board of Foreign Missions, M. E. Church, 150 Ffth Az'e., New York City, or to J. 1.(. Keeler, Ch'ang-li Hsien, Chih-i, North China; will touch the spot, and be gratefully acknowledged in due time. Please invite your p:!stor and friends to join you and share the reward of a,. well done" in so good a work. Tell your 8.8. class and Epworth League or C.E. about it; start a SUbscription, or have an entertainment and send your money by check, draft, post office' or express order. (Those in Canada and U.S. to the New York address. Those in China to the China address.). OUR TNERARy-Has been more systematic and effective this year than ever before; we ha\e crossed and cris-crossed our field of 200 by 100 miles in such a way as to reach all the important centres and cities, some of them more than once, following some of the large fairs, travelling 4,726 i. This work is always hurried, and somewhat superficial, but serves to open the way for more effective work in new places; relievt;s. hu.ndreds of..

100 - 99- their toothache, supplies thousands with eye-wash and medicines, good advice and a good Gospel; many of the more serious cases find their way to the hospital for operatiye and other treatment. That old-fashioned" lumber 'wagon" toward which our friends subscribed so liberally is on the way and \vill greatly facilitate our journeys abroad. But not until we ha, e a sufficient number of trained men and branch dispensaries can we hope to do for our field what we long to. \Ye rejoice too, that friends have pledged the support of another doctor, probably 110W on his way, which will greatly enlarge the sphere of a more systematic and effecti ve itinerary work. OUR STAFF-Continues as last year, unchanged, more loyal and efficient. Our student \Vang owing to ill health will be unable to return to the Union Medical College, Peking, this term. \Ve welcome re-enforcement, and feel assured that Dr. and 1rs. Taft and little Marion and?liss Glover just back from furlough, also Miss Dyer and Dr. Sibley, new recruits, will contribute much to our station life and mission \york. SELF-SUPPORT.-Not\vithstanding the increased price of living by fully }5 and the same low-price charges of last year, we have made some progress, as our balance sheet will show. Of the churches Ch'ang-li still heads the list with an increase of 6-17 over last year, a sufficient proof of the esteem in which our work is held by Presiding Elder, Pastor, and people. Considering also the increased demands of the Centennial Fund our outstation churches have done wel1.-we are greatly indebted to the director of the mperial R. R. North China, H.E.C.L. Chow, for a contribution of one hundred dollars to our work. Our proximity to the R. R. and Telegraph School enables us to be of mutual sevice to each other; a relation which we hope will grow more beneficial to each as the years go by. Special mention ought also to be made of liberal gifts from professors and doctors of our New York Alma :Mater and Keeler family and friends, also many smaller sums already acknowledged, and the long list of local subscriptions which appears on our Chinese report. OPUM REFORM.-The general Reform movement of China has given much impetus to the sentiment against opium-smoking. Edicts forbidding its importation, sale and use are every 'where in evidence and temples converted into refuges with free food and medicines.

101 -100- Hearing much about the new plant cure of South China, we wrote for samples, and were sent a large box of the dried plant with directions, but have not had the success they report, largely because we have not an active Anti-opium Society to work up a sentiment against it. A letter just to hand, from a Shan-hsi doctor, (where it is said "eleven out of every ten" use opium and where Pastor Hsi did his great life work) states that "we must appeal to the conscience, character, and will of the opium wreck," and when this is sufficiently aroused and alarmed, pea-soup and pepper will suffice to complete the cure. \Ve appreciate the work of Dr. Wilbur Crafts and his noble society as also that of the Chinese Government. "May their tribe increase." OUR HOSPTAl, EVANGELST-Has done good work during the year. We regret that his health is being undermined by consumption, but we hope he may, with care, be long spared to teach his people the way of salvation. He himself was led to Christ by one of our faithful preachers who fled from the Boxers in 1900 to a small fishing village where he was sheltered by "Father Wang" and while there in hiding taught "Father Wang" and his sons the Christian religion. The whole family have since come into church fellowship, and our evangelist Ch'ing He has become a most successful fisher of men. Results in this department are not easily tabulated but we rejoice to know that the good done grows in ever widening circles, reaching neighbors, relatives, and distant friends. The hospital will always continue a most fruitful source of supply to the church. A strong revival spirit is at work throughout the empir and was greatly stimulated by the Centennial Conference, and will,we hope, with the coming fall and winter break out in open fire, and burn till sin is consumed, and Christ enthroned. N CONCLUSON :-We thank God for supplying all our deep real needs; also the friends that have helped us in word by l letter, in heart by prayer, in deed by dollars; and for the ever widening circle of new friends, our warmest welcome. For the privilege of working together with him in this land of greatest, opportunity, greatest need, and for your large share in all that has been done, the Lord reward you-for some progress in language study, for good crops. continued peace and prosperity, the God of Heaven be praised! and for another year, "Blest be

