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2 MINUTE OF THJt TEN1"'H SESSION OF THE NORTH CHINA ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH ", HELD IN PEKING, Ju,ne 19th to ~3rd, SHANGHAI: PRINT[i;D AT THE PRESBYTERIAN MISSIO;'; PRhSS

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4 CONTENTS PAGE. 1. Conference Directory I II. In Memoriam 3 III. Annual Meetings 4 IV~ Officers 5 V. Committees... 5 I. Standing 5 2. Special 5 VI. Boards 6 1. Examination 6 2. To Examine Missionaries Conference Stewards 6 VII. Anniversary Program 6 VIII. Conference Journal... 7 IX. Disciplinary Questions 16 X. Appointments 19 XI. Reports Peking District Lan-chou and Shan-hai-kuan Districts 27 3 Tsun-hua District Tientsin District 34 5 Shantung District Peking Medical Work 40 7 Peking University Tientsin Intermediate School 44 9 Self-support Missions 47 II. Woman's Work Conference Stewards Conference Treasurer 55 XII. Statistics.

5 I.-CONFERENCE DIREcrORY. Entered Travelling Connection or Date of Arrival in China. Igo oI go IgoI E1d~s. BEECH, JOSEPH BROWN, FREDERICK BUNKER, DALZELL A. DAVIS, GEORGE R. GAMEWELL, FRANK D. HEADLAND, ISAAC T. HOBART, WILLIAM T. HOPKINS, N. S. KING, H. E. LONGDEN, WILBUR C. LOWRY, HIRAM H. MCGILL, WILLIAM B. PYKE, JAMES H. TAFT, MARCUS L. VERITY, GEORGE W. WALKER, WILBUR F. T~JUI WANG CH'ING-YUN LI SHAO-WEN LIU CHI-LUN YANG CH'UN-HO Lru MA-K'E SUN CHIU-KAO CH'EN H:~NG TE CHANG PAl-LIN CH'IN LUNG-CHANG POS'l: OFFICE ADDRltSS. Chungking, China. Tientsin, Seoul, Korea. Tientsin, China. Peking, Ti~~tsin, Peking, Chinkiang, " Peking, " Won-san, Korea. Tientsin, China. E. Orange, KJ., U.S.A. Tientsin, China. Peking, Tientsin, Peking, Tientsin, Peking, r CH'EN WEI-PING CHIN CH'ENG HouTIEN LIU MING CH'UAN WANG MAO-YIN CH'EN YU-SHAN YANG CH"AO Deacons. Peking, China. Tientsin, " Taian,

6 Entered Travelling Connection. NAME. Probationers. POST OFFICE ADDRESS WANG T'IEN-HSIANG TSENG KUO-CHIH LIU KUANG-CH'ING WANG I-HENG KIM CH'ANG-SIK KIMKUI-POM Kuo YING CHAI TE-]UNG CHANG TZU-SHENG WANG CHIH-P'ING LIUFANG FOLLWELL EDW. DOUGLAS Tientsin, China. " " Pyeng-yang, Korea. Chemulpo, " Tientsin, China. " " Pye~g-yang: Korea. Medical Missionaries. HOPKINS, N. S. TS'Ao, Y.K. LOWRY, GEORGE D. N. Tientsin, China. Peking, Instructors in Peking University. Mrs. H. E. KING TERRELL, ALICE Peking, China.

7 II.-IN MEMORIAM. - "Not dead, but gone before." I ARRIVAl. CONFERENCE NAME. IN CHINA. DATE OF DEATH. AGE. REl.ATION OR CAl.LING. LEANDER W. PrLCHER Nov1 24, Effective. LA CLEDE BARROW 1893 July 24, J. F. SCOTT 1892 May 28, Phy~ician. J. Fl?ED. H,t\. VNER 1893 Oct. 1, 19o1. 35 Effective. ENTERED CONFEREl\CE. CH'EN TA-VUNG r883 June 22, WANG CHE'NG-p':B;r r891 July 23., CHOU HSUEH-SHEN 1895 July 30, Ll TE-JEN 1897 June Probationer. " LIU CHI-HSIEN r898 July 23, I goo. 27 KUNG TE-LIN 18g6 Apr. 10, 19o2. - Effective. "

8 4 IlL-ANNUAL MEEIINGS OF THE NORTH CHINA MISSION. NUMBER. TIME. Pl.ACE. PRESIDENT. SECRETARY. Organized. I ~ 9 10 II Sept Aug. 28, 1872 Sept. I, 1873 Aug. 31, 1874 Sept. 8, 1875 " 7, Oct. 30, 1877 Sept. 9, 1878 " 1, Peking CALVIN KINGSLEY " L. N. WHEELER " WILLIAM H. HARRIS " H.H. LOWRY H.H.LoWRY,. " L. W. PILcHaR W:'P. W~~KaR G:R.DA~S J. H. PvKE ISAAC W. WILEY L. W. PILCHER H. H.LoWRY J. H. PvKE L. W. PILCHER " O. W. WILLITS :: ~~: ~~~~ :: T~~MAS BoWMAN L. W. PILCHER " 7,1882 " H. H. LOWRY " 4, 1883 " STEPHEN M. MERRILl. " " Oct. 1,1884 " ISAAC W. WILEY J. H. PYKE Sept. 10, 1885 Tientsin H. H. LOWRY MARCUS L. TAFT Oct. 7,1886 Peking G. R. DAVIS Sept. 26, 1887 " HENRY W. WARREN Oct. 10,1888 " CHARLES H. POWLER W:'T. HO~ART " 15,1889 " EDWARD G. ANDREWS " " June 10, 18go " H. H. LOWRY "" May 13, 1891 " DANIEl. A. GOODSELL " " Apri127,1892 " H. H. LOWRY L. W. PILCHER Sept. 30, 1892 " WILLARD P. MALLALIEU" " " 28,1893 " RANDOLPH S. POSTER MARCUS L. TAFT North China Conference. SESSION. pu~ 1 : / TIME. PRESIDENT. SECRETARY. I ~ 9 10 Sept. 29, 1893 Peking RANDOLPH S. FOSTER Oct. 1,1894 " WILLIAM X. NINDE Sept. 20,1895 Tientsin JOHN M. WALDEN " 23, I896 Peking ISAAC W. JOYCE 15, 1897 O~t. 5, T898 May 28, 1899, 31, 19oo Ju~e 24, IgoI " 19,1902 :: E~L CR~STON Tientsin" " Peking JAMES H. PYKlt Tientsin DAVID H. MOORE Peking " " " MARCUS L. TAFT I. T. HltADLAND " " " " " " " " J:'FRltD. HAYNER 1. T. HEADLAND

9 IV.-QFFICERS. Bishop DAVID H. Moore, D.D., LL.D., President. ISAAC TAYLOR HEADLAND Secretary. Lru MING-CH'UAN Chinese Secretary. CH'EN WEI-P'ING Statistical Secretary. F. BROWN... Treasurer. H. H. LOWRY Interpreter. V.. -C01VJlVIlTTEES. Missions... Bible Cause Education.., Sunday Schools and} Epworth League Self-support State of the Church To Print Minutes Official Correspondent To Provide Booksfor i Conference Course f'" Publication Auditing... To Visit Educational i Institutions. f... Home Missions... Church Extension Tract Society Sunday School Union I. STANDING. GEO. W. VERITY, SUN CHru-KAO. H. E. KING, Hou TIEN. H. H. LOWRY, LI SHAO-WEN. 1. T. HEADLAND, Lru CHI-LUN. G. R. DAVIS, CHIN CHIENG. J. H. PYKE, CHIEN WEI-P'ING. 2. SPECIAL. The Secretaries. H. H. LOWRY. F. BROWN. W. F. WALKER, 1. T. HEADLAND. The Finance Committee. The Presiding Elders. 5 N. S. HOPKINS, W. F. WALKER, "'1 TE lui, G. R. DAVIS. 5 H. H. LOWRY, CHIEN HENG--TE, '''1 G. R. DAVIS. j J. H. PYKE, Lro MA-K'E,... ( W. T. HOBART T. HEADLAND, WANG CH'ING-YUN.

10 6 V I.-BOARDS. Examination :-F. D. GAMltWELL, LI SHAO-WEN, J. H. pyn, CH'EN HltNG-Tlt, F. BROWN, SUN CmU-KAO, N. S. HOPKINS, CH'EN WEI-PiING, G. W. VERITY~ Lru l\1a-k'lt. To Examine Mis- t First year :-Mrs. C. M. JEWltLL, J. FRED HAYNER. sio,!aries in the Second year :-GEo. R. DAVIS, F. D. GAMEWELL. ChtneseLanguage. Third year :-W. T. HOBART, N. S. HOPKINS. Conference Stewards:-F. BROWN, G. W. VERITY, TE JUI, WANG CH'ING-yUN. Triers of Appeals :-H. H. LOWRY, W. T. HOBAR'l', G. R. DAVIS, J. H. PYKE, TIt JUI, CH'EN HENG-'l'E, WANG CHIING-YUN. VII.-ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM. " FIRS'l' DAy, 9.30 A.M. Love-feast A.M. Sermon. Led by J. H. PYKlt. The BISHOP. Each day of Conference, business to be opened by a Prayer Meeting 8.30 to 9.00 a.m. Each evening, Special Services, " SECOND DAY, THIRD DAY, FOURTH DAY, 9.00 A.M. Communion, conducted by The BISHOP P.M. Sellf-suM.ort Anniv;rsarv { G. R. DAVIS, rr -' CHIN CHIENG P.M. Missionary " { GEO. W. VERI'l'Y, SUN CHIU-KAO P.M. Education {H. H. LOWRY, " LI SHAD-WEN P.M. Sunday School { 1. T. HEADLAND, Lro Cm-LUN.

