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2 MINUTES OF THE TWELFTH SESSION OF THE NORTH CHINA ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THF. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Held in Pekln!i May 11th to 16th 1904 LACY & WILSON: Mcthodist Publishing Housc in China, Shanghai and Foochow

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4 CONTENTS nr,("c' I. CONFERENCE DIRECTORY 5 II. ANKrA L MEETINGS 7 III. IN MEl\IORl:\:\I 8 IY OFFICERS 8 Y Cmu l\i1ttees 9 1. Standing. 2. Special. VI. BOARDS Conference Board of Examiners. 2. To Examine 1\1 issionaries i.1 Chinese. 3 Conference Stewards. 4 Triers of Appeals. VII. ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM 10 VIII. CONFERENCE JOtTRNAL TI IX. DISCIPLINARY QFESTIONS 21 X. ApPOINTMENTS 25 XI. REPORTS Lan-chou and San-hai-kuan Districts Lan-chou District.,') "'0 3 Sban-hai-kllan District Peking District 34 5 Shantung District Tientsin District 42 7 Tsun-hua District Peking Medical Work Peking e lliyen.ity ;;3 10. Tientsin Intermediate School 55 II. WonuUl'S \\lork 56 T 2. Conference Ste\vards Conference Treasurer 63 XII. STATISTICS 65

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6 I.-CONFERENCE DIRECTORY EIders Entered Travelling Connection or Date of Arrival in China NAME. BROWN, FREDERICK DAVIS, GEORGE R. DAVIS, GEORGE L. GAMEWEI.,I." FRANK D. HEADI.,AND, ISAAC T. HOBART, WII.,I.IAM T. HOPKINS, N. S. KING, H. E. LONGDEN, WII.,BUR C. LOWRY, HIRAM H. PYKE, JAMES H. ST. JOHN, BURTON VERITY, GEORGE W. W AI.,KER, WII.,BUR F. TE JUI WANG CH'ING-YUN LI SHAO-WEN Lro CHI-I.,UN YANG CH'UN-HO Lro MA-K'E SUN CHIU-KAO CH'EN HENG-TE CHANG PAI-I.,IN CH'IN LUNG-CHANG CH'EN WEI-P'ING POST OFFICE ADDR~. Tientsin, China. Peking, ChIang-Ii, Peking, Ti~~tsin, Peking, Chi~kiang, " Pekin~, TientslD, T'ai~n, Shant~ng, China. Peking, China. Shanhaikuan, China. Lanchou, China. Peking, " T'aian, Peking, Tsunhua, Hantsun, T'aian, Peking, Deacons 1895 IB B CHIN CH'ENG Hou TIEN CH'EN YU-SHAN LIU KUANG-CH'ING TSENG KUo-CHIH WANG T'IEN-HSIANG WANG I-HENG Tientsin, China. Peking, Laot'ing, Pet!ch 'eng, " Fengjun,

7 -6- Probationers Entered Travelling Connection. NAME. POST OFFICE ADDRESS ' HANSON, PEltRY O. KAO HSIU-SHAN CHENG CHAO-CHEN Wu CH'I KAo Fu-CHING Kuo YING CHAI TE-JUNG CHANG TZU-SHENG WANG CHIH-P'ING LIU FANG T'aian, Shantung, China. Tientsin, China. Lanchou, " Shanhaikuan, China. Lanchou, T'aian, Tientsin, Ch'ienan Shanl' aikuan, Lanchou, " Medical Missionaries HOPKINS, N. S. KEELER, JOSEPH L. LOWRY, GEORGE D. N. Peking, China. Ch'ang-li, China. Peking, Instructors in Peking University I KING, Mrs.. H. E. TERRELL, ALICE Peking, China. I " " Mission Treasurer and Business Agent 1903 I KRAusE, OLIVER J. I Tientsin, China.