102 -Othe tie that binds," our song; "Thy Kingdom come," our prayer. Respectfully submitted, J. L. KEELER. H. C. PANG. STATSTCAL REPORT. From October 1st, 1906, to August 31st, PAYMENTS Assistants' House. Assistants and Servants Food-tsuffs Drugs and Dressings Repairs and Sun aries Country Outfit. Centennial Fund tinerary. Hosp. furniture supplies Charity.. Stationery, Stamps, etc Balance,DOLLARS MEXCAN RECEPTS Balance from last year Mission Treasurer ndemnity (House account) Subscription and Special Gifts Board of Patients 541. TO Hospital receipts Malachi Hasp. Supplies OO PATENTS: HOSPTAL, DSPENSARY, AND TNERARY Major Operations Minor Operation (Fever Medical Gastro ntest l Skin Genito urinary Dental Eyes ,350 \Vornen & Ch. 100 Opium & Unclassified 859 TOTAL... 6,534 tinerary 4726 ti, Patients coming to Hospital walk 15,450 N. Hospital property same as reported last year, $ gold, plus Assistants' house $500; total $17,115. Audited by Rev. M.L. Taft, D.D., Professer n. Ou. Yang, Ma Yu Chen, Esq., and Merchants Club Accountant. E. &0. E. J. L. K.

103 STATSTCS OF NORTH CHNA CONFERENCE FOR 1907 Foreign NAME OF. CRCUT OR STATON Q) E o :s: -< -< t i.;; Z PaKNG DS'l'RCT: Chang ping-chou Han-ts'ull Huai 1 'ai-hsien Huallg-ts'un Kuan-hsien Kupei-k lou Miyun-hsien Pa-chou Peking. Asbury. Southern City " University,. Hospital Shih hsia-chen Yangke-chuang Yench'ing-chou Yungching-hsiell Total. t S S S2 49S S ! : ;; 8' 7:: q:: ---i

104 «< "CP"C:1:r::r:(') :: h -<',g ; ;= ('"J aq... :::. =t:: ('D = ::...,...!2. ==::... ::r aq 0 '1 't''!-)q ",::!ii aq :: 5'1 :!:.:r: c, - :::".!t. - ::: )q!2. 'D 0 ;:l J;:> :!:, 0 'D - :::-, o::<;,a7>d=tg; ':;:le e:.?; :::: g: - (6- h. g aq e:. ;:l go ' ";:..11 ' \ = = D.. -<... V... N.,,> <n... <n V....:::!, oo <.n '18; Vl0 0-..::;1 \l.,=,-""\l'" 1 -l---- '"d l:!!1 p::: Z Q tj... Ul >-i ;:; >-i Z :> 0 ttl (j) 0 "l :> >-j (') H H 0 (') Z 0 H...; (fj. > Name of Teachers in same U2 Number of Pupils H () Number of other Elementary or Day Schools 0 Number of other Day Pupils Total Under nstruction 0 Number of Sabbath Schools ::q Number of Eabbath Scholars () H ;\Tumber of Churches & ChapelE > Estimated Value of Churches () and Chapels 0 N urn ber of Halls and other "1 Rented Places of Worship t1 Number of Parsonages or t1 Homes (see note) () Estimated Value of Parsonages t1 or Homes "1 0 Value of Orphanage" SChOOlS'1 'd Hospitals, Book Rooms, etc. (see note) 0 Value of all Property of the \Voman's Foreign Missionary Society W,... Debt on Real Estate (see note) - O..-