11 7 VIII.-CONFERENCE JOURNAL PEKING, Thursday, June I9th, I902. Operung.-The North China Annual Conference convened for its tenth session in the old Buddhist temple on the University Campus at 9 a.m., and at the request of Bishop Moore, the devotional and communion services were conducted by H. H. Lowry, assisted by the Presiding Elders. Roll Cal1.-The roll was called by the secretary of the last Conference, and twenty-one members answered to their names. Election of Officers.-The election of officers resulted as follows:- English Secretary, ISAAC T. HEADLAND. Chinese Secretary, LIU MING-CH'UAN. Statistical Secretary, CH 'EN WEI-P'ING. Treasurer, F. BROWN. Interpreter, H. H. LOWRY. Liu Ma-k Ie, Liu Kuang-ch ling, and Miss Alice Terrell were chosen assistant English, Chinese, and Statistical Secretaries respectively. Standing Committees.-The Standing Committees were elected as follows:- Missions.-G. R. DAVIS, Lm FANG. Bible Cause.-G.. W. VERITY, LIU KUANG-CH'ING. Education.-ISAAC T. HEADLAND, WANG CHIH-P'ING. Sunday School.-H. H. LOWRY, WANG T'IEN-HSIANG. Seif-support.-W. F. WALKER, TSENG KUo-CHIH. State of the Church.-N. S. HOPKINS, Lru MING-CH'UAN. Memoirs -TE JUI, CH'EN HENG-TE, H. H. LOWRY. To print Minutes.-The Secretaries. Conference Stewards.-F. BROWN, G. W. VERITY, TE JUI, WANG CH''1NG-YUN. Board of Exami1lers.-F. D. GAMEWELL, LI SHAO-WEN, J. H. PYKE, CH'EN HENG-TE, F. BROWN, SUN CHIU-KAO, N. S. HOPKINS, CH'EN WIn-p'ING, G. W. VERITY, LIU MA-K'E. Nominations.-W. F. WALKER, TEJUI.

12 Hours and Bat.-The time of the sessions was fixed from 8 to II a.m., the first half hour to be spent in prayer; and the Bar of the Conference, the seats in front of the arch. The Committee on Program was requested by the Bishop to provide leaders for the devotional services. Memorial Scrvices.-Memorial services were fixed for 6 0' clock Sunday afternoon. Auditing Committee.-The Finance Committee was appointed to audit the local indemnity accounts. ~roduction of Visitors.-The Bishop at this point introduced Rev. Dalzel A. Bunker, one of our members from the Corean Mission, and Mrs. Bunker, Miss Melvin of Shanghai, who is engaged in the work of the S. D. C. K., Rev. M. C. Wilcox of the Foochow Conference, and Prof. R. W. Swallow of the Shansi University at Tai-yuan-fu. Thirteenth Question.-The thirteenth question was taken up. The names of the following Presiding Elders were called, characters passed, and they read the reports of their districts:- 8 W. F. WALKER, WANG eb'ing-yun, Presiding Elder TE]UI, G. W. VERITY, H. H. LOWRY, Tsun-hua District. Lan-chou District. Shan-hai-kuan District. Tientsin District. Peking District. The name of F. Brown was called, character passed, and he gave his report of the Tientsin Intermediate' School. The names of the following effective elders were called, characters passed, and they reported their collections :- CHANG PAl-LIN, SUNCHIU-KAO, YANG CH'tiN-HO, Lm CHI-LUN. LIU MA-K'E, CH'IN LUNG-CHANG. Ad;ournment.-After the announcements and the singing of the Doxology, the benediction was pronouilced by Dr. Wilcox, and the Conference adjourned.

13 9 SECOND DAY. Frida), June 20, I902. Opening.-Conference convened at 8 o'clock; the de,'otional services being conducted by Liu Ming-ch 'uan. Minutes.-The minutes of Thursday's session were read and approved. On motion, Dr. G. D. Lowry, Dr. Y. K. Ts'ao, and Miss Alice Terrell were indted to sit with the Conference. Thirteenth Question.-The name of Ch 'en Heng-te, presiding elder of the Shantung district, was called, character passed, and he read his report. The name of Li Shao-wen was called, character passed, and he reported his collections. The name of P 'an Chen was called, and the Bishop reported that he had withdrawn from the ministry. Parchments.-As a number of the members had lost their parchments in the Boxer uprising, it was announced that duplicates would be furnished them on application. Withdrawals.-It,,'as further announced that those who had withdrawn from the Conference should be required to give up their parchments. The names of the following persons were called, character passed, and they reported their work:- I. T. HEADLAND, G. R. DAVIS, D. A. BUNKER. The following were reported absent in the United States:- H. E. KING, J. H. PVKE, F. D. GAMEWELL, M. L. TAFT, \V T. HOBART. Death of Mrs. Taft.-It being reported that Mrs. Marcus I~. Taft had died during the year, the secretary was requested to express the sympathy of the Conference to Bro. Taft in his affliction. The name of W C. Longden,,,as called, character passed, and a letter of greeting from him was read to the Conference.

14 to Lan-chou ano Shan-hai-kuan Distrlcts.-The name of N. S. Hopkins was called, character passed, and he read his report of the Lan-chou and Shan-hai-kuan districts. Disciplinary Questions.-The Disciplinary Questions were taken up in order and duly answered. (See Disciplinary Questions. ) Fourth Question.-" Who have been received on trial'!" Joseph Beech, who had been recommended both by the Quarterly Conference and by the West China Mission, of which he is a member, wa~ duly received. Fifth Question.-" Wlzo have been continued on trial'!" The names of the following persons were called, character passed, and they were continued in studies of the third year : a. Kim Ch 'ang-sik, Kim Kui-pom, Liu Fang, Chang Tzusheng, Wang Chih-p'ing, Kuo Ying, Chai Te-jung. b. Wang I-heng, Tseng Kuo-chih, Liu Kuang-ch'ing, Wang T'ien-hsiang. c. None. d. E. D. Folwell, W. B. McGill. Seventh Question.-" Who have been admitted into full membership? " b. 'V B. McGill, of the Corean Mission, having been reported by the Bishop as elected and ordained deacon, was placed jon this class. Ninth Question.-" What members are in studies of the fourth year?" W. B. McGill. Fifteenth Question.-" Who have died?" J. Fred. Haynet, Kung Te-lin. Twenty-fourth Question.-" Who are the triers of appeals?" G. R. Davis, W. T. Hobart, H. H. Lowry, J. H. Pyke, Te J ui, Ch 'en Heng-te, Wang Ch'ing-yun. Twenty-seventh Question.-" What are the claims 01l the Conference fund?" (See Steward's Report.) Thirtieth. Question.-" l here s/lall the next Conference be held'! " Peking.

15 II Sunday. School Union's Gatt-The Conference treasurer reported a grant of $50.00 U. S. Gold from the S. S. Union for Sunday School work, which was duly received, and the treasurer requested to acknowledge receipt of same. General Conference and. Episcopal Funds.-Letters were read by the secretary announcing an Episcopal Fund of $4.00 and $6.00 for last year, with a General Conference fund of $4.00, all of which were referred to the Presiding Elders. Committee on Boxer Pusecutions.-The report of the committee on gathering materials regarding- Boxer persecutions, was presented by Isaac T. Headland. Committee on Letter to Governor Yuan.-The report of the committee appointed to write a letter to Governor Yuan was presented by Liu Ming-cb 'uan. Books for Conference Course of Study.-On motion, F. Brown was appointed to provide books for the Conference Course of Study. Missionary Collection.-On motion, it was ordered that half of the missionary collection should be used 011 the field and half sent to the Missionary Society. Conference Church Extension.-On motion, the Conference Church Extension Committee was made to consist of the Presiding Elders. Committees.-On motion the following committees were elected :- Official Correspondent... H. H. LoWRY. ~ Publication w- F. WALK~R.... ( ISAAC T. H~ADLAND. To examine missionaries in Chinese language : First Year -Mrs. C. M. JEWELL, W. F. WALK~R. Second Year :-Geo. R. DAVIS, F D. GAM~WELL. Third Year :-W- T. HOBART, N. S. HOPKINS. To visit Educational Institutions :-The Presiding Elders. After announcements and the singing of the doxology the benediction was pronounced and the Conference adjourned.

16 12 THIRD DAY. Saturday, june 2Ist, I902. Opening.-Conference convened at 8 o'clock; the devotional services being conducted by Sun Chiu-kao. Minutes.-The minutes of the second day were read and approved. Reports; Conference Stewards.-The report of the Conference stewards was presented by G. W Verity. Nominations and Program.-The report of the Committee on Nominations and Anniversary Program was given by W F. Walker. Self-Support.-The report of the Committee on Selfsupport was presented by V-l- F Walker. Bible Cause.-The report of the Committee on Bible Cause was presented by G. \V- Verity. Education.-The report of the Committee on Education was given by Isaac T. Headland. Conference Treasurer.-The report of the Conference Treasurer was presented by F- Brown. Reconsideration.-On motion, it wa~ ordered that we reconsider the motion appointing the Presiding Elders a Committee on Missions and Church Extension. On motion, the following ~as offered as a substitute: Committee on Home Missions.-N. S. Hopkins, W. F Walker, Te Jui, G. R. Davis. Committee on Church Extension.-H. H. Lowry, Ch'en Heng-te, G. R. Davis. Committee on Tract Society.-J. H. Pyke, Liu Ma-k'e, \V- T. Hobart. Committee on Sunday School Union.-I. T. Headland, \Vang Ch'ing-ylin; the Conference treasurer being ex-officio member of each of these committees. Rev. M. C; Wilcox, of the Foochow Conference, at this point addressed the Conference, to which an appropriate