8 -7 D.-ANNUAL MEETINGS of the North China Mission Organized. J II IS TIME., PLACE.' PRESIDENT. SECRlttARY.! Sept Peking CALVIN KINGSLEY H. H. LoWRY Aug. 28, 1872 " L. N. WHEELER Sept. 1,1873 " WILLIAM H. HARRIS L. 'w. PIi~HER Aug. 31, 1874 " H. H. LoWRY "" Sept. 8, 1875 " W. F. WALKER " 7,1876 " G."R. DA~~S J. li. PYKE Oct. 30,1877 " ISAAC W. WILEY L. W. PILCHER Sept. 9,1878 " H. H. LoWRY J. H. PvKE " I, 1879" "" L. W. PILCHER " 20, 1880" "" O. W. WILLITS " 29, IRSI " THOMAS BOWMAN L. W. PILCHER " 7, 1882 " H. H. LOWRY "" " 4,1883 " STEPHENM.MERRILL" " Oct. I, 1884 " ISAAC W. WILEY J. H. PYKE Sept. 10, 1885 Tientsin H. H. LoWRY MARCusL. TAFt Oct. 7, 1886 Peking G. R. DAVIS "" Sept. 26, 1887 Oct. 10, 1888 " " HENRY W. WARREN CHARLES H. FOWLER W.'T. HOB~RT " 15,1889 " EDWARDG. ANDREWS June 10, 1890 " H. H. LOWRY May 13, 1891., DANIEL A. GOODSELL " Apri127, 1892,. H. H. LOWRY L. W. PIi~HER Sept. 30,1892 " W. F. MALLALIEU " 28, 1893 " RANDOLPH S. FOSTER MARCUS i: TAFt " Nor~ CJlbla ~ncrerence SESSION.' I II 12 TIME. PRESIDENT., SECRETARY. Sept. 29, 1893 Peking RANDOLPH S. FOSTER MARCUS L. TEFt Oct. I, 1894 WILLIAM X. NINDE 1. T. HEADLAND Sept. 20, 1895 Tie~tsin JOHN M. WALDEN g6 Peking ISAAC W. JOYCE IS, 1897 Oct. " 5,1898 EARL 'CRANSToN May 28, 1899 Tientsin " ",. " n " 31, 1900 Peking JAMES " H. PYKE " J. FRED. HAYNER June 24, 1901 Tientsin DAVID H. MOORE I. T. HEADLAND 19, 1902 Peking II 10,1903 " May " 11,1904 " H. H. 'iowr~' " " " " "

9 -8- m.-in MEMORIAM.. Not dead_ but Bone befol"e.-- NAME. CONFERENCE ARRIVAL DATE OF AGE. RELATION IN CHINA. DEATH. OR CALLING. LEANDER W. PILCHER 1870 Nov. 24, Effective. LA"CLEDE BARROW July 24, J. F. SCITT 1892 May 28, Phy~ician. J. FRED. HAYNER 1893 Oct. I, Effective. Entered Conference. CHEN TA-YUNG 1883 June 2 2, Effective. WANG CH'ENG-P'EI 1891 July 23, CHOU HSUEH-SHEN , " LI TE-JEN 1897 June " Prob'ationer. Lro CHI-HSIEN 1898 July 23, KUNG TIt-LIN 1896 Apr. 10, 1902 Effective. YANG CH'AO 1902 May 16, Deacon. IV.-OFFICERS H. H. LOWRY ISAAC TAYLOR HEADLAND LIU KUANG-CH'ING eh'en WEI-P'ING F. BROWN Preside'llt. Secretary. Chinese SeC1etary. Statistical Secretary. Treasurer.

10 V.-COMMITTEES Missions, Self-support Education Sunday School J. STANDING W. F. WALKER, CH'EN HENG-TE. F. BROWN, LIU KUANG-CH'ING. H. E. KING, LIT] FANG. G. L. DAVIS, WANG CHIH-P'ING. To Print Minutes To Edit Minutes 2. SPECIAL The Secretaries. Official Correspondent H. H. LOWRY. G. R. DAVIS, N. S. HOPKINS, H. E. KING. To Provide Books.lor} The Presiding Elders. Conference Course To visit Educational} The President of Peking University 01 Institutions whom he shall appoint. Home Missions and} N. S. HOPKINS, H. H. LOWRY, G. R. Church Extension DAVIS, TE JUl. Tract Society J. H. PYKE, N. S. HOPKINS, LIU MA-K'E. Sunday School Union 1. T. HEADLAND, WANG CH'ING-YUN. Superannuate Aid} T F ' C' t W.. HOBART,. BROWN, LIU MA-K E..:Joczery To Prepare Statis-} ~ ficalreportblauks G. \\. VERITY.

11 - 10- VL-BOARDS I Conference Board of Examiners:-W. F. WALKER, LI SHAO-WEN. J. H. PYKE:, CHIEN HENG-TE:. F. BROWN, SUN CHIU-KAO. G.R.DAVIS,CH'ENWE:I-P'ING. G. W. VERITY, LIU MA-KIE. 2 To Examine Mis- } Ist Year :-Mrs. C. M. JEWELL, F. BROWN. sionaries in the 2nd Yea1 :-G. R~ DAVIS, J. H. PYKE. ChineseLanguage 3rd Year:-W.T.HoBART, N. S. HOPKINS. 3 Conference Stewards :-F BROWN, G. W- VERITY, TE JUI, WANG CH'ING-yUN. 1- TriersofAppeals:-H. H. LOWRY,W T. HOBART, G. R. DAVIS, J. H. PYRE, TE JUI, LIU MA-R'E, WANG CH'ING-yUN. Vll.-ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM SUNDAY, 9.30 A.M. Love-jeast, J. H. PYKE. " A.M. Senn01z" BISHOP. " 3.00 P.M. Communion, G. R. DAVIS. 1St Day, 4.30 P.M. Missionary An- {W- F. WALKER, niversary CH'EN HENG-TE:. d D 0 if-,j"j" t f F. BROWN, 2n ay, P.M. uc -surr y' " l LIU KUANG-eHIING. '.J d D E t' I { H. E. KING, 3 r ay, P.M. auca zona " LIU FANG. th D ~.J C',l. I {G. L. DAVIS, 4 ay, P.M. uu1zaay uc",oo" WANG CHIH-P'ING. Each day's session to be opened by a prayer meeting from 8.30 to 9.00 A.M. Each evening, Special services at 8.00 P.M.