105 15.00 STATSTCS OF NORTH CHNA CONFERECE FOR d aj c; : as ::: -< o h rtl c-.:; 0.. ;:: () ()... b.o... CJ! 0 H -< 0 00;:: P:::)b.O fj..='t) ::l!jl s:: Ci 'CJ.r:lC -< 0 :::: CJ'i=: '';::'0 o!jl -< rtl <... ::1- NAME OF CRCUT ' <U :: ed C;.0(1)......, 00 'Cd '"C.::: 'Os:: -< e- 'E () () as () () 0 OR STATON s:: P::... ::l s:: V CJ 0':::.. '" 0 '"d 0'0 rep-! S::()... () :>... s:: () v... (1) ::l""... (1) <U 0.0 o. 'Oed CJ o CJ Cii E U up:::) CJ c: '0 s:: 0 H U U '0 U PEKNG. DSTRCT: Ch 'ang p'ing-chou J 1.27 Han-ts'un Huai l'ai-hsien Huang-ts'Ull e Kuan-hsien Kupei-k'ou Miyun-hsien Pa-chou Peking, Asbury , , Southern City ,00 University 8, , " Hospital 5, , Shih hsia-chen Yangke-ch nang i Yench'il1g chou ,1 ;: Yungchillg-hsien LOa _ Total ,094.00,15, ,075.58

106 g. :2CQQ ri' ;:...::' O5.OQ r; '"d 0... n ,;... (1G :;::r. & &0 g.!! :6'.. "'-;8 1r ::: ::: 0 (t> -... (1G 8!Q () (t> (t>. W 5 g.. g...., i Ul Z Si' Ul H (')..; z > 0 tt UJ 0..., "l..., > () () Z c::: , Men E:: en' C/l 0 o "1 (t> v. v. ] aq' Women "1 ::: (j)' v. C/l Foreign Missionaries W. F. M. S. en i Native Workers W. F. M. S. en Native Ordained Preachers en...» Native Unordained Preachers... 0" Native Teachers Foreign Teachers \C...»» Other Helpers (see note)..j:>. en \C ' J>, Members \C "0\ 0\0\1»\ » 1»1» v. v...j:>.... v.... v. v...j:>...j:>.ul" 0\0\0\1» Ul... -8'...»... '0 A... Probationers Total Members and ' 0 g' '8.:::; Probationers ""-l... V. "... 0 ol»l»0gv.... o OOOUl oen V....»"Ul v. Other Adherents (see note) Adults Baptized Children Baptized Number of Universities or Colleges Number of Teachers in same Number of Students Number of Theological and Bible Training Schools Number of Teachers in same r.n >..., H r.n..., H () UJ o 2: o :r: () :r: H Z > n o Z tt :;0 tt Z n tt o :;0 \0 o ' Number of Students Numher of High Schools, Boardin Schools & Seminaries

107 :: CQQ ;:;. ;;.:. ii). ; C1,9.atl 1t::::"t'o z... ()... (11... atl=- t-i %e:s. ::l::lit ito l-i... ll ( <:l <:!OF z O... OJ >1;'<4'<4=-(.:.e(ll(1J: ( 1:1... := 0 ( en... \wi aq = 8!0 O (... (') W 5. g.. o lid t:t1 U> 0 -i () 8 Z 8 t-i Number of Teachers in same &5/ &5 Number of Pupils Number of other-efementary ::;, or Day-schools >J... Number of other ;;: -e 0 C;; C;; Day Pupils '... (Xl"" ::::... Total Under nstruction en,..,. 0 (Xl tv o'--...-=en:..:...::.eno eel...,...,.. HHH... Number of Sabbath Schools UJ 8 -j H (). 00. o. z 0,. "... V. \O.;;) v. Number of Sabbath :::icholars Q o 00 0 o en en en en, H... Number of Churches & Chapels Z..,. >J... v > Estimated Value of Churches On and Chapels Z i, Number of Halls and other m Rented Places of Worship :;d Number of Parsonages or tri Homes (see note) Z 1+. n m Estimated Value of Parsonages or Homes Value of Orphanages, Schools, Hospitals, Book Rooms, etc. (see note) Value af all Property of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society Debt on Real Estate (see note) :;d \0 o "-.l