17 response was given by the Bishop, in which he emphasized the importance of denominational unity, not only throughout the empire, but throughout Corea and Japan as well, and especially, if possible, in the matter of literature. Report of Peking University.-The report of Peking University was read by H. H. Lowry. Report of the Peking Medical Work.-Dr. Geo. D. Lowry's report of the Peking Medical Work was read by the secretary. Report on Missions.-The report on Missions was given by G. R. Davis. Statistical Report.-The Statistical Report was presented by Ch 'en Wei-pIing. Seventh Question.-', Who have been admitted into full membership'! " Yang Ch'ao, Chien Vii-shan, and Wang Mao-yin, were recommended for ordination. On motion, it was ordered that the Conference convene for a short session at 3 p.m. Adjournment.-After annoullcements and the singing of the doxology, the benediction was pronounced by G. R. Davis, and the Conference adjourned. 'I'HIRD DAY, AFTERNOON SESSION. Opening.-Conference convened at 3 p.m. ; the devotional services being conducted by G. W. Verity. Minutes.-The minutes of the morning session were read and approved. Preparation for Ordination.-Wang Mao-yin, Yang Ch lao, and Ch 'en Yii-shan having, according to the requirements of the Dicipline, filed a promise with the secretary to abstain from tobacco, and a statement that they have no debt which will embarrass them in their preaching, were addres~ed by the

18 14 Bishop; the disciplinary questions were asked and properly answered, the Conference sang" Blest be the tie that binds our hearts in Christian love," after which it adjourned. SUNDAY'S SESSION. June 22nd, I902. Conference convened at 9 o'clock; the Love-feast being conducted by G. R. Davis. After a powerful sermon by the Bishop on the certainty of the promises of God, three persons were ordained, as the following document testifies :- This certifies that on the 22nd day of June, 1902, at Peking, China, I ordained to the order of DEACON in the Methodist Episcopal Church, Wang Mao-yin, Yang Chiao, and Ch 'en Yii-shan. Done at Peking, June 22nd, I902. DAVID H. MOORE. FOURTH DAY. June 23rd, I902. Opening.-Conference convened at 8 o'clock; the devotional services being conducted by Liu Chi-Iun. Tract Society.-Resolved, That we request the Conference treasurer to express the needs of our work to the Tract Society in New York and secure financial aid as soon as possible. Reports of Woman's Conference.-Greetings were readfrom the North-China Woman)s Conference and thanks expressed for epitomes of their reports, which were ordered' printed in our minutes. State of Church.-The report of the Committee on the State of the-church was read by Liu Ming-ch'uan.

19 Fifth Question.- H Who have been continued 01Z trial f" b. In Studies of Second Year. Wang I-heng, Tseng Kuochih, Liu Kuang-ch'ing, Wang T'ien-hsiang. Eighteenth Question.-" Who have withdrawn'!" plan Chen. The Conference was addressed by Rev. D. A. Bunker, our member from Corea, who brought the greetings of the Corean Mission and told of the prospects in that country. Resolutiona.-Resolved, That this Conference express its thanks to the friends in Peking for their hospitality and the delightful entertain_ ment afforded the members of the Conference during the preses.t session in Peking. W. F. WALKRR, Gno. W. VRRITV. After singing, "When I survey the wondrous cross," the minutes were read, and the Conference was led in prayer by Wang Ch'ing-yiin. An appropriate address was delivered by the Bishop, the appointments were read, the doxology sung and the Conference adjourned sine die. The benediction being pronounced by Bishop Moore. The reports and proceedings herewith published were adopted by the North-China Conference at its session held in Peking, June 19th and 23rd, By the rules of the Conference these printed minutes, together with all the Reports, were made the Official Record of its proceedings. ISAAC TAYLOR HEADLAND, Secretary. DAVID H. MOORIt, President.

20 r6 IX.-DISCIPLIN'ARY QUESTIONS. The Tenth Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, held in Peking, June 19th-23rd, 1902; Bishop David H. Moore presiding, Isaac T. Headland secretary; Post office of secretary, Peking, China. I. Who have been received by Transfer, and from what Conferences? None. 2. Who have been readmitted? None. 3. Who have been received on Credentials, and from what Churches? None. 4. Who have been received on Trial? (a.) In Studies of First Year. Joseph Beech, Liu Fang, Chang Tzu-sheng, Wang Chih-p'ing, Kuo Ying, Chai Te-jung. (b.) In Studies of Third Year. (Dis., ~ 165, 2.) None. 5. Who have been continued on Trial? (a.) In Studies of First Year. None. (b.) In Studies of Second Year. Wang I-heng, Tseng Kuo-chih, Liu Kuo-chih, Wang T'ien-hsiang. (c.) In Studies of Third Year. None. (d.) In Studies of Fourth Year, Edward Douglass Follwell. 6. Who have been discontinued? None. 7. Who have been admitted into Full Membership? (a.) Elected and Ordained Deacons this year. Yang Ch'ao, ChIen Yii-shan, Wang Mao-yin. (b.) Elected and Ordained Deacons previously. Liu Ming-ch 'uan. 8. What Members are in Studies of Third Year? (a.) Admitted into Full Membership this year. Yang Ch'ao, Ch'en Yii-shan, Wang Mao-yin. (b.) Admitted into Full Membership previously. None.

21 9. What Members are in Studies of Fourth Year? Hou -rien, Chin Ch 'eng, W. B. McGill. 10. What Members have completed the Conference Course of Study? (a.) Elected (Ordination deferred). ChIen Wei-pIing. (b.j Elected and Ordained Elders previously. None. I I. What others have been elected and ordained Deacons? (a.).as Local Preachers. (Dis., ~ 165, I.) None. (b.) Under Missionary Rule. (Dis., ~T 165, 4.) None. 12. What others have been elected and ordained Elders? (a.) As Local Deacons. (Dis., ~ 168, I.) None. (b.) Under Missionary Rule. (Dis.,.,-r 168, 4.) None. 13. Was the Character of each Preacher examined? It was, in open Conference. 14. Who have been transferred, and to what Conferences? None. 15. Who have died? J. Fred. Hayner, Kung Te-lin. 16. Who have been located at their own Request? None. 17. Who have been located? None. 18. Who have withdrawn? plan Chen. 19. Who have been permitted to withdraw under Charges or Complaints? None. 20. Who have been expelled? None. 21. What other personal Notation should be made? None. 22. Who are the Supernumerary Preachers? None. 23. Who are the Superannuated Preachers? None. 24- Who are the Triers of Appeals? H. H. Lowry, W. T. Hobart, G. R. Davis, J. H. Pyke, Te Jui, Ch'en Heng-te, Wang Ch'ing-yiin. 25. What is the Statistical Report for this year? (See Statistical Report). 26. What is the Aggregate of the Benevolent Collections ordered by the General Conference, as reported by the Conference Treasurer? (See Treasurer's Report).

22 What are the Claims on the Conference Fund? (See Steward's Report.) 28. What has been received on these Claims, and how has it been applied? 29. Where are the Preachers stationed? (See Appointments.) 30. Where shall the Next Conference be held? Peking. ----""44'~

23 19 x.-appointments OF THE NORTH CHIN"A CONFERENCE. WANG eh'ing-yon W. T. HOBART A1t.-ke-ckuang Ck'ien-an Cken-tzu-chen Ck'ien-ch'ang-ying Ckiu pai-hu... Lan-chou city Circuit... Lao-t'ing... Lien-pei-tim Pen-ch'eng... Hu-ke-chuang Sha-he-i Shik-ke-chuang 1'ang-chia-he Intermediate School LAN-CHOU DISTRICT.... Presiding Elder. j Missionary in Charge. (N. S. HOPKINS in... ( charge till W. T. HOBART'S arrival.) Supplied by WANG CHIAO-K'a. CHANG TZU-SHENG. Supplied by KAO Fu-CR'ING. To be supplied. Supplied by WANG HO-NAK. LIU FANG. Supplied by TI YUNG-RSING. TSENG KUO-CHIH. Supplied by CHENG CHAO-CHEN. WANG T'IEN-HSIANG. To be supplied. by Wu CH'I. j WANG CH'ING-YUN, " Principal; LIU FANG,... ( Teacher. G. R. DAVIS Ck 'ang-p'ing-chou Han-t'sftn... Huai-lai Huang-ts'un Ku-pei-k'ou... Mi-yiin-hsien Pa-chou Peking, Ashury Feng-cken-t'ang Southern City Yang-ke-ckuang Yung-ch'ing Yen-cll'ing-clzow Peking Medical Work Peking University Ck'in Lung-chang PItKING DISTRICT. Presiding Elder. H. E. KING. YANG CH'UN-HE. To be supplied. Supplied by WEI WEN-CHUNG. To be supplied. LIU CHI-LUN. To be supplied. CH'EN WEI-P'ING. I. T. HEADLAND. N. S. HOPKINS. Supplied by Lru CH'ENG MEl.. Supplied by LIU TE-HSIN. LIU KUANG-CH'ING... j N. S. HOPKINS, Physician }n Charge; G. D. 1 LOWRY, M.D. ; Y. K. Ts AO, M.D. H. H. LOWRY, President, Member of Asbury i Quarterly Conference; I. T. HEADLAND, "'l Professor; ALICE TERRELL, Professor; H. E. KING, Professor.... Member of Asbury Quarterly Conference.