12 - II- VIll-eONFERENCE JOURNAL First Day PEKING, f ednesday, May IIth, I9o/-. Opening.-The North China Annual Conference convened for its 12th session in Asbury Church, Peking, at 9 a.m. of above date. The first half hour was spent in prayer, led by Wang Ch'ing-yiin, after which the following letter was read by H. H. Lowry :- NAGASAKI, March I2th, I901. To the North China Conference,- Dear Brethren: As it will be impracticable for me to attend your next session, I announce the following plan of appointment for your presidency: Let Dr. Lowry take the chair unless his other duties will prevent, in which case let the member next in seniority preside. The Lord grant you a blessed session! (Signed) DAVID H. MOORE, Bishop. After the reading of the above letter, the Conference was formally opened by H. H. Lowry. Roll Call.-The roll was called by the secretary of the last conference, and thirty-six members answered to their names. Election of Officers.-The election of officers resulted as follows :- English Secretary.. Chinese Secretary.. Statistical SeCretary Treasurer.. ISAAC T. HEADLAND. DIU KUANG-CH'ING. CH'EN WEI-P'ING.. F. BROWN. George L. Davis and Wang Chih-:-p'ing were chosen assistant English and Chinese Secretaries, respectively. Hours and Bar.-On motion the session was fixed from 8.30 a.m. to 12 o'clock, the first half hour to be spent in prayer, and the Bar of the Conference to consist of the seats between the four posts on the two sides of the center aisle.

13 -I~- Introduction of Visitors.-The presiding officer at this time introduced Rev. and Mrs. Perry O. Hanson, Joseph L. Keeler, M.D., and Mr. Oliver J. Krause, recent accessions to our mission, who with Dr. George D'-Lowry and Miss Alice Terrell were asked to take seats within the Bar of the Conference. The following standing ~ommittees, suggested by the last conference, were approved :- Missions.-N. S. HOPKINS, TSENG KUO-CHIH. Education.-F. BROWN, LIU CHI-LUN. Sunday School and} H. E. KING WANG T'ntN-HSIANG. Epworth League. ' Self-support.-G. W. VERITY, SUN CHIU-KAO. Special Committees.- To Print Minutes.-The SECRETARIES. Official Correspondent. -H..H. LOWRY. To provide Books for} The PRESIDING ELDERS. Conference Course. To visit Educational} The President of Peking University, institutions. or such persons as he shall appoint. Hom~ Missions and} N. S. HOPKINS, H. H. LOWRY, Church Extension. QEORGE R. DAVIS and TE JUI. 'I'1aci Sociefy.-J. H. PYKE, N. S. HOPKINS and LIU MA-K'E. Sunday School Union.-I. T. HEADLAND, WANG CH'INGvUN.' Conftrence Board of Examiners :-W F. WALKER, LI SHAO-WEN. J. H. PYKE, CH'EN HENG-TE. F. BROWN, SUN CHIU-KAO. G.R.DAVIS, CH'EN WEI-P'ING. G. W. VERITY, LIU MA-K'E. 70 Examine Mis- JISt Year :-Mrs. C. M. JEWELL, F. BROWN. sionan'es in the 2nd Year :-G. R. DAVIS, J. H. PYRE. Chinese Languag-e 3rd Year:-W. T. HOBART, N.S. HOPKINS. Conference Stewards :-F.BROWN, G. W. VERITY, TE JlJI, WANG CH'ING-YUN., 'I'1-iersof Appeals:-H. H. LOWRY, W. T. HOBART, G. R. DAVIS, J. H. PYRE, TE JUI,LIU MA-K 'E. WANG Cn'ING-yUN.