108 S'fATSTCS OF NORTH CHNA CONFERENCE FOR 90j NAME OF CRCUT OR STATON TEN1'SN DSTRCT: bjj =l M 1.t:ld;' :s =l C,) C,)... >. M 0...;:; 0 0 ::l 0 (!)... (!) en C/)P b.o.t:l"'qj ;:l -B '0 en.t:l ::: M 0 -< 0 'El C;0f"'t ''1:l o rjl 1l,8C/) -< 0 -<.!:: ::l... '-" 0C/) <lj ::l d... rjl C/).0..::10.. o 0 to rjl '1:lC U<lJ 1-<0...t:;l. OM :'SrJl '1:lt:' -... P-i<lJ Q) to Q) C <lj "" 0 -<... '- -::l '"O C,) 0 C <lj... Q) :>- '1:l.E'1:l Q) ::l en Q) "'Oc o en C,) C,) <lj to () Q) uq) E '3... CQ C,) 0 "!!!c '0 i '0 H u '0 1 () u 1l 'ijp-i 8... Chiaoho Ch'ing-hsien Lit'an Nanp'i-hsien Taich 'eng-hsien ,95 Tientsin Wesley Chapel , , West Gate " ntermediate School 1 1,5 66,39 1, Wa;;gehia-k "ou Vangin-eh'ing Total ,4J9 4;12,004.;: , '

109 Q rn :: Pl' = Pl' = ;:q;. () :x: =0'Cl =0'Cl... e: -('O_,!.,':()-=sn 8 ::r: = :::. = = n Cl -i ttoq O'Claq() z "S. '"t h go :;; G') PJ... e. ::: tj.- e.fr.g aq tis v.1 ;:; u.>1 u.>1 PJ 8 tt W o. u.> 0\... u.> W"-l... c..n W,)"", u.>o\w""o\ u.> \0 0\\0 O\u.> c..n O\c..n..,.... t-.l c..n c..n O\u.> C.1l c.c \0 21 c..n o \0 1 :::; :::;1 t.l t-)t.)... '.O\O... c..nt.lt.l \o... "-lot.)... c..no"-lt;> c..n oocc..no... u.>", \O... c..nt;> t.l t.l... z > o l'd t:j rn 0 -j -i (') -( -( o l'd Z (') Cl..., Men Uj' "i. S! o n =... ;l1 aq Women ::1. = (\) rn Foreign Missionaries W.F.M.S. Native Workers W. F. M. S. Native Ordained Preachers Native Unordained Preachers Native Teacher!'; Foreign Teachers Other Helpers (see note) Members Probationers Total Members and Probationers Other Adherents (see note) Arlults Baptized Children Baptized Number of Universities or Colleges Number of Teachers in same Number of Students Number of Theological and Bible Training Schoo1s Number of Teachers in same Number of Students Number of High Schools, Boarding Schools & Seminaries u; H > 8 H UJ 8 H () U; o "'.r.1 2: o 8 () H Z > () o Z l:!j tr1 Z () tr1 "'.r.1 o... \Q o "-J - go '-

110 z('» :: e. e. Er. s: aq go::. s: "O '"+ ro :l S'=Jg h g.g- go. g... fr.g Jq ('l> W T 0. N.,) c;,1 V>.,).,).,).,)'-l 1.,)1.,) Ct V.>....,) 0"- (;;1 00 0"-... Ct 0 Ct t l.,)....,) O"-V.>... t-l 0" c.n 0 c.n 1 \01 t-l j Ct.,) O"-Clt\O o o Ct Ct 0 c.n... \O:,n... Ct ' ' en Z ::z:: > > z 0 g:: 8 tl q Z 00 0 C) > S' (')... Ul Z (') () c:: 8.. Number of Teachers in same Number of Students Number of otht!r Elementary 1 or Day-schools Number of other Day Pupils Total Under nstruction Number of Sabbath Schools Number of Sabbath Scholars Number of Churches & Chapels Estimated Value of Churches and Chapels Number of Halls and other Rented Places of Worship Number of Parsonages or Homes (see note) Estimated Value of Parsonages or Homes Value of Orphanages, Schools, Hospitals, Book Rooms, etc. (see note) - 6tH - Value of all Property of the \Voman's Foreign Missionary Society Debt on Real Estate (see note) rn H rn H () W o Z o () ::c H Z () o z trt trt Z () trt o :;d... \0 o