24 20 SHAN-HAI-KUAN DISTRICT. TItJUl W. T. HOBART Ch'ang-li Ch'ien-wei Fu-ning Ke-po... Chu-ts'ao-ying Shan-hai-kuan Skih-men-chai Tai-ying Intermediate School... Presiding Elder. Missionary in Charge. (N. S. HOPKINS in... { charge till his arrival.) Supplied by LI WEI-YUNG. To be supplied. YANG CHIAO. To be supplied. WANG CHIH-P'IN~. Supplied by CH'IN LIEN-CHIA. j Burton St.John, Principal, Member of Shan "'1 hai-kuan Quarterly Conference. SHANTUNG DISTRICT. CH'EN HENG-TE G. W. VERITY... An-ckia Ckang-ch'eng, Hsia-ksuek Chi-ning-chou Fei-ck'eng... Hsia-ckang... Lai-wu Ning-yang... Tai-an Tung-p'ing-chou Intermediate School Presiding Elder. Missionary in Charge. Ruo YING. To be supplied. LI SHAO-WEN. To be supplied. " " " " Supplied by YANG P'EI-HUA. To be supplied. TIENTSIN DISTRICT. W. F. WALKER.., CIt ~itzg-hsien Li-t'an Nan-p'i Tai-clt' eng... Tietz/sin, Wesley " Yang-k1tO-ckieh " West City Wang-cltia-k'ou Yang-liu-ch'ing... Intermediate School Business Agent Presiding Elder. Supplied by WANG PAO-T'ANG. " " CHANG HSI-T'UNG. CHIN CH'ENG. SUN CHIU-KAO. LIU MING-CH'UAN. F. BROWN. WANG MAO-YIN. HouTrEN. Supplied by LIANG SHIH-~S' AI.. F. BROWN, Principal. F. BROWN.

25 21 TSUNHUA DISTRICT. J. 5 Presiding Elder. (W. F. WALKER in charge H. PYKE "'1 till his arrival.) Feng-Jen P'o-ch'eng... P'ing-an-ch'eng Sha-liu-he, Tang-yu Tieh-ch'ang Tsun-hua Circuit... Yu-t'ien Ya-hung-ch'iao To be supplied by WANG VPXC--S':T'":--;. CHANG PA1-LI~'. CHAI TE-JUNG. CH'EN YU-SHAN. WANG I-HENG. Lro MA-K'E. To be supplied. Supplied by KAO HSIU-SHAN. To be supplied. G. L. DAVIS, Principal and Student of the Intermediate School... { Chinese Language, Member of Tsun-hua Quarterly Conference. F. D. GAMEWELL, M. L. TAFT, in the United States. W. C. LONGDEN, Member Central China Mission. D. A. BUNKER, E. D. FOLLWELL, W. B. McGII.r., KIM CH'ANG-SIK, KIM KUI-P'OM, Members of the Corean Mission.. _I. a

26 Appointments of the North-China Woman's Conference. CHARU>T'l'E M. JEWELI., Principal; EFFIB Peking Boarding School... G. YOUNG, GltRTRUDE GII.I.MAN, Instructors. { Evangelistic Work and t To be sljpplied. Day Schools f Medical Work... ANNA D. Gwss, M.D. Tientsin Boarding School 5 MIRANDA CROUCHER, Principal; EI.IZABETH 1 MARTIN, Instructor. Evangelistic Work and t MARy E SHOCKLEY. Day School f' Medical Work... EMMA MARTIN, M.D. Tsun-kua Boart!in.g School t ELLA E GLOVER. and Evangehsttc Work f. Medical Work Skan-kai-kuan... To be supplied. Skantung School and t ANNA E. STIUtRlt. Evangelistic Work f Medical Work... EDNA G. TERRY, M.D.... RACHEL R. BENN. M.D.

27 XI.-REPORTS. PltKING DISTRICT. At the last Conference four native preachers were assigned to this district, leaving ten places to be supplied. Sickness and unavoidable interruptions greatly diminished this small force. The case of Kung Te-lin is still a mystery. After Conference he made two brief visits to Mi-yun and Yang-kochang circuits, and practically settled the indemnity claims. In November he received $500, the balance of his personal indemnity for the murder of his wife and child. He left here, intending after a few days' visit with his relatives in the northern part of the city, to proceed to Mi-yun to take up the work of his appointment. After a delay of some weeks he sent a letter saying he was sick and asked that some one be sent in his place. Several attempts made by Chen Wei-ping and others to see him failed; his relatives always giving some new excuse for his non-appearance. Our suspicions becoming aroused we made a visit to his brother's house, but receiving nothing satisfactory we placed the matter in the hands of the police for in vestigation. His brother's wife was arrested and kept in prison a few days. Soon after her release a case of alleged suicide was reported near the Lama temple. Nine days afterwards we were informed that the suicide had been recognized by Mrs. Kung as her brother-in-law, and that a letter written in lead pencil was found on his person making some partly intelligible statements about his own conduct and the affairs of the church. Minister Conger kindly represented the case to the Foreign Office and requested that we be permitted to see the letter supposed to have been written by Mr. Kung. The internal evidence showed very conclusively that the letter never could have been written by him. It seems probable he was murdered for the money he had with him, and this method

28 I 24 o hanging the body and writing the l~tter 'Was used to divert attention from the perpetrators of the crime. It is also a strange fact that no trace has yet been found of his little son who was with him. His disappearance left Mi-yun and all that region without special oversight. Brother Davis and I paid one visit to the circuit, and were much pleased with the commodious and well located premises that had been secured. We were most cordially received by the magistrate, who promptly returned our call. He examined all the buildings and expressed the hope that we send an able man there to have charge of the work. The deeds for the chapel premises at Yang-ko-chang have been delivered to us, but the houses are still occupied by the former tenants. Nothing has been done towards the reorganization of the work there, as we have no one to place in charge. Yang Chun-ho was placed in charge of the work to the south of Peking, but sickness in his family compelled his absence for more than half the year. He has just moved his family to the chapel at Han-tsun, where his services are greatly needed. The members have been gathered together, and some of their difficulties are being settled, and there is a prospect of a good work in the near future. N othillg has been done towards the restoration of the chapels at Pei-yiI1 or Huang-tsun. The indemnity claim at Pa-chou is the only one on the district that has not been definitely settled. Mr. Davis and I called on the magistrate, and although he was very friendly he seemed unable to reach any satisfactory settlement. The matter has been again referred to the Plovincial Treasurer with the hope that he will give orders for a speedy settlement. Our new premises at Yen-ching-chou and Huai-lai-hsien have been occupied, though the buildings have been only partially remodeled. In each of these cities our chapels are centrally located and well suited to our uses, and we are now in a position to push the work in that beautiful valley. The 'demand is for men prepared by education and experience to

29 25 "take advantage of present opportunities. We have not taken any steps to rebuild at Chang-ping-chou, because we have had no one to take charge of the work. The southern city was in charge of Liu Ming-ch 'uan, but sickness has prevented him from doing much work. "The medical work in the southern city has been very promising, as will appear from the report of the physician in charge. Chien Wei-ping as pastor of Asbury church has been instant in season and out of season. His willingness and ability have made his services of great value on the district, besides his regular work in the city. Owing to the failure of other -assistance upon which I depended I have had to send him several times to visit the circuits outside the city. The extra work which he has thus done deserves the highest commendation, and my constant prayer is that the Lord would send forth more such laborers. Asbury has been compelled to continue to find accommodation in the old temple building, but it gives me great satisfaction to be able to report that the foundations of the new church are now being laid. It is hoped that the roof may be put on and that we may be able to occupy the Sunday School room before winter. With the two schools here, besides the regular membership, it has not been possible to do satisfactory work under present conditions, and yet several weeks of daily services resulted in a considerable awakening of the spiritual life of the church. It was not convenient to make use of the ordinary methods which have been found helpful in such meetings, but the presence of the Spirit was very manifest. Eleven have been received into full connection, making the total membership number Taels have been collected for the Missionary Society. The John Hopkins' Memorial Hospital is now being built by Dr. Hopkins and his brothers. It will occupy one of the.finest sites in the city and be a great addition to our working

30 outfit when completed, and we trust the generous donors Dlay live to witness a rich harvest from their gift. Durbin Hall is nearing completion, and will be ready for the opening of the work in the autumn. This report may not be such as to call forth much enthusiasm because of results accomplished, but it may be equally profitable to face the difficulties presented by the condition before us. Making bricks without straw seems easy in comparison to the conducting of a latge district in China without native assistants. The serious lack of native preachers, who are so essential to progress, has already been shown. Another hindrance that we have to meet, not only on this district, but throughout the mission, is the constantly diminishing appropriation from the Missionary Society. For the past ten years we have been regularly cut down in our funds until we have nearly twenty-five per cent. less than we had ten years ago while the imperative demands of the field have doubled. The whole number of missionaries, including the medical and educational, is only fourteen, while our latest reinforcements have been eight y~ars on the field. Failure to provide funds prevents the reinforcement of our ranks, and we are left with the practically hopeless task of maintaining the work as it is without loss. If we are to hold our ground we must advance. To stand still means defeat. The ultimate success of the work in which we are engaged is as sure as the eternal promises of God, but it does not contribute to energetic effort to be assured in advance that our plans cannot be carried into effect because of lack of support from home. Weare passing through a real crisis in mission work in North China, and every consideration of duty and interest calls for the fullest sympathy and support of the entire church in order that a glorious victory may be wrested from the open and bitter efforts of a multitude of foes to thwart our plans and stop our progress. We believe it to be the wise policy to plan for and carry forward a vigorous advance in all lines of w.ork

31 now, not waiting for the opposition to gather strength and determination. We have been guarding the outposts long enough; we should hear the order to go forward, but it seems impossible to make the church appreciate the importance of an immediate forwlil'd movement and the certainty of the success that would surely fonow sttcb amon. H. H. LOWRY. tan-chou AND SHAN-HAI-KUAN DISTRICTS. In making my report I should begin with the Annual Conference of When 1 left the city on the 4th of June I little realized what was before me, or was in store for the dear friends left behind. It is not my motive to review all that has taken place in these two years, but I wish to express my gratitude to Almighty God,for the special providence that was over so many of our Mission, and permitted. me to leave Peking and take those at Tsun-hua to a place of safety. After waiting in Chefoo for more than a month, and knowing that our homes had been destroyed, I reluctantly left China for the United States, taking with me Mrs. King and the children and my own family. The year at kome was spent profitably in pursuing special studies in the Post Graduate Schools of New York and Philadelphia. But the sufferings of our Christians and the disaster that had come to our Tsun-hua station, where I had spent nearly half (}fmy life, called to me stronger than home ties, and I was anxious to return and do what I could to restore our Wl'ecked homes and churches. On the eve of my -departure from America I was saddened beyond measure by the news of Bro. H-ayner's death. Having parted with him but a short time before, I was looking forward to being associated with him in this work. It was hard to realize that a dear personal friend and a most valuable worker had been taken away from this Mission.