14 - 13- To prepare Amziversarv Program.-W. T. Hobart, Te Jui. Anniversary Program.-The anniversary program recommended by the last conference was adopted with the substitution of the name of Liu Chi-Iun for that of Ch'en Heng-te on the Education Committee. Editorial Committee.-On motion it was ordered that a committee of three be appointed to edit the minutes. The following persons were appointed :-G. R. Davis, N. S. Hopkins, H. E. King. Draft on the Book Concern.-H. H. Lowry presented the conference a draft on the Book Concern for $243, which was duly received, and handed to the Treasurer. l3th Questi:on.-" Was 'the character of each preacher examined," was taken up. Lanchou Di:strict.-The name of Wang Ch'ing-yun, presiding elder of the Lanchou District was called, character passed, and he read his report. The name of W. T. Hobart, Missionary in charge of this district, was called, character passed, and he read his report. On motion it was ordered that the reports be handed in both in English and in Chinese. Leaders of Meeti:ngs.-On motion it was ordered that the evening revival meetings be led by J. H. Pyke and W. T. Hobart, and that the selection of leaders for the daily devotional meetings be placed in the hauds of G. R. Davis.. Shanhai:kuan Di:strict.-The name of Te J ui, presiding elder of the Shanhaikuan District, was called, character passed, and he read his rep.ort. Shantung Di:stri:ct.-The name of G. W. Verity was called, character passed, and he read his report as presiding elder of the district. The name of ChIen Fleng-te was called, character passed, and he was reported as unable to be present on account of the danger of an uprising and consequent trouble in west Shantung. Qasses and Exami:nati:ons.-The names of the members of the classes to be examined, together with their committees of examination, were read, the name of Liu Chi-Iun being substituted for that of Chien Heng-te, and that of W. T. Hobart for W. F. \Valker, in the 1st and 2nd years. Adjournment.-After announcements, the doxology was sung, and the benediction pronounced by Yang Ch 'un-boo

15 - 14- Second Day Thursday, May I2th, I901. Opening.-Conference convened at 8.30 with H. H. Lowry in the chair, the devotional services being conducted by Liu Chi-Iun. Minutes.-The minutes of Wednesday's session were- read and approved. Committee on Home Missions and Church Extension.--On motion the following persons were appointed a committee to report on the consolidation of 'the committees on Home Missions and Church Extension :--W T. Hrbart, F. Brown, Wang eh'ing-yiin. Cablegram.-The following cablegram was ordered sent to the General Conference: "Bishop Moore, Los Angeles ; North China Greeting-Luke 10-2." J3th Question.-Tsunhua District.-The name of J. H. Pyke was called, character passed, and he read his report as presiding elder of the Tsunhua District. The names of the following persons were called, and characters passed: George L. Davis~F D. Gamewell (in the United States), W C. LOllgdf'n, Liu Ma-k'e, Chang' Pai-lin. Tientsin District.-The name of W. F., Walker was called, character passed, and his report was read by F. Brown, The name' of Sun Chiu-kao was called, character passed, and he gave a report of his work. The name of Liu Ming-ch'iian was called, and it was reported that there were charges against him. Nominating Committee.-On motion G. R. Davis, H. E. :King and Ch'in Lung-chang were appeinted a committee to nominate "The Select Number" for the trial of Liu Mingch'iian. Counsels.-8un Chiu-kao was appointed Counsel for the Defense and J. H. Pyke for the Church. ' At this point the Conference was led in p'rayer by J. H. Pyke.,,Peking District.-The name of G. R. Davis was called, character passed, and he read his report as presiding elder of the Peking District.. Adjoornment.-After announcements the doxology was sung and the benediction was pronounced by Li Shao-wen.

16 - 15- Third Dav Frida)/, Ma)1 I3th, I90 1- Opening.-Conference convened at 8.30 a.m., the first half hour being spent ill prayer, led by Liu Ma-k'e. Minutes.-The minutes of the second day were read and approved. Introduction of Visitors.-At this point the following visitors were introduced to the conference: Rev. J. E. Corley, of Iowa, and liis two sons who have been teaching in the Philippines, and Rev. Spencer Lewis, for fifteen years superintendent of the West China Mission, who addressed the conference. J3th Question.-The names of the following persons were called, and characters passed,-li Shao-'vel~, Liu Chi-lull, Cll 'en \Vei-p'ing, H. E. King, N. S. Hopkins, Yang Ch'iin-ho, Ch'in Lung-chang, 1. T. Headland, and Burtoll St. John. The name of H. H. Lowry was called, character passed, and he read his report of Peking University. The name of F. Brown was called, character passed, and he presented his report of the Tientsin Intermediate School. Report of the Nominating Committee.-The committee appointed to nominate "The Select Number" for the trial of Liu Ming-ch'iian, reported as having selected the following persons :-W. T. Hobart, G. w.. Verity, F Brown, N. S. Hopkins, Te Jui, Wang Ch'ing-yiin, Li Shao-wen, Liu Chi-Iun, Yang Ch'un-ho. These names were all accepted, no challenge being made, and the Counsel for the Defense having expressed his satisfaction with the committee. The names of the following persons were called, character passed, and they gave their reports,-chin Ch'eng, Hou Tien, Ch'en Yii-shan, Liu J{uang-ch'ing, Tseng Kuo-chih, Wang T'ien-hsiang, Wang- I-heng. WithdrawaL-The name of Wang Mao-yin was called. It was reported that he had refused to go to his appointment, that there were charges against him, and that he had sent in his parchments, together with a letter asking to be allowed to withdraw from the ministry. These were read to the conference after which, on motion, he was allowed to "withdraw under charges." J9th Question.-" Who have been permitted to withdraw under charges or complaints?" Wang Mao-yin.