111 'STATSTCS OF NORTH CHNA CONFERENCE FOR b ) s:: Q)... ::: ],.t: '0 ;0 Cd 0 ] c; :l c; :;:j 0 Q)t> Q) 0- := H en r.ns:: s:: -5. := P::)b ) Q) s:: en 0 s:: 0 P::)rn E.,p "Cf oen Q),Er.n... Q)... Q) :=.-. NAME OF CRCUT :; := Cd C) 't:l,.t:t r.n,.t:0- Cdrn.2:l C)'u.- o. uq) Q) o... OR STATON :l c;c,e.-... := 1:lQ)... '0 Q) 0.sJ5 ro O't:l 't:l s:: _... Q)... s:: QJ 8 := rn Q) 0.0 o rn "Cf... U... "dcd ti Q) c; J 8... '3... c; c; 0 <s:: '0 '0 u '0 u '0 U SHANTUNG DSTRCT: Anchia-chuang Chining -chou Feich'eng S Ningyang Taian-fu , , Tungp'ing-chou Taian ntermediate School 2, :2, " u -----] Total ,l9 76 3, ,9.86 Hospital

112 J-1 g. e. :HaC J-1,...:: = ;;; 9 Ei" t:! fn ' t:: t:r (') 7G t::17g C1 ::t _ P" 8-:;: =: E: (p'. = z -_... N::t ::z:: Hl::th:;:'!'" C1 a' 7G 7G l-f5. > o ::t t1!'1 17G::t (J), (') P". o g. z > 0 rs: t:rj (n 0 J-1 "j > J-1 () H H 0 z () C! H Men en "j en 0 c' '"t t:! 0 Women riq' :l, t:! rn Foreign Missionaries 'V. F. M, S. 0\ t.j H Native Workers W. F. M, S, UJ Native Ordained Preachers 0-. t-) t.j... UJ... en... >-4 ative Unonlained Preachers.;;:-... V>... N en Native Teachers Foreign Teachers '" t.j t.j >-4... :-:-:--- - Other {Jelpers (see note) 001 tvh... 1\1 b 0\ " "0\ tv t..l en... V>..' em ers 0\... V> en O\en (.0, '" " \{J tv 0'\"'" 0\\0 00 Probationers ') 1 >-4 UJ t-)... '" -;:---=-=- 1---TotaT Members and '87 a'tj"::! Prohationers ;::<1-? 1\0 U; t-) O\ Other Adherents (see note) ::.tj "... 'en... O\t.JNOO 001 c \[) 00' t.) t.,) """'" HO... O t.j 0 UJ Adults Baptized Children Baptized Number of Universities or Col1eges Number of Teachers in same Number of Students 1 - Number of Theological and Bible Training Schools Number of Teachers in same Number of Students Number of Hgh Schools,... jroarding Schools & Seminaries rn...,..., > 1-4 UJ..., 1-4 n UJ o z o -i -n H Z () o z w trj Z () trj o iid \D o '-l

113 "...:: rj).-dt"41:!j. ::: g- 0- so: p;. -i Z (fj r;. t:!!? n oq t:! oq d > t:! t:!"t:!":p 1D'(r Z 0 :: pj- t:!" (1) t: l;tj d 0 (1)g.=- UJ 0,... (l) 0... [ (l) t:! (l)!'" t1 oq t:! > til (). (/'J. >-:i!? ::0 0 - t:!". H (). Z 0 d g... Number of Teachers in same v.1 v. '1 Number of Pupils 0 Number of other Elementary.. t-l ::l... v. c.n or Day-schools Number of other -8 8' Day Pupils t-l - '::;-DU: 8' 00 t-l t-l v. t-l i'->v. Total Under nstruction Number of Sabbath Schools c.n i'-> c.n 0 00 Number of Sabbath Scholars '8 o 0 o Number of Churches & Chapels tv V.... t-l t-lc.n ---, Estimated Value of Churches and Chapels - Number of Halls and other Rented Places of Worship Number of Parsonages or Homes (see note) Estimated Value of Parsonages or Homes Value of Orphanages, SChOOS'i Hospitals, Book Rooms, etc. (see note).-. Value of all Property of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society Debt on Real Estate (see note) w UJ. 8 n rn o Z o n Z > n o Z m :;0 tri Z ()!!t "l1 o... \0 o '"--l