32 On my arrival in Shanghai I met Bishop Moore, who thought it best to.appoint me to the work laid down by Bro. Hayner. It was a great pleasure to be again associated with the Presiding Elders on these districts, as they and many members of the local churches have been known to me for years. Having dispensed medicine and preached in many of these villages before a church was formed in them, it was gratifying to be recognized by so many of those outside of the church and hear them commend the work I did among them years ago. I missed many familiar faces among those who met to greet me in the different churches. It was with real joy that I had told them of the way of salvation and saw them start on a Christian life, but it was a deeper joy that I heard of their steadfastness and faith that kept them in the hour of trial and suffering. THE INDltMNITIES for our Christians had been mostly collected and paid them before my arrival. To collect so large a sum and distribute it among the members in such a way that they will all feel that justice had been done them was quite an impossible task, but to compel those who a short time ago robbed and would have exterminated these churches to make compensation to those whom they have wronged, and still speak well of them, is more than we can expect. It is not a surprise that there should be much bitterness outside of the church and that they should now pose as the wronged ones. At Chien-an after the other indemnities were paid we collected 5,000 taels that was distributed among the widows and orphans who were left destitute. This closed the litigation on these districts. The Presiding Elders have had a most trying experience in trying to adjust all these matters amicably, and after careful inquiry I can heartily commend all that has been done and am sure that neither heathen nor Christian have just cause for complaint. INDEMNITIES FOR CHURCH LoSSES have been collected locally, and these places have been put in repair as quickly as possible. Every chapel on the district has been renovated

33 29 and repaired and now stand as a conspicuous failure before those who would destroy them. In some places the members would not take their indemnity, but turned it into the local church to buy or rebuild new property. These two districts are now well equipped and in a condition to press on the work. Nnw PROPERTY has been bought in some of the important places on each district. At Shan-hai-kuan it was decided that as our old property was completely destroyed to move into a more respectable location and as far away from the Catholics as possible. A splendid property was secured and new buildings are erected on it for the chapel and helpers' rooms. There was on the property a building that has been fitted up as a foreign residence, where the one in charge of this work might live comfortably. At Chang-li we have always wanted a better place, but for want of funds and local friends, we have been kept out of the city. The local magistrate was so much pleased with the way we de:;!lt with him in settling up the troubles there that he consented to secure a place for us, and had sold to us at a fair price a piece of property inside the east gate well located for our work. SCHOOLS on the districts have all been reopened and are now in good working condition. The intermediate school at Lanchou deserves special mention, as this flourishing school with about fifty boys in attendance has been carried on at an expense of only $60.00 to the church. There is an object lesson in this work that shows clearly that the people are ready to support this kind of work, and a school of this class might be opened at Shan-hai-kuan and Chien-an with great profit. THE SPIRITUAL CONDITION of these churches while it may not be as good as we could wish is still very commendable. The helpers over the district have been occupied in settling the claims of the members. The members themselves have been occupied rebuilding their own homes and to a great extent brooding over their own sorrows and losses. It would

34 be more than we could expect that they would be able to see or feel much else than their great sorrow. One woman said to me: "I believed the gospel, because I thought it would bring peace to me. I did not think that it would lead people to kill my husband." My other work as treasurer has kept me from these places more than I wished it did, and with the opening of spring my duties as a member of the building committee have taken a good deal of my time; for these reasons I have not been able to spend as much time, or extend to them the help that I wished to. But they have had good care from the native pastors, and I believe that they have been growing in grace and knowledge through the year. They have had many things hard to bear, and as I looked at the charred posts in the temple at Chien-an where the members had been tortured, and saw the slashes in the side of the trees where they had been slashed at, as they were bound waiting execution, I could only think what my feelings would have been had there been a slip in our plans of escape and any of my loved ones had fallen into the hands of that cruel mob. I was silent in the presence of their grief. But I believe that God has rich blessings in store for those who have suffered, and our own lack of faith and half heartedness are the only things that will prevent a glorious ingathering in a near future. SELF-SUPPORT has been kept well to the front during the year and a good showing is made along this line. Excellent work has been done by most of the helpers. That they have been able to keep peace on all these circuits and hold the church together during these trying times speaks volumes for them. The future is brigh t for a rich harvest on these districts, and I am sure that the same devotion that has been shown by these workers, if still exercised, will accomplish great things. N. S. HOPKINS, Missionary in Charge.

35 3 I TSUN-HUA DISTRIC'r. After the thrilling experiences of the past two years, we have had rather quiet times on this district during the conference year just closed. The first half of the year was largely taken np with the final settlement, through the local authorities, of the claims of the native Christians. These have not, even yet in every instance, been disposed of satisfactorily, but by the close of the Chinese year, which came about the middle of February, we considered the work finished, and on those lines have done nothing since. In the adjustment of these claims we were not able in every instance to satisfy the converts, because in some cases we considered the claims exorbitant and in other cases the magistrates refused to allow them. As a result, on the Vii-tien and Va-hung-chiao circuits we have lost some families, who thought they saw a chance for larger compensation, and on that account withdrew and united with the Roman Catholics. There have been attempts in other places to draw off our people by the agents of Romanism through the offering of rewards for apostasy; these rewards being in the form of positions of trust and profit in the church and assistance in managing lawsuits. So far little has come of this, except Ul'lrest and some dissatisfaction in one or two places. The lack of church homes has had its effect spiritually upon the body of the membership. But this we hope will be speedily remedied. In most cases the magistrates have paid the losses for the local church buildings, and this spring has been a season of rehabilitation. In three instances the property was damaged but not destroyed, and here the magistrates put the properties again in repair. Elsewhere everything was ruined, and where compensation has been given we have put up buildings. Since the spring opened, the preachers on the P'ing-hu-ch 'eng-tzu, Vii-tien, Sha-tsiu-ho, and P'o-ch 'eng circuits have been.busy in supervising this class of work.

36 We have new chapels nearly completed at P'ing-huch 'eng-tzu, Tung-hsin-chuang-tzu, Hsiao-tao-ti'rh, Yii-tien, Sha Tsui-ho, Lo-chia-yii, Nan-hsin-tien, Wang-shu-changtzu, and Ting-ko-chuang. We have bought a place at P'och 'eng and put it in repair, adapting it to our uses as a chapel; there has been a fh e-chien building put up at Liang-tzu-ho for temporary use until the indemnity for the chapel is paid. We are using a temple at Tang-yil, presented by the village elders for church purposes; the idols were removed and the main building converted into a street chapel, while the native supply occupies other buildings on the premises. Here, as at Liang-tzu-ho, the church is waiting for the payment of the indemnity by the government before attempting to rebuild on our old site. In the city of Tsun-hua the intermediate school for boys was reopened; the magistrate, together with the city council, presented the church a fine temple, from which they removed the images, turning the property over to the church by deed of gift. This has been fitted up, and makes a splendid property for the purpose to which it had been dedicated. There is in it dormitory capacity for one hundred boys, with quarters for the teachers, good dining room, study or school room, chapel for the school's use, besides other buildings. The school has had an attendance of forty pupils; the teacher in charge being a young man recently graduated from Peking University. Two boy's schools have also been in operation during the latter half of the conference year; one at P'ing-hu-cheng-tzu, the other at Hsiao-tao-ti'rh. We were unable to hold the first quarterly meetings at the beginning of the conference year, owing to heavy rains and unpassable roads, but each place has had since then regular churcl1 services and the secon~ third and fourth quarterly meetings. Bro. Liu Ma-k'o has helped me not a little, especi "ally in adjusting the claims of the Christians. He has also helped in other ways, making one trip to the district to hold

37 "-.~ " f ' ~.. 33 several quarterly meetings when I could t ~'J g~ ~_!~ers on the district have, as far as I have been a e,--been faithful, seeking the interests of the church and their people. In some places new interest is awakening and on several of the circuits new candidates are applying for membership in the church. In the matter of local self-support each society has done something, but more systematic giving is the crying need here as in the church everywhere. The collection for missions has been taken, but information is not at hand as to the amount of the contribution. In a brief survey of the year, as well as of the work of the district, one is constantly impressed with the results of the convulsion of The unexpected has happened. The Boxer movement with its persecutions and assassinations struck heathenism in the centres of its power, one of the heaviest blows it has yet received in China. The irony of fate has shown itself by putting into the hands of the church many of the places where Boxerism during its short day held high carnival. In one larger market town, where the church has a plant, on my last quarterly round it fell to my lot to occupy a room with its adjoining bed room, where the Boxer chief had held his court. I slept two nights on the same bed he had used. I held. quarterly conference in the rooms where he had tried and condemned Christians, because they would not bum incense to idols and worship them; sitting in about the place where he sat I saw, through the open door directly in front of me, a tree on which hung the heart of one of our local preachers for days; on either side the door were columns supporting the roof of the porch of this building. To these posts the martyrs were tied while waiting to be taken away to execution. I walked along the 'Via dolorosa they traveled to the river bank west of the town, where they met death; some of them by being burnt alive, some of them by slow torture, some by beheading, and others by having their hearts torn out of their quivering bodies.