17 th Question.-" Who are the triers of appeals?" H. H. Lowry, W. T. Hobart, G. R. Davis, J. H. Pyke, Te Jui, Liu Ma-k'e, Wang eh'ing-yun. 4th Question.-" Who have been received on trial?" Disciplinary Questions. 5th Question.-" Who have been continued on trial? " Disciplinary Questions. 8th Question.-" What members are in studies of the third year? " "Admitted illto full membership previously,". Ch 'ell Vii-shan. 9th Question.-" What members are in studies of the fourth year?" Tseng Kuo-chih, Liu Kuang-ch'ing, Wang T'ienhsiang, Wang I-heng, Hou Tien, Chin Ch 'eng. 28th Questior..-See Steward's Report. Reports of Committees.-The following reports of committees were presented and adopted. Anniversary Program, presented by Te Jui. Self-support, presented by Sun Chiu-kao. Missions, presented by Tseng Kuo-chih. Sunday Schools, presented by Wang T'ien-hsiang. Education, presented by Liu Chi-Iun. Treasurer's Report, presented by F. Brown. Reports of Ch 'en Heng-te and Shantung Intemlediate School were read by Wang Chih-p'ing. Time for Missionary Sermon.-On motion it was ordered that the time for the Missionary Sermon be fixed for Sunday evening at 8 p. m. Request to W. F. M. S.-Moved that we request the ladies of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society to fix a tinie when they can meet with us and present epitomes of their reports. On motion it was ordered that half of the missionary collection be sent to the Board and half used by our Home Missionary Society. Adjournment.-After the announcements, the doxology was sung and the benedition pronounced by Liu Ma-k'e. See See

18 -17- Fourth Dav SaturdaJ/, AIa;.v Ilth, I90 f. Openmg.-Conference convened at 8.30 o'clock, the devotional services being led by Li Shao-wen. Minutes.-The minutes of the Third Day were read and approved. Superanuate Aid Society.-On motion, W. T. Hobart, F. Brown and Liu Ma-k'e were appointed a committee to draw up a plan for the establishment of a Superannuate Aid Society, to report to the next conference. Assistant Counsel.-At the request of Sun Chiu Kao, G. L. Davis was appointed to assist him as Counsel for the defense in the trial of Liu Ming-ch'iian. On motion it was ordered to refer all charges, testimony, and documents pertaining to the case of Liu Ming-ch'iian to H the select number" appointed for his trial. Statistical Report.-The statistical report was presented by Chien Wei-piing, and adopted. On motion it was ordered that we prepare our statistics the coming year without reference to those of previous years. On motion G. W. Verity was ordered to prepare Chinese Statistical,Report Blanks, together with directions for preparing the statistics. On motion the time for communion service was changed to 2.30 p.m. Sunday, with W T. Hobart as leader. Baptised ChiIdren.-On motion it was ordered that all baptized children be considered as probationers. Committee on Resolutions.-On motion G. W Verity and Te Jui were appointed a committee on resolutions. 4th Question.-It being reported that Perry O. Hanson had been duly re~ommended by his quarterly conference, on motion he was admitted on trial. Adjournment.-After announcements, the doxology was sung and the benediction pronounced by Rev. Spencer Lewis. Fifth Day, (Sunday Session) May I5th, I90f. Opening.-Conference convened at 9.30 a.m., the love-feast being conducted' by G. L. Davis. This was followed by the Anniv~rsary Sermon which was preached by H. H. Lowry.

19 - 18- Communion Service.-The conference, with the students of the Peking University, Girls' High School and members of the church, met for communion at 2.30 'p.m., at which more than 3 00 partook of the Sacrament. The service was led by W. T. Hobart, assisted by F Brown,'G. W. Verity, Wang Ch'ing-yiin, and Rev. Spencer Lewis. Missionary Sermon.-The Missionary sermon was preached by r H. Pyke at 8.00 p.m., after which the members of conference and those contemplating preaching the Gospel were asked to remain a few moments for special service. Sixth Day Monday, May I6th, I901- Opening.-Conference convened at 9 o'clock, the devotional service peing conducted by Yang Ch'iin-ho. Minutes.-The minutes of the fourth and fifth days were read and approved. On motion it was ordered that there be but one collection and one fund for Mission and Church Extension, and that the committee in charge of this fund shall have power to make either loans or gifts. W. F. M. S. Reports.-An interesting epitome of the reports of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society was presented by Mrs. Charlotte M. Jewell, and on motion it was ordered that these reports be printed in our minutes. 20th Question. Report.of "The Select Number."-The following r:eport of (j The Select Number" was read by the Secretary :- " The Select Number" beg to report that in the case of the charges against Liu Ming-ch'iian they find the following verdict: 1st Charge ;-Embezzlement,----sustained. 2nd Charge ;-Lying,----sustained. 3rd Charge ;-Leaving his Vlork,----Sustained. While desiring to show mercy~' the penalty was fixed as Expulsion from the Ministry and Membership in the Church. Signed, ISAAC T. HEADLAND, G. R. DAVIS, President. Secretary.