114 STATSTCS OF NORTH CHNA CONFERENCE FOR 1907 NAME OF CRCUT OR STATON... v.) TSUNHUA DSTRCT: Fengjen-hsien Liangtzu-ho P'ingan-cheng P'o-ch'eng Shaliu-he Tiehch'ang Tsunhua. " " nter. School Yiitiell Total ' oJ r.6c C , ,537.63

115 '"dt"" t""f':lrh'> : e:o:g h,= ;'= P" :i". g.. = h riog - 0 j" rp ::l"...; ='... s=p"'n= o aq!r= s=::l"::l"1) S'.;:;!!!.g - =!" r.n g- o g.... i ) r:1<...>... 1-)<...>... -) 1:_v.1-)1-)... 1 Cn\O -)-v.'-ll-) -., -... h)... t )... Cn. A 00\0 Cn '-l "-of,... O\ \0\0\... \O -)... v V. \0... O\v. \0 0\ :':11-)1-)... t.l... -) CnCn 0\1-)1-)0\1-)... '-lcn "'... "'Cnl-) :!v.1-)... 1-)1-) \ \0,... <./' ,000' Cnu.>CJ1 =l o 1-) \... 0\ oo"-l 0\ -) <...>1....Q'? Cn,: u.>... t"" > (') : 0... t1 f!oj lid 104 (')!oj Z > 0 a:= :;d r.n...; 0 >...;... Q 0 :;d () Z -...; Men..., rn 'f rn 0 c)' = ) ciq' Women ::1. = rn Foreign Missionaries W. F. M. S. Native Workers W. F. M. S. Native Ordained Preachers Native Unordained Preachers Native Teachers Foreign Teacht'rs Other Helpers (see note) Members Probationers Total Members and Probationers Other Adherents (see note) Adults Baptized Children Baptized Number of Universities or Colleges Number of Teachers in same Number of Students Number of Theological and Bible Training Schools Number of Teachers in same Number of Students Number of High Schools, Boarding Schools & Seminaries - "Vrn :; t-1 rn t-1 (") rn o z o (") H Z > (") o z 11 :;d 11 Z (") 11 o :;d... \0 o "

116 ggg z =o 1::"" -(U) h > :: rd" :: rb ;.. tt 5" _ g: :: h 0 rb-eq 0 'j"" e 'f tl =b-=t:r'i'()= 0 rj) 0... f7c1" = it r c::..,... aq >4} e:. rb rd" = ::!"" ::: S?.., n W" 0 ;d <.> -,- <.> <.> ;:; ;:-j, " t:r n o... '" d <.>l.ltm....lt..l.... :..' l....l t.l... 0\ 0:<'>..,. ' , Number of Teachers in same Nnmber of Pupils Number of other Elementary or Day-schools Number of other Day Pupils Total Under nstruction rn...; >...; ) Number of Sabbath Schools () o V> 1.l1')t.lt.l ::t: ;:;: \O::;;: 0\ Number of Sabbath holars o 00" ooc.no Lt... ' Number of Churcht!s & Chapels > OO"" t.l.c.nt..lv> Estimated Value of Churches Z?:J?"J 9 Cft Cft 9 Cft Cft.and Chapels t.l t.l t.l V> t.l g Number of Halls and other _-'. Rented Places of Worship Z Number of Parsonages or () c:;. t.l... t.l ) )... Homes (see note) tl... 1 t..l....l... <.> t..l V Estlmated " Value of Parsonages 0 '":r1 9 P?:J '!' '!' 9 0 or Homes ' CS8 -'--, --'---- rn...; H () rn o o...; ::t: \0 Value of Orphanages, Schools, 0 Hospitals, Book Rooms, etc" " (see note) Value af all Property of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society! i S - Debt on Real Estate (see note)