38 34 There on the banks of that river I saw the bones and skulls of those who had gone up through great tribulation. But now what has happened. The buildings where these thirty men and women were condemned for believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, are now the property of the church, and a cemetery with the graves of these dead and a slab erected to their memory is near at hand, all the gift of the community where these atrocities were committed. The same is true of other places; the influential men of these places seeking in this way to make reparation for the wrong which they acknowledge was done the church and its people. The crime of 1900 most of the people now confess, and if in wisdom and love we are able to take up the fragments of these societies, reorganize and prevail on the living to seek by forgiveness of their enemies and fidelity to Christ, to show the power of the Christ' life in the heart of the disciple, then we may look for great days in Zion when men shall come crying, "Men and brethren, what must we do to be saved?" Tsun-hua district, preachers and people need the prayers, the sympathy of the church; having these I do not see why consecrated effort may not make the year ahead one :filled with victory, and rich in its ingathering for Christ and His church. Respectfully submitted, W. F. W AI.KJtR, Presiding Elder. TIENTSIN DISTRICT. The past year, unlike the previous one, has not been one of any marked or extraordinary events. The country is again quiet and the people, apparently at least, friendly. The death angel has visited none of the homes of our workers, neither has any serious sickness come to them. They have all been enabled to be at their posts of duty. For these blessings to them, and unmerited blessings to myself and family,

39 35 and the presence of Jesus with us, I wish to return most profound thanks to our kind Heavenly Father. Of the red-handed criminals and their many accomplices who. two years ago murdered twenty-seven of our people, with the exception of one within jurisdiction of the Tientsin Provisi9nal Government, not a culprit has been punished. With those whose relatives have been killed, we have labored, endeavoring to persuade them to imitate Christ and forgive their enemies. Most of those whose hearts were sore and bleeding over the loss of dear ones, have acquiesced, and nearly all the cases have been amicably adjusted. Wesley Chapel has been under the joint care of Bros. Walker and Liu Mark. The congregations during the year, from the fact that in addition to the usual number of pupils in our girls' school have been added all those of the Peking and Tsun-hua schools, have taxed the seating capacity to its utmost limit. The local attendance has also been good. Besides attending to the regular duties of the pastorate Bro. Liu has been very useful and indefatigable in the manifold extra duties arising from the late troubles, assisting in adjusting claims with the officials and assisting those in distress. The finances of the church are in good condition. The very heavy burden was imposed on the workers of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society in charge of the girls' school in compelling them to make accommodations for one hundred and seventy pupils in buildings intended for only fifty. But, as usual, they were equal to the emergency and have done good work. The Tientsin Intermediate School for boys was opened with but few pupils. As the premises had been occupied by the foreign troops during the previous year the school had not been opened. But as it became known that it was again in operation, more applications came in than could be accepted.

40 The school is commending itself to both people and ot1icials~ who are showing their appreciation by generous financial support. This matter will be reported by Bro. Brown, the principal. Tientsin West City. Wang Mao-yin in charge.-we have been housed in temporary quarters opppsite the old premises alloted to us by the Tientsin Provisional Government. They are entirely inadequate for our use, and the rebuilding of our property at the earliest possible moment is imperative. Dr. Benn has held a clinic there three times a week, at which the attendance has been good. A flourishing d~y-school has also been maintained. Yang-ho-chieh is still in ruins, but the old east gate chapel has been temporarily given us by the Tientsin Provisional Government. It has been opened daily as a street chapel, and as in former years the hearers have been many. The room used as a chapel at the west gate being entirely too small to accommodate the congregation a part of the people have attended this east gate chapel on Sunday; so for about half the year two services have been held in the city instead of one. We hope that in some way we can secure this place permanently and have it rededicated to the sacred work for which it was built. T'iao-he-t'eo has had a disastrous year, though this cannot be ascribed to the helper in charge, Liu Te-hsin. The village lies in the treacherous bed of the Hun River. The water flowed down the principal street, washing away nearly half the town. The market was moved to another place, many of the people moved also. Numbers of our church members disappeared and not a few went over to the Romanists. It is now for us to "be watchful and strengthen the things that remain" and continue to witness for Jesus. At Wen-an,. Liang Shih-ts'ai was appointed to work. It is a large city, but we have secured no place as yet.

41 37 At Tai-clt'eng Bro. Sun Chiu-kao has been busy with his usual duties during the year and in trying to ahect reconciliations between those whose relatives were killed at the time of the Boxer trouble and those who inflicted the wrongs. A considerable, degree of success has crowned his efforts, and it gives me satisfaction to report that the cases are mostly adjusted. In December I held a nine days' meeting with the workers, spending the time in study of the Word and in prayer. We had a profitable time and God was with us. At Wang-ckia-k'eo Bro. Hou Tien has labored. Our rented place was entirely demolished. But now we have bought the lot on which the buildings stood and the one adjoining it on the west and rebuilt a chapel and parsonage. Once more we are ready for street chapel preaching to tell the lost of Him who is "mighty to save." At Li-t'an we bought an old deserted pawn-shop and fitted it up, making a very commodious church. The prospects are good for aggressive work. Bro. Chang Hsi-tung is an earnest worker. At Ck'ing-ksien our work is still in its infancy. It is all seed-sowing. The harvest will come by and by if we are faithful. Wang Pao-t'ang is the preacher in charge. At Nan-p'i our very small flock was scattered by the wolves, and has hardly yet recovered itself. Several, however, are interested in the gospel, and there is reason for encouragement. On the district as a whole but little has been done in the line of self-support. In fact it could not be expected, for our people have not yet recovered from the terrible disasters which befell them two years ago. As was noted last year Wesley chapel is a marked exception, being not only self-supporting but contributing liberally to the missionary cause. G... W. VltRITY.

42 SHANTUNG DISTRICT. At the last Annual Conference I was appointed by Bishop Moore to serve God on the Shantung district. When I reached my :field of labor I found the church in a far from prosperous condition, and my heart was fi.11ed with sorrow. In my helplessness I cried unto God, and He who never forgets His children and never fails to hear the feeblest cry, heard and answered. The church has been far more prosperous this year than last. I attribute this to two causes. In the first place the Rev. Mr. Verity visited every church on the district, holding revival services in each place, and the second cause is not less potent than the first. Throughout North China, and even in America, earnest hearts have been praying for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon our work, so that while the condition of the church is still not all that we desire, we look for great harvests in the year to come, following the seed-sowing of this year. In regard to my own work, I have visited the different charges on the district and held quarterly conferences. Since there were not preachers enough for the appointments I have seized every opportunity to preach the Word. At the last district conference two local preachers withdrew, which added to the burdens of an already poorly manned district. Our great need is consecrated workers. May the Lord send laborers into this field. This year I have been much abroad and little at home, seeing little of my own family. To speak briefly of each appointment. An-chia-chuang is one of the oldest stations and had formerly a membership of over two hundred. At the time of the Boxer uprising many of the members could not endure the persecutions which arose and went back into the'world, so that the church membership was redueed to between sixty and seventy. They were as

43 39 sheep without a shepherd. Mr. Verity's meetings at this place were followed by a gracious outpouring of the Spirit, and many repenting of their weakness, sought forgiveness of the Heavenly Father. In November our hearts were gladdened by the arrival from Peking of Mr. Wen Jung-t'ai, a graduate of Peking University, to take charge of the intermediate school, and Mr. Wei Wen-chung to assist in evangelistic work. At Hsia-hsiehts'un, where Mr. Wei was stationed, the church members gladly raised money to lease a plat;e of worship. Although there has been a church at Fei-ch 'eng for over ten years the present membership does not exceed half a dozen names. Tung-p'ing-chou is also an old station, but at the beginning of the year we were able to find no church members. Three have been brought in during the year. One, a Mohammedan, upon being asked why he wished to become a Christian, replied that the Mohammedan religion required men to purify their bodies, but the Christian religion made men's hearts pure. At Ning-yang there have been in former years a large membership, and I believe an earnest pastor stationed here might soon build up a prosperous church. Pastor Li is stationed at Chi-ning. This is a large market town, and the people are easily involved in worldly matters, nevertheless an increase of interest has been manifested the last part of the year. Years ago, when I was still in school, I spent a summer at T'ai-an. The church had at that time only a few tumbled down buildings in this place, but has prospered with the years, and is in a very good condition at present, but lacks spiritual power. Jesus said: "Without me ye can do nothing." and the great need in Shantung is a mighty outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Now just a word in regard to the intermediate school. Acting under Mr. Verity's advice, and with his encouragement,

44 4 0 I reopened the school at the New Vear. We have had a. prosperous year with over thirty pupils, many of whom have been self-supporting, but our number might have been much greater had we been better provided with funds. The school this year has been. dependent upon Mr. Verity alone for all the support which the boys themselves could not furnish, and we have been obliged to turn away many promising boys, because we were utterly unable to receive them. I would call attention to this branch of the work as one of the most important, because the hope of the church lies in her e~ucated youth. CH'EN HENG-TE, P. E. PEKING MEDICAL WORK. The circumstances which have regulated our medical work for the past year have not all been of the most favorable kind. The buildings and location of the dispensary in the Tartar city, situated on the comer of Legation Street and the Ha-tamen great street, were not conducive to the most efficient work. Patients were hindered by the police regulations on Legation Street from coming into the dispensary. This difficulty was somewhat overcome by the making of a gate on the great street. It was deemed necessary during the early winter months to put up a building for wards and a temporary operating room. This work cost about TIs. ISO. Upon the completion of the new hospital these buildings can be used for various purposes. The demand for admission to the hospital has been greater during the last few months than ever before in my experience. Many more patients apply for admission than formerly when it was quite" a task to persuade them that hospital treatment was necessary. During May of last year Doctor Lewis, of the U. S. Army, opened a dispensary in the southern city on the Ch'ien-men great street. In October the work was turned. over -to us... The

45 41 attendance at this clinic has been large and encouraging, the largest daily attendance being 136. In addition to seeing the sick there have been one or more persons preaching and selling books to the people. On April 8th, in accordance with the action taken by all the missions, we began charging a nominal fee of 200 cash-ten pieces-for each visit made. At first the numbers dropped off very much, but later the attendance ran up to a daily average of, at least, fifty. This small fee enables us to meet nearly all the current expenses. During the year several friends and patients of the hospital have made contributions; TIs. 200 being the largest single gift. Others have given smaller amounts, besides presents of different kinds. The attendance at the southern city dispensary since the 25th of June last year until May 31st of this year has been 11,102. The attendance at the hospital dispensary has been, from May 2nd to April 23rd of this year, 5,134. The hospital dispensary was closed on April 23rd, because of the building operations that were in progress. The treatments in the hospital since November 15th have been twenty-five. The total number of patients seen during the Conference year has been 16,261. Out of this number there have been several who have shown an interest in religious matters. G. D. LOWRY, M.D. PEKING UNIVERSITY. The chief item of interest during the year has been the subject of union with the other missions laboring in this field. After prolonged discussion a "Basis of Union" was adopted and sent home for the consideration of the different Boards. No official response has yet been received, but from all we have learned from private sources the prospect is favorable that the scheme will meet with their endorsement.