20 - 19- Conference Questions.-All the Conference Questions were asked and answered in open conference. (See Conference Questions). Report of Committee on Resolutions was given by G. W. Verity as follows :-" We from the out-stations have greatly enjoyed for these few days the fellowship of our co-laborers in Peking, and thoroughly appreciate their unstinted kindness to us during our stay among them, therefore, Resolved: That we heartily thank them, and pray that God's richest blessing be upon them all in their homes and church work during the coming year. GEO. W. VERITY. TE lui. On motion it was ordered that each District arrange for the payment of their Sunday School lessons. Reconsicleration.-Moved that we reconsider the Stewards' Report. On motion this report was referred to the Stewards for revision. (See Steward's Report). Course of Study.-On motion it was ordered that the Course of Study for Missionaries be printed in the minutes. Minutes.-On motion it was ordered that 300 copies of the minutes be printed in English and 200 in Chinese. Ad;ournment.-On motion it was ordered that after the reading of the minutes and the appointments, the Conference stand adjourned sine die. The reports and proceedings herewith published were adopted by the North China Conference at its session held in Peking, May 11th and 16th, 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. H. H. LOWRY, President.

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22 IX.-DISCIPLINARY QUESTIONS I Who have been Received by Transfer, alld from C01iference f None Who have been Re-admitted? None. what 3.-Who have been Received 011 Crcdcntials, and from what Churches f None. 1.-Who have been Received on Trial? (a) In studies of First Year :-Perry O. Hanson. (b) In studies of Third Year Who h"ave been Continued on Trial? (a) In studies of First Year. (b) In studies of Second Year :-Wu Ch'i, Kao Hsiu-shan, Cheng Chao-chen, Kao Fu-ch'ing, Kuo Ying'. (c) In studies of Third Year :-Wang Chih-p'ing, Lin Fang, Chang Tzu-sheng, Chai Te-jung. (d) In studies of Fourth Year. 6.- Who have been Discontinued f None. 7.- Who have been Admitted into Full McmbC1ship f (a) Elected and Ordained Deacons this year :-None. (b) Elected and Ordained Deacons previously. 8.-What Members are in studies of Third Year f (a) Admitted into Full Membership this year. (b) Admitted into Full Membership previously:-ch'en Yii-"~han. 9.-u.:hat lifembers are in studies of Fourth fear? Tseng Kuo-chih, Liu" Kuang-ch'illg, Wang T'ien-hsiang, Wang I-heng, Hou Tien, Chin Ch'eng. IO.- What Members have completed the Conference Course oj Study? (a) Elected and Ordained Elders this year :-None. (b) Elected and Ordained Elders previously.

23 I I What others have been Elected and Ordai1zed Deacons? (a) As Local Preachers :-None. (b) Under Missionary Rule :-None. I2.- What others have been Elected and Ordained Elders? (a) As Local Deacons :-N one. (b) Under Missionary Rule :-~one. I3.- Was the Character of each Preacher Examined? Yes, in open Conference. I4.- Who have been Transftrred, and to what Conferences? None. 5.- Who have Died? None. I6.- Who have been Located at their own Request? None. I7. - Who have been Located? None. I8.- Who have Withdrawn? None. I9.- Who have been permitted to Withdraw under Charges or Complaints? Wang Mao-yin. 20.-Who have been Expelled? Liu Ming-ch juan was deposed from the ministry and expelled from the Church. 2I.- What other personal Notation should be made? None Who are the Supenzume1 ary Preachers? None Who are the Superannuated Preachers? None. 2/.-Who are the Triers of Appeals? H. H. Lowry, W. T. Hobart, G. R. Davis, J. H. Pyke, Te Jui, Wang Ch'ing-yun, Liu Ma-k'e What is the Statistical Reportfor this year? (See Statistical Report).

24 What is the Aggregate oj the Benevolent Colleci o1ls ordered by the General Conference, as reported by the Conference 11 eas1f1 er f (See Treasurer's Report) What are the Claims on tile Confere1lce.Fund f (See Steward's Report). 28.-What has been Received on these Claims, and how has it been Appliedf (See Steward's Report) Where are the Preachers Stationed f (See Appointments). 30.-Where shall the Next C01lference be held f Peking..