117 NAME OF CRCUT OR Sl'ATON LANCHOU DSTRCT: Anke-chttang Chentze-chen Ch'ienal1-hsien Chiupei-hu Lan-chou. " t nter. School Laot'il1g-hsien Pen-ch 'eng. Total l , , , c.o , ;;8.;1

118 Sl'ATS'l'CS OF NORTH CHNA CONFERENCE FOR 907 NAME OF CRCUT OR STATON SHANHAKUAN DS1'RCT: Changli-hsiell Hospital Chienv.:i." FUllillg-hsien Kepe Shallhaikuall " ntermediate School Shihke-chuang Shihmen-chai T'ai-ying r J J

119 STATSTCS OF NORTH CHNA CONFERENCE FOR 1907 NAME OF CRCU1' OR STATON Challgli-hsiell : Hospital Chini," Funing-hsiell Kepe ! Shanhai-kuan i "ntermediate School " Shihke-chuang it;ilchai :'1-_= _J l -1 - :,Total ro i Grand Totals ,20512, ,9421 Grat1l?a:: ;i;* \,----- Decrease 1

120 1 " o 0\ a () z z o u o::r:: z -::0 u ::0 o z o r:n () -8 r:n - 8 r:n PP!d: uo sl1onnq!.luoj 'B0J. 9 - "''''0 0 0"<t"<t0... <')1 a 1000 r-:- "'! "? r-:- "? ":' ":' "? -r 00<')0\011)""'('1\0<') -00"<t1l)('-..01l)O<')... "' O (' Cf.) \O<')... \0 \0 -.,r <') a "N '" \0 <')00 11) -..; V) ::- &0< sasod.lnd..g po-r.aw.101 papn0:l ('1_ 00_ "?... rt') (' '.. e, 8,e,e,1 '8-. ll1.111d pm. \!:i c5 c5 00 r-:.. U!pnns: ;,n:l.101 ppn :l...::; :g \0 (' '" (' 8 "... " 11) "'\0 <')00 11) <') Nooc5c5ool dd 11) <')00 <') (' \0 '" <')... <') (' '"?... N "11)... (' -----=----- :po ns-ns.101 PP :l... "'!:... ('-.. N K sqnos l1o.\.us:.;., c r-:.. r-:.. N N. a a ('" 11)('1 a TTO.101 ppn0:l -.,r ('-.. ('... H N <') a 8 a 8 0 N 11) N 11) " AlPOS A.'BUO!SSH\ tl.oj P;:}0:l " " 1)u<') 0 11)11) '".;,.;,N. V: \!:i \!:i 1 (' N <') (' ('... 11)... \0 -.,r 1 1 H <').:--\O---- (Wu rls) ssupnpu ns 110 Pl'Bd unoluv. B z 0 H H (.) o (J) 0 <: z.-; g 1 ;.;!l..:::: M _ CJ,,\0 && rj) Q).:r::. $$ "Ob ) cdcd cdq) Z:::... :::.; C;; b b b. Q); E... f-4 Q) ;!l Ui::l Q),,:::: cr "C "0 ".. d... '"';' _.Q).:;: l:: ct ::: ::: ::: -.a H E a e: e: Z ::: Q)... Q):::..::::... (!) (!).a ::E,,,.a :::E] 00 (.) (.)1-1,.., " NOTE.-" Other Helpers" include Bible Readers, Colporteurs, Chapel Keepers, and wives of natives specifically employed. Under" Adherents," include Baptized Children, Catechumens, and others in attendance upon the means of grace, but not enrolled as members. Under the four items entitled "Number of Parsonages or Homes," "Value of Orphanages, Schools, Hospitals, Book Rooms, etc.," "Debt on Real Estate," "Amount Paid on Such ndebtedness," do not include any property of the Woman's Foreign issionary Society. t ncludes Peking University, ntermediate Schools, and Hospitals, not so included in 906. :

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