46 The scheme contemplates the union of the American Board, the Presbyterian, and London Missionary Societies with our own Society in educational work, maintaining the name and constitution so far as practicable of the Peking Unive-rsity. This will mean that the American Board will continue their work at Tung-chou in the Union Training College; the Union Theological College will be under the direction of the Presbyterian Mission, and the College of Medicine at the London Mission, while the College of Liberal Arts will remain with us as at present. All of these colleges will be departments of the Peking.University, and each Mission will have equal privi1eges as to students and teaching force. All will be under the control of a Board of Managers, in which each Mission shall be equally represented. The Basis of Union was presented to the Board of Managers of Peking University, and on motion of Minister E. H. Conger, seconded by Sir Robert Hart, it was commended to the home societies for their adoption. DUTbin Hall is now approaching completion, and will be ready for occupancy by the opening of the next semester. We are greatly indebted to Dr. Hopkins for superintending the building and for many improvements which, without his experience and ability, could not have been secured. We are hoping that Dr. Gamewell at home may be able to secure sufficient funds for the erection of the Administration Building, which is so greatly needed. With these two buildings we would be able to receive at least two hundred students. As the lack of native preachers is so seriously felt in the Mission, it is important that we be provided with the facilities for receiving as many suitable young men as possible that we may be able to recruit the ranks of the ministry from well-p~epare4 candidates. In this connection we cannot regard too highly the present move to increase the number and efficiency of the intermediate schools as feeders for the- University. The Tientsin school~

47 43 under the energetic management of Mr. Brown, has set a good example in this matter. His call for an immediate enlargement of the buildings should be met as speedily as possible. It is also a promising outlook for the future that the intermediate schools at Lan-cl1ou, Tientsin, and Ts~-hua are under the direction of graduates of the university who are in full sympathy with the evangelistic plans of our educational work. The routine work of the institution has not differed much from other years. The teachers have all done faithful work, as the results of the examinations indicate. The University has been honored in having one of our teachers, Chen Wei-cheng, selected by the General Committee of the Y. M. C. A. to represent China in the International Meeting of Students in Sweden. Tien Shu-nien has continued to give his services without salary, except for the last two months, since he resigned his position as interpreter at the U. S. barracks. Miss Terrell in her report expresses the highest appreciation of Ch'in Lung-chang and his hearty co-operation and cheerful adoption of new methods in his conduct of the arithmetic classes. But his duties outside his regular class work have been specially onerous. He has been exceedingly faithful and useful. Lu Lao-shih has taken great interest not only in his own department but in the general prosperity of the institution. Miss Terrell reports that on her return in October the work in her department, except her own classes, had been well begun, and that she never had a better year or more earnest work on the part of the students, notwithstanding the cramped quarters and almost no facilities for carrying on the work. She has shown her own ability and fitness for her position by discarding unsatisfactory text-books and introducing modem methods, though she had to depend mainly on oral teaching. In consequence the algebra class has outstripped any previous class and the eagerness of the students well repaid the extra

48 44 effort. We hope her work may soon be put into permanent form and become one of the popular text-books of the University series. A large -edition of our :P.hysical Geography, Astronomy, and Primary ~eography has been print~d for us by the Methodist Press in Tokio, and there has already been a large demand for these books in other parts of China. The total enrollment of students during the year has been one hundred and fifty. We have not been able to receive a larger number for lack of accommodations. The spiritual condition of a majority of the students during the early part of the year; and in fact ever since the late upheaval, has been a source of anxiety, but we are thankful that the special services held during the year have been a great blessing, and we believe now that a large majority are seeking after the higher ideals of life. We hope never to lose sight of the fact that the highest purpose of the University is the development of Christian character and to send forth consecrated young men prepared to be a real blessing to China, and to accomplish this result we crave the patience, sympathy, and co-operation of the entire Mission. Respectfully submitted, H. H. LOWRY. TIENTSIN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL. It is impossible to present the report of the pa~t year without being reminded of the dreadful experiences of two years ago when our assistant principal was put to death and claimed the martyr's crown. Our school buildings were shattered by Chinese shells, yet they stood to give shelter to the brave 14th Infantry before the march to Peking and later to a company of British soldiers. For several months the buildings were occupied by the military, and not till last autumn were we able to regain possession and put them to their legitimate use. On resuming charge last December we found that Bro. Verity had,

49 45 repaired and renovated, so that we were able to fill up at once with hopeful boys. The students of 1900, with a few exceptions, had gone on to fill up vacancies in Peking University. Many promising candidates were ready and anxious to enter, and during the year we have been constantly receiving applications which we have been unable for lack of room to entertain. The west city school was re-opened with the best class of boys we have seen there. This step was taken to prepare boys to enter the intermediate school, and already five boys have passed the necessary examinations for entrance next session. We recognize that knowledge, acquirements, and experience will be comparatively useless if they are 110t dedicated to high and noble purposes in life. Believing as we do that the ideal character is to be found in the gospels and that the aim and object of life is to glorify God, we have not failed to point the students to Christ as the sinner's friend. The result is that nearly all our boys have joined the church; one Mohammedan boy being very bold for the truth. We have been fortunate in securing as an assistant Mr. Lin, a graduate of Peking University, who gives promise of being a worthy successor of our lamented Mr. Li. Some of our old friends among the officials have come to our aid; one sending us a donation of $1,000. The great need of the hour is for larger and better buildings, and we believe that the time is ripe for a move forward. Nine boys wi11leave us for Peking in the autumn, having qualified for a place in the college. Problems such as have taxed our patience and wisdom have presented themselves during the year and yet our Heavenly Father has been with us and "the rough places have been made plain." We have to thank Dr. Smith, of the London Mission, for his painstaking care of the physical welfare of the boys. Mrs. Verity has kindly taught for us during the year, and during her absence in the country Mrs. Walker kindly supplied her place.

50 Each Sunday and during the week I have supplied the pulpit in the city, and signs of progress have not been wanting. We close the year's work with gratitude to our Heavenly Father for His manifest goodness towards us. Respectfully submitted, FREDERICK BROWN, Principal. SELF-SUPPORT. Nothing can be accomplished without trial. To try in earnest means success. Self-suppOrt has been the theme of our Mission for years, but the success has not yet been satisfactory. Two years since the Boxer movement sought the destruction of the church. Many of our members were killed, and so our resources and chance for success seemed lessened. But has not God sent us this as a purifier and as,a call to greater consecration of ourselves and our possessions to His service? And if the answer to this query be affirmative, then the church should be better fitted than before to press for self-support. In some churches and districts a fair start has been made. This year Tsun-hua district reports collected for self-support $ Lan-chou " "" Shan-hai-kuan district reports" " Peking """ " 8.50 Tientsin district, Wesley chapel,reports collected, etc J. $859.5 We have no report from Shantung or other points on the Tientsin district, but this showing is encouraging, leading us to believe that if each pastor will press the importance of selfsupport on his stewards and see that each member, according to his ability, contributes, we may hope that another year may show a large advance, with something from' every circuit and station in the. Conference. Respectfully submitted, C 'tt ~ W. F. WALKnR, O'fIZ:m'l ee i TSENG KUO-CHIli.

51 47 MISSIONS. Jesus Christ came into the world to be the Savior of all men. "For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared jor all men." It was necessary that all men should know of this doctrine of salvation. Notwithstanding salvation came from God, men must needs spread the knowledge of these glad tidings. It pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. Therefore the establishment of the missionary societies is but the carrying out the divine command to spread the gospel among all men. In the beginning Jesus selected and sent out His twelve apostles. The disciples of Jesus, through the ages, have been giving the gospel to their fellow-men. It is now being preached in China. Men from the Christian churches of the West, leaving their country, parents and friends, have come to China, where the. language, food, customs and manners are strange to them. Years must needs be spent to learn the spoken and written languages before they could preach this gracious gospel, establish schools of learning and hospitals for the distressed. A1l this work required patient and constant effort. The Bible and other Christian books must be translated and Chinese books of value translated, that not only should the Chinese be able to read and understand the Bible and scholarship of the West, but the people of the West might also better understand the customs, religion and philosophies of the Chinese. In preaching the gospel the missionaries are obliged to meet many dangers and difficulties. Nothing but the love of souls and constant help of God through the Holy Spirit, has enabled them to carry on this great work. The only purpose being to so preach the gospel that men may believe and be saved, not seeking gain or any other worldly end. Notwithstanding the churches and countries are far apart, the one object is, that all men may know that there is the one great God, and between God and men there is but one mediator and