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26 X.-APPOINTMENTS OF NORTH CHINA CONFERENCE LAN CHOU DISTRICT Presiding Elder Missionary in Charge. A ll-ke-chuang Ch'ien-an. Chen-tzu-chen. Chien-ch' eng -ying. Chiu-pai-hu Hu-ke-chuang. Lan-chou (City). Lan-chou (Circuit). Lao-t'ing. Lien-pei-tien. Pell-ch' eng Sha-ho-i tp ang-chia-ho Yen-ke-chuang. Intermediate Sc/lOol WANG CH'ING-yUN. ]. H. PYRE. SUl'plied by WANG CHAO-K'E. CHANG TZU-SHENG. KAO FU-CH'ING. Supplied by WANG To. Supplied by WANG HO-NAN. Supplied by. LIU-FANG. Supplied. TSENG KUO-CHIH. CHENG CHAO-CHEN. WANG T'IEN-HSIANG. Supplied. Supplied. Supplied. LIU FANG, Principal. Presiding Elder Feng-jun Po-ch'eng. Ping-an-ch' eng Sha-liu-ho. r'ieh-ch' ang.. rsunhua (City) rsunhua (Circuit) rang-yu yu-t'ien... Ya-hung-ch'iao Intermediate School TSUN HUA DISTRICT ]. H. PYRE. WANG I-H.r:NG. CH'EN YU-SHAN. Supplied. Supplied by LIU KUANG. Supplied by CHIA CHAN-YUAN. LIU MA-R'E. Supplied. Supplied by LIU WEN-I. KAO HSIU-SHAN. Supplied. LIU MA-R'E, Principal.

27 Presiding Elder Ch 'ang -p' ing-chou Han-ts'un. Huai-lai. Huang-ts un. Ku-an Ku-pei-k'ou Mi-yun-hsien Pa-chou.. Peking, Asbury Feng Chen T' ang Southern City " Ch 'zen-men. Shih-hsia'rh. Yang-ke-chuang Yung -ch 'ing. Yen-ch'ing-chou Peking Medical Wor i. Peking University PEKING DISTRICT G. R. DAVIS. LI SHAO-WEN. SUN CHIU-KAO. Supplied by SUN HENG K 'UEI. Supplied by WEI WEN CHUNG. Supplied. SuppHed. CHANG PAl-LIN. Supplied. CH'EN WEI-P'ING. Supplied. H. E. KING. W. F WALKER. Supplied by YANG CHEN-KANG. Supplied by LIU CH'ENG-MEI. Supplied by LIU TE-HSIN. Lru KUANG-CH'ING. N.S.HoPKINS, Physician in Charge. { G. D. LOWRY, M.D. H, H. LOWRY, President, H. E. KING, Vice President. F. D. GAMEWELL, I. T. HEADLAND, { A:r.ICE TERRELL, AND MRS. H. E. KING, Professors... CH'IN LUNG-CHANG, Principal. Intermediate School. W. C. LONGDEN, Member of Central China Mission. TIENTSIN DISTRICT Presiding Elder W. T. Hobart. Ch'ing-hsien. Supplied by WANG PAO T1ANG. Li-t' an. Supplied. Nan-p'i. YANG CHUN-HO. Tai-ch'eng. Hou TIEN. Tientsin, Wesley F. BROWN, " East Gate BURTON ST. JOHN, " West City CHAI TE-JUNG. Wang-chia-k'ou CHIN CH'ENG. Yang-liu-ch'ing Supplied. Intermediate School.. F. BROWN, Principal. Treasurer & Business Agent. OLIVER J. KRAUSE.

28 Presiding Elder. Missionary in Charge. Ch'ang-li Ch'ien-wei. Chu-ts' ao-ying Fu-tzing Ke-po.. Shan-hai-kuan. Shih-men-chai. Sh h-ke-chuang T'ai-ying Intermediate School. Medical Work SHAN-HAI-KUAN DISTRlCT TEJUI. \\'. T. HOBART. G. L. DAVIS. Supplied by LIU YfrEH. Supplied. Supplied. Supplied by CH'IN LING-HSIAO. WANG CHIH-P'ING. Supplied by Tu PU-yUN. Wu CH'!. Supplied by CH'IN LIEN-CHIA. WANG CHIH-P'ING, Principal. JOSEPH L. KEELER, M.D. SHANTUNG DISTRICT Presiding Elder G. W. VERITY. An-chia.. Kuo YING. Chang-ch'eng & Hsia-hsueh. Supplied. Chi-ning-chou Supplied by YANG P'EI-HUA. Fei-ch'eng. Supplied by Wu HSI-K'AO. Hsia-chang Supplied. Lai-wu. Supplied. Ning-yalzg. LIU CHI-LUN. Tung Ping-chou. Supplied. T' ai-an. CH 'EN HENG-TE. Intermediate School CH'EN HENG-TE, Principal. Student of the Language. PERRY O. HANSON.

29 - 28- W F. M. S. Appointments Peking and Ch' ang Li Schools Principal lnsbuctors City Day-Schools, Station Woman's Work General Evangelistic Work Rondout Day-School Medical Work PEKING Combi~d} CHARLOTTE M. JEWELL. f EFFIE G. YOUNG, GERTRUDE GILMAN MAUDE S. WHEELER. Class and} MARY E. SHOCK.LEY. 1 Mrs. F. D. GAMEWELLAND Mrs. G. R. DAVIS. f CHARLOTTE M. JEWELL. ANNA D. GLOSS, M.D., TIENTSIN City and Tsun Hua District Day- } LIZZIE E. MARTIN. Schools and Woman's Work. Tientsin Station Class, Tzu Chu Li1l} and Tientsin District Woman's FRANCES 0 WILSON. ~o1k. Ii. b It. Fl' h Hi,,,",'t I M. d' 1m Ie} M. IDA STEVENSON, M.D. sa1~ at..'ls er d T,0sr l an:' e Dlc':t.oir.. AND EMMA E. MARTIN; ten Stn an sun ua ls ru;, s M. D. CH'ANG U Lan Chou and Slzall Hai Kuan Districts:- Day-Schools, Station Class and} E A E. GLOVER. Woman's Work LL. Industrial Work Mrs. G. L. DAVIS. Medical Work EDNA G. TER~Y, M.D. SHANTUNG T'ai An Boarding School, Day -} ANNA E. STEERE. Schools and Woman's Work T'ai An Station Class FRANCES W. VERITY T'ai An and Country Medical, W01k RACHEL R. BENN.

30 XI.-REPORTS J. LAN CHOU AND SHAN HAl KUAN DISTRICTS I returned from the U. S. on the 15th of last October to find the work on the two districts progressing as usual under our faithful Chinese Presiding Elders with Bro. Pyke as Missionary in Charge. All indemnity matters had been settled in my absence, for which I am devoutly thankful, for I have no wisdom or skill in such matters. I hastened to take over my work ~nd relieve Bro. Pyke who was overburdened with three districts 011 his hands. He had just arranged for the purchase of property at Pen Ch 'eng, where our accommodations have always been poor and expensive. I have since completed the purchase. I found chapels ready for dedication at Ch'ien Wei and eh'ien So and dedicated them in due time. I found land had been purchased for our new Mission Station at eh 'ang Li and some buildings for the W F M. S. were going up under the supervision of Bro. G. L. Davis. These were barely finished before cold weather came and have been occupied by seven of us at some risk and damage to health on accouut of their dampness. But it seemed so necessary for us to be on the ground to plan for more buildings and carry 011 the work that we have taken the risk. Three new residences, one for the W F. M. S. and two for the Parent Society are rapidly uearing completion and chapel and hospital must follow in due time. eh lang Li gives promise of being a splendid location for our work. We have had the pleasure of welcoming two new workers, Dr. and Mrs. Keeler, to our midst and we think they are the right sort of material out of which to carve successful missiunaries. We would urge the Board to send us some more of the same sort as soon as possible. I found our day and boarding schools on the districts in good condition. The boarding school at Lan Chou had over 50 boys and was overcrowded. So the accommodations are being enlarged. We are grateful for the timely gift of $94. from Central Ave. M. E. Church, Indianapolis which has rna-de the enlargement possible. The scholars have paid over $260 in fees for board and tuition and the school is rapidly nearing self-support.

31 The boarding school at Shan Hai Kuan was only started last spring but has already outgrown its dormitories and some more are being erected.. There are now 43 boys in attendance and we have had to refuse applicants. The receipts are over TIs. I70' for the year and it is on the broad road (not that leads to destruction) but to self-support. In other ways of self-support the d~stdcts 'have not been idle. For the support of preachers over TIs. 700 have been contributed on the two districts and the gifts of the members for all purposes amount to TIs. I7I9.56. The increase on the two districts in meinbers and probationers is 239 which seems to be a healthy growth. The preachers and Presiding Elders have attended faithfully to their work and God has given them some increase. Spiritual results are not easily tabulated. I found a Bible Training class at Lan Chou of over 20 and while the class was in session Bro. Pyke and I held a few days meetings with tp.em and the school boys, which resulted in quite a quickening and heart searching among them.. The year closes with peace in our borders though the Bear and the Dragon Fly are trying to destroy each other not far away. We seem ready for an aggres~ive campaign against Satan and his followers and unless he surrenders we intend, in the words of Grant, "to move immediately upon his works.". Respectfully submitted W T. HOBART lifissionary in Charge. 2. LAN CHOU DISTRICT The seven circuits of this districts are, Lan Chou, An-kechuang, Chiu-pai-hu, Chen-tzu-chen, Ch'ien-an, Pen-ch'eng, and Lao-ting with their twenty out-stations. Lan Chou Circuit includes No-mi-chuang. At Lan Chou the average. Sabbath attendance is between eighty and ninety. Here we have an Intermediate School with fifty-