CONFERENCE. Rangoon, 22nd to 26th October. 1929

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1 ll' ~ I' BURMA BAPTIST MISSIONARY CONFERENCE FORTY-SECOND ANNUAL ~leeting ) Rangoon, 22nd to 26th October The Minutes of the Sessions and Reports of Conferences are printed at the expense of the A. B. F. M. S. and are for private circulation only RAN&OON: AMERICAN BAPTIST MISSIO~ PRESS}

2 OFFICIAL DIRECTORY President Rev. H. I. Marshall, D.D. Vi~e-President Rev. G. D. Josif : Rec. Secretary Rev. Lee Lewis, "Field Secretary Rev. C. E. Chaney Tellers Rev. G. E. Blackwell and Miss M. Mosier (The Field Secretary is ex-officio member of all committees.) COMMITTEES ELECTED BY CONFERENCE THE REFERENCE COMMITTEE (The Field Secretary is Secretary of" the Reference Committee.) (The.~1ission Attorney is ex-officio member of the.,referencecommittee.) " Term Expiring 1930 : Rev, W E. Wiatt, Dr. ]. McGuire, Miss M. Phillips. Term Expiring 1931 Rev. E. C. Condict, Dr. J. E. Cummings, Miss M. Beebe and Mrs. A. H. Henderson. Term Expiring 1932 Rev. M. C. Parish, Mr. H. W; Smith, Miss E. L. Adams. THE WOMAN'S COMMITTEE (Composed of the women on the Reference Co"mmittee.) LANGUAGE EXAMINING COMMITTEES Burmese: Miss M. Phillips, Rev. W "E. Wiatt and Miss Parrott. Sgaw Karen : Dr. Marshall, Rev. Harris and Dr. Nichols. Pwo Karen: Miss Pound, Rev. C. L. Conrad and S'ra Toe Khut. Kachin: Rev. G. A. Sword and Rev.N. E. Woodbury and Saya M. Robin. Shan: Dr. A. H. Henderson,.Mrs. H. W. Mix, Dr. Gibbens and Dr. G. S. Seagrave. " Talaing: Rev. R. Halliday. : Telugu: Mrs. E. N. Harris and Rev. Satiya. : Tamil: Rev. Aaron and Mr. Y. Judson. Chin: Rev. J. H. Cope and Rev. E. C. Condict. Lahu: Rev. J. H~ Telford, Saya Po Tun and Saya Chit Swe. PRESS ADVISORY BOARD Term Expiring 1930: Rey. G. D. Josif. 1931: 1932: Dr. E. B. Roach. Dr'. H. I. Marshall. " " " "

3 MINUTES OF THE BURMA BAPTIST MISSIONARY CONFERENCE BRAYTON CHAPEL, RANGOON October 22-26, 1929 TUESDAY October 22nd, 1929 EVENING SESSION The Annual Social Evening of Conference was held on the lawn near Brayton Hall. It was an informal get-together so that one could meet old friends and form new friendships. WEDNESDAY, October 23rd, 1929 MORNING SESSION Jesus calls us; o'er the tumult Of our life's wild, restless sea, Day by day his sweet voice soundeth, Saying, 'Christian, follow me.' Thus sang five score members of the Conference at the beginning of the morning session. President Jury followed with a petition that God would make the sessions worthwhile and three days of business, and devotionals and special papers began. Miss L. B. Bonney was chosen Assistant Secretary. VOTED: The Minutes of 1928 be approv~d after the small correction as noted by Mr. Wiatt has been made. Mr. Wiatt said that he did not make the amendment that both the Field Secretary and Mission Attorney should be exofficio members of the Reference Committee without vote because the Field Secretary was already a member. VOTED: That the Agenda as printed, with the addition that the five minutes before the devotional periods be used by the Music Committee as they see fit, be adopted. VOTED: That the ballots for Conference officers and committees be closed at 12 noon on Thursday. ' VOTED: That the following constitute the Business Committee: The Secretary, Dr. Marshall, ~1r. Parish, Miss Hesseltine and Mr. Woodbury. Under correspondence, the secretary read a telegram from Mr. Dyer telling of the success of the Gospel Team in India, assuring us of their prayers for Conference and requesting prayer

4 4 for them in their work. From the floor names were suggested of those to whom telegrams or letters of greeting were to be sent from.conference. VOTED: That the matter of names of those to whom greetings should be sent be referred to the Business Committee wi th power to act.. Miss Hastings asked that it be made clear whether a member of Conference who proposes going on furlough during the year can be elected to the office of Field Secretary. Some thought that since F' had been placed beside Mr. Chaney'S name that he was ineligible. (' F; means furlough is intended to be taken during the year). Dr. Henderson suggested that the procedure of Reference Committee be followed, namely that if there were a vacancy they would fill the vacancy until the next election. It was stated that the' F' beside a name on the List of Missionaries, did not indicate that a person was ineligible. Mr. Chaney rose to say that if the.matter was going to be discussed he wished to withdraw, but would make a statement before he left. He said that he felt that the right procedure woul9. be to elect a new Field Secretary and let the future take care of itself. That after their return from furlough, the personal preference of himself and Mrs. Chaney was for station work. Mr. and Mrs. Chaney then withdrew. VOTED: That we go into a Committee of the Whole to consider the previous subject. (J osif-tilbe.) On motion of Drs. Wiatt-Henderson, it was VOTED: That in case Mr. Chaney is re-elected as Field Secretary, 'that we instruct the Reference Committee to make some arrangement to carry on the work of the office until the next election. Mr. Wiatt stated that this matter was to be brought before the Conference later by the Committee on the Revision of the Constitution. VOTED: That Messrs. Klein, Streeter, Geis and Henderson answer Dr. Robbins' letter and the letter from the 1928 Deputation. VOTED: That Misses Thayer, Hughes and Beebe be the committee to answer the letter from the Woman's Board. VOTED: That any matters of business arising out of the Board's letters should be referred to the Business Committee. Then the letter from Dr. Robbins was read. It is printed on page 19. Miss Sandberg's letter to the Conference was read by the secretary and is printed on page 25.

5 5 The following CORRESPONDENTS TO PERIODICALS were elected:- The News, Rangoon Times, Rangoon Gazette, The Baptist, l11issions, Watchman-Examiner, Baptist Alissionary Review, Miss L. B. Hughes. Rev. M. L. Streeter. Mrs. H. W. Smith. Dr. J. E. Cummings. Miss M. A. Beebe. Mrs. W E. Wiatt. Mrs. E. N. Harris. The following new missionaries were introduced: Miss Margaret V\Tiatt, Miss Rebecca Anderson, Mrs. Woodbury, Mr. Whitt, Miss Inez Crain and Miss Fortna. President Jury for the Conference gave them a most hearty welcome, mentioning the fellowship of the Burma missionary family as of great value and bidding them feel at home in our Conference. The Language Examining Committees were then appointed as printed on the inside front cover of the Minutes. The Press Manuscripts Committees as appointed are to be found on the inside back cover. Under Old Business Dr.,Wiatt presented his motion to amend the Constitution as presented last year, namely that the Field Secretary be the Corresponding Secretary of the Burma Baptist Missionary Conference. There was thought to be enough work for. two secretaries. The new officer was to send home to the Boards the Minutes of Conference with a covering letter explaining special matters. VOTED: That the Field Secretary be the Corresponding Secretary of the Burma Baptist Missionary Conference. VOTED: That the proposed amendment regarding geographical distribution of Reference Committee membership be referred to the Committee on the Revision of the Constitution for insertion in the revision to be proposed later. The Secretary reported that the Committee on the Revision of the Constitution was not ready to report. VOTED: That this report be made the order of business at 8 o'clock Thursday morning. The report of the Committee on the Method of Nominating and Confirming the missionary members of the Joint Committee' was brought up and 'it ~s decided that this should be considered when the report on Devolution was taken up. The Report on Devolution, which had previously been circulated to the whole Mission was brought up by Dr. Wiatt. Some minor corrections were made. Concerning the manner of electing missionary members there was a division of opinion.

6 6 Mr. Parish moved that the missionary members of the Joint Committee should be nominated and elected in the same way as the Reference Committee members are. No second. Mr. Wiatt moved that the members be nominated by a committee at Conference time and elected by the Conference in session. Seconded but lost when put to a vote. Mr. Pagsh put his motion again; it was seconded this time, put to a vote and lost by 29 votes for and 32 against. Article III was accepted as read. After all notices had been given, a hymn was sung, after which Mr. Hinton rendered, "Open the, Gates of the Temple." The first of a series of three devotional talks bv the Rev. W. G. Evans was given now on the subject of "The Missing Christ," Luke 2 : After recounting the historical background, he said in part, " There is something pathetic in the sight of people keeping up appearances on a sman and inadequate income. It is saddening to meet people who have known better days, but it is positively tragic to see Christians seeking to keep up spiritual appearances,,,hile they are suffering from an impoverishment of spiritual income. They have lost touch somehow, somewhere, yet go blindly along unconcerned, supposing Him to be in their company. They had not seen Him for a whole day and yet, despite that fact, they went on supposing. There is hardly a greater danger into which we may fall. Have we missionaries seen the Lord to-dav? Have we spoken to Him? Has He spoken to us? Ha\'e we been with Him, or are we supposillg that He is with us?" (The full talk will be printed in "The Baptist lvlissionary Review.") WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON After the opening hymn, Dr. Henderson led in prayer and Mr. E. A. Annett, Secretary of the India Sunday School Union spoke on Religious Education. He cited the book of Rev. Moody of Formosa "The Early Christian Church and the Mission Churches To-day," which was written on the thesis that a slump in teaching in the early church left it a prey to Rome. After Polycarp the inherent weakness was that the central message was lacking. Same thing happening in China and India to-day. A Christian experience, though important is not enough. An adequate curricula, adequate. training of teachers and adequate work are also necessary. The fascinated child becomes the fine Christian. If you cannot interest you cannot save'. Bad habits

7 of worship begin in childhood. vve must improve our Sunday School teaching. The subject of the three papers was "The Evangelistic Situation Among Our Churches." Rev. Rogers gave us a bird'seye view of the evangelistic condition among the Burmese churches. It was a compilation of the answers to a questionaire he had sent out. These three papers we hope to print in "The Baptist Missionary Review." "Among the Karen Churches" was presented by Rev. Weeks in which he have a carefully tabulated statement of the number of members in 1900 and 1928 with the percentage of increase and the number of years it would take to double the membership at that rate. Answers to his fine questionarie were freely used. An effort was made to have a Kachin group as well but did not materialize so that under "Other Groups", we had Shans, Kachins, Chins, Chinese, Indians and others, presented by Mr. Woodbury. It was too unwieldly a collection to handle satisfactorily, but we learned some remarkable facts about the work. After a few questions were asked and answered on the above papers Miss Teele led our thoughts on the subject of "The Romance of Christian Missions," quoting Stanley Jones as saying, 'The glamour period is gone. I am going back to India not to romance but to reality.' "I hold this treasure in an earthen vessel," (2 Cor. 4:7) was the text and the speaker said that we have this power in our lives and we are able therefore to use this to transform other lives. Romance grows as the years go by to us. As we keep this earthen vessel fit for the Master's use, romance grows and becomes more glorious to us. The Conference Sermon was preached by Rev. E. C. Condict on "The Great Neglected Fundamental," from John 13 :34, " A.. new commandment I give unto you that ye love one another." It was a very moving discourse on the law of love. A strong appeal was made to put Jesus' Way of Love into daily life. 7 THURSDAY MORNING After a hymn and prayer, the report of the Committee on Revision of the Constitution was taken up. Since the Joint Committees would necessitate some change in the Constitution next year, it was thought by the committee that a report of progress should be made this year only, and the coming changes incorporated in the new revision next year. On motion of Dr. Tilhe, however, Conference voted to take it up this year and it was

8 8 VOTED: That we lay the report on the table and ask that the Mission Press print it at once so that it might be taken up at a later session. Conference then considered the Toint Committee Constitution.. "The Misunderstood Christ" was the subject of l\1r. Evans' fervid address, taken from the 14th chapter of John's Gospel, the 9th verse, " Jes us said, unto him, Have I been so. long a time with you, and yet dost thou not known me, Philip? " These words give us a glimpse into the pained and loving heart of our Lord. It reveals the depth and patience of a clinging love. \Ve read of Jesus that, " They understood not his sayings." He was misunderstood by his own countrymen; by his enemies; by his friends; by his relatives; by his disciples. The disciples were acquainted with him-they had opportunities, but they were ignorant ;-impulsive Peter, ignoble Judas, imperfect John, incredulous Thomas, indiscreet Phillip. The hindrances to knowing him are many. Self-centeredness among others. "It is not wilful sin that risks the heavenly rest, The better sometimes is the foe that robs us of the best." THURSDAY AFTERNOON The three Groups met in different places to discuss the separate papers of the day before and to gather Findings. Dr. Cummings was the chairman of the Burmese, Dr. MarshaH of the Karen group and Mr. Geis of the 'Others' Group. These groups were well attended, lively discussion was provoked and an attempt made to focus attention on our major work-evangelism. Each group had its own devotional service in the place it was meeting led by the following persons:- Burmese group, Karen group, Others group Mr. Fletcher. Mr. Sutton. Mr. Geis. Adjournment took place at four o'clock and the members of Conference went to the University Estate, Judson College by private cars and busses where tea was served in the spacious dining room to over one hundred missionaries. Later the new college site was explored, the various residences, dormitories and the proposed site of the new Judson College Chapel seen so that all had a picture to take back to the mofussil of the splendid new situation. A very pleasant and informal time was had by all.

9 9 THURSDAY EVENING A strange silence filled the air as the President, Mr. Chaney, Dr. C. A. Nichols and Dr. Cummings sat on the platform for a meeting announced as the Judson College Chapel meeting. After a hymn led by Mr. Hinton, Dr. Nichols led in prayer after which Dr. Cummings began to speak about the man who had just prayed. For this was the Recognition Service, commemorating fifty splendid years of Dr. Nichols' service in Burma. The anniversary date, is December 3rd. Concerning his preparation and equipment for the large Bassein Sgaw Karen field, Dr. Cummings said he had been born in a New England village, had been taught thrift on a farm, had taught ih a Ladies' Seminary, had been church organist, managed a boarding club of which Charles E. Hughes was then a member and told how he had later found his mate for life. She was graceful, cultivated and wise, her father and Elihu Root's father being cousins. He inherited in the work at Bassein a well-established mission, a notable building of one hundred posts, eighty, churches and eight thousand members. The same problems were present then as now. The main one had a different name. It was not called devolution but emancipation. He used the newest methods for he was one of the first to use a camera, to have a printing press, to use steam for cooking, to have an electric plant, to have an iron steam launch, to develop endowments among the Karens. A great statesman said of Agra, (I found Agra a city of sandstone. I have left it a city of marble.' So Dr. Nichols had found the Bassein compound one of wood and had left it a compound of brick. The greatest development in the Bassein Sgaw work came after Dr. Nichols had reached his sixty-fifth birthday. Then a silver loving cup was presented to Dr. Nichols by Dr. Cummings on behalf of the Missionary Conference. It was a tender moment for all and one to be long remembered. These two stronghearts of the Mission,standing beside each other, as they had loved and worked together all these years. In reply Dr. Nichols characteristically said that one thing Dr. Cummings had forgotten to mention was his love for him through all these years. The people of this land had been loving and 'loyal. His fifty years of service will end on December 3rd, God had given him faith, health and friends, and in closing, said, "I hope He will bless you all as He has blessed and led me through all these years." Turning to the Judson College' Chapel project Chairman Jury made a strong. plea for an adequate and representative house of worship. One that would stand for the ideals which

10 10 we as a Mission stood for. \Ve want a meeting-house which represents the ministry of music. We can have congregational singing here as in Wales. We need a pipe organ to lead the music. We need a chapel which will express adequately the ministry of worshipful beauty. As a soldier I stepped into beautiful Exeter Cathedral and realized it was a place of worship. We want the new chapel to be in itself an act of worship. Hence the giving to it should be an act of worship as well. We want it consecrated to the religious life of our land. These are our ideals and your ideals. Let us materialize them in a beautiful and suitable building. Mr. Chaney, as manager of the ChapeJ Fund urged the Conference members to make the building of the chapel a spiritual enterprise. He pointed out the charts 011 the 'walls telling of the present gifts, pledges and amounts yet required to complete Burma's share of the fund. The finances were briefly reviewed and a strong plea made to carry on to completion. Out of this arose the liveliest discussion of Conference. It centered around the thought of, "\Vhere shall the organ and choir be located in the new Chapel?" Prof. Gates on being given time to present the subject said that the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of Judson College voted that it was to be somewhere in the front of the chapel, but that the faculty was divided on the subject. Many of the faculty including himsejf and Acting President Jury want it somewhere in the rear. Distractions incidental with having a group of young men and women in full view of the audience, often took the attention of the worshippers from the preacher. Many churches were putting the organ and choir in the rear, facing the minister. Prof. Gates besides being an organist and choir leader himself has made a long study of the subject. Dr. Wiatt made an equally strong plea for the other side and still others spoke but the time was getting late. Others wanted to speak. It was brought out that Prof. Gates had presented a long letter to the Board of Trustees and they had voted overwhelmingly in favor of the forward place. But many thought that this perhaps might be the end of the matter. All were united in this glorious thought that wherever the position of the organ and choir all wanted the new chapel to make the Invisible spiritually visible to spiritual seekers. This lead us in closing to sing, Lord, speak to me, that I may speak, In living echoes of Thy tone; As Thou hast sought, so let me seek Thy erring children lost and lone.

11 11 FRIDAY MORNING First part of the morning business was taken up with amending the Constitution of the Joint Committee, the main point being whether the Joint Committee should have advisory powers merely or whether it should have executive powers. The latter view won the day. Dr. Wiatt moved and 1\1r. Josif seconded and it was VOTED: That the report of the Committee on the Constitution of the Joint Committee be adopted. The completed paper is. printed on page 94. On motion of Mr. Evans it was VOTED: That the Conference collection taken after the Conference Sermon, amounting to Rs be given to the Ma Ohn Baptist Orphanage, Moulmein. The Karen Joint Committee was authorized to carryon provisionally under the proposed constitution until the matter could be voted upon next year. The following communication from the Karen Convention may explain the above action: RESOLUTIONS From the Karen Baptist Convention To the Burma Baptist Missionary Conference, Tharrawaddy, I8th October, I RESOLVED: That the Constitution of the Joint Committee be printed in all Karen papers for the benefit of the Karens for consideration. Meantime the Committee will continue their work as usual. 2. RESOLVED: That the second language be the Karen in all Karen schools and that the following committee members are appointed to arrange it:- Thra San Ba, B.A., B.D. Thra J. Kan Gyi, M.A. James Tapa,- M.A., B.L. Thra San Baw, K.I.H. Thra Toe Khut, l11aubin. Saw Tha Din, insein. Thra Hla Gyaw, B.A. U Ba Kin, B.A. Thra Benjamin, Tharrawaddy. Thra Joseph PaV\rmlaw. Thra Tun RIa Yai, N yaunglebin. Thra Po Gyaw, Secretary, The Karen Baptist Convention. October, 23rd, I929.

12 12 The report of the Tellers was given: President, Vice-President, Recording Secretary, C orr. Secretary, Field Secretary, OFFICERS FOR L~fembers Rev. H. I. Marshall, D.D. Rev. G. D. J osif, M.A. Rev. Lee Lewis. The Field Secretary. Rev. C. E. Chaney. of Reference Committee Rev. M. C. Parish, H. W. Smith, Miss E. L. Adams. Press Advisory B oard* Rev. H.. I. Marshall, D.D. * Rev. W. E. Wiatt was elected but resigned. The Report of the Readjustment Committee was read by Dr. Marshall although members were familiar with it beforehand as it had been circulated to all. It was read by sections and discussed. See page 41. After reading the section on H School \\lork," Mr. Woodbury asked for permission to bring up the matter of the petition regarding the Bhamo School. Permission was granted and the petition was read by the Field Secretary. After discussion, Mr. Woodbury moved that Conference instruct the Referen.ce Committee to designate Mr. and Mrs. Spring to the Shan-Burman work, Bhamo, upon their return from furlough. It was suggested that it might not be wise to tie so completely the hands of the Ref~rence Committee in case a greater need should arise. Dr. Tilbe moved an amendment, Dr. Henderson seconded it and it was VOTED: The Conference instruct the Reference Committee to give the most favorable consideration possible to the designation of Mr. and Mrs. Spring to the Shan-Burman work, Bhamo upon their return from furlough. Under the heading "FIELD WORK" it was VOTED: That we add the words, "It being understood that the missionary is free to use the money in the way suggested in Dr. Marshall's minority report if he so desires." Page 46.

13 13 The chairman asked leave to bring in a resolution concerning the matter introduced by Prof. Gates the night before. There being no objection; Mr. Chaney proposed and Mr. Wiatt seconded and it was VOTED: That the Conference requests the Board of Trustees of Judson College to seek through the Board at home expert advice concerning the placing of the organ and choir in the new Chapel at Kokine, and pending their reply no instructions be issued to the architect. The Report of the Evangelistic Committee was read by Mr. Rogers and accepted by the Conference. It is printed on page 81. Taking the subject, "The Message of Christ," the third in a series which Mr. Evans gave, he spoke on the verse, "Launch out into the deep and let down your nets." These two passages of Scripture, Luke 5: 6-7 and John 21: 6 give us a very vivid picture ot the work of the disciples, first under human leadership, which was a failure and then under divine leadership, which was a wonderful success. The empty nets proved the Master's opportunity. Sometimes the Master blesses more through a disappointment, than through a triumph. He never compels us to go back upon the consciousness and confession of failure except it be to give us a great success. Their failure had been spread through long, dark, weary hours but success came within a few moments. "Y e are my friends if ye do whatsoever I command you." FRIDAY AFTERNOON According to the pre-arranged program the Findings of the three Groups were to be read. The first one read was the Karen Findings, which Dr. Marshall read. Mr. Wiatt moved and Miss Hughes seconded its adoption. I t is printed on page 51. Dr. Cummings read the Findings of the Burmese Group. It, was adopted and is printed on page 49. Mr. Geis read the Report for the Other Races and it was adopted as printed on page 53. Dr. Henderson said that too much had been said about the great difficulty of winning the Shans and that they had been thought of as a bigoted people. This had not proved true in his own experience. They had been won whenever they had been worked for, b1,1t the trouble had been that there has been little long, consistent work among them. At Kengtung twenty have been won. Wherever the work has been pressed they will come in. Mr. Geis told of the willingness of the Kachins to receive missionaries and 'preachers now. In tbe Hukawng Valley and ~

14 14 Triangle they need workers to go in now. The time is ripe for a mighty advance among the Kachins. We should open a new field to the north of Myitkyina. A motion of Mr. Chartrand was read by the secretary and after discussion it WflS VOTED: That next year we request the Committee of Arrangements to arrange for two days of meetings of. missionaries with leaders of Burmese thought to discuss methods of more effective evangelism. The time of these meetings is to be left to the Committee of Arrangements. &( Clay in the Potter's Hands" was the subject of Mrs. Sowards' devotional talk. She told of going to see a Burmese potter shaping the clay with his hands. She stood fascinated as she saw the vessel grow in the potter' hands. But she could not tell what kind of a vessel it would be until it was completed. Jeremiah, the prophet saw that God was moulding the nations. We are made anew from things that come from clay. '/lie are as clay in the Master Potter's hands. Just a tum of the finger and a different shape is given the vessel. Let us prayerfully sing Have Thine own way, Lord, Have Thine own way. Thou art the Potter; I am the clay. Mould me and make me, after Thy will, 'Vhile I am waiting, yielded and still. FRIDAY EVENING After a hymn which all sang, and a prayer Dr. McGuire read the report of the Obituaries Committee. What memories were awakened and new resolves made as the six who had been called for higher service were recalled. They were: Miss Mary S. W. Ranney, Mrs. Jennie Wayte Phinney, Mrs. Mary E. Jameson, Albert Erghott, Mr. M. A. Raymond, Rev. ala Hanson, Litt. D. For the full report, please see page 88. The consideration of the Report of the Adjustment Committee was considered when it was VOTED: That the Report of the Readjustment Committee as amended be adopted. It is printed on page 41.

15 15 The Constitution and By-Laws of the Conference was next taken up item by item and worked over until all were satisfied. See page 100. It was then VOTED: To adopt the Constitution as revised. Dr. Wiatt then resigned from the Press Advisory Board, stating that there was no Karen missionary on it. He nominated Dr. Marshall and Conference elected him to the Press Advisory Board. Concerning Item No. 6 on the Agenda regarding the: payment of fare on coastwise steamers Mr. Heptonstall moved and it was V011ED: To pay first class fares of missionaries travelting to and from Conference on coastwise steamers. The following By-Law was adopted at this time and has been embodied in the Constitution and By-Laws as revised. (q.v.) APPEALS : We accept it as a principle that an appeal may be made by a national or nationals through the Reference Committee to the Board of Managers, against any action with which dissatisfaction is felt. Adjourned at p.m. SATURDAY MORNING Since,the business was not finished it was voted to meet and finish business on Saturday morning. After the opening hymn and prayer business was conducted. After discussion it was VOTED: That we instruct the Field Secretary to reply to the Thazi School that we- do not see sufficient reason for violating the Conference rule regarding grants to out-station schools. Discussion followed. Miss B. E. Davis called attention to the fact that she had been able to manage the finances of the Thazi School and requested a change in the action of Conference last year. The ruling of last year reads, (Minutes, page 10.) '~That we allow the Thazi school to continue so long as it does not draw on us for mission appropriation either directly or indirectly." Miss Davis asked the last word t( indirectly" be omitted and the sentence reworded to read, "That we allow the Thazi school to continue so long. as it does not draw on us for mission appropriations directly. "

16 16 This was so VOTED. VOTED: That MAYMYO be recognized as a combined Burmese-English station, with the understanding that the sum contributed by the M~ymyo English Baptist church towards the salary of the missionary pastor be credited to the Evangelistic account of the field. With reference to the application of indigenous workers for leave on full pay, it was VOTED: That a committee be appointed to consider the matter of leave for indigenous workers on full pay and to bring in recommendations to next Conference. The Chair appointed the following persons, Mr. H. \V. Smith, Miss B. E. Davis, Mr. Parish, Mr. \Veeks and Mr. Josif. The interesting report of the Education Committee was read by Mr. Josif and later its adoption was VOTED. It is printed on page 82.. The Property Comnv.ttee report was presented by Mr. \Veeks and Conference VOTED its adoption. It is printed on page 87 The Publicity Report was made by Mr. Lewis, after which it was formally adopted. It is printed on page 85. After discussion concerning adequate uninterrupted time for language study, it was VOTED: That we instruct the Reference Committee to carry out, beginning with this year, the Conference rule regarding the study of the language for six months outside the station f~r new appointees, except in cases where the Reference Committee can be assured that the new missionary will be given sufficient time for study in the station; the Chairman of the Language Committee c~mcerned to see that this is carried out. Mr. Lewis gave notice of an amendment to the Conference Constitution which he proposes to present next year; That all missionaries in station work, either evangelistic or educational, except those in Judson College, cannot be members of the Conference until they have passed the first language examination. VOTED: That Mr. Chartrand's request concerning the forming of a Burmese language class for study during the hot season be referred to the Chairman of the Burmese language examining committee. Dr. Marshall moved and it was VOTED: That. the. reports of Institutions listed under Section V on the Agenda be accepted fot printing in the Minutes without being read.

17 17 Anyone who has used the Guest House in the last three years knows that many improvements and additions to its comfort have been supplied. It was only fitting that after Mrs. Chaney had presented the Guest House Report that the Conference with a standing vote express its thanks to Mrs. Chaney in the following resolution:- That we, as a Conference, recognize the splendid service rendered to the Mission by Mrs. Chaney as Superintendent of the Guest House, Rangoon, and that we express our heartiest thanks to her for her faithful and careful supervision of the work and attention to the comfort and needs of those using the Guest House. The Guest House report is printed on page 78. The Field Secretary read a few paragraphs from his annual report. After which it was VOTED: That the Field Secretary's Annual Report be accepted and printed in the Minutes. See page 28. VOTED: In view of the fact that Mr. Chaney had served the :\;Iission so industriously and acceptably for five years as Field Secretary, bearing the burdens of individual stations and missionaries as well as the general mission work, keeping the wheels of this large, growing and complicated Mission smoothly running~ we hereby as a Mission Conference in Conference assembled express our heartfelt gratitude to him for his innumerable services to us, by RISING TO OUR FEET. Everyone arose. Mr. Lewis, the proposer of this motion, then asked that Dr. Marshall express our gratitude to God for his guidance through these years and especially for the manner in which God had blessed Mr. Chaney during these five years, praying that the coming furlough would bring him and his wife the necessary rest and recreation. -.Mr. Parish then proposed a vote of thanks and it was unanimously VOTED: That we have had three days and a half of hard work and the entertainment we have received at the hands and tables of our hostesses has helped very much to increase our efficiency. Mr. Jury as Chairman has materially helped forward the work of Conference by his attention to business, as have also the Secretaries. We are also very greatly indebted to Miss Peterson for the use of this building (Brayton Hall) and her interest in seeing that it has been in condition for our use. Therefore we give a very hearty vote of thanks to each of these for what he or she has done to make this Conference enjoyable and profitable.

18 18 Passed by a standing vote. The By-Laws were temporarily suspended in order to deal with Mr. Josif's motion that the Reference Committee be the Committee on Comity. Accordingly it was VOTED: That the Reference Committee from now on be the Committee on Comity. VOTED: That the report of the Comity Committee be adopted. It is printed on page 86. The; letter from Conference to Dr. Robbins and the Board of :h1:anagers of the A. B. F. M. S. was read by :h1:r. Klein and Mr. Dudley moved that it be the reply of Conference. It was subsequently VOTED. It is printed on page 22. The reply to the letter of Miss Sandburg's and the "'oman's BoaI'd was read by Miss Beebe. I t was adopted as the reply of Conference and is printed on page 26. VOTED: That we accept the Secretary's Annual Financial Report. INCOME Rs. A. P. Cash on hand Received from dues Received from Mrs. Chaney Received collection 25th October, Total EXPENDITURE Rs. A. P. Paid for printing Paid for stamps, registration Paid for travel, two meetings in 1928, one For defraying chapel expenses Paid one cable to New York' Paid telegrams Cash on hand Total Checked items and compared with vouchers and find the cash balance as shown, viz., Rs th October~ I929. Sd. R. HALLIDAY.

19 19 Nominations for the Burmese and Karen Joint Committees were presented by the Reference Committee. Dr. Wiatt moved that we suspend the By-La ws rgarding the election of these members which states that at least twenty-four hours must elapse between nomination and election. This was passed and the following elected by ballot:- Burmese Joint Committee Dr. Wiatt, 3 year term, or term expires Dr. Cummings, " " " Mr. Josif, " " " " " Karen Joint Committee Dr. Marshall, 3 year term, or term expires Mr. Seagrave, 2" " "" " Mr. Weeks, 1"""" " Dr. Marshall, the incoming President read the committees for the new year. They are printed on the inside back cover. l\1r. Chaney inquired whether any of the schools which were l'equested to return Rs. 1,200 to the Reference Committee were intending doing so. Mr. Josif explained why Cushing High School was unable to do so this year. Mr. Dudley explained the situation with regard to Kelly High School, Mandalay. It was understood that the Reference Committee is empowered to forward the new Constitutions of the Joint Committees to the Board of Managers after it has been referred back to the two Indigenous Conferences with, our slight changes and additions. I Dr. Marshall moved we adjourn after a period of devotion. After we had sung the hymn, "Lord, speak to me," several prayed and Mr. Chaney led in the closing prayer. AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY To the Members of the Burma l\1ission: New York, N.Y., August 13, I t is with a very real and personal pleasure that I send you once more the greetings of the Board of Managers as you gather in your Annual Conference, for as I live over again the weeks that I spent with you last year, the Burma Conference has a very vivid and warm place in my memory. We certainly enjoyed the days spent with you in Conference in Rangoon, at Tavoy, and with so many of you in your

20 20 homes and on your fields. There was so much to see and so much to learn in regard to the life of the people of Burma, and the social, national, and religious movements taking place in the Province, that in the interests of securing the greatest benefit of my visit with you, I could have wished to begin the visit again just as I concluded that all too short period with you. In the Conference last year we tried to think through, honestly and clearly, some of the most pressing and vita) problems in' connection with the 'widespread and important work that you are doing. The problems growing out of the changing conditions and the continual growth and progress of this work are increasingly difficult and perplexing; they call for vigorous and unselfish thinking, for the broadest sympathy, for endless patience, and for a Christlike faith in our fellowmen. Thinking of your work leads me to adapt one of Edmund Burke's striking sentences in regard to India: "Magnanimity in lj1i'ssion policy is not seldom the truest wisdom, and a great Kingdom task and little minds go ill together. We ought to elevate our mind to the greatness of that trust to which the order of Providence has called us." My letter at this time will be comparatively brief, as I have sent to every member of the Mission the Deputation's Report on Burma recently presented to the Board of Managers. I am sure that the members of the Mission will be interested in this Report, and as the Report considers some of the problems that you as a Conference are now studying, it is possible that it would be wise to consider parts of the Report in this session of your Mission Conference. 11here is one matter about which I wish to write: As you know, the Northern Baptist Convention is this year placing special emphasis on evangelism. I am sure that we can depend upon the Burma Mi'ssion and all our missionaries to enter most heartily into the Denominational plans for world... wide evangelism. This is a matter in which I am particularly interested, and while I was in Burma, I had a.number of most interesting conferences, both with the group at Maymyo and with individual missionaries, on this vital matter of evangelism, which is so important in all our missionary work. At Maymyo our conference considered evangelism especially as related to the Burman work, and that conference brought out the following facts: 1. It is clear that we cannot expect the church or our fellow Christians in Burma to be evangelistic unless we missionaries are ourselves real leaders in '. evailge-

21 21 Iism. Every missionary must have the evangelistic spirit and passion, and we certainly need more missionary families for station evangelistic work in Burma. 2. It is also clear that a church that is not evangelistic in purpose and practice cannot have the driving power that will overcome the inertia, downpull and opposition of a secular or non-christian civilization. 3. The heart of our message is the Evangel-the good news of redemptive love. To be true to ourselves and our deepest missionary purpose, we must keep continually before us the fact that unless by our daily life and our personal testimony we are bringing some man or woman, boyar girl, into direct personal relationship with Jesus Christ, we are not measuring up to our full opportunity and responsibility as foreign missionaries. 4. It was further brought out in that conference that no one could be a really effecti ve evangelist unless he himself had a deep and trne reverence for personality. Any individual who rides roughshod over others-be thev coolies or rick.,haw men, servants, box-wallas, priests or merchants-will be most seriously handicapped as an effective evangelist. Love and the sympathetic understandin~ of men and women of all classes, races, and creeds is necessary to this most brotherly service. This conference also brought out the necessity for the evangelist's understanding some -of the causes that were keeping the people of Burma from accepting Christianity. The following were enumerated as some of these causes: 1. Very little feeling Qn the part of the people of spiritua.l or moral need. 2. Opposition of friends and relatives. 3. The hold on the people of time-honored customs and of the philosophy of Buddhism. 4. The position, held by many of the people of Burma, that there is not any great or real difference between Buddhism and Christianity. They say, "One religion is as good as another. " 5. Our own failure to live the Christ life. At one of the meetings of the World Student Christian Fed.eration, a representive from India made the following sobering statement: "\Vhen Christianity first came to India, the non Christians said 'Christianity is not true.' They

22 '22 have had to abandon that position because of the evidences of the Christian faith. "Then the second line of attack was, 'Christianity is not ne\\:,' and they tried to parallel from their own sacred books what is found in the Bible; but that position has been in the main abandoned because there is no one like Christ in the Hindu sacred scriptures. " Now the line of attack is this: Christianity is not you, Christianity is not you. ~, To be a successful evangelist, as to be a worthy missionary, calls for a high and noble stan dard of life, As we face our part in the task of world-wide evangelism, it is well to remember that social and religious reconstruction in any permanent way depends, in the last analysis, upon a small group. The greatest evil and the greatest good in the world are the work of comparatively small groups. Which is to prevail? We believe that in the religion of Jesus Christ there are available divine resources that make possible the energy, initiative, poise, purpose, courage, insight, vision. and power that will enable the good to prevail, and in this belief, we face our problems together with hopeful confidence and high faith. Very sincerely yours, J. C. Robbins, Foreign Secretary. IN SESSION Rangoon, BUr1na, October 25, I929 Rev. J. C. Robbins, D.D. Foreign Secretary, A.B.F.M.S. 276 Fifth Ayenue, New York, N. Y., U.S.A. Dear Dr", Robbins, At this Conference meeting memories of that personal touch which you brought last year are recalled and thus it is with warm feelings of personal regard that we reply to your letter to Conference, Last year, you and the members of

23 23 the Deputation helped lift us to mountain top experiences from which we received courage and inspiration to face our hopeful tasks. This year we have undertaken a more thorough investigation of the present conditions. We hurriedly reviewed the past. We took stock of the present. We scanned the future. This was no small task. The Conference programme was built around the subject of evangelism. This always must be the dominant note and goal of every form of work. The challenge to more evangelism has been accepted. Not that,\ve have been lacking, but that more emphasis might be given to that major aim of the Mission work. The papers presented sought to reveal the evangelistic situation within each racial group. In the Karen and Burman work, it is certain that much more effective work could be done, if the Seminary trained missionaries could be relea:sed from the necessity of conducting schools. Only by doing this will we be able to extend the work of evangelism. While we were made thankful to God for successes in our work, we are the more determined that the gaps in the line must be closed, and the weakened parts strengthened, by utilizing all our resources. These papers clearly showed large sections of the Burma field still unworked but increasingly responsive and open to the Gospel. Our task is not finished, far from that. Just an example or two will suffice to bear in this point upon you. There is a growing responsiveness in the Pwo Karen groups and among the Karens one Pwo Karen group 'shows the best evangelistic results. Among the Kachins, there is a unity of feeling that resulted in the Kachins sending fourteen representatives to explore the Triangle region. The practical outcome will be that the Kachin Convention will locate and support a family there for permanent work. The Committee of Evangelism functioned in keeping the subject before us. New and practical methods were discussed before nearly all the district wofkers' Conferences. Through this committee came the call of our sister Mission across the Bay to send Mr. Dyer and his Gospel Team to demonstrate their methods at large centers in the Indian field. We pray God to bless this answer to the call from " Macedonia" where language and environment are so different. It was a real adventure indeed, but we felt that we could not deny our brethren a share of what we have found so helpful in our own Mission. In answer to the Report of the Deputation of last year we wish to express our appreciation for its breadth of obser-

24 24 vation, clear logical reasoning and deep spirituality. We too, feel that every form of work must justify itself and stand or fall by the contributions which it makes toward evangelism. May this \-iew ever stand to the forefront in policy both at home and abroad. While in general accord with the report at the same time there are some matters touched upon which need further elaboration to give the true perspective. We only touch two points in this paper. The Field Secretary may correct the others which are of lesser importance. First, on page four, the statement that in 1927 the missionary force \,,"as only four per cent less than in Even if this was unmodified it would be a serious matter that such a decrease could happen when on every hand we are faced with unparalleled opportunities. But to get at the real situation it must be remembered that in our present missionary force several missionaries are supported by funds raised in Burma, and if these were subtracted (as should in fairness be done if we are drawing a comparison between American support in 1913 and 1927) the percentage of decrease would be considerably higher. In addition, consider the number -of missionaries set aside for literary work and finally add to that the fact that several more of our missionary force are now tied up in such institutional work as the Field Secretaryship, the Pyinmana Agricultural School, and the Ellen Mitchell :Memorial Hospital, altogether claiming thirteen missionaries and the situation as concerns station evangelism of untouched parts becomes truly alarming. In view of unexampled promise on every side this should be a matter of great concern and the facts showing the great shortage of workers should be unceasingly pressed home upon the churches of America. The second POillt to which we call your attention is the statement regarding the slower growth of Christianity among the Pwo Karens as compared with the Sgaw Karens. We must go back into the history of this work in order to get at the cause. It would take too long in a letter of this sort to refer to all the facts, but to justly evaluate the progress of the Pwos one should take into account the repeated actiqns of the' Board iri- not supplying an adequate missionary personnel and literature and the forcing of these pe0ple to hear the Gospel through a language medium other than- their own. These hindered progress. These people have been neglected since,the early -SO's. There facts are easily ascertained by historical evidence and should be remembered.

25 25 In this matter of Secretarial and Deputation VISItS we have fallen upon better days than our fathers and we rejoice in the helpful uplifting service rendered to us. Only by the closest touch and clearest understanding between the Board and the Mission both corporate and individual can we secure the most efficient work of all in the changing conditions which your letter wisely notes. Close touch with and clear comprehension of the vast extent of the Mi~sion's work cannot be obtained without frequent visits among us to which \,'e, therefore, with pleasure look forward. Very sincerely yours, ( Sd.) C. L. Klein, A. H. Henderson, G. J. Geis, 1V1. L. Streeter, C o1ml'tittee. WOMAN'S AMERICAN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY Dear Friends in "Burma, Again you are assembled in conference and I can almost hear the buzz of your voices for I know how much vi~iting has to be done when the family gets together. There is plenty of work outside the sessions for the various committees and yet there is time. for the fellowship with 0ld friends that is one of the "over--and-aboves" that come to us as missionaries. The year has been an eventful onoe for Burma with the Centennial celebration, the visit of the commission and something of a building program made possible by the Judson Fund. Reports from various members of the deputation have made us rejoice anew at the fine work in the oldest and largest Baptist Mission. Dr. Robhins gave a stirring address before the Northern Bavtist Convention in Denver one night in which he made the ''''ork in Burma live before the several thousand delegates who heard him. Gloriotls, are the achievements of these hundred years and each Christian worker who has given even a few years of effort during the century has had a blessed pri\'ilege. Naturally, you see much room for improvement and for

26 26 growth but let us thank God for His blessing on the work that has been done and for the hopeful outlook in the years ahead a s more and more of the responsibility for leadership shifts from the one group to the other. The fine leaders among -the women of Burma might well be the envy of Christians in other lands. The year at home has been a good one in many ways and we are all happy over the blessings that have come to us. The Rockefeller gift has been the means of making possible some advance \york along certain line6 and several large gifts through the Judson Fund have provided for much needed buildings in some stations. No increase to the regular budget through the churches has come but there is that yet to work for. I am sure that you will agree that the greatest need of all is for increased \-vork appropriations. When will the day come that the former amounts can be restored? If ever it does come there will be great rejoicing around the world. This letter bears to you individually and as a Mission, my hearty greetings and -a prayer that the coming year may be a blessed one in giving the message of life abundant to Burma. Cordially yours, Minnie V Sandberg, F oreign Secretary. BURMA BAPTIST MISSIONARY CONFERENCE Dear Miss Sandberg, October 25, 1929 Your large family here in Burma, enjoyed your letter which was read in Conference session on Wednesday. You were quite right about the fellow~hip with old friends that prevails when we gather from our widely separated stations. It is a blessed privilege and we enjoy it to the full whenever the opportunity comes to us to get together. We wish you might have attended these three days of Conference with us. New policies are being discussed and new constitutions being drawn up to bring us into closer fellowship and co-operation with our brothers and sisters of this land in the' growing work of Christ's Kingdom. We extend to you not only a cordial, but a very urgent invitation to visit us as soon as your home duties will permit. It

27 27 has been a very long time since a Foreign Secretary from our Board has visited Burma and discussed with us our everchanging and ever-increasing problems. We need you to help and inspire us, and, perhaps, we in turn can be of service to you; so plan to visit us if you can in the near future. We wish to thank our Board for sending us so many splendidly equipped young ladi'es this year. Some have already proved by the earnest way in which they have taken up the work that they will be invaluable partners with us in Christ's service he-reo Some have just arrived and are eager to get to their stations to begin their work. Mayall be greatly blessed of God as they labor here where the need of trained leaders is so great. Weare grateful too for the increase in salary our Board has so generously granted us this year. We greatly appreciate their loving care for u1s as expressed in this way~ and we send them our sincere thanks from our Conference session, though we have probably all done so as individuals. You will be interested to hear that the women of Burma have just held their annual meetings, and that a splendid spirit of consecration and an increasing grasp of the problems of the work marked their deliberations. The Karen Society had at least three hundred present and steady advance was shown in the reports of the year just ended, and still greater advance planned for the future. The reports of the foreign work over in Siam and the home work in the more difficult fields in Burma were most encouraging. The Burmese meetings were also of a high order. The budget for next year is about doubled. The salaries of two new teachers for their Bible School, one teacher a college graduate, were pledged and three new workers added to the field force. The women of Burma are sharing in the work of raising funds for the new College Chapel in Kokine. A touching little incident at the Tharrawaddv Convention shows the hold this nev{ interest is taking even with the younger generation. A little girl came with her pice and shyly offered it to one of the missionaries as her share in the new College Chapel. "A little child shall lead them" said the one,~ho understood children two thousand years, ago. Ivlay thig child's gift lead many others here and at home till the Treasury is full and a House for our God stands out in its beauty and its sanctity to point many souls Christward. Evangelization has received special emphasis in our discussions and plans this year as it has in the other fields and at home. \Ve have been particularly gratified by the

28 28 increasing interest of the young people of the counfry in evangelistic work in the form of Gospel Teams and Daily Vacation Bible Schools. Plans are being made to provide opportunities for teachers to receive special training in evangelistic work for greater service in the schools. Our best wishes go to you and the members of' the Board. May you be able to &hare with us the joy of seeing many come to know our lvlaster and our Friend this year. In behalf of the Burma Conference, Lizbeth Hughes, Alice Thayer, M. A. Beebe. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FIELD SECRETARY Another year has glided by and much water has passed under the bridge. A year ago we crossed the threshold into the second century of Karen work, just as we did in 1913 in Burmese work. The Deputation Members from the Board were with us in our Annual Conference. We also have had conferences with our indigenous brethren looking toward further steps in devolution. Among the many things of interest to our Conference which have transpired during the year the Secretary can only touch on a few in this report. I wish to take advantage of this opportunity to acknowledge my indebtedness to the spirit of co-operation, ability, and rapid work of my office assistants. I call your attention again to how greatly the Mission is indebted for any service it has received from this office to }"fiss Wiatt's faithful, daily grind. Also,!vIrs. Chaney has come in again and again t6 help out in some special task's, and has kept the Field Secretary's Accounts for him, although she has a very full schedule without giving us any office help. When I was asked to take a lead in getting out literature on the Chapel Fund campaign, it would have been impossible to have carried it on without extra help. At first I had Miss DeCastro, and later Miss Margaret Wiatt came to my a-s,sistance on the mailing end of the job. But I have not only worked in the office here, I have worked with many of you in your offices for short periods, and I wish to thank you one and all for

29 29 the fine spirit of co-operation, courtesy, and patience which I have met on every hand in the tasks which have been ass,igned me by the Mission. OUR FAMILY It takes but little space and printer's ink to make certain references to our family. These items are not only valuable for office reference later on, but several missionaries have spoken of their interest in this part of the last report. Ours is a goodly family and the following are a few of the items of interest during the year. Births Jesus said, "Suffer the little ones to come unto me," and we wish them a long. happy. useful life with Christ. Margaret Hanna Robert Hutchinson Buker Roger Hadley Strait Helen Elizabeth Young Dorothy Louise Dudrow Gladys Ealine Hendershot Genevieve Myrtle Sowards David Thomas Rickard DaYid Leroy Bahrs Arthur Gordon Smith Barbara 1\1ary Smith December 3, 1928 December 6, 1928 December 12, 1928 January 3, 1929 January 9, 1929 February 12, 1929 August 2, 1929 August 17, 1929 September 24, 1929 October 14, 1929 October 21, 1929 Marriages Clara E. Barrows-SidQey V Hollingworth December 1, 1928 Louise D. Darro\v-Allan F. Carroll March 30, 1929 \Vith sincerest be'st wishes for the future. Deaths Mrs. Mary E. Jameson Miss Mary W. Ranney Mr. M. A. Raymond Mrs. F. D. Phinney Dr. Albert E. Ehrgott Rev. Ola Hanson, Litt.D. March 1929 November 24, 1928 May 30, 1929 June 6, 1929 June 14, 1929 October 17, 1929 For all Thv saints who from their labors rest we thank Thee, 0 Lord, "and also for the mercy which has called only one of those on active service this year.

30 New Appointees A,Ess Lillian V. Salsman Miss Minnie M. Fortna Miss J ennie Jacobs Miss Inez Crain Miss Rebecca Anderson 30 November 26, 1928 Decem ber 27, 1928 August 13, 1929 October 1, 1929 October 14, 1929 Rev. & Mrs. Frank E. Eden and child October 28, 1929 Miss Eva Marie Cummins November 5, 1929 Welcome to our fellowship and labors. Left on Furlough Between Conferences Dr. & Mrs. Wallace St. John Miss A. O. Ragon February 7, 1929 March 16, 1929 Miss S. T. Ragon March 16, 1929 Miss Gladys Riggs March 16, 1929 Miss Marian H. Reifsneider March 30, 1929 Rev. A C. Phelps April 6, 1929 Mr. Roger Cummings Miss B. E. Snell April 6, 1929 April 6, 1929 Rev. & Mrs. L. W. Spring and daughter Mary Mrs. C. L. Conrad and two children :Miss Hazel F. Shank April 13, 1929 July 6, 1929 July 25, 1929 Departures Anticipated Up To June, 1930 :Mr. & Mrs. W. C. Whitaker and three children October 31, 1929 Mrs. J. H. Telford and three children November 9, 1929 Rev. R. Halliday February 1, 1930 Rev. & :h1rs. C. E. Chaney March 29, 1930 Rev. & Mrs. G. J. Geis March 29, 1930 Rev. & Mrs. L. B. Rogers March 29, 1930 Mrs. L. H. Mosier March 29, 1930 Miss H. M. Price March 29, 1930 J\,Iiss C. C. Carman March 29, 1930 Miss C. B. Tingley March 29, 1930 Mr. & Mrs. S. H. Rickard and April 12, 1930 four children Dr. & Mrs. H. C. Gibbens May 10, 1930 Dr. & Mrs. E. B. Roach :h1iss H. K. Hunt Miss Helen Olney Miss M. F. Smalley

31 31 Returned from Furlough Between Conferences Rev. & Mrs. G. A. Sword and child Mrs. H. W Smith and two children Rev. & Mrs. A. E. Seagrave Rev. & Mrs. C. H. Heptonstall Rev. W- G. Evans Rev. E. C. Condict Miss C. L. J ohns.on Miss V R. Peterson Dr. & Mrs. G. S. Seagrave and three children Miss M. E. Shivers Rev. & Mrs. Ernest Grigg Miss A. L. Prince Rev. & Mrs. H. E. Hinton and three children Mrs. E. C. Condict and son Chubb Mrs. N. E. Woodbury and three children Dr. & Mrs. Wapace St. John Mr. & 1\1:r8. S. V Hollingworth Rev. G. E. Blackwell Rev. B. C. Case Miss :Mildred A. Mosier Expected after Conference Dr. & Mrs. D. C. Gilmore* :Mr. & Mrs. P R. Hackett Miss F. E. Crooks Novemer 6, 1928 November 17, 1928 November 26, 1928 November 26, 1928 November November 26, 1928 December 27, 1928 May S, August 13, 1929 Septem ber 2, 1929 October 1, 1929 October 1, 1929 October 14, 1929 October 14, 1929 October 14, 1929 October 28, 1929 October 28, 1929 October 28, 1929 October 28, 1929 October 28, 1929 *Dr. and Mrs. Gilmore are corning out chiefly for literary work and not for station work. Thus the record since last Conference shows eleven births, two marriages, six deaths, eight new appointees, thirteen departed on furlough, and twenty.;eight 'l"eturned from furlough (including Dr. & Mrs. St. John who have both gone home and returned during this Conference year). It also anticipates four arrivals after Conference and twentythree departures.

32 32 STAFF SITUATION (Anticipated for n~xt May) In trying to look forward and s.ize up the situations as they will be next May, I am simply seeking as nearly as possible to present what will be the station situation. Such statements are always subject to some slight and unforeseen changes becoming necessary. However, in a general way it shows pretty accurately the true situation as it will be. In connection 1vith last year's report there were some explanatory notes which will apply this year, but which I am not repeating here. However, such additional notes will be added as are necessary to make clear any correction in the former notes which do not apply this year. Families Ladies Normal Actnl Short Furlough Normal Actual Short Farlolgh Burmese Chin English Indian Kachin Pwo Karen Sgaw Karen Shan and Lahu Talaing Totals NOTES General 1. Notes 1, 2, 5, 7. 8, and 9 in last year's report (See Conference 1vIinutes, Page 20); apply also to this year's statistics. 2. In addition to Mr. Evans and Mr. Grigg, Dr. Richardson is also counted in each of the two groups he servesthe Burman Seminary and the Rangoon Indian Work. 3. College, Press, Normal School, Chinese Work, Literary Work, Field Secretary, and General Evangelistic are not included in the above figures. FIELD SECRETARY'S TRAVEL Last year's report explained why it is practically impossible for the Field Secretary to get out in the months of June and July. This is a recurring experience. However,

33 33 at last the Secretary is being relieved of the Secretaryship of the Burma Christian Council and that will considerably reduce his outside responsibilities. This rains the taking on of the Judson Chapel Fund Campaign has reduced the time I might have had for station visitation. The Reference Committee took this into consideration when it requested me to undertake this extra piece of work. The following is my travel record: 1928 November-Conference and Reference Committee. December-21st to January 14th-National ""Christian Council, Madras J anuary-sandoway. February-Tongyi, Shwegyin, Nyaunglebin, Taunggyi, Loilem, Kengtung. March-Bana, Kengtung-, Namkham, Nbapa, Loijoi, Sinlum Kaba, Bhamo. April-Pyinmana. May-Maubin, Pyapon. ] uly-bassein, Henzada. Augu'st-Thonze, Tharrawaddy. September-Prome, Zigon, Bassein. October-11:aubin. Moulmein, Tharrawaddy (Convention). The most important single trip of the year was the one taken with Dr. Robbins to Bana. Dr. Henderson ioined us -at Taunggyi and Mr. Telford and Dr. Buker at Kengtung. This "side of Bana, Rev. Raymond Buker and Rev. Harold Young joined our party at a Lahu Association, and in Bana Mr. Young added another to the party, which took part in a review of the work over the border and the working out of some adjustments of policy. I sought through the articles printed in the Gazette to share something of the joys of the trip,lllith the whole Mission, in the articles, " Taunggyi and Return by Motor." Recently I sought, through articles written last hot season in Rangoon, to share with you something of the wonders of the trip two years ago through China, via Kengtung, Bana, Meng Meng, and Lashio. The Gazette thought the eight articles required too much space for such a trip a'nd returned the manuscript, but the Times was glad to get it and printed them. Howeyer. it" doubtless reached fewerqf the Mission staff through the Times. "

34 34 MISSION POLICY I see no need of commenting on this item. In the Minutes of the last Conference, Pages 65 to 87, you have a comprehensive review on matters of policy. Another report for the consideration of this Conference has been mailed to every member of the Mission. There is nothing further to suggest. OUR FINANCES Last year a very comprehensive study of the financial situation was presented to you. There have been no changes on the field or at home calling for another review of this matter at present, further than that with which we shall deal under the report on policy. and possibly in connection with the steps of devolution to be worked out with the Joint Committee. FIELD SEC.RETARY'S ACCOUNTS Whether you are interested or not it is due you and I wish you to know that the Mission Treasurer has reviewed the accounts of the Field Secretary from the time he took over office on December 10th, 1924, until October 15th, She reports: "This is to certify that I have examined the Field Secretary's accounts of Rev. C. E. Chaney from the beginning of his term in the Office until date and have found same correct." This is to the credit of Mrs. Chaney who has kept the accounts for me. I spent the money; she kept the books._ It is not always that such duality in the handling of funds wo~ks out in such harmony and the Book-keeper is able to report a credit balance when another is spending the funds. SPECIAL REFERENCE COMMITTEE ACTIONS In review of the actions taken by the Reference Com.mittee during the year, the following are those which the Secretary has noted as of especial significance. November Meeting, 1928 R28225 Appoint our members of the Joint Committee to work out a Constitution with the Burman brethren. R28288 School funds should not be loaned. March Meeting, 1929 R29@ Insurance on school buildings. (Cf. also R2937)

35 35 R297 Approve the program of the English Department of the Seminary. R2923 The question of honorariums. R2927 Appoint our members for Joint Committee with Karens to work out a Constitution. R2935 Refer to the Conference the question of leave of absence on full pay for indigenous workers. R2968 Board of Trustees for the Burman Woman's Bible School. June Meeting, 1929 R2995 The division of the Kachin field with the Bible Churchman's Missionary Society. R29122 Reference Committee procedure-members of the Committee are to leave the room during the voting on requests concerned with their uwn work~ R29138 Staff urgency list, "A." R29139 Property urgency list, "A." R29140 The pool urgency list, "A." R29187 Staff urgency list, "W" R29188 Property urgency list, "W." R29188 The pool urgency list, "\V" August Meeting, 1929 R29213 Adopt Constitution for Joint Committee-Burman. R29214 Appoint our members to Joint Committee- " R29215 Adopt Constitution for Joint Committee-Karen. R29216 Appoint our members to Joint Committee- " R29217 Regulation concerning aiding students for foreign study. R29218 Recommend Maymyo be made a Station. R29222 Audit of native funds in missionary keeping. R29257 Order of staff urgency, "W." JUDSON CHAPEL FUND I t was with much fear and hesitation that I was willing to undertake this extra piece of work so near the end of my term of service, which fact would also make it necessary for another to pick up and carryon. My suggestion that someone be set aside for this task came home like a boomerang and landed in my own nest. However, now that the bulk of the initiatory work is over I think that we all

36 36 have great reason to be most grateful. The work which the former committee, Dr. St. John, and others had done had brought a splendid response. The response of the missionary body, which was so large and so generous, both in gifts and co-operation, was the necessary assurance that these key men and women,,'ere back of this project with a deep interest. Without their sympathy and aid any such project would be useless. Also, the response of the student hody,,'as most gratifying. Vlith regard to the churches, there was still only one thing necessary, namely~ get the information about the Chapel to every Baptist in the Province in such a vl/a)' as he will understand and also in a way that will appeal. In our effort to accomplish this, the following have been sent out by mail: 1. A letter to all missionaries. 2. A letter to the wives of all missionaries. 3. A letter to all headmasters of. Anglo-Vernacular schools. 4. A letter to all elders of Christian villages. 5. A letter to all teachers of jungle schools. (So far as possible, the above were sent out as personal letters to definite individuals through the mails.) 6. Five articles have been written and translated into Burmese and Sgaw Karen for the vernacular papers, and some of them have also been put into Pwo Karen and Kachin for their vernacular papers. 7 Three special articles have been printed on separate papers and entered as inserts into all the Sunday School papers sent throughout the Province ,800 Pledge Cards have been printed in the various languages and scattered over the Province. In all there have been 185,465 pieces of printed matter sent out through the mails. Our mailing list is nearly 750, and five times material has gone out to this whole group in addition to the letters sent to the smaller groups. Already there are indications of the rising tide of interest and con~ tributions coming in. I am certain we shall see the whole amount secured. In connection with this publicity work I wish especially to,call., your attention to the gift of Rs 'free printing at

37 37 cost price given us by the Press. It 'was this large gift, and especially the spirit of co-operation given at the start of the present campaign which greatly encouraged me, for I knew I was llot running up a printers' bill to dra,y heavily on the Chapel Funds. Much thanks is due the Press,. The financial report of this Fund will be made at another time. GOVERNMENT Politically this has been the quietest year we have had for several years. It would appear that Burma is settling down to a large measure of co-operation in the Reform Scheme. The new Council has, been elected and the ne,,, members have taken their seats 'with a minimum of excitement or disturbance. In educational matters the Government has been pressingus in regard to the matter of insuring buildings. There is correspondence in the works at present on this matter so that it is not settled. The Department has also been inclined to make changes in the matter of medical inspection of schools, which are not acceptable to us as a ]\1ission. There is also correspondence in the works on this item, so that it i;; not yet settled. PROGRESS Administratively, the trend to,vard greater devolution and the work of the Joint Committee is a progressiye step, but we shall have to let time prove it to be so. It certainly is in line,dth the Jerusalem Conference and the spirit of our times. \Ve have rejoiced that so many of the buildings at Kokine have been completed and occupied. 1Iore will be in the near future. Another year or so will see the completion of the transfer from the old to the new site. Judson and Government Colleges are to have a really,vonderful plant. Their significance is not in the buildings, though that is the most visible part. I t stands for intelligence and progress. Judson College, however,. introduces a deeper meaning, Christian intelligence linked to service. The truth of this is beginning t9 make a deeper impression upon the whole Baptist community of Burma through its united effort to place on the Judson Compound the most beautiful building of all, a church building. Prome is at last securing its long needed s.chool building. It is large and c~mmodious, a '&plendidly planned and ~xecuted building. Soon the residence of the lady missionary

38 38 in connection with the school will be erected. There will still be the need of an Assembly Hall and Dining Hall. However, Prome Girls' School seems 'to be well on its way to becoming a great center, such as Morton Lane, Kemmendine, and Mandalay, as an educational institution for girls. The fine new building for the Bass~ill Girls' School was completed and occupied this year. This new provision is a great relief from the congestion of the past few years. The Pyinmana Agricultural School has completed the last building of those in the original five year building plan. The building is a great credit to Mr. Whitaker's ability to do things well. And now we hear that a specific for a third Mission bungalow has been made available to the Smiths. ~;).Iq~ S~O!trl l'e!.i;)l'ew '~lq!s!a ;)th 100 '.I~A;)M.Oq ';).I'e ~'S;)q~ -classes have passed out of the school and the fruits of the worthwhile efforts in the school are beginning to become evident and are talked about here and there in Burma. l\-iaymyo has also grown and expanded. N ow we hear that there is a dormitory being erected. More buildings. But under the evangelistic missionary of the field the work has grown, the "broken pieces" from the old deserted field of Hsipaw and new work along the railroad line have been gathered as a nucleus of a new work. The l\1aymyo English Church is largely making available the necessary funds, and the Reference Committee is now recommending that Maymyo be recognized as station for English and Burmese work. Shwegyin again has a missionary family for its leadership. Superfi~ial1y it may be looked upon as a step backward for a field which so long has been without a man missionary, but not so to one who knows Miss Ragon and the Karen field. Here also a new Mission home is soon to be erected. But a house is only an instrument to protect the spiritual forces placed there. :Myit~yina has also completed an addition to its school and chapel building. More materialism. But the building was put up without a.ny special appropriation from America and into it have gone Kachin contributions. So after all it is an evidence of spiritual progress. Weare not blind to the fact that more buildin~s and more schools and more material and more organization are not necessarily evidences of progress in spiritual things, which is the Jdnd of progress in which we are primarily justified for being out here. Neither are we blind to the fact that such material instruments may be the visible ex-

39 39 pression of spiritual and educational and social progress. It is difficult to point to and attempt to measure the invisible things of the spiritual progress of the work. Counting b~ptisms, or communicants, or students, or equipment is not sufficient, though all of these are factors. It is the task of other committees to report these things more in detail. But I call attention to the fact that after all our real task and the things which count the most are spiritual, and I cannot review or measure them. I t deals with the invisible things which the Seminaries and Bible Schools are working into the hearts, minds, and characters of the future religious leaders; with the personal experiences and testimonies of those on the eyangelistic teams and those with whom they come into contact; with the new inspirations and resolves engendered at Bible Assembftes and Pastors' Classes; with the fruits of the work of Daily Vacation Bible Schools and Sunday Schools; with the unconscious moulding influences of the daily Bible Classes and the various weekly services held; with the touring missionary and evangelists; with the printing and distribution of the \Vord of God and Christian literature; with the contributions to th~ increase of knowledge and social progress; with the ministrations to the unfortunate, the sick, and the needy; with many other unnamed sen ices to the welfare of Burma. It behoves us all to be humble and co-operative in this great task in which each is having a part, for no one has any monopoly on the most important part. all parts are necessary in the sight of God. But we can and should rejoice in the greatness of the task in which we are privileged to have a small part ~long some one of the lines of ministration given to Burma in Christ's name. In this brief statement I have not touched upon many important things due to limited space and time. Your special interest is probably one of the omitted items and I crave your pardon for its omission. PERSONAL This is the last year of my third term of service. five years of which have been spent as your Secretary. There are many various aspects of this relationship which we bear each other, many of which I shall not touch upon. However. I crave your permission to make a few personal comments concerning one or h\"o aspects of this relationship. Though the labors of this office are so largely indirect rather than direct missionary contributions, nevertheless,

40 40 from my experie.nce I believe they are not only necessary,. but also very important to the work of the whole Mission in our common task. The Secretary's direct contacts with the people of the country have been greatly reduced in comparison with his station experience, but on the other hand his contacts with his mi'ssionary fellow workers have been correspondingly increased. The Secretary has been a sort of general clerk, doing indirect service, while his missionary compatriots in the stations have been doing the essentially direct service. In review of these five years one must confess that it has not all been easy or pleasant. We have personally and as a Mission passed through some most difficult experiences. Nevertheless, the one great ineradicable impression and memory,, hich I shall carry,vith me from this service has not been certain unpleasantnesses, but has been the real fellowship, the whole-hearted co-operation, the patience and forebearance, the sincere Christian living and devotion to which I have been made witness in so many places and under so many conditions. It has been this triumph of the spirit of Christ finding expression in so many ways and in so many people working together at a common task, and those people exercising that large measure of individuality and independence or freedom such as is found in any Baptist group, which has made the deepest impression upon me during these five years. It is an illustration that any group of people who really love Christ, and if they love Christ they will love one another, and where they really love one another there will be the law of "give and take" rather than of H tooth and eye." The measure of unity and co-operation in our common task to which we have attained is not the result of orders handed down by atf ecclesiastical organization, but is rather the fruit of the spirit, voluntarily "in love preferring one another." I am not so foolish as to suggest that we Baptists are without fault, but J do,dsh to appraise correctly the spirit of our Baptist group and its attainments.. In tpe Field SecretarY'$ report given at Maymyo there was a statement made of certain guiding principles which the Secretary would follow in carrying out his assigned tasks. He has sought faithfully to observe those principles. Much of his work is routine work.and the procedure is plain.. But there are times and item's which call for the immediate exercise of judgment, times when he has found himself face to face with a situation which seemed to call for infinite wisdom and he only had finite wisdom. At such times he has resorted to ~onsultation and to prayer, then acted to the

41 41 best of his understanding and trusted God for the outcome. Doubtless there have been more mistakes made than I am aware of. Where these have been appointed out or became apparent I have been glad to acknowledge them frankly. And I am gratefully conscious of the way in which the Mission has both assisted and borne with me in some of the hardest tasks and heaviest responsibilities which have fallen to my lot. And now that \I\re are planning to take furlough, it seems to me that it will be better for the Mission to elect some other member to become your Secretary. A new personality will bring nev," and needed gifts to this office. :Mrs. Chaney and I were both trained for station work rather than for work of this kind. Our hearts are in the more direct 'work of the station and that would be our preference. We shall be happy on our return to find ourselves again appointed to station work. We have appreciated more than we can express the confidence and trust you have placed in us in appointing me to serve you as Secretarv, and I haye tried not to disappoint you ~in that trust. But \ye are inclined to believe it would best serve the interests of the Mission for someone else to take the tasks "'e are laying down, and our personal preference would be station work. Respectfully submitted, C. E. Chaney. REPORT OF THE READJUSTMENT COMMITTEE INTRODUCTORY REVIEW Over a year ago we received from the Board a list of sugges~ed topics for considetation with the Delegation from the Board at our Annual Conference. One of these topics was:- "WITH LITTLE OR NO PROSPECTS OF ANY SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN APPROPRIA TIONS IN GROSS FRO~1: AMERICA, WHAT ADJUSTMENTS COULD AND MUST BE ~IADE BY THE MISSION SO THAT, \YITH THE PRESENT INCOME FROM AMERICA AND THE PRESENT STAFF, THE BURMA MISSION AND THE CHURCHES MAY DO AN INCREASINGLY EFFECTIVE WORK FOR THE PEOPLE OF BURMA? " The Field Secretary was asked to present a paper in reply to this proposition to be read at the Conference. It is

42 42' printed on Pages of the Minutes. The Conference appointed a committee consis,ting of Dr. O. Hanson, Chairman (now called to higher service and Rey. G. J. Geis was elected by the committee to his place) Dr. E. B. Roa<;h, Rev. G. D. J osif, Rev. C. L. Klein, Dr. H. 1. Marshall, and the Field Secretary, to make a study of the subject and report at the next Conference. This committee held one meeting before Conference closed, and their "Report of Progress" is found on Page 85 of the Minutes. Since then the co-mmittee met in March, Dr. W- E. Wiatt taking the place of the Field Secretary who was on tour, and made a prelinlinary survey 'with suggestions, I t met again on September 6th and 7th, at which time it coopted Saya U Ba and Say a U Hla Bu from the Burman brethren, and also Thra San Ba and Thra Mya Pon from the Karen brethren. These brethren rendered much valuable assistance. In preparation for this meeting the Field Secretary sent out to the missionary members a brief review of the,. Foreign Mission Policies," the Field Secretary's Conference Paper, the "Report of Progress," and the Reference Committee Annual Allotment of Appropriations in Gross. Growing out of these various conferences and study of conditions we respectfully submit the following report in reply to the terms of reference submitted to us by the Board a year ago. FOUNDATION PRINCIPLES. First, we wish to call the attention of 'the Board em- phatically to the following facts which have often been reiterated and which are stated in the Field Secretary's paper. We note with deep concern the decrease in missionary giving at home, and we have felt the cutting edge of that condition for the past six years, through which time we have suffered a major operation amounting to a 92,()(X) rupees cut in the appropriations in gross to the Burma Mission. We have accepted it in good faith, believing that the Boards were doing their utmost to avoid having to decrease our funds, but that it has been beyond their power to control. N evertheless b we do not believe that the Denomination is justified in making the tremendous reductions they have made in contributions toward benevolences, amounting to over 50% compared with their year of largest giving, and we not only wish to register our protest against that situation, but we also express our hopes and prayers when we say that we are looking to the Denomination to rectify that condition in the near future and to increase very materially the appropriations iii gross and the Mission staff. Therefore,

43 43 we want it definitely understood that the following statement in answer to the terms of reference submitted by the Board is far from being an approval of the situation. I t is rather a statement of how we propose to continue our work in case the Denomination continues to fail to recuperate from the period through which it has been passing. We also belieye that it must be kept face to face with the need of correcting these conditions until it is accomplished... When the Orient is passing through a period of wide-spread unrest and change, offering unparallelled opportunities to mould and direct the future, it is nothing short of spiritual catastrophe for the home forces to diminish their assistance to us out here. Second, we would call your attention to the fact that our budget has already been balanced so that expenditures are now within our income. This has put a hea yy burden on some phases of our work. Nevertheless, it has not been all loss. \\Te haye been passing through a period of survey and readjustment which has resulted in more careful administration of funds and also more carefully worked out policies. looking farther into the future, as to how we shall more effectiyelv direct our available forces and funds. In response to these needs there is developing a larger cooperation on the part of the indigenous churches in the matter of assuming responsibility. All this' is part of the general trend of devolution which is both desirable and inevitable and in harmony with the spirit and me'ssage of Jerusalem. Third, having balanced our budget we were in the position of a growing child bound in a strait jacket. All income,,,,'as allotted, there,vas no surplus for special emergencies or for' the necessity of opening any ne\\' work. The proposed policies outlined in this report look to providing ways and means for taking care of emergencies and new openings by means of releasing funds from the stronger and from the non-productive units of work to take care of emergencies in established work and new openings which we must plan to enter. In other words, it provides for a growing, progressive, and efficient piece of missionary work. Fourth, in connection with this plan, proposals were worked out in cooperation with the Board's delegation last year and recommended to the Board. We therefore wish definitely to call the attention of the Board to the necessity of their meeting their part of the proposals in order to enable us to carry out our part of the proposed plan. The proposals were to the effect that the Boards should, in add1.- tion to the Mission staff of a year ago (including all mis-

44 44 sionaries, then in the active service list whether at home or on the field): 1. Provide four more missionary families; 2. Provide four more single ladies; 3. 1daintain appropriations at least as then granted; 4. Allow us the use of vacated salaries. If ~and when the Boards meet these conditions, the Burma Mission will be able to carryon effectively in a way to meet the terms of reference submitted to us by the Board's delegation. \ Y e therefore urge upon the Boards the necessity of definite assurances from them to the effect that they wilt meet the above four proposals. Fifth, with these definite foregoing statements as a foundation~ we submit the following recommendations to the Conference for approval, as indicating the line of our policies as a means of attaining our objectives and thus fulfilling our part of the common task, keeping in mind the four principles of adjustment already approved by the Conference in the Report of Progress," (Page 86 of the Conference l\1inutes), and adding to them:- 1. To conserye the work already undertaken so far as it may be found practicable. 2. To keep before us tj-te ultimate goal of transferring the leadership and responsibility of Chri!stian work in Burma from missionary to indigenous control and support. Educational FIELD ADJUSTMENTS 1. With the exception of a few central schools in large centers, such as l\([oulmein, l\iandalay, and Rangoon, we do not think that more than one station school should receive aid from Mis;sion funds. Furthermore, in the interest of economy in staff and funds, we advise that where t~ere are two schools in one station these schools should be merged into one school organization, recognizing the principle of co-education. (By" station", we recognize three station headquarters in Bassein, two in H~nzada, etc.).2. We wish to call attention again to the present relation of Judson College to Burma's appropriations in gross and staff needs. We urge that the'" Board put Judson College on a budget of its own~ separate from the Burma budget, both as regards staff and funds. We also urge thf:lt the Board take under consideration such steps as maybe neces-

45 45 sary, for ~ecuring an endowment fund to meet the growing needs of Judson College. 3. We believe that the Kachin station missionary in Bhamo should not be tied down to station work and unable to tour the field, and that unless some provision can be made whereby he can be relie~ed of the responsibility for the Anglo-Vernacular School, then it should be handed over either to Government or to some other Mission, unless some other more satisfactory disposition can be made of it. 4. \Ve recommend that whenever any ~1ission station records an enrolment of 60<X> adherents, and its Station Secondary School numbers 250 or its High School enrols 400 pupils, then the school shall pay the salary of its missionary educator, if it desires one, from school funds, the Board paying the travel and other expenses.. 5. In view of the ultimate goal, namely, that all schools should become independent of foreigli funds and 'attain a basis such that the indigenous people of the country may be able to take them over eventually, we recommend that the following three steps be accepted as successiye goals to be attained: (1) First goal-that all schools should seek to release any educational appropriations received from. the Mission as soon as possible. (2) Second goal-that all schools should then take step to include in their 'budgets the raising of a permanent reserve fund equal at least to hvo months staff salary, with which to carryover during the hot season or to meet any emergency which may arise.. (3) Third goal-that -any schools with an enrolment of 500 or more should begin by gradual steps to pay into the educational funds of the Mission an amount not to exceed the amount actually received from Government for supervision to that school. 6. In regard to educational work among Hill Tribes; including the Chins and Shans, we believe that steps should-: have been inaugurated even from the beginning which' would more definitely,have incu1cated the principles of self.. ' support. We 'question the wisdom of conducting among any people, even from the beginning, schools giving free board and tuition, or school supplies, etc. Every school should from the beginning charge at least a small fee;(mr. Geis thinks this should include' "possibly in kind' or work ")';: and increase it gradually to the amount which a people are

46 46 economically able to pay, ~preparing the way for some future time when the school should become self-supporting. Field Wode 1. We should, as soon as possible, attain the goal of providing from Mission funds and from all other sources a fund equivalent to or sufficient,.according to the type of 'wt)rk and local conditionls" for the salaries at a moderate rate of a field force of at least five indigenous evangelists, who will cooperate with and supplement the work of the pastors of the churches on each station field. As local funds increase for this evangelistic work, 1\1ission funds will decrease by at least one salary. (Also, for every evangelist employed above the basic number of fiye, while Mission aid is being accepted, the Mission aid will be decreased by one salary. Thus Mission aid will be available only so long as it is necessary to maintain five evangelists at a moderate salary and thus insure that there win be sufficient workers on every field to do a piece of really effective work.) It lwing understood that the missionary is free to use the money in the way suggested in Dr. Marshall's minority report below if he so desires. Dr. Marshall's Minority Report \Ve would provide from Mission funds a grant sufficient' to supplement local funds so as to make up a sum of approximate1y Rs (which is about the amount required to pay five preachers at Rupees thirty-five monthly) for evangelistic work. This money to be expended by the local committee, first, to obtain the services of one or two men of the highest possible spiritual and educational qualifications for leading the e\rangelistic work of the station, believing that such a man or men would be far more valuable than five ordinary men who have little influence over the non-christians because of their lack of mental and moral resources. And second, that a considerable proportion of this money be used in training and using the lay members of the churches, the teachers and pupils of the schools, in visitation and Gospel Team work, paying, where necessary_ transportation and other charges such as for tracts, Gospel portions, etc. 2. Hill Tribes. We recognize the need of more workers in some of the frontier stations and more sparsely settled territory. But we believe that there should be a policy that pastors should not be placed in any village at Mission

47 47 :expense until the village is ready to assume, in part at least, his support. That support should gradually increase to the limit of the people's ability to pay, or up to the amount of a moderate s.alary for such service in that locality. We also believe that local people should be trained for these places of religious leadership, to displace imported workers, as soon as possible, except in a few positions of general supervision of work over a large territory. Furthermore, hill stations ree eiving large appropriations and foreign specifics should not look forward to further increases in appropriations, but should be able to take care of any expansion and growth through adjustments within their allotments and through the development of local resources. ' 3. With regard to the Mongnai work, since the medical appropriation of Rs can be dispensed with, and since the educational appropriation has been reduced from Rs to Rs. 500, we favor deferring further action concerning this center until the present plan has a trial, with the understanding that no further special building appropriation will be made pending the results of the trial. 4. We recommend to the local Karen bodies that each station assume the expense of the missionary's helper or of the Rs. 600 per year which was reckoned in the b'asic Rs allowed to a Kare'n station for field work. 5. With regard to Zigon and Thonze, we recommend that they be merged into one station and that Thonze be the headquarters of the field. The appropriations for.ligon should be placed on a decreasing scale over a period of five years so that at the end of that period the work for the whole field shall be on the basis 'Of a single station so far as Mission appropriations, are concerned. 6. We do not favor closing any other stations and we urge that a family may be made available for Pyapon at an early date. We do not favor putting one missionary in charge of two stations except as an emergency measure to care for a station during furlo~gh time. Miscellaneous 1. A statement from each station declaring the total amount of recurring and non-recurring specifics from foreign sourcess,hould be 'a requirement with the formal annual request for appropriations. Only by such cooperation can the Reference Committee make the wisest and fairest allot ment of appropriations in gross. 2. It was considered, in line with this report to call the attention of station missionaries to the pos;sibilities of in-

48 48 creasing the effectiveness and volume of evangelistic effort on the fields by a larger use of available assistance of the Seminaries and the Seminary Evangelistic Bands. If schools oould arrange 'so that their choicest teachers could take a special year at the Seminary, it would greatly increase their effectiveness through a special course of studies and experience with the Evangelistic Bands. Furthermore, the various fields could take larger adyantage of the Seminary Evangelistic Teams by calling on them more frequently for visits to various parts of their field. This work is not limited to the station headquarters. Thus the yolume of evangelistic effort on the field can be increased. 3. The opening of some new stations is a definite responsibility. For example, for some time past we have been faced with the growing need of opening another Kachin Station ahout 150 miles north of fi;iyitkyina. The opening.of the triangle has greatly increased this need. At present there tends to be a large movement among Kachins toward Christianity which ought to be taken advantage of. While there are needs for opening other new fields, this one just at present seems'the most urgent to us. This report is not exhaustive of all possible minor adjustnients, though we believe.it does include all possible major adjustments: It wih only be with sacrifice and suffering that some of these can be brought to pass. Moreover, it 'will take years for some of the steps herein outlined to be accomplished. The results of established work must be con ~erved during this period of transition. Funds will only gradually be released from the older and stronger and from the non-productive units of the work and be made available for the needs of a growing and expanding Mission. As units of work are taken over by the indigenous bodies, they will- be taken over on a financial basi's such as they will be able to carryon. Released Mission funds and Mission staff will gradually pass from old and strong fields of labor to new fields. But there must he no slackening of effort at home or 'suggestion of withdrawal from Burma or decreasing of available funds and staff. Does the Denomination realize that we J3aptists have on.y some six or seven thousand Burman Christians, about.half.0 the total number of Burman Chris ~ians in the whole of. Burma, and what are the 15,000 Burman ~ristians compared. to the nine and a half million Buddhist ~4~ans,,!of Bur ma,. not to mention the other races of the Province? It may be time that we on the field are making a.~t\1!dy of our ~ethod's,":,ith. a yiew,to changing some of ffiem~ but. we; cfial,enge flje Baptists of America to face the utlreached' titillions: of' Burma. with us and rid themselves of

49 49 any suggestion that the task is far enough along to justify tpem in reducing our funds and staff as has been done. Rather the facts are as plain as the writing on the wall that the' call is for increase and advance rather than decrease and retrenchment. BURMESE GROUP FINDINGS Your Committee, having considered in detail and in group discussion the paper presented by Mr. Rogers, beg leave to report its findings under the following heads:- I. The Situation II. The Hindrances,III. Methods of Work IV Recommendations I. The Situation-'We regret to have to state that although there ha's. been advance in some fields taking into considera~ion all of Burma, there has been almost no increase in the total Burmese Christian membership in the past ten years. One reason for this' has been that most station missionaries in Burmese work have also been responsible for school work as well, and have been so loaded down with 'other duties that they have been able to give only part time to evangelis~ic work. Only one station missionary, Mr. Parish, has had most of 4is time free for evangelistic work. Some provision needs to be made to s.et more time of a missionary free for the direction of evangelistic work. II. Hindrances-The hindrances are many and varied. To make some extracts from 1\1r. Rogers' paper :~If we knew that every time we went out, we would find people who were sincere enquirers, it would be much easier for us to feel enthusiastic, but we, who have had years of experience know that often we find well stimulated interest only to learn later that it is purely mercenary. Most replies indicate that a lack of time is one of the big hindrances to the effective work of the missionary also a lack of a knowledge of the language, and an ability to express ideas. Also a lack of knowledge of the viewpoint of t~e people, and their ingrained beliefs over which we cannot ride rough shod. There are beliefs in common, from which we can work, and contrary beliefs which are a great hindrance, such as lack of a sense of need of spiri-' tual power in their lives. There are hindrances. on the part of the church; no sense of responsibility lack of initiative, lack of energy, secret sin, delight in arguing, lack of confidence, no spiritual experience themselves, fear of offending

50 50 if sin is dealt with. The most serious hindrance is the inconsistent life of Christians. If the church in Burma were filled to-day with men ~nd women whose hearts were aglow with love for their Master, and who were willing to make real sacrifice for Him, if their lives were really victorious lives and if they really showed that they cared more for the unsaved than for their goods, we would see a revival the like of which has never been seen in this land. III. Methods of Work-These are some of the methods that have been used:-- 1. Personal Work 2. Public preaching of the Cross 3. Bible study 4. Medical work 5. Personal testimony 6. Making use of their expectancy in view of their prophecy due of fulfilment 27 years hence 7. Touring jungle villages 8. Using the opportunity which the schools afford 9. Teachers' visitations of pupils in th~ir homes 10. School campaigns 11. Making use of laymen 12. Reclaiming of back-sliders. IV. Recommendations-I. As the mlsslonary cannot do efficiently both evangelistic and educational work) and as we cannot hope for a second missionary as advised by the Bunna Christian Council, we recommend that capable leaders should be sought for both evangelistic and educational work and given special training which would enable them to relieve the station missionary of many of his burdens and set him free to devote more time and leadership to evangelistic work and to this end seek able teachers both men and women to be sent to the English Seminary for one year of special training to enable them to be better fitted to direct and lead in the evangelistic work for the school. 2. That the claims of the ministry should be repeatedly presented to the most promising boys of the school. 3. The Gospel team should be used to a waken religious joy, enthusiasm and consecration. 4. More use 'should be made of Daily Vacation Bible Schools. 5. Now is the opportune time for an advance evangelistic movement. Respectfully submitted, John E. Cummings, Chairm,an.

51 51 FINDINGS OF THE KAREN MISSIONARY GROUP Dr. Robbins on his recent visit to Burma made the suggestion to our Karen Christians that they double their membership during the first ten years of the second century of their history. To take up a forward evangelistic movement at this time would be to fall in line with the recommendation of the K orthern Baptist Convention which is recommending a world-wide evangelistic effort. This year is also the niheteenth hundred anniversary of the enduement of power at Pentecost. 'y'e' feel therefore that it is most fitting that we consider a forward step in evangelism this coming year, and that it be carried on into the year that follows. It is a fact that the level of the spiritual life of our churches, barring a few exceptions, is lamentably low. This being the case, a vigorous and sustained movement for enriching this spiritual life is imperative, for on this depends the progress of the kingdom of God in Burma. We need also to face the fact that a similar condition exists in our Christian schools, both station and village. Here we need to infuse new life which shall be intelligently directed towards the development of the religious life of our children and young people. In the home also there is often a great lack of real religious life which results in many children coming to maturity without any, or very little, religious training. This has a disastrous effect upon the religious life of the church and of the community-at-iarge. These conditions arise from the fact that the church members have not been led into active Christian work. But we feel that the blame for this cannot be laid upon the members thems~lves, but rather upon incompetent leadership-leaders who do not know how to work effectively themselves nor put their people to work. We would recommend therefore I. In the matter of Leadership,- That every effort be made for better trained pastors, -men with both higher educational qualifications, and a deep ~piritual life. To this end Inore care should be exercised in the selection of candidates seeking training for the Christian ministry. And also that means be taken to help those leaders in active Christian 'service to maintain their daily Bible study and private prayer-life, as well as to follow some course of study. in order to insure continuous

52 52 growth both spiritual and intellectual. To this,end we welcome the raising of the standard of entrance to the Karen Seminary and the opening of the English Department for the training of pastors of our churches, and of district and Home Mission workers. II. To raise the spiritual life of the churches, Something more is needed than attending service, saying prayers, and singing hymns. These, excellent as they are, are only means an end, i.e., the development of an active Christian life without which Christ's program is incomplete. Experience has taught us that the best way to enrich the spiritual life of an individual or a church is to win others to Jesus Christ. Therefore we recommend that the churches organize themseh"es into groups of Christian workers for the definite purpose of taking the Gospel to their non-christian neighbors. That they train themselves for this work and make use of the best methods available, which would include Bible study, methods of evangelism, and praying bands praying for definite objectives, III. In the Schools,- We find a large amount of unfruitful religious work on which a lot of time and energy is, wasted, because the teachers lack training in Christian work, and especially in evangelism. We recommend that advantage be taken of the course opened in the English Seminary for interested teachers of our A.-V. Schools where they can be trained for this work. And again,- We strongly recommend that vigorous evangelistic campaigns be put on in our schools, and that this include the training and sending out of Gospel teams for week-end campaigns. Furthermore,- We suggest the organization of Life Service Leagues in all our schools, and that these be linked up with,some central directing head such as the English :Department of the Seminary for which they will be recruiting agencies. IV. Recognizing the value of Christian giving and the needs for the work of the Kingdom,- We recommend that stewardship campaigns be carried on by all our Christian leaders, 'both' missionary

53 53 and national, until our entire membership shall :come to know that it is more blessed to give than to receive. V. And finally we recommend,- That since this is the year for special evangelistic effort, that we designate the months of March and April as a time in which our schools and churches shall concentrate on this particular work. In preparation for this prayer and Bible study groups should be organized at once, and that every help should be given by missionaries and that suggestions should be printed constantly in all vernacular papers. FINDINGS OF ALL-OTHER-RACES GROUP The discussion ended with a question: Why group all the other races together? Such diverse races as the hill tribes were joined with the predominant people of Rangoon -the Indians. Yet in the discussion we had found a unity. All races spelled OPPORTUNITY. All impressed us with the nee9 of more workers to seize the opportunity of reaping a harvest which appears ripe,-waiting for the reaper. In order to give each race an opportunity to present its own position it was thought best to let each race speak for itself rather than lump them into one whole. We therefore take up first. 1. THE SHANS 1. Their number. It was stated that there are about one million Shans who sp~ak and write practically the same language. 2. Area of distribution. These people are distributed in the Southern and Northern Shan States and in the Bhamo, Katha and Myitkyina Districts of Burma extending as far north as Fort Hertz. We as Baptists are at present the. only Christian mission doing work in their language. 3.- Opportunity. Although they are very strong Buddhists, yet they have a tradition which in some respects prepares them for the gospel message. It was stated again and q.gaip that where extensive and intensive \vor~ was being doij.ethe re~;ults were very gratifying. 4.,Our Workers. In looking up our records it would seem that in comparison with other races the Shan mission wa5

54 54 well provided with worker~, for there are at present no less than five married couples, three single ladies and one single man set do)vn as Shan missionaries, making in all fourteen persons, but when you come to look into their work more closely you will find that some like Dr. G. Seagrave of Namhkam who is doing splendid work and putting Namkham on the map as never before yet in the' very nature of the case is being tied down to his ever-growing hospital. Dr. and ~lrs. Miles of Kengtung are in their first term of service and so still struggling to acquire the language and that practically only one missionary is giving his whole time to direct evangelistic work among the Shans. Unless these conditions are remedied we cannot expect to make much of an impression on this ripening field. II. THE KACHINS 1. The field. The field extends from the foothills of Tibet southward to Kengtung and from the Chindwin eastward to the Sal ween. 2. Opportunity. In the early days of the work the evangelistic missionary had little or nottiing to do with the running of the schools, so that during the open cold season he could devote practically his whole time to touring. Dr. Hanson who gave most of his time to translation work had to mix with the people in order to gather a vocabulary for his work. In this way the field was well cared for and the leadirig Kachins heard either directly or indirectly the gospel message. 2. Schools. At present there are about fifty jungle schools mostly in charge of Christian Kachin teachers who were trained ip our schools. 3. Sepoys. The Sepoys are provided with a Kachin chaplain. These sepoys coming from the hills meet jemadars, subadars and Majors most of whom are Christians, so when these men return home they tell what they have heard and seen of Christianity, they act as living tracts to their people in the hills. 4. The many years of service of Dr. Roberts, Dr. Hanson and Mr. Geis has made their work well known in their respective fields, all of which has been to the interest of the Kingdom of God. S. Slaves. During the past three years over 8,000 slaves have been released by Government and new territory such as the Hukong valley and the" Triangle "- has been opened and motor roads made, so distant places are now

55 55 made accessable. All these factors taken together spell a golden opportunity for the Kachin Mission. 6. The Question arises, H What are we doing to seize this opportunity? (1) In Bhamo where at one time we had no less than two families and two single ladies for the Kachins we now have but one family which has the added burden of the Shan-Burman work. These workers are tied down to administrative and school work, so that it is impossible to do any work in the hills except in the two short months during vacation when missionaries as a rule rest by a change of work. For this reason the Kachins of Bhamo' have made a very strong plea for an additional missionary to take care of the hill work. (2) Namhkam is provided for fairly well. For years Dr. and Mrs. Hanson and later Mr. Sword spent much time in the jungle and thus encouraged the \yorkers in the jungle villages. (3) On the Myitkyina field the work has in recent years grown so rapidly that a new association was organized last ] anuary. In one direction this field extends 150 miles northeast to the border of China and in another direction 230 miles northward to the foothills of Tibet right through the heart of Kachinland. In this direction a new station should be opened as soon as men and means are ayailable. III. THE CHINS Why consider the Chins as one? There is as much difference between the Chins of the hills and those of Lower Burma as between the Burmans and the Kachins. One reason why they have been joined is because the mission at Haka was opened by Mr. Carson who had come to Burma to work for the southern Chins and who had opened a station at Thayetmyo. However the language and problems are quite different. The northern Chins have had the advantage of the long service of the Carsons and Mr. Cope. The Southern Chin mission at Sandoway and Thayetmyo suffet:ed greatly from short terms of missionaries and changes of missionaries and for some years no missionary talked Chin. However there has been a great increase in the number of converts and at present the outlook is very hopeful among the Southern Chins as well as among the Northern Chins. The national awakening among the Southern Chins has given an exceptional opportunity to win them for Christ.

56 There is a great urgency in work among Southern Chins, for they must be won in the near future or they will become Burmanized and increase the great problem of winning the Burmans. IV- The Labus and Was. In Kengtung State there is a quarter of a million people. There are seventy workers, Dver forty of whom are Lahus, giving all their time to direct mission work. There are thirteen mission schools in Kengtung State. An example of the growth of the work is a village where a Lahu boy started teaching three years ago. N ow there a~e twenty-five pupils and 240 Christians in the village. V- Indian Work. Amongst the Indians of Burma, and we are told that there are about 1,000,000 of them, we do not ha \'e any missionary giving his full time service. In Rangoon alone there are more Indian people than all other races combined while in :Moulmein and vicinity there are about 50,000 of these people. This great need, with its tremendous need and opportunity is compelled to get along as best it can in its educational and evangelistic work ~\Yith only part time service, mainly from three missionaries. \Vhat a,responsibility is ours amongst these people, yet we are not measuring up to it as \\'e should. VI. Tbe Ta1aings. \Ve have roughly speaking 150;000 Talaings speaking the racial, language in our Moulmein. field. The great bulk of these' is in the Amherst district and within easy reach of Moulmein.,Ve have a committee representing the six Talaing churches which meets four times a year. At one of these meetings it arranges for a series of evangelistic campaign in connection with the five longer established churches, when all surro'unding villages within easy reach are visited from' each church center. All the pastors are expected to attend for each campaign and the local members also give support. The only time that this can be done effectively is in the short season between harvest and the beginning of p19wing about March and April. In addition to working out from the churches, we also meet where isolated members are living and work out from that as a ~enter. This is the' case at Zingyaik in Thaton District. The people gather round and ILs;ten readily at the gospel service held in the open air in' the village. At a point on the Amherst road some forty miles from Moulmein we have a group of Christians who keep up a

57 57 regular Sunday service meeting in various houses in turn. When no special preacher is available, the men who are capable take the service in turn. Recently they arranged a series of meetings on four successive Sundays in one house, because a special interest had been aroused in the gospel in that neighborhood. The pastors and evangelists were invited to help as they could. o.n the invitation of a group I attended and Christians came in and the attendance grew until on the third Sunday we had about seventy non-chrlstians, fifty of whom were men. Such attendance of non Christians at the inside Christian service is unique in my experience. The gospel was we1l presented to interested hearers. At a baptismal service two weeks ago five young people were baptized, but these were from Christian homes. I feel more and more that the great work of the foreign missionary is to encourage and help the people to take up the burden of evangelization of their mnl race. So writes Mr. Halliday. JUDSON COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT (For the year ending October, I929J Buildings A year ago, about the time of our annual meeting~, tht progress of our building projects "vas marked by the laying of the corner stone of our new Y\' omen's Hostel, the Caroline Benton Memorial Building, by Lady Innes and by the laying of the corner stone of the Administration Building by His Excellency, Sir Charles Innes. A good start had then been made on the construction of the \\Tomen's Hostel but thefoundation~ only had been laid for the lvlain Building"s. Since that time the Women"s Hostel has been completed, \"ith the exception of part of the interior finishing and equipment. The steel framework for the Main Buildings has been erected and tenders are in for their further construction. These tenders are now being examined and it is" expected that at the end of this month the University Building Trust will let the contract for the completion of these buildings. It is now estimated that they wi11 be completed by l\1ay There is, therefore, reasonable hope that "they may be equipped and ready for use in June The last three of the twelve faculty residences wiij be ready to be occupied in a few weeks. As the women students are to go into residence at Kokine J un~ 1930 the Faculty is considering the advisability of ~laking use of parts of buildings at Kokine to carry on all Arts teaching there next year, continuing science work only in Ahlone.

58 58 Staff The staff of the College engaged in teaching University courses numbers thirty-five, of whom twenty-three are Christians. In addition, wives of Faculty members have charge of some of the Bible Classes held regularly three times a week. Dr. St. John went on furlough in February and is expected back at the end of this month. Miss Riggs returned to America in the Spring and Miss Northup, whose appointment in Judson College ended in the Spring, has this month returned to America after filling a temporary appointment in University College. At the opening of the new term Miss Olney joined the English Department for a year; Saya Tin l\1aung, an Honours graduate of 1929, replaced Saya Ba Shun in the Pali Department; Mr. Gwan Leon was temporarily appointed to the Burmese Department during Saya Tun Pe's period of special leave. In September Miss Shivers returned from furlough. Some time ago we had hopes of the return this fall of Dr. Van Horn but family circumstances have again held him in America and there is now no information leading us to expect his early return. A recent letter reports that Mr. Crawford has taken a position at the Y.!vI. C. A. College, Chicago. In view of the furloughs next Spring of!vir. Rickard, who has been acting Head of the English Department since Mr. Crawford went on leave, and of Miss Hunt, a senior member of the same department, the need of the English Department is especially urgent. Miss Meader is expected for the English Department next June and seems exceedingly well qualified for the work. While Mr. Boynton is expected to return as a lecturer in English it is considered advisable that he should continue courses of postgraduate work for another year rather than be brought back to fill the special need for next year. The Board has in view the filling of the vacancies of the department and we are hoping soon to hear that they have been successful. The need, however, has been especially difficult to meet as the special position which we require to fill is a senior one including the headship of the department and the representation of the College in University arrangements. The suggestion that the Board should consider the appointment of a man to give full time to the religious work of the College has been heartily welcomed. The importance of careful leadership in this work is very great. The present participation of 'Christian members of the staff in Bible Class teaching, contacts for religious influence in the student body and the usual outside activities needs in' addition someone to co-ordinate the whole and safeguard against there being loose-ends which may

59 59 be missed by those also directly responsible for duties which we have undertaken as a Constituent College of the University. N either lowered standards of academic work nor too great absorption in purely academic interests can give the College the influence it wants, yet these are alternatives with which we often seem confronted. The guidance of a man giving his time to leadership in religious activities would be a great help in establishing the proper balance in this regard and in making our religious work more comprehensive and effective. Student Statistics While the total enrolment this year is 289 as over against 291 last year the number of Junior Intermediate students is eighty-six as over against. seventy-h\'o last year. The Senior Intermediate class this year has had ninety-five students in comparison with 131 last year. There are 104 Bachelor students this year as over against eighty-five last year. High School results a year ago last Spring were especially poor and our freshman enrolment was comparatively small. Partly on this account and partly because of the elimination of a number of repeaters who had twice failed as Senior Intermediate students. The present second year is small and accounts for reduced enrolment. High School results were again poor last Spring and many who passed the High School Final examinations were not qualified for matriculation. There were doubtless exceptional cases in which students who passed the High School Finals but were not eligible for University Matriculation were fully as well qualified to follow University work as others who, on their marks, were qualified. The fact remains, however, that while a High School Final pass mark may be a sufficient guide in qualifying for certain appointments it does not prove at all that a student could successfully, or even profitably, follow College courses. That there are large numbers of students who drop out or fail in the University Examinations in evidence that many even now are admitted who are not qualified for College work.

60 Tb~ following tftbl~. while compiled in,july, will give fairly ft('f'mate Ilverage fi~ures It" iome have ('orne and some have gone since it preparation- JUDSON COLLEGE ENROLMENT STATISTICS (July) YEAR, RACE RELIGION ) til ~ c... ==." c '".~.~ ~... CIS en ;.a :~ =' 1:"'0 en '5 C!I _"tl ~ C ~ "'0 "tl CIS ~ eli ~~ e:= ~ Q. ~ - c c ~ "'" -;,] "'" if)~ ~ "'" a.. a.. ~c :.a a.. '"'0 :E -= c: ~E..::I... CI :I C!I c: c-..c= ::: CI a.. ;...=l I:Q ~ O te 0 - < U U co ~ Eo-! I:Q Jr. Intermediate No i 5 3 4, ~ Sr. Intermediate No Jr. Bachelor No. -- Hi :1 32 1:; 4, Sr. Bacbelor No fi I 42 } Honours No M.A. & M.Sc. No. -- I I Total No I 22 6 I % of class Examination results last March were gratifying. Of our 113 Intermediate student", in course who were sent up for the University Examination 66, i.e. 58%, passed. In the University as a whole 543 appeared for examination and 222, i.e. 41% passed. Of the 36 Bachelor students appearing for the examination 20 were successful 10 passed of 24 appearing for B.A. Pass Examination, 6 passed of 8 appearing for B.Sc, Pass Examination, wnile of 4. Honours candidates 2 secured 2nd class honours, one se{~ured 3rd class and one pass degree. Two Judson students appeared for Masters examination and both passed. In the University as a whole 57% of B,A. candidates passed while in :Judson College 4H% passed; whereas in the University as a whole 50% passed the B.S<,_ examination while in :Judson College 75% passed.

61 61 Fuller particulars regarding the College's activities and progress are given in the following reports of the Deans. REPORT OF THE DEAN OF WOMEN BY MISS HUNT October ctober 1929 " College opened in June, 1928, with seventy-five women students, of whom seventy-two remained after the October holidays. One of the three withdrew on account of her health, and 'two on account of poor scholarship. Of the seventy~two, twelve were day students. A former Judson girl who is studying medicine, was also accommodated in our hostel, and also two of our old students who are now teachers lived in the hostels for the greater part of last year. For the first term of the new college year, we have had seventy-eight women students, two of wh.om attend only as visitors. \Ve still provide a home for one medical student, but are now too crowded, with sixty-seven boarders, to admit teachers who would like to live with us. The most unusual feature of women's enrollment this year is the large group of girls entering the Bachelor courses, due partly to good results in last year's Intermediate Examination. There are twenty-two in the Junior Bachelor class, more than twice as many as ever before, and seventeen are Christians. Miss Riggs sailed In IV[arch, and Miss Northup was transferred to University College; but Miss Olney has taken a full share of hostel responsibility in addition to her teaching schedule. We were very glad to welcome Miss Shivers back the first week in September. We also wish to express our sincere gratitude to Miss Bonney for undertaking the supervision of Benton House until Miss Shivers arrived. It meant adding this task to her own work, but she did so willingly and so well that she has made her own place among us. We also still have Ma Eleanor whose help in hostel supervision has been invaluable for the past few years, and are unusually fortunate in having the same good matron who has been with us foi,' seven years. At Mr. Chaney's request we undertook to approach for... mer women students about the Chapel Fund. There were 125' Christian women on the college books, who are not nov'; students. All but two of these have been located and appealed to and sixty-eight have already sent either a pledge

62 62 or cash, their pledges total Rs thers have indicated their intention of sending contributions very soon, and we hope that a large proportion of them will be represented. Quite a large number of girls now in co11ege have also given already. After discussing the plans with some of the leading Buddhist graduates, we were convinced that they would not give to our Chapel as generously as if we could offer a project less strictly religious.. They enthusiastically welcomed, however, the idea of an endowment fund for the Women's Hostel. Forty-three non-christian former women students were given rather recently the opportunity to help start such a Fund, and ten have already pledged to it, their pledges totalling Rs The new hostel is nearly finished and promises to give us the kind of quarters we have been needing for years. We plan to occupy it when college opens in June, This will begin a distinctly new chapter in the history of the women's departme"nt of the College, and all are looking forward with great anticipation to the opportunities it will offer. " EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORTS OF THE DEAN OF MEN AND OF THE RELIGIOUS WORK COMMITTEE BY MR. RICKARD " During the first College term of we had a total of 289 students enroljed. In the previous year we had 291 a~ the total number. of students. The details concerning the reasons for the difference in the number of students for the two years are mentioned in the Principal's report. Of these 289 students 208 (seventy-two per cent) are men. Our entering class (the Junior Intermediate Class) is Slightly larger this year than it was last year in that we have a total number of eighty-seven-of whom sixty-seven are ~en-against a total number of seventy-two for the previous year. There are also a number of new students in -the other three classes who have come from other colleges. The University has now made it a rule that a student who has

63 63 appeared twice for his U niyersity examination and failed or a student who has been in a senior class for t\\"o years may appear for his Cniversity examination as anon-collegiate candidate. As a result of this new rule 'we are much more strict 'with a student who desires to return after having spent two unsuccessful years in a senior class. In most cases students \yho belong to thiis group are not permitted to return to the College and thus we have raised the quality of our class room work in the senior classes. Of the 208 men students 135 are living in our hostels at Kokine. Mr. Keyser and lvir. Campbell are the wardens in North Hostel and Dr. Aspinall and Mr. Wiatt are the wardens in Willington Hostel. The warden:s, inspect the hostels every evening and endeavour to see to it that the students are present and observing the study period. ".. The Religious \Vork Committee has arranged for preachers at the regular Sunday morning Service. Some of the preachers were members of the College faculty, others were missionaries from Rangoon and vicinity, while occa'sionally \\"e were able to have someone from out of town. We have been fortunate also in having a number of missionaries of other denominations preach for us. Our form of service for the regular Sunday morning meeting has been changed in that w~ now follow a regular form which gives more dignity to the service. Our Christian students are carrying on their interest in Christian work. 1\1r. Keyser is the Faculty member of the student prayer meeting committee. The men boarding students have a prayer meeting every Wednesday during the academic year. They hold their meetings at Kokine. The Students' Christian Union meets every Sunday morning before the regular church service. Mr. Jury started a Sunday evening song. service. These meetings are also held at Kokine and all of them are a'ppreciated by the Christian students. A number of our students have gone on Gospel teams with Mr. Dyer. Some of the students engage in Daily Vacation Bible School work during their vacations. Some members of the Students' Christian Union also do organized religious work in the environs of the University estate. The religious \'\ ork in the women's hostels is conducted by the Judson College student branch of the Y.W.C.A. They arrange for the morning prayer services, the Sunday morning discussion groups, and various other religious meetings. They have arranged for a retreat to be held at Kokine during this coming October. They have made hospital

64 64 visitations, and they are planning to distribute Christmas baskets. " \ Estate Management New problefl?s have arisen with the new conditions at Kokine. For several months lately a University Committee has been drawing up suggestions for the general management of affairs on the University Estate. A fairly general concensus of opinion had been reached which would seem to be to the advantage of the College in avoiding a cumbersome and probably expensive routine for maintenance of our grounds and buildings. I t is proposed that only, certain quasi municipal utilities such as roads, sanitation and water should be maintained with a centralized University control, in which the College will be represented, whereas care. of grounds and upkeep of buildings should be under direct control of the Colleges. In our own area care of grounds and general community interests have been placed under supervision of a Grounds Committee and a Community Committee. Chapel As we all know a new impetus has been given.the Chapel Fund Campaign by l\iir. Rockefeller's gift to it and by the enthusiasm stimulated by Mr. Chaney's leadership. The recent action of the College Trustees in deciding upon a building somewhat smaller in size, to accommodate the usual Sunday congregation or when. necessary a large gathering 6f from 750 to about 1000, if crowded, will enable the archirteet to plan a finer building and probably include a pipe organ. Before closing this report I wish to ackno,vledge ",ith special gratitude the very great help which has been rendered in the general administration of the College in the first place by the appointed officers of the College, the Deans, Treasurer ~ ~d Librarian, who have so fully shared responsibility in meeting.administrative problems, and in the second place by members of the Faculty and Staff who have most generously.and unsparingly undertaken and carried thro1)gh many of the most exacting duties connected whh our boarding dep~rtment, the organization of our academic and religiou's work and the development of our new site at Kokine. This has been' very sincerely appreciated and has enabled us as a 'Faculty to hold the fort during Dr. St. John~s leave. G. S. Jury.

65 65 REPORT OF THE PYINMANA AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL OCTOBER 25, 1929 The present school year, the first half of which has just been completed, opened on the 23rd of :rvlay 'with an enrolment of eighty-two boys. The total number enrolled this year is seven less than last year, but the present enrolment is only five less than at thi's time last year. :More applied for admission than last year, but the poor crops in many districts prevented some of those who had applied from entering. However, the boys who entered in the first year class are 011 the whole much better boys than those who entered last year. Of the forty-two first year boys who entered, nine left in the first two "reeks, most of them staying only long enough to find out that they, had to work if they,vished to remain. One boy on leaving gave as his reason that his father would 110t want him to attend a school where the \'\'ork \vas so rough. The matter of a few boys leaving because they find that the school course actually requires manual labor is 110t serious, but the fact that nearly all of those who leave for this reason are BUl-mans is impor.. tant, and to a large extent accounts for the low percentag-e of BUt-mans in the school. It is \\'orthwhile to note that all the 10:-;:-; in enrolment wa:-; fro111 the first year class. sho\\'ing that the boys after once becoming accustomed to the s~hool are satisfied. The only hoy from the upper classes \\"ho has left the school this year did so at the request of the management. The '\York of the school has run smoothly throughout the term. The social and spiritual atmosphere has been especially good this year. Soon after school opened one of the first year boys was baptized. Attendance at church sen'ices has been exceedingly good, a majority of the boys attending regularly throughout the term. Stealing in the dormitory which in past years has been almost continuous has dropped to two cases this year, and it is yery probable that the boy who was expelled from school was responsible for these. The fine cooperation of the indigenous staff has largely made possible,this satisfactory condition. Of the boys now in the first year class, nine had passed fourt"h standard, five had passed fifth, twelve had passed sixth, fiye had passed' seventh, and one had passed eighth standard before entering the Agricultural school. Nine took their work in Anglo-vernacular and twenty-three in Vernacular schools. The following table telling from what districts the boys now in school came may be of interest. If your district is not represented, or represented by only

66 one or two boys, to some of your School next year. tricts :- 66 now is the time for you to start talking boys about attending the Agricultural The boys came from the following dis- Myaungmya 15 Toungoo 14 Bassein Maubin 7 Pegu 6 Thayetmyo Henzada 2 Insein 2 Rangoon Thaton 2 Pyapon 2 Amherst Danubyu 1 Magwe 1 l\1ergui Namkham 1 Shan States 1 Yamethin There are In the school sixty-five Christians and Buddhists. One Mohammedan entered, but left after a weeks. The races are represented as follows:- Sga w Karen 25 Pwo Karen 2.3 Chin Bwe Karen 5 Burman 4 Paku Karen White Karen 1 Shan 1 Kachin Chinese five few The season has been good for most of the field crops and the area of paddy planted is larger than in any preceding year. This crop is in excellent condition and should produce a very large and profitable yield. Since the opening of the school year the water system which serves the entire compound has been installed, and is giving fine satisfaction. This system is supplying water for about ninety people on our own compound, and a large number of villagers around the farm who come from as far as a quarter of a mile away to take drinking water from our tanks. Most of the water is used by the students who never tire of standing under a shower bath these hot days. Our classroom building, the construction of which was completed last year, has just been wired for electricity, and the auditorium has been ceiled with asbestos cement sheets. The walls and ceiling of this room have been distempered. It is a very pretty and serviceable room for student meetings, entertainments, church services, etc., and can be used fo~ classrooms when desired. We urge you to send your boys to the Agricultural School. Weare glad to take the ones who do not seem to fit in other places but also appreciate the bright ones who are not misfits. If you send us only the dull ones do not be surprised when they fail to shine. We want to make the Agricultural School a benefit to every race in BurlJla, but we cannot teach your boys if you don't send them to us. Respectfully submitted, W. C. Whitaker, Superintendent

67 67 REPORT OF THE ELLEN MITCHELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (For the Annual Meetings October 1929) To say that we have been busy is to use a word very much overworked but it is impossible to describe the year at the E.M.M. Hospital and leave the word out. The most ambitiou's soul could hardly crave more to do than Providence had been giving us. Since last October more than 2700 appeals have come to us to help make sick people well. Of these sick folk 650 have stayed with us a few days or mope in order that we might help them more effectively. To help them adequately has needed well over 21,000 days of hospital care, a task which no one could call light. Add to that some outside calls from near and far, three months on tour for school examinations, visits to the Leper Asylum, teaching of nurses averaging twenty-five to thirty hours a week, and you have a little idea of the work of the Mission Hospital at Moulmein. As is likely to be the case nearly anywhere in Burma and especially in a cosmopolitan to,,,,n like Moulmein there has been a great variety as to race. Not only have there been many from the various indigenous peoples of Burma with their various combinations but there has. been a goodly number of Indians of different kinds, and also Chinese, Japanese, Portugese, English and American to give variety. This has meant difference in language, treatment, food, etc. In fact they have had only one thing in common and that is a share in some of the ills to 'which all flesh is heir. The patients have not only differed racially but they have differed financially. One might conclude that the rich are bles:sed with health as well as with this world's goods for few of them find their way into a hospital. The moderately well-to-do are by no means numerous but the poor are plentiful in numbers and "aiways '\\lith us." In fact one of the outstanding facts of late has been the large percentage of poor and sometimes of extremely poor patients, causing our fees during the last rains to drop fifty to sixty per cent. A survey of the fees and aggregate attendance since January 1st reveals some interesting facts. While there has not been such a large percentage who have paid nothing there have been so many who have paid very little that when the receipts are totalled and compared with the total attendance we find that the fees will approximately pay for one-third of the cost. This is equivalent, practically speaking, to two days of free care for every day that is fully paid for.

68 68. Great as are the other differences perhaps they have differed most in their need. As in the days of the Great Phy~ician there have been all manner of diseases. Some of the unfortunate tuberculous, who are becoming all too common in Burma, have wanted us to help them in the long and tediot~s climb up the hills of health. Lepers have come wanting t.o be cleansed. The lame, the halt, the blind have been brought to us. There have been those who might be described as haying an unclean spirit \vhich 'we could not cast out. \Yomen like the one of Jesus' time who had suffered much at the hands of medicine men only to become \\c:orse, haye come to us in their extremity. In a few cases it ha::.; been too late for human powers to save but some, thank God, haye gone out to say. " it v, as good for us to haye been there." There have been children "'ith undernourished bodies and adults with starved souls. Unlike the Great Physician we cannot heal them all but still we can pray that every life that touches our may get therefrom some good, something which, while it may not make them every whit whole, ",.. ill send them a \yay richer than when they came. Martha J. Gifford. ALL BURMA BAPTIST ORPHANAGE REPORT SePERINTENDENT'S REPORT I t was indeed a misfortune for the interests of the Orphanage when Mrs. Halliday was compelled to return to Scotland last September. Her personal knowledge of the children and her wonderful interest in the work made her an ideal superintendent. We have missed her throughout the year. We are exceedingly thankful that God has put love of orphans into the hearts of so many of His children here in Burma. \Ve HOPE that the decrease in money received this year does not mean any decrease in your love and interest. School superintendents have been most kind in remitting fees where possible and in getting stipends for the orphans in their care. We have only eighty-four children in our care at present as follows:- N arne of School English High School, Rangoon English High School, IVloulrnein Henzada Burmese School Boys Girls

69 69 Danubyu Burmese School 2 2 Judson High School, Moulmein 2 Ma On Home, Moulmein 21 7 Amherst 1 Henzada Karen School 1 Toungoo, Bunker School 2 4 Mandalay 1 Maubin 1 3 Mudon 1 Pegu Karen High School 2 Moulmein Karen School 5 8 Nyaunglebin 1 Shwegyin 1 Thayetmyo 4 Totals Several boys who ha \~e been under the care of the Orphanage have secured work. One from Henzada has become an apprer.tice, one from ~10ulmein has gone to Mandalay for C. 1. D. training, one has become a signaller, one is helping now and then in a garage, one is recuperating from T. B.. one is teaching in the Agriculture School, and one is teaching in the Judson Boys School. \Ve pray that these boys will appreciate the help they have received and will be a help to others. Some things make us sad. VVe have been sorry that three girls from the Orphanage list have had to have treatment for tuhercu'iar disease. \Ye are very grateful for the Ellen ~I itchell Memorial H o~pital \\-hich is a great blessing to us and which gives its care so generously to the children of the Orphanage. _\Ve have been sorry too, that we have had to refuse so many new applications for the Orphanage help. The only ones \\'e have accepted since March were the four little girls left parentless by cholera which seemed an emergency case. All others have,heen refused although their need for help touched our hearts. There have been a large number of gifts big and small from friends in Burma. The Daily Vacation Bible Schools remem bered us. We ha:ve been thankful for all these gifts. 'The last one was a substantial gift of dishes for the Home. Daw Thein Mya is still the efficient Mother in the IVIa On Home. Her duties and 'interests are varied with a family of twenty-eight to look after. The children have earned Rs during the past year by sewing exercise books,,cleaning, collecting, gathering and selling tamarind leaves.

70 70 These children have made offerings to a number of benevolences amounting to Rs Eight of the boys have been baptised during the year. Two more will be taken into the Talaing church soon. There have been some baptisms among the orphans outside of the Home too. Thus the children cared for by the Orphanage are being trained for the Master. We ask your continued loyalty and support to the Orphanage remembering that whatsoever we do for the least of these we do unto Him whom we follow and serve. C. E. HESSELTINE, Superintendent. TREASURER'S REPORT Our financial report this year reveals a rather serious situation. The receipts for the year fall short of meeting the year's expenses. The table on the last page of the printed report will show that expenditures are quite normal. From available financial reports the income of the Orphanage has never fallen so low. Here are the figures for the last nine years:- Income for the year 1921 Rs " " " " " " " 1924 " 8998 " " " " " " " " " 1926 " 7218 " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " I t will be seen that as compared with last year receipts have gone down almost a third. Looking at the totals from the different circles as shown in the table at pages six and seven and comparing with last year it will be seen that even Moulmein, the home of the Orphanage and its local Committee, and always the best giver, has go~edown this year. Maubin-Delta and Bassein-Sandoway too have failed us. These are but examples, and other circles have not supported us as we should have liked. Rangoon has gone down since '

71 71 Turning now to the totals by groups as _ given at the foot of the same two pages, it will be seen that the amount from Sunday Schools has gone down to nearly a third of last year's contributions. The appeal made in the S. S. Papers was a great success last year, but this year it does not seem to have reached its mark. The Committee would like to see the churches take the matter up and make the second Sunday in February a real Orphanage day for the Sunday Schools. C011! tributions from churches too ha ve seriously declined as compared \"ith the two previous years. The incomes from Christian Endeavour Societies, Associations and schools have all come down. The practice of the monthly subscription list in schools is a source of dependable income and is to be recommended. The Committee again thank all who have come to their help in providing for the needs of the orphans in our midst, and would appeal to the leaders of the various communities and of their institutions to keep the Orphanage in the minds and hearts of our christian people. Weare deeply grateful to our Heavenly Father who has laid it on the hearts of so many of his loved ones to care~ for the destitute. R. HALLIDAY, Treasurer.

72 72 IN Circle Sunday Christian Subscrip- Friends Mission- Schools Endeavour tions aries Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. Tavoy-Mergui Moulmein Pegu-N yaunglebin-shwegyin o Pyinmana Meiktila-Myingyan Mandalay-Sagaing- Maymyo Shan States-Chin-.. Kachin Henzada Prome-Thayetmyo Tharrawaddy- Thonze-Letpadan Insein oj 75 0 Rangoon o Toungoo Maubin-Delta Bassein-Sandoway Friends in U S. A Interest Total Incomes o o Credit Balance September 1st, 1928 Grand Total September 1st, 1928 to August 31st, 1929 Total Expenses for the year ending August 31st, 1929 Debit Balance

73 COME 73 Schools Woman Societies Churches Interest Associations Miscellaneous Totals Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P I I J o o Rs. A. P

74 74 EXPENDITURES Rice Bazaar and Cooking Oil Boarding and School Fees Hospital Charges Miscellaneous Books, School supplies Salaries Taxes Clothes Printing Repairs on Kitchen I ce-c"ream Treat To make up 1500 in p" O. Cash Certificates Summary, September 1, 1928 to August 31, 1929 Total Incomes Total Expenses Debit Balance PERMANENT ASSETS Superintendent's Working Advance Pwa Shwe Gyok Memorial by Dr. Kyaw Lun with interest Rs. 1, From Current Funds to convert to p. O. Cash certificates Rs. Mg On Memorial to Mg Cho Rs U Tha Din, E.A.C. (Retd.) Memorial to his mother Rs From Current Funds to complete deposit Rs Daw Ngwe Yin Memorial Fixed Deposit Total Rs. A. P , , , , Respectfully submitted, Audited and found correct, L. T. AH SyOO, G. C. TARGETT, Chairman. Income-Tax Officer, R. HALLIDAY, Amherst District, Treasurer. Moulmein. 16th September, 1929.

75 75 MISSION PRESS REPORT. T~e response which the ~ission has made to our suggestions given a year ago regardmg the purchase of school books has been most gratifying. We feel that we have had the confidence and support of the Mission to a much greater extent than for some years past. We have had a larger share of the book business, and ordering has been done carefully so that there have been very few returns. In almost every case, too, payments have been prompt and we have very few large outstandings on our books against our missionaries. Weare sorry that on several titles we have not been able to fill orders promptly-and in some cases other booksellers were able to supply more promptly than we were. This was not due to any fault in ordering, but rather to the fact that the Education Department prescribed these books so late that it was impossible for the publishers to supply all orders, and in several cases it was necessary to wait for reprints from England. The Mission Staff this year has remained as last. Early in the year we lost the services of Mr. Taylor, the English assistant whom we had _ come to feel as one of us, but who was unable to stand the climate. Now, with the close of the Press year~ we also loose Mr. and Mrs. Dudrow who leave us to go into station work in Myitkyina. We are sorry to loose them. but rejoice with them in this opportunity for service on the frontier. Six years ago the Remington Typewriter Co. opened up its own -office in Rangoon-and we lost the Agency which we had had for upwards of thirty years. Within the past few months we have been able to se"ture the agency for the Royal Typewriter. Our first stock arrived only about two months ago and was quickly sold out and everything points to the Royal Typewriters, especially the Portable being very popular in Burma. During the year we have made considerable progress in the Judson Bible, and hope to have it in the hands of the people during t~e coming year. Part will be printed on a good quality of white printing paper, and a part on India Bible paper. We feel that there will be a good demand for this latter. We are also at work on the New Testament in Kamhau, one of the Chin Dialects, and also in Lahu, and expect to have these, too, ready some time during the year.

76 76 The new titles put out this year include the following: Burmese tracts, The Voice of your Father, Good News, The Colonel's word will stand. Books--The Palace of Heroes, textbook for the D. V Bible Schools. Buddhist and Christian Scriptures-revised edition. Karen-The Karen Centenary. Lahu-The Gospels of Luke and John. English-Life of Ko Tha Byu. Personal Work, by Dr. Henderson. Siyin-Chin Hymn Books. Talain Psalms-completing the Old Testa ment. Altogether we have printed 54 religious tracts and books. In order to give some idea of what this includes we are listing them below. It includes 432,000 free tracts in Burmese. Altogether we have printed 483,750 pamphlets and tracts, and 79,000 bound books including the gospels. The total number of pages runs to over 17,000,000. Burmese Publications Free Tracts-New 5,000 The Voice of your Father. 10,000 Good News. 10,000 The Colonel's Word will stand. Free Tracts-Old 25,000 Mrs. Judson's Catechism. 50,000 Forgiveness. 50,000 Salvation. 43,800 The Way of Peace. 50,000 The More Excellent Way. 50,000 The Way of Happiness. 25,000 Thoughts for Reflection. 5,000 Where is God? 5,000 Questions on the Truth. 5,000 The Holy Bible. 5,000 Tithing. 10,000 Saturday Sabbath. 9,600 Seven Subjects of Interest. 10,700 Four Things we should know. 19,500 Two Ways to get Rich. 37,400 Prosperity Giving. 10,000 Cause of England's Greatness. 5,000 Suppose. 441,000 Tracts totalling 1,512,600, pages.,

77 77 Other Tracts Religious Books Sgaw Karen Lahu Shan English Siyin-Chin Atzi Talain 10,000 Buddhism as it is. 10,000 Ship of Grace. 5J)()() Catechism and View. 25',000 Tracts 600,000 pages. 1,000 Palace of Heroes (200 p.). 1,000 Buddhist and Christian Scnptures (200 p. reyised). 1,000 Scripture Passages.. ~,OOO Gospel of Matthew. 15,000 Gospel of Mark Gospel of Luke. 10,000 Gospel of John. 52,000 3,000 Karen Centenary. 1,000 ;,; ew Testament" Stories. 10,000 Catechism. 5,000 HYmn and Tunes Books. 10,000 H~-mn Books. 2,000 D~ily Strength for Daily X eeds Heart Book Bible Studies by Doctrines 750 C. E. Topics.. 3,000 Catehism Gospel of Luke. 1,000 Go:;;pel of John. 2,000 Catechi~m. 500 HYmn Book Loving Kindness. 2,000 Catechism. 2,000 Golden Balance. 1,000 Life of Ko Tha Byu. 1,000 Personal vvork. 1;000 Hymn Books. 1,000 Hymn Books. 1,000 Psalms.

78 78 Colportage. Ten missionaries have taken advantage of the help offered by the Mission Press in the support of colporters and have received financial aid to the extent of a little over Rs. 2,500. In addition to the ten missionaries mentioned, Mr. Josif and Dr. Marshall have made extensive use of Seminary boys during the hot weather and Mr. Dyer has set aside one boy in each of his week-end Gospel Team trips for the sale of Christian literature. The best work as far as sales is concerned has been by one of Dr. Roach's men who works almost exclusively at the railway station and who disposes of 500 or more gospel portions a month. We feel that much more of the same work might be done both at railway stations and at steamer landings. A recent number of the News has dealt quite fully of the experiences of the colporteurs. On behalf of the Press Council, H. W- SMITH, Supt. GUEST HOUSE REPORT October I929 During the past year the Guest House has again sheltered a large number of people-the majority being of our own mission. There has been much appreciation of the house expressed and without doubt much unexpressed. From what I saw and heard when in Madras in January concerning their Guest House there, I realize how very fortunate our mission in Burma is to have such a pla.ce and what a brave and admirable venture it has been for our missionaries to carry it on as they have done all these years. In my report in 1927 I held out the hope that the house might become self-supporting. I see now I was misled by the unprecedented number of non-missionary guests which had used the house that year. Previous records and the years since, show no such number. In a general way, you can estimate the profits of the house on its non-missionary guests only. So it is not likely the house will become self-supporting except by a large influx of non-missionaries. That is not wholly desirable though it would be income on what is otherwise unused space, and the financial benefit of it would entirely accrue to the our own missionaries in the added comfort~ which could be obtained for the house. By an appropriation of Rs. 3,000/- from the General Board and Rs. 1,800/- from the Woman's Board the long needed servants' quarters have been built. Three large rooms are provided. for Butler, Mali and House Boy, and a fourth smaller room

79 79 for servants or preachers who may sometimes come with guests using the house. Out of the old servants' house nearly enough wood was salvaged to build the separate house for the sweeper. It is a great satisfaction to see the servants now sheltered in so comfortable and Christian a manner. The next great need is a new cook house, built up off the ground and nearer to the house. The plan for remodelling and enlarging the dining room has found favor with all and has been passed by the Property Committee. The good tourist season by which I had hoped to finance it did not materialize this past cold season. As usual I have had restrict expenditures to a minimum in order to close the year with a small balance. I am still hoping that the money may be found to change the dining room. One missionary when she heard the plan, wrote that she would give ten rupees toward having the room screened after it is enlarged. If that' is desired and enough of you are likewise minded, it can be done. A request to the Woman's Board for screening the front projection of the verandah upstairs has been. passed by the Reference Committee and as the Woman's Board has usually responded to all such appeals I am hoping that will soon be completed. A small but very convenient improvement has been the list of register cards in the conspicuous place both up and down stairs where each guest registers according to his room; so that his friends know where to look for him. This was a suggestion made by Miss Davis of Prome and I am sure we are all grateful to her. Kind friends have added much to the comforts and appearance of the house and I take this way of expressing yours thanks and mine; to Mrs. McLaurin who gave us some good books, to Miss Phillips who put a set of the Jerusalem Conference books of the verandah table, to Mr. Chaney who gave us the electric bell for calling the servants, and especially to Mrs. Sutherland who gave the beautiful rug and bright pillows for the verandah and to Mrs. Robbins who gave the little stands for the ferns. And again I want to express my personal thanks to all our missionaries for their kind co-operation in the support of the house. For three years now in succession every missionary in Burma (and many when going on furlough) have paid the annual dues. One hundred per cent. co-operation in a Baptist Mission is something to be proud of. I congratulate you and thank you sincerely. E. N. CHANEY, Superintendent of Mission Guest House.

80 80 FINANCIAL STATEMENT Oc.tober IS, I929 RECEIVED Rs. A. P. Balance in hand October By Miscellaneous receipts " House Fees " l\1i.ssionary contributions " Rent of Apartment and refund on lights Total... 2, EXPENDED To Supplement Building of servants' house " General Repairs " Incidentals " Servants' wages " Electric Light~ " Linens " Furniture, new and repaired Utensils and dishes Rs. A. P , Balance in hand October 15, 1929 Total... 2, Totals... 2, Respectfully submitted, E. N. CHANEY, Superintel1,dent of Mission Guest H ousc. These accounts hav~ been audited by Miss Hastings, October IS, I929.

81 81 REPORT OF THE EVANGELISTIC COMMITTEE General Through the courtesy of the A. B. Mission Press, articles have appeared regularly,dth publicity, suggestions, and reports of vvork done in connection with the SpecialY ear of Evangelism of the Northern Baptist Convention. In addition, two special number's of the News have been published 'with accounts of work under this Committee. These were H Daily Vacation Bible School Number" and" Special Colportage Number." The co-operation of the missionaries who have supplied the information for these numbers has been greatly appreciated. Many articles have been supplied to the twelve religious vernacular papers of Baptists. There is a need for a more adequate organization to realize and put into effect a policy that will make full use of these potential agencies for spreading the gospel. Colportage The re-beginning of colportage work under a somewhat new plan during the past hot season resulted both in much success and in experience that will aid in making the work even more effective' in the future. It is hard to realize how much good can be done, and new contacts made, through colportage \vork that would be impossible otherwise under the present program of small comparative budgets for evangelistic,vork. It is hoped that this colportage work will expand into its fullest possible value as an agency of evangelism. During the past year it was impossible to supply all of the colporteurs,vanted by Rurman missionaries, but it i~ hoped that there will be a sufficient supply this year. Be thinking and planning now ho,,\r you can use one or more colporteurs during next hot season on your freld. Then write soon to the Superintendent of the Mission Press or the Chairman of the Evangelistic Committee to get the details a.nd apply for a colporteur. If you have a good man for this work write the Press, asking for permission to hire this man for full time work, stating all details. Your own responsibility,is to supervise the work. The Press assumes the expenses of all colporteurs accepted. In January an Institute for Colporteurs will be held for the purpose of training the: colporteurs in their work and in methods of evangelistic approach through their work. This will be under the direction of expert teachers. It is hoped that all colporteurs,: whether temporary or permanent, will attend the Institute. Watch for definite announcements.

82 82 YEAR OF EVANGELISM Due to delay in being informed concerning the Baptist Year of Evangelism we regret that the matter is not more to the fore. Movements such as this take a year or so of preliminary announcement and preparation. They cannot be hastened. Perhaps the best work in this campaign will be done this cold season. All missionaries are urged to use all the means available in making this known among their constituency. With the broadcasting of the technique of securing decisions, if you will permit the phrase, as taught by Mr. Dyer and workers, a large number of workers who have been' prospects should be won this year. Surely there are multitudes now in the valley of decision. GOSPEL TEAM EVANGELISM This has continued with Mr. Dyer's characteristic vim. The English Department at the Seminaries is drawing better grade men and Saw Chit Maung, B.A., B.L., is working well into the work. He or others will be glad to come and instruct Pastors' Classes or other groups lead campaigns in schools or vil1age~ and other ways. While only three schoolsmanagers answered Mr. Rogers' letter for this sort of help, others are planning to use these trained workers. THE FUTURE With the commencing of the operation of the National Missionaries Joint Committees, the present Evangelistic Committee will no longer exist as such. We pray that God will bless the new committee to the riches of His glory in Jesus Christ. TliE GOSPEL TEAM IN INDIA In July Mr. Lewis was in India on Christian Endeavour business and in telling of the work, spoke of Mr. Dyer and the Student Evangelistic Teams which. led to Mr. Dyer and five young men spending the month of October in Madras, Vellore, Kurnool, N ellore, Ongole and Cocanada. We bespeak an interest in your prayers for this endeavour abroad. In the providence of God perhaps Burma may make a contribution to the work in India. Lee Lewis, Chairman. REPORT OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE The Education Committee held two meetings during the past year. The members of the committee during the year have

83 83 been Drs. St. John and Cummings, Mr. Jury, Mr. Sowards, lvir. Chaney, and Mr. Josif, and Misses Hunt, Beebe, and Seagrave; in addition the co-opted members Saya Po Mya, Thra Po Win, and Sayama Ma N yein Thu. The report of the committee for the past year is necessarily a brief one. A number of important matters came up for discussion during the past year, and the secretary has had perhaps more than the usual amount of correspondence and number of interviews. But the matters considered have been chiefly of a routine nature and do not lend themselves easily as material for an extensive report. There are two ways in which the committee's work may be looked upon, one is to regard the committee as an adviser in difficulties arising in connection with the administration and financing of schools; the other is to look upon it as a constructive force, ever on the look-out for new methods, materials, and equipment and adapt it for use in our schools in Burma. In this latter sense the committee has not been able to function much during the past year, not because of indifference, but because of the lack of time on the part of the members for such work. If it were possible for a man or woman in our Mission to give all or the major part of his or her time to such work as Secretary of the Education Committee a great deal could be done that would be of real service to our schools; but while this thought has been in the minds of most of us for several years and the matter was discussed in this Conference on many occasions it continues to be a wistful wish which seems to have little chance of realisation. AUDITS AND GRANTS-IN-AID continue to give school managers some difficulties and concern. They often find its difficult to know just what items are permitted to be included in the budget estimates for the allotting of Grants-in-aid. Auditors raise objections to many items charged to the school account. Many of these objections are unjustified and often all that is necessary is for the school manager to make an explanation, which will be accepted by the Director of Public Instruction. But there often are wrong entries rpade which are against the definite rules of the Department, but which rules the managers do not understand. As a result of representations made to the Director of Public Instruction the latter stated that the auditors would be given more specific instructions regarding their task. As for the school managers, if they will observe the twelve rules given in the printed letter No IM.G., of 27th September, 1923, a copy which was sent to every school manager in our mission during the past year, and if they keep in mind the following statement made by the Assistant Director of Public Instruction :-" All items on which you cannot draw an equipment grant and which are cut out of Maintenance Grant appli-

84 84 cations should be omitted from the accounts submitted to the auditor, as they do not properly belong to school accounts" if these are kept in mind-the difficulty of meeting the requirements of Government auditors will be greatly reduced. lviedical INSPECTION. The Education Department has during the past year called into question our scheme of medical inspection, by issuing orders that the. rules laid down in the Department's scheme regarding medical visits to schools should be stricth' observed. We have called the Director of Public Instructi;n>s attention, both in letters and in personal interviews, to the fact that our scheme had been definitely accepted by the Department as a substitute for the Department's scheme when the latter was introduced a few years ago, and that no new factors had come in to require the Department to change its attitude in this matter since. Furthermore, we have urged the continuation of our scheme on the ground that it has proved more satisfactory in the long run, from a medical standpoint, because it is often difficult to secure a local practitioner who will really do this work thoroughly. We have further informed the Director of Public Instruction that the mission has made its provisioilj for medical work with the needs of the schools in view, and that some of our medical institutions would be embarrassed if the money they now receive as medical fees from schools were to be withdrawn. While at first the Department seemed inclined to take an uncompromising attitude in a recent interview it appeared quite certain that they were disposed to take a more favourable attitude toward this question, and it would not be surprising to learn before long that we shall be permitted to. carryon the medical work in our schools as heretofore, so long as we can assure the Department that we make adequate provision for medical attention during the intervals between the visits of our.doctors. INSURANCE ON SCHOOL BUILDINGS. During the year tinder review orders came from the Ministry of Education to the effect tl1at school buildings on which grants were to be paid by Government must be insured; buildings already in existence could be insured at the option of the school managers, but in either case Government stated that the premia on this insurance would not be permitted to be entered in the expenditure for the purpose of awarding Maintenance Grants. A very strong protest was made by us directly, as well as through the Burma Christian Council, with the result that insurance premia are permitted to be entered as expenditure alloweq for maintenance grant, and the question of compulsory insurance on new b.uildings is being reconsidered by Government.

85 85 INSTITUTE ON RELIGIOUS ErrCCATION. A few years ago we began holding an annual institute for teachers, and we held several successful institutes. Last year and this year the ltniversity of Rangoon has provided courses for teachers, which we did not think wise to duplicate by any efforts along that line on our part. If the University will do this work we can turn our attention to phases of educational \vork which are peculiarly important in our work. This year there was held during the present month of October an eight days' institute on religious education in Rangoon. lvir. and Mrs. Annett and ~1r. N. Franklin, of the India Sunday School Union conducted this institute, which \vas quite well attended, considering the many other meetings going on during the same time. The daily attendance averaged between sixty to seventy-five and there were perhaps over one hundred different teachers who took in all or part of the program of this eight days' institute. It is hoped' that these courses will result in a keener interest on the part of the teachers in attendance in the religious work of their schools. A program of tours takes the Annetts and Mr. Franklin to several centers of Burma during November, where this \vork will be further promoted. GEO. D. JOSIF, SecretGl'J', EduL"ation Committee. REPORT OF THE PUBLICITY COMMITTEE FOR During the year under review the Committee continued to issue the Burma Baptist Bulletin, the Karen Centennia!, the Judson College and Moulmein Bulletins being special numbers, two of them containing pictures. The number of copies printed gratis by the American Baptist Mission Press, Rangoon, is interesting: Karen Centennial issue 2200 copies Judson College, Kokine issue 4000 copies Moulmein issue 6200 copies August, 1929 issue 2000 copies Total copies In order to get these into circulation via personal channejs, each missionary is sent a few. Since these are free you are urged to use them as widely and wisely as possible and those caring for additional copies may secure them from the Field Secretary or the Chairman of the Publicity Committee. However, they must be ordered before publication.

86 86 A Mailing List of over two hundred names h2s been printed and our Baptist State Secretaries, schools, seminaries, and colleges, leaders of Student Volunteer Bands in our denominational schools are being sent these sheets quarterly. Those desiring to put the names of interested parties do,'vn for regular mailing should send them to the chairman. Dr. Cummings has contined his timely and spicy" Burma Letters" in The Baptist. Mrs. Harris contributes to the The Baptist Missionary Review regularly and her jottings are read with interest we are told. The Burma Number of this journal,,'as arranged for again this year and copies not sold in Burma were mailed home to libraries and friends. The Publicity Committee thanks the missionaries who have assisted in many ways in advancing the knowledge of Burma at home. For the Committee, Lee Lewis, Chairman. REPORT OF COMITY COMMITTEE Nothing has been brought to the Committee for consideration during the year. Two matters of importance have been acted upon by the Reference Committee, reports of which appear in \he Reference Committee Minutes. l. The final passing of the Bombay Line Agreement between the American Baptist Mission and the China Inland Mission-was approved by the Reference Committee in No. R2820 page 1234, and the Field Secretary has had a reply of acceptance from the China Inland Mission. 2. An agreement regarding the division of the Kachin Field with the Bible Churchman's Missionary Society has been approved by the Reference Committee R2995 page 1301 June 12, 1929, and forwarded to that Society for ratification. Their reply has not yet been received. Also the Burma Christian Council has recently appointed a committee to take under discussion the question of Church Union. Doubtless all have had copies oi the Report as found in the minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Council, which have been printed and distributed among you. On behalf of the Comity Committee E. B. Roach.

87 87 REPORT OF THE PROPERTY COMMITTEE Let our words be few. After much correspondence and some expense, the Shurtleff was sold in October, 1928, for Rs. 500/-. New servants' quarters have been provided at the Mission Guest House, at a cost of Rs. 3,000/- from the "A" Board, and Rs. 1,800/- from the" W" Board. They are neat and well built. A new fence has been placed about the Mission land in Pyapon, at a cost of Rs. 3,000/-, of which the Mission gave half, and Government gave half. A well has been sunk for the Karen mission in Shwegyin, and a pumping plant installed, at a cost of Rs. 1,025/-. Funds are in hand for a new residence and servants' quarters there. The latter, I understand, are complete, and the house is being begun... A gift for the Smith Memorial Building at the Karen Seminary has come, and there is promise that we may see it completed in the coming year. No new house for the Karen mission in Moulmein, but extensive repairs. Money is in hand for that. Money is also available for the needed repairs on the seaside houses at Monmagon. Visitors there will be pleased. The dream of long ago for the Prome Girls' School is partly come true. A class-room, part of which must be used as a dormitory, has been completed. Funds are also in hand for a house for the Superintendent. The Women"s Board supplied a C09k-house for Miss Beebe, at Moulmein Karen School. It cost Rs. 1,100/. Plans have been approved for the Girls' A. V School at Tavoy, to cost Rs. 85,300/-. It is urgently needed. Miss Parrott has had permission and erected a small house on the land at Mogok. Looks inviting. Miss Teele had Rs. 300/- for a garage. She has spent it. The garage has been built under her house. Betha~ shalom, in Insein., Plans are in hand for the Hospital at N amkham. We hope Dr. Seagrave will be occupying it before the rains.._ The class room building at Pyinmana Agricultural School Which was finished a year ago, has been equipped and is ready and in use. A. J. WEEKS, Chairman.

88 88 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON OBITUARIES A voice from heaven was heard by the Seer of Patmos: "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, from henceforth ", and from the answering. Spirit came the reply, " Yes, let them rest from their labors, for what they have done will go with them" The homegoings of the past year have not been from the young or the middle-aged, cut off, as it were, in the noontide of their days, and deprived of the residue oj their years; those who have departed have come to the grave in a full age, like as a shock of grain cometh ih its season. They have borne the burden and the heat of the day; they have been overcomers; they have heard the Master's" \Vell done good and f~ithful servant" and they have entered into the joy of their Lord. l\:irss 1vIARY S. \V RANNEY Miss Marv S. \tv. Ranney was well known both in America afl"d in Burma. She was born in Moulmein in 1855, but as a little girl of seven, she was taken to America, and brought up and educated at Homer, in the state of New York. Her first work for Missions was as Treasurer of the\i\t A. B. F M. S. of the West. This was for ten years, After this for four years she was Secretary to Dr. "V. E. Lounsbury who was District Secretary of the Foreign Society for the Lake District, with headquarters in Chicago. She left this work to care for her mother who was in failing health, and she remained with her until her death in In the year 1910 she came out to Burma, and for six years was assistant to Mr. F. D. Phinney in his work as Mission Treasurer. Then our needy station work appealed to her so strongly,that she left Rangoon, and for a year or mor~ was with Miss Thompson, who otherwise would

89 89 have been quite alone in her care of the great Karen field at Tavoy. Later she cared for the Burman work at Sagaing, during the absence on furlough of Rev. and :Mrs. Grigg. The Girls' School at this station flourlshed under her management, and the attendance increased from a hundred to a hundred and fifty. When Rev. and Mrs. Rogers went on furlough in 1922, Miss Ranney came to their relief, and took charge of the Burman work at Toungoo. vvhile she was in charge there came a crisis in the life of the school, for according to a Government order either the grade had t( ) be raised, or the school drop back and become a school for vernacular work only. Nliss Ranney recognized the importance of the school and was able to save it by raising it to the middle grade, with the result that it has become one of the flourishing schools of our :Mission. In October 1923, failing health made it necessary for rviiss Rannev to leave Burma. California became her home, and ~o far as strength permitted, her Ii fe there was one of service for the lviaster. She passed to her reward on the 24th of November, Miss Ranney's outstanding quality \"as faithfulness. In whatever position she "'as placed, whether in America or in Burma, she was ever faithful in all her l~elations. As truly as of that other lvlary. the ~1.aster could say of her, "She hath done 'what she could." 1\1RS. JENNIE \Y.-\ YTE PHINNEY Mrs. Jennie vvayte Phiriney \I\'as brought up ill the beautiful city of Rochester, N. ')T Her family were connected with the Lake Avenue Raptist Church of Rochester, and it was from this church that in 1885 she went forth to the Telugu field as a missionary, Her field of labor was N ehore, and for twelve years she wrought her life into that field. The elder pastors and teachers still remember her. They: remember how she trained 'and instructed them, and the beautiful Christlike life that she lived among them.

90 90 In 1897 she was married in Nellore, from the home of Dr. and I\1rs. Downey, to our Mr. F D. Phinney, Superintendent of the Mission Press, and for the following twenty-five years her home was in Rangoon. The Immanuel Baptist Church and Sunday School greatly profited from her ministry and that of her husband. She also helped in the Telugu Church of Rangoon. The W. C. T. U. claimed a large share of her time and thought. She served as its President, she edited its paper, the Life Line, and thus she rendered an important service to the cause of temperance and purity in Burma. But by those who knew her best Mrs. Phinney was regarded as pre-eminently a home-maker. The Phinney home was a beautiful home, pervaded by the Christ spirit, and dispensing a gracious hospitality. Mrs. Phinney was quiet and unassuming, but she had strong convictions and she always stood for the highest and best things. She was generous in her thought of others, and gossip and unkind criticism were foreign to her nature. She was never in robust health, but she conserved her strength, and by perseverance she brought to pass the things to which she set her hand. Mr. Phinney died in December 1922, and not long after this Mrs. Phinney left Burma to care for her only remaining sister in her last illness. After the death of this sister, only herself and one brother survived from a large family of children. Gradually her own health failed, and on June 6th the call came and the Savior received her unto himself. MRS. MARY E. JAMESON Mrs. Mary E. Jameson was personally known only to a very few of us. She and her husband left Burma forty years ago and were never able to return. She was in Burma only fifteen years. She came out in 1874, as Miss Welling, to the Sgaw Karen work at Bassein, and in her work there was associated with Dr. and Mrs. Carpenter.

91 91 After her marriage to Dr. Jameson she took great interest in his work which was evangelistic, but being herself a trained and experienced teacher, she and her husband, working together, established a station school, and also another school at \i\1 akema. In the latter place Mrs. Jameson spent much time, and often quite alone, building up the work of this school. These schools still continue, and are important factors in the work on the Bassein Burman field. Unable to return to Burma, Dr. and Mrs. Jameson were untiring in their labors for the cause of Christ in the homeland. Mrs. Jameson, although ninety years of age, was able to attend the meetings of the Northern Baptist Convention at Detroit last year. She writes racily of her experience: H I attended seven sessions and heard what was said at most of them. I met several of the missionaries whom I had known and had not known. I saw Dr. Nichols for five minutes. I lived about five miles from the Hall, and about two o'clock I would call a taxi, which would drop me at the Hall, stay over between the afternoon and evening services, and then some friend would call a taxi for me and I would go alone the five miles home. I do not know if another woman of ninety attended under like circumstances. I had the time of my life!" Of Mrs. Jameson, one life-ioi}g missionary friend testifies, " Devotion is the word that best characterizes all her attitude to her duties." Another says, "To us she exemplified more than any other ~e have known the text, "The path of the just shineth more and more unto the perfect day." It matters little whether our names are remembered or not, but what does matter is that in the course of our life-work we should build such Christlike characters as these three daughters of the King. MR. ALBERT EHRGQTT Albert Ehrgott was born February 3rd, 1863, in Cincinnati, and died in California on June 15th of this year. He was educated in Rochester, N.Y. both col-

92 92 lege and seminary. He,vas ordained in 1895 and held pastorates in Springfield, 0., the Immanuel church, Rangoon, Cleveland, 0., Portland, Oregon, and in other places. On account of the health of :rvir~. Ehrgott their stay in Burma was only about two years. They left Rangoon early in l\ir. Ehrgott's ministry was characterized by evangelical zeal, and aggressive effort for the upbuilding of the Kingdom of God in America and throughout the world. In the course of his career he held important positions. In 1918 he was manager in California for the food-pledge campaign. Later he,vas manager of the state law enforcement league. He \\'a~ vacational secretary of the Y. M. C. A. in San Francisco. He was active in financial campaign~ for the Berkely Baptist Divinity School, and also for Baylor University of \~Taco, Texas. Eive years ago he made a tour of the world in the course of which he visited Rangoon. He was ever an earnest man in his work for Christ. He is survived by his wife and one daughter. REV. OLA HANSON, LlTT.D. Our hearts have been saddened and solemnized by the cabled news of the death of Dr. Ola Hanson at St. Paul, Minn., on the seventeenth of the present month. He was born in Sweden sixty-five years ago, but when about twelve years of age emigrated to America, and for a time was with his uncle in Nebraska. He afterward went to Colgate for his college and seminary training. He graduated in He was married to Miss Minnie Johnson, a Swedish maiden whom he had known in Nebraska before he went to college. They were appointed to Burma and came out in the fall of 1890, having been designated to the Kachin work, Bhamo. With their record we are all familiar. \ivith great singleness of heart, and with all their powers, during almost four decades, they have given themselves to the work Dr. Hanson was a student

93 93 and a scholar. He reduced the Kachin language to writing, using the Roman characters; he prepared text books; was the author of a Kachin grammar; compiled a dictionary in Kachin; wrote a book on the Kachin people, and above all he translated the Scriptures, both the Old Testament and the N e,,, into the Kachin language. In recognition of his literary work in Kachin the degree of Litt. D.,,,,as very appropriately given to Dr. Hanson hy his Alma ~~,fate'r. Along with his literary work Dr. Hanson was strong as an evangelist. He toured among the people, establishes schools, and gave help an encouragement in all their educational and religious work. In all this work Mrs. Hanson \vas heart and soul with her husband. Their life was a long labor of love for the Kachin people. In 1920 in recognition of his services to the Kachins Dr. Hanson received the Kaiser-i-Hind gold medal. Dr. Hanson is survived hy 1\,Irs. Hanson and by two sons both of whom are settled in life, Leslie a's a teacher in Ohio, and Harold as a business man in Chicago. To these, in their bereavement, our hearts go out in tender sympathy. No section of our work has been more fortunate in its missionary personnel than has the Kachin Mission. Roberts passed to his reward ten years ago and Hanson has just heard the call. -T~ese men built their lives into the \!\lork in a 'wonderful way, and God's blessing was upon their efforts. :Many Kachins redeemed from sin and superstition will rise up to call them blessed. J\1R. M. /\. RA YJ\10ND :Mr. M. A. Raymond came out to Burma in 1921, to be associated with Mr. Darrow in the Trade School, and 'when the Government took the school was transferred to BengalI-Orissa. Later he returned to America. The sad news has been received that he ",,'as drowned on the 30th May, \~T e deeply sympathize with Mrs. Raymond in her sorrow.

94 94 CONSTITUTION OF THE BURMA BAPTIST MISSIONARY JOINT COMMITTEE Article I.-NAME This committee shall be called "The Burma Baptist Missionary Joint Committee." Article II.-MEMBERSHIP It shall consist of twelve members, nine of whom shall be representatives of the Burma Baptist Missionary Society and three of whom shall be representatives of the American..,. Baptist Foreign :Mission Society. Their term of office shall be three years. The Field Secretary and the Secretary of the Burma Baptist Missionary Society shall be additional exofficio members without vote. Article III.-ELECTIONS The nine representatives of the Burma Baptist Missionary Society shall be divided into three groups of three each, one group to be elected annually by the Burma Baptist Missionary Society upon nomination by the Managing Committee. Of the three representatives of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society one shall be elected annually by the Burma Baptist Missionary Conference, upon nomination by the Reference Committee. Article IV.-VACANCIES A member leaving the country for six months or more~ or ceasing to be a member of a regular Baptist Church shall thereby terminate his membership on this committee. The Managing Committee of the Burma Baptist Missionary Society shall have power to fill such vacancies as occur among the representatives of the Burma Baptist Missionary Society until the next annual election, and the Reference Committee of the Burma Baptist Missionary Conference shall

95 95 ha ve power to fill such vacancies as occur among the representatives of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society until the next annual election, at which time a substitute to fill up any unexpired term shall be elected as prescribed above. Article V.~ORGANIZATION This committee shall, meet immediately after its election and choose its own Chairman and Vice-Chairman. The Field Secretary of the Burma Mission shall be the English Secretary and the Secretary of the :Managing Committee of the Burma Baptist Missionary Society shall be the Burman Secretary. Article VI.-MEETINGS The committee shall hold semi-annual meetings, and oftener, if required, by vote of the Committee, for the conduct of its business. The Secretaries shall, upon written request of five members, call special meetings. Eight elected members shall constitute a quorum. The agenda for the meetings shall be prepared by the two Secretaries in collaboration and copies sent out in ample time to reach the members before each meeting. Article VII.-RECORDS Permanent records shall be kept in well bound books by each of the Secretaries. Notification shall be sent without delay to every local committee affected by any action taken. Copies of the Minutes in Burmese and in English shall be furnished by the Secretaries to all members of the Joint Committee. Tire Reference Committee of the Baptist Missionary Conference and the Managing Committee of the Burma Baptist Missionary Society shall make such provision as they see fit in the way of printing copies of the minutes for their constituencies. Article VIII.-DUTIES The J oint Committee ~hall be responsible for the administration of all such work and funds as may be entrusted to it by the American Baptist Foreign Miss,ion Society and the Burma Baptist Missionary Society. subject to this Constitution and to such rules and regulations as may be mutually agreed upon by the two above mentioned Societies.

96 96 Article IX.-POWERS It shall haye the power,of initiative, and the power to act in such matters as are hereinafter mentioned, and such other matters as may be referred to it from time to time. Article X.-ACTIONS OPERATIVE All actions of this committee shall be submitted to the Board of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society and the Managing Committee of the Burma Baptist Missionary Society for information and consideration and shall be and remain operative unless questioned by them. Article XI.-ITS RELATION TO THE BOARD AND TO 'J1HE BURMA BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY 1.. It shall prepare and submit to the Board through the Reference Committee annual estimates for missionaries' and money needed, in as specific a form as possible; and it shall submit to the Burma Baptist Missionary Society thr.ough 'the Managing Committee an annual estimate of money needed..? I t shall be responsible for the proper allotment and expenditure of all monies entrusted to it by the American Baptist Foreign Misls,ion Society and the Burma Baptist Missionary Society, and any other mo.ney entrusted to it. 3. It shall submit to the American Baptist Foreign Mission Board and to the Burma 'Baptist Mission.ary Committee of Management all such correspondence, statistics, and accounts as shall tend to their understanding. of the general field ad~inistration, conditions, and problems, or any other such documents as they may require. 4. All,accounts shall be duly audited. Article XII.-ITS RELATION TO THE WORK ON THE FIELD 1. The Joint Committee may advise the Reference Committee as to the designation of missionaries to the Burmese work. 2. ' The Joint Committee may recommend to the Board through the Burma.n Conference arid the Missionary; Conference' the :opening or closing of 'stations and Anglo-Vernacular schools for Burmese work. In the matter of raising or lower-

97 97 ing the grade of Anglo-Vernacular schools the approval of the Joint Committee shall be necessary. 3. It shall have power to act on any appeal made to it in the case of difficulty arising between a missionary and a national which the local committee finds itself unable to settle. Article XIII.-THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE 1. The Education Committee of the Burma Baptist Missionary Conference shall be the Education Committee of this body. It shall consist of the Principal of Judson College and 3 other missionary members who shall be appointed by the Reference Committee, and 2 Burman members who shall be appointed by the Karen Joint Committee and 2 other nationals appointed by this Education Committee. 2. Functions. a. To consider any matter pertaining to the educational work of our M:ission when such matter has been referred to it by Conference, the Reference Committee, the Joint Committee's individual school workers of our Mission, or any national connected with one of our lvlission Schools. b. To advise the Joint Committee's Reference Committees, or Conference regarding educational policies, types of schools needed and the financing of schools.. c. To advise school managers regarding such matters as curricula and syllabi of studies, rates of fees, Bible courses, methods of teaching and schemes for aiding indigenous Christian students. d. To organize and carryon such schemes and devices as intelligence tests, quarterly tests, and promotion examinations, interr-school debates and essay contests, a teacher's agency, educational conferences for school workers, a Teachers' Institute. It is understood, however, that participation in all such schemes by school managers is optional. e. To appoint persons who have had special educational training and experience for such visits to our schools as may seem desirable from time to time, a budget for this purpose to be granted yearly by the Committee concerned.

98 98 3. The EduGation Committee shall make an annual report to Conference and shall furnish a copy of same to the Reference Committee and the Joint Committees. Article XIV.-LOCAL COMMITTEES In every station there should be an Evangelistic Committee for Evangelistic work and an Education Committee for Educational work. 1. Evangelistic Committee. a. Me.mbership (1) Where the Station field and the Association field coincide, the Home Mission Committee should be the Evangelistic Committee. (2) Where the Station field and the Association field do not coincide, the local group shall organize a committee representative of the churches, which should consist of at least five members in addition to the missionary. h. Duties It shall be the duty of the Evangelistic Committee to employ, dismiss, fix salaries, formulate the evangelistic policy. an.d direct the evangelistic work of the field. c. Officers d. Audit The committee shall elect its own Chairman, Secretary, and Treasurer. Accounts shall be reviewed or audited at least annually in a way to be approved by the Joint Committee. The Local Committee should arrange for a quarterly review of its Treasurer's Accounts. e. Deficits The Local Committees shall be responsible for deficits incurred by them.. Appeals In case any serious difficulty arises which a local committee cannot handle, appeal may be made to the Joint Committee.

99 99 g. Meetings The Local Committee should meet regul~.rly once a month. 2. Education Committee a. Membership (1) The superintendent and headmaster of the station school shall be ex officio members of the committee. (2) One representative of the staff shall be elected by the staff. (3) At least four other members, not officially connected with the school, shall be chosen locally. Jihe manner of the election may vary with local conditions. h. Duties The committee, in conjunction with the superintendent, shall have power to fix salaries and and tuition and boarding fees, and to direct the general policy of the work, and shall ordinarily be consulted by the superintendent before he engages teachers. The internal management of the school shall be left in the hands of, the superintendent. c. Officers The committee shall elect its_ own Chairman and Secretary; the superintendent shall be ex officio Treasurer of the committee. d. Audit Accounts shall be reviewed or audited at least annually ina way to be approved by the Joint Committee. The local committee ~hould arrange for a quarterly review of its Treasurer's Accounts. e. Deficits The local committee s~al1 be responsible for deficits incurred by them. f. Appeals In case any serious difficulty arises which a local committee cannot handle, appeal may be made to the Joint Committee.

100 100 CONSTITUTION OF THE BURMA BAPTIST MISSIONARY CONFERENCE 1929 Article I.-NAME The name of this organization shall be the Burma Baptist Missionary Conference. Article II.-OBJECT The object to this organization shall be:- 1. To promote the spirit of devotion, unity and fellowship among its members. 2. To provide for the discussion of such topics as are of general interest to our mission. 3. To administer, either in session or through its committees, the work of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society and the Woman's American Baptist Foreign ]\Ilission Society, in Burma, subject to the Boards of Managers of these Societies. Article III.-MEMBERSHIP. All missionaries appointed by the American Baptist Foreign IVlission Society and the Woman~s American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, residing within the territory of the Burma Mission, shall be members of the Conference. Article IV.-OFFICERS 1: The officers shall consist of a President, a Vice-President, a Recording Secretary-Treasurer, and the Field Secretary. 2. Their duties shall be those ordinarily pertaining to these offices except as pereinafter defined. Article V.-AMENDMENTS This constitution may be amended at any regular meeting by a two-thirds vote of those present, provided that notice of such motion to amend shall have been given at the previous annual meeting.

101 101 BY-LAWS Rule I.-ELECTION OF OFFICERS 1. The officers shall be elected annually by ballot. 2. Method of Election. First, nominating ballots shall be circulated to the members by the Recording Secretary, on which each member shall mark his nominee for each office and member of committee to be elected. These ballots shall be returned to the Secretary on or before an appointed date, on which they shall be opened and counted by him and two tellers. After this a second or electing ballot bearing the names of the 'three nominees receiving the highest number of votes, shall be prepared and circulated by these officers. These three shall be considered the candidates for election. The electing ballot shall be circulated previous to the annual meeting of the Conference at \,vhich the ballot shall be counted and the election declared. Both ballots shall be sent out in sufficient time to allow every member of the Conference an opportunity to return his vote. 3. Tellers. Two tellers shall be appointed annually by the President, and they shall, in co-operation \vith the Secretary of the Conference, count the ballots. 4. These new officers shall assume their duties at the adjournment of the annual meeting at which they were elected. 5. If for any reason the ballots have not been circulated, or if any elected person resigns, Conference in regular session shall carry out an election in such a way as it deems best. 6. Election of Substitutes. In respect to those elected to fill out unexpired term(s) of members of the Reference Committee, when there is more that one such vacancy among the representatives of any electoral district, the one receiving the highest number of votes, shall serve for the longest unexpired term, and in case of a tie Conference in regular session shall, by ballot, determine the order of succession. 7. Tentative Agenda. Each y~ar, the Recording Secretary of Conference, after getting data from the Conference Chairman and the Field Secretary as to all items of business which are likely to arise in the forthcoming Conference, shall send to each missionary before the opening date of Conference a Tentative Agenda of Conference Business. Rule li.-dues 1. Amount. Each member of Conference shall pay an annual fee of Rupees Two ers. 2) per year.

102 Collection. To facilitate collection, this Conference instructs the Mission Treasurer to debit the personal account of each missionary in Burma on September 1st of each year Rs. 2, the total sum to be credited to the account of the Conference Secretary, unless written objection is sent to the Mission Treasurer. Rule III.-QUORUM Twenty per cent of all members of Conference present at a regular annual meeting shall constitute a quorum for the conduct 6f business. Rule IV.-COMMITTEES A. Elected by Conference 1. The Conference shall each year elec't representatives by circulated ballots to the following committees:- a. Reference Committee. (See rules governing districts. ) h. A. B. Mission Press Advisory Board. member.) c. Board of Trustees of Judson College. representatives of the A.B.F.M.S. and the W.A.B.F.IVLS.) (One (Two one of 2. The Conference shall each.year at its annual meeting elect representatives to the following:- a. The Superintendent of the Guest House, Rangoon. h. The Language Examining Committees. c. The Press Manuscripts Committees. d. The Joint Committees. B. Appointed by the President 1. The new President shal1 appoint soon after his election the following committees:- a. Arrangemen,ts for next year. b. Music. c. Obituaries. C. Appointed by the Reference Committee 1. The Reference Committee shall at its re-organization meeting appoint the following committees:- a. Property. b. Publicity. c. School for Missional~ies' Children, Taunggyi. (2 members.)

103 103 d. Representatives on the Burma Christian Council. e. Rep re senta ti ves on mittee. the Myingyan Field Com- f. Representa ti ves on the Agricultural School, Pyinmana. 0" o Education. h. Representatives on Evangelistic Committee. Rule V.-T:HE BURMA FIELD SECRETARY 1. The Burma Field Secretary shall be elected by the Conference as provided for above. He shall be elected annually, but shall be eligible for re-election, as continuity in the tenure of this office is most desirable. 2. He shall act as the executive officer of the Conference and the Reference Committee in such matters as are delegated to him by those bodies. 3. He shall visit the mission stations and fields in order thoroughly to acquaint himself 'with their conditions. He shall make himself familiar with the province of Burma as a whole. All information which he is able to obtain shall be at the disposal of the Conference and its committees. 4. He shall be an ex'-officio member, without vote, of the committees of the Conference. 5. He shall act as the Secretary of the Reference Committee and shall prepare the agenda for its meetings and conduct its correspondence. 6. He shall maintain an office in or near Rangoon and shall be provided with proper office equipment and secretarial staff for the conduct of his work and the preservation of all official correspondence. 7 He shall present an annual report to the Conference. 8. He shall be the Corresponding Secretary of the Burma Baptist Missionary Conference. 9. He.shall arrange with the Mission Treasurer for the audit or review of mission accounts. 10. In the event of a change' 'of Field Secretary. the incoming Field Secretary shall assume the duties of the office at such time as the Reference Committee may determine. 11. Absence frornthe country does not render a Il)i~~,~q~' ary ineligible to election to the Field Secretary's post.' :..

104 104 Rule VI.-THE REFERENCE COMMITTEE 1. Membership. (a) The Committee of Reference shall consist of six men and four women (of whom three only shall be representatives of the W.A.B.F.M.S.), whose term of office shall be three years. Members who have served a full term shall not be eligible for re-election until after two years. J'he Field Secretary and the ]VIission Attorney shall be ex-()ffido members without vote. Membership in the committee shall be distributed as follows:- b. General Board Representatives: (1) Two men from Upper Burma.* (2) Two men from Rangoon and Insein. (3) Two men from the Rest of Burma. (4) One lady-at-iarge. c. Woman's Board Representatives:- (1) One representative from Upper Burma.* (2) One representative from Rangoon and Insein. (3) One representative from the Rest of Burma. *For the purposes of this election "Upper Burma" includes Thayetmyo, Prome, Toungoo, Taunggyi and all stations north of these. 2. Election. The members of this committee shall be elected by ballot, circulated by mail at the same time and in the same manner as the ballot for the officers of the Conference. 3. Vacancies. A member leaving the country for six months or more terminates upon his departure his membership in this committee. The committee shall have power to fill vacancies in its own membership till the next election, at which time substitute(s) to fill up any unexpired term shall be elected by ballot in the way prescribed above. 4. Organization. The committee shall organize immediately after its electimil., choose its own Chairman and appqint all necessary committees. 5. Meetings. The Committee shall hold quarterly meetings for the conduct of its business. Special meetings shall be. called upon the request of three members. Seven members shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of the Committee, except when in "executive session," 'shall be open to any member of the Conference. The agenda for the meetings shall be prepared and circulated by the Burma Field Secretary.

105 Records. The Secretary of the Committee shall make and preserve in well-bound record books a complete record of all meetings and actions of the committee, and these records shall at suitable times be accessible to every member of the Conference. Notifications shall be sent without delay to every missionary affected by any action. Printed minutes of all cases shall be sent to all members of the Conference. 7 Duties. The Reference Committee shall be responsible for the administration of all such work as may be delegated to it by the Burma Baptist Missionary Conference, subject to such rules and regulations as may be laid down by the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, the Woman's American Baptist Foreign 1\1ission Society or by the Conference. S. Powers. a. It shall haye the power of initiative, and the power to act in such matters as are hereinafter mentioned, and such other matters as may be referred to it from time to time. b. It shall have power to fill any vacancy which may occur in any elected or appointed committee of the Conference, its appointments to hold good only until the next annual Conference, except such powers as are especially reserved. The Reference Committee shall have all the powers of Conference between the sessions of Conference. c. The Reference Committee shall decide the time and place of the meeting of Conference when these have not been provided for by the Conference. 9. Actions operative. All its acti_ons shall be submitted to the Boards for information or consideration and shall be and remain operative unless questioned by the Boards. 10. Its relation to the Boards. a. It shall prepare and submit to the Boards annual estimates for missionaries and money needed, in as specific form as possible, when thi:-; is necessary to aid the Boards. b. I t shall be \ responsible for the proper distribution and expenditure of all monies appropriated by the Boards. c. It shall bring to the attention of the Boards all special needs, such as endowments, property, or special emergency needs, which 'Can be properly met by special appeals at home. d. It shall submit to the Boards all such correspondence statistics and accounts as shall tend to their understanding of the' general field administration, conditions and problems or any other such documents as the Boards may require.

106 Its relation to the work on the :Qeld. a. It shall plan for the wise and co-ordinate work of the mission as a whole. b. It shall designate all missionaries (exc.ept those whq are designated by the Boards), and shall have the power to transfer missionaries on the field, or grant furloughs under the rules, on -medical certificates or for other good and sufficient reasons, and shall express its judgment on' the return of missionaries to the field after furlough. c. It shall vote the expenditure of all funds entrusted to it, including the distribution of the Appropriatiol1s-in-Gl."oss for the Burma Misssion. d. It shall have power to make recommendation to the Conference to open a new station or to close an existing station, if in its judgment such action is in the best interest of the work as a whole; and in the case of station schools its action shall be necessary for the opening or closing of the school or for the raising or lowering of its grade. e. It shall act on any case of disagreement between missionaries or between a missionary and a national or nationals when referred to it by either party. In the latter case three nationals shall be co-opted to meet with the committee. f. The action of this Committee shall apply to all missionaries of both Societies including short term and special workers in Burma. In all cases, however, the right of appeal to the Conference, or to the Board of Managers, is recognized as the inalienable right of every missionary. Rule. VTI.-WOMAN'S COMMITTEE 1. The Woman's Committee shall consist of the fonr lady members of the Reference Committee. 2. The Committee shall consider all questions relating to Woman~s work referred to it by the Reference or other Committees, by the Boards at home, or by a missionary or indigenous Christian. I 3. I t may take the initiative in bringing before the Reference Committee or other Committees, or through the Reference,Committee to the Boards at home, any matter relating to Woman's work in Burma. Ru1e VITI.-THE PROPERTY COMMITTEE 1. Membership. The Property Committee shall consist of two men and one woman (a representative of the Woman's American Baptist Foreign Mission Society), :and

107 107 the Attorney of the American Baptist Foreign :Mission Society, who shall be an ex-officio member with the po\1ver of voting. The chairman of the committee shall conduct its correspondence, and may be chosen from the membership of the Reference Committee or from the mission body. 2. Scope. This Committee shall take cognizance of all matters connected with property interests referred to them by the Board of Managers, the Conference, the Reference Committee, or the individual missionary; in general, all technical questions regarding properties, both real estate and buildings, and the conservation of the property interests.of the Society; in particular, all questions of validity of title, (in consultation with the Attorney), in cases of the purchase or sale, the appraising of land and buildings or other property, and all unusual repairs. 3. Work. It shall consider the selection of all mission compounds, and all sites for buildings on mission property; it shall consider plans and estimates for buildings, direct building operations, care for the Rangoon Guest House, the Maymyo Rest House, and any other mission rest houses in Burma, mission launches when not in use; and any other property that may be placed in its control, or left "\vithout proper control by the missionary last in charge of it. 4. Cost. Buildings or alterations on any single mission building when costing over Rs. 500 shall be under the control of this committee, regardless of whence money for the same is obtained. 5. Plans. Plans and estimates may be prepared by the missionary concerned; but all such shall be submitted to the Property Committee, which shall pass upon them with a view to obtaining economy and durability of construction, suitability and the greatest efficiency in use of the buildings or property concerned. Modifications to these ends may be made by the committee. All work shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the plans approved by the Committee. 6. Appropriations. This Com'mittee shall have control of all appropriations for property needs exceeding Rs. 500; and shall turn them over to the missionary in charge after plans and estimates have been approved. Advance purchase of material may be approved by the committee when the occasion requires. 7. Powers. The Committee shall have power to stop work on any.construction or repairs, when it shall find itself unable to approve of the continuance of the work, pending the reierence of the question in dispute to the Reference

108 108 Committee or the Boards of Managers. 8. Inspection. On the completion of any work the.committee shall provide for the inspection of the work and the audit of the accounts. 9. Annual Report. The Committee shall make an annual report to the Conference through the Reference Committee. loj Procedure. IVlissionaries who contemplate undertaking any action or work which comes within the prpvince of more than one committee may present the matter to the committees concerned in such order as they may choose. Rule IX.-THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE 1. Membership. The Education Committee shall conthe following:- sist of The Principal of Judson College, ex-officio. Three members to be appointed by the Reference Committee. Two nationals to be appointed by the Joint Committee of the Burma Baptist "Missionary Society Two nationals to be appointed by the Joint Committee of the Karen Baptist Convention. Two nationals to be co-opted by the Education Committee. 2. Functions. a. To consider any matter pertaining to the educational,\-ork of our Mission when such matter has been referred to it by Conference, the Reference Committee, individual school workers of our Mission, or any indigenous worker connected with one of our Mission Schools. b. To advise the Reference Committee or Conference regarding educational policies, types of schools needed and the financing of schools. c. To advise school man~gers regarding such matters as curricula and syllabi of studies, rates of fees, B~ble courses, methods of teaching and schemes for aiding indigenous Christian students. " d. To organize and carryon such schemes and devices as intelligence tests, quarterly tests and promotion exam inations~ inter-school debates and essay contests, a teachers' agency, educational conferences for school workers, Teachers' Institute. It is understood, however, that participation in all such schemes by school managers is optional. e. To appoint missionaries who have had special educational training and experience for such visits to our schools

109 109 as may seem desirable from time to time, a budget for this purpose to be granted yearly by Conference or the Reference Committee. 3. Annual Report. The Educational Committee shall make an Annual report to Conference. Rule X.-THE PUBLICITY COMMITTEE 1. Duties. a. This committee shall send to our constituency such propaganda material as can be used by the religious and secular press, both here and in America. It may do this through the media of the denominational journals, The Burma Baptist Bulletin, special articles, letters and in any way it may devise. b. The Press Correspondents chosen annually shall be considered as co>-opted members of this committee, c. It shall co-operate with the Home Departments of the two Societies. d. I t shall urge the fullest co-operation from all missionaries in creating and sustaining the interest and loyalty -of the home churches in their work in Burma. Rule XI.-THE PRESS ADVISORY BOARD 1. The Press Advisory Board shall consist of three elected members, who shall hold office for three years in rotation, and shall be eligible for re-election. and the Superintendent of the Press, who shall be Secretary of the Board, Th'e Board shall choose its own Chairman at the first meeting after an election has been held. Election to this Board is subject to ratification by the Board of ~Tanagers in 'New York. 2. The American missionary staff of the Press shall have the right to be present at' each regular meeting and to share in the discussions. 3. The duties of the Board shall be to hold quarterly meetings, to review the work of the Press, and to consider its financial condition, and to make such reports and recommendations to the Board of Managers, to the Conference, or to the Committee of Reference, as it shall deem necessary or advisable. 4. Special meetings may be called by the Chairman or by the Superintendent of the Press whenever urgent questions may demand such a meeting. 5. Full minutes of each meeting, to be signed by the Chairman and Secretary, shall be kept by the Secretary, and