52 SaVlOr, Christ Jesus. The Christian mlsslonaries, men from the West, are in China working and hoping that soon in this great Chinese nation multitudes will be saved,-a great Christian church established, not only self-supporting but in the true missonary spirit ready to carry the gospel to others in China and elsewhere. This mission work is the duty of all who believe the gospel. Chinese Christian churches must learn quickly to do their duty, if all China is to have the gospel. Therefore we hope that all who know the gospel, love God and believe in Jesus, will work and give and pray with all their heart; to the end that all men everywhere shall have the privilege of hearing and be led to believe in God the Father and Jesus Christ the only Savior of sinful men. Committee ~ G. R. DAVIS. (Lro FANG. PEKING DISTRICT.-WOMAN'S EVANGEI.ISTIC WORK. During last summer, after arriving in Peking, our work was kept open, or at least a part of it, as the Christians alllived very near our premises. The close proximity made it convenient for the women who were interested in studying. The daily class was well attended, and at eight o'clock, even during the hottest days, a group of women might be seen in the hospital waiting room intent on their lessons; some studying the gospels, while others plodded along over the pages of the catechism and other Christian books. After moving to our present quarters the hospital waiting room has still served as a study room for all who have come. One member of our class has been called upon to pass through almost as fiery an ordeal as that of the summer of I goo, only of a different character. Her son, an only son, a professing Christian, was led into sin, even to the extent of losing his Christian faith. He came to the point when he said to his mother: I ( Do you believe in God?" She replied: I' I certainly do." He continued to ask: (( Do you think that this God the foreign

53 49 ers worship is worthy of adoration? J J His mother replied that she did, adding her personal testimony to His power to save. He ended by saying that if she continued in her faith he from henceforth would not own her as his mother. Confucius, the great sage, said: "That parents when alive should be served according to propriety." In a land whose sons are said to follow this precept, such an act on the part of one who had had the additional light of the gospel of Christ seemed almost too much to be borne by a loving and devoted mother. The son finally left, leaving the mother with no support. Phrebe Li, the Bible woman, has rendered most excellent service during the year, helping to teach the women and visiting from house to house, sowing seeds of truth. We feel like saying with Paul: We" commend unto you Phrebe," not as servant of the Cenchrea church but of the church at Peking and believe that "she hath been a succourer of many." Respectfully submitted, FRANCES O. WILSON. TARTAR CITY DAY-SCHOOL. This school continued in session at the place secured by the Mission after the siege till the summer vacation. In the autumn it was removed to a small court adjoining the hospital quarters. The room, though not amply large, has accommodated those who have come. We have enrolled twenty-eight since moving to this place. The plan instituted by Miss Gilman last year of giving no rewards in cakes for daily attendance, has been carried out and found satisfactory. Kang Jui-hsin, a former school girl, has given faithful patient help during the past year. The usual course of study has been pursued. Respectfully submitted, FRANCES O. WILSON.

54 'So PEKING MEDICAL WORE. In October we left the place where our mission had fonnd shelter since leaving the British Legation and moved to a compound as near our old Mission premises as it was possible to get. Dr. Lowry allowed us the use of some Chinese pouses that had been secured since the trouble. Here we not only had a dispensary but six rooms for in-patients, which have not always been full, for the people are not yet willing to come to us with their old time freedom. No patient has come to the hospital without hearing of the love of God as manifested in His Son. Too much cannot be said in praise of the work of Mrs. Li, the Bible woman. At the New Year it was thought by the various medical missionaries in Peking that a uniform fee should be charged for dispensary treatments, out calls, etc. A small dispensary fee was agreed upon which any but the very poor would be able to pay; they of course would be treated free. A fee of two hundred cash (about twenty cents) has been charged for tickets since the Chinese New Year. This the people willingly pay, and do not in the least seem to think that they are paying for their medicines. Statistical Report. Dispensary treatments In-patients Out-calls Fees Respectfully submitted, 6, Gold $56.00 M. I. STEVENSON. TIENTSIN DISTRICT.-GIRLS' BOARDING-SCHOO!,. When school closed last summer, it was considered unsafe to send the girls to their homes, so they remained with us all summer. Although we called it vacation time, our days were very busy. Each girl had her daily tasks just as in term time.

55 Sl In the fall, school opened with one hundred and sixty-five pupils. Sixteen girls left from the Tsun-hua school, and twenty from the Tientsin school, were added to our number. Many were the tales of horror they had to relate of their escape from the hands of the Boxers. The dormitories of the school proper were crowded; also the woman's training school buildings, while two rooms in the third court were reserved for sick girls. Two hospital wards were turned into school rooms. Seventy children were crowded into a room not large enough for fifty. The large girls were obliged to study in their rooms. The intermediate school occupied the one school room. At Chinese New Year anxious hearts awaited permission to spend the holidays at home. Again they were disappointed, for we dare not let them go on account of the foreign soldiers. After the New Year the work of the two literary societies was taken up. No such work could be done in Peking after the trouble, because there was no room large enough for all the girls to gather. Their meetings on Friday evenings were most interesting. Many of the debates and essays showed careful thought and preparation. Three elderly men were employed as teachers during the year. One of these was an exceptionally fine instructor, a Christian as well as a scholar. Our older girls have improved greatly under his instruction. The greatest event of the year has just taken place--the graduating exercises. Although unused to facing large audiences, the girls modestly but with quiet assurance read their essays, delivered their debate, recited their dialogue and sang their songs. We were proud of our graduates, as they came forward to receive their diplomas. We cannot write of any sweeping revival during the year, but we have many of the fruits of God's spirit in their lives. One girl, who has not been well, said not long since: «. I have not done my washing all the year. Some one of my school mates has done it for me." One girl, whose eyes were poor, said that

56 52 the other girls had done her sewing. When the cold weather came, a pair of wadded trousers were brought in to be given to one of the coolies whose clothes were thin. These are some of the things that come to our notice, showing that their hearts are filled with the love of Jesus. Twenty-one of the homeless ones will remain with us all summer. We have sent the rest to their homes with the prayer that He, who has so wonderfully protected them in the past, may still make them to dwell in safety. Respectfully submitted, ELLA E. GLOVER. EFFIE G. YOUNG. TIENTSIN WOMAN'S WORK. Because of the failure of the home authorities to return Miss Shockley, who was appointed to this work, very little has been done for the west city women outside of that connected with medical work. Weekly prayer and class meetings have been conducted by Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Verity for the women in the vicinity of Wesley Chapel and a meeting on Sunday has been held for the women at the west gate. These have been both interesting and profitable, and the constant attendance of a number of inquirers is a cause for gratitude. ELLA E. GLOVER. TIENTSIN DAY-SCHOOL. Owing to the small number of pupils the day-school was discontinued during the winter. In the spring it was reopened with Mrs. Ch'in as its faithful and efficient teacher, and there has been an average attendance of ten, four of whom are little boys. ELLA E. GLOvnR.

57 53 ISABELLA FISHER HOSPITAL. Many changes have come to the Isabella Fisher Hospital and the work connected with it because of the war. Japanese, French, German, and Russian concessions have crowded out the Chinese who formerly came to us. Hence all departments have suffered, and but few of the heathen women (for whom we have free dispensaries that they may hear the Word of Life) have come to us, and the Catholics who do not have a dispensary of their own as formerly, came and composed most of the clinics. At the West Gate, however, there have been large clinics of unbelievers, to whom the gospel has been preached most faithfully. An increase in charges for outcalls may have lessened the number, but it increased the respect and the self-support fund. No country. trips have been attempted. Night calls have been disregarded, not from fear of the Chinese. I have no more fear of them than formerly, but because the vile scum of humanity, male and female, which flooded Tientsin after the army and set up their dens of infamy, drunkenness, and general debauchery everywhere, made it unsafe for a lady to go out at night, even to heal the sick. Many things connected with the out practice have been very interesting, and space forbids their mention;. but a case of demon possession, where the patient had been violent for two weeks, and the people being Mahommedans would not set up a shrine and worship the weasel as the K uniang or witch doctor said must be done, or the weasel would not have the woman, came just as I had finished reading Dr. Nevius' book on Demon Possession, and so was of extreme interest. The young woman was fastened by a strong rope round her waist to the frame of the window and both wrists bound by quilted bands of strong blue cloth with three inches between wrists to allow some use of the hands. She was raving and shouting for me to go away she-or the weasel who was supposed to be doing

58 54 the talking-would have nothing to do with me. The family feared to have me enter the room, but I walked quietly in, sat down close to her, took her hand, and commenced talking to the others who had come cautiously in, keeping on the other side next the door. Presently I talked to her and got her to take medicine, and when I felt her confidence had been gained, I said in a low sympathetic tone: "What is your trouble? Who? " She crept closer to me, still clasping my hand tightly and leaning toward me with an intelligence that belongs neither to insanity nor devils, said with a world of significance in her voice: " Ta!! " In the richness of the Chinese language I I Ta " means he, she, or it; in this case meaning" she," the mother-inlaw who sat on the other side of me. I would not presume to cast any reflections on any case of devil possession recorded in the Scriptures, or books written on the subject by learned men, but I venture to say that most of the demon possession among the young women in China has its origin in "Ta," either in the form of "he," meaning the husband, or "she," meaning the mother-in-law. The statistics for the year are as follows: Out calls Ward patients Dispensary treatments... 4,411 Fees and donations Gold $ Respectfully submitted, RACHItL BItNN, M.D. We recommend :- CONFItRItNCIt STEWARDS. I. That $ U. S. Gold be given to Mrs. Hayner, the widow of the late Rev. J. Fred. Hayner. 2. That TIs 3.00 per month be given to Mrs. Wang, widow of the late Rev. Wang Ch 'eng-p lei, excepting while her children are in school, when she shall have TIs per month. 3. That Mrs. Liu, the widow of the late Rev. Liu Chi-Iun, receive TIs per month.

59 CONFER1~NCJ\ TREASURER. TIs. ;Cts. -.- TIs. Cts. 1 une 20 To Church Extension June 20 By Tract Society account II 48 Conference Claimants Sunday School Union " Home Missionary Society ~I Balance TIs. I, i TIs.1 1, To Balance in Treasury TIs. t,383.r8. Loan to l\f. E. Mission Treasurer, ) TI 4 Conference Claimants ~ S. I, FREDERICK BROWN. TYf'ns"'-e1'.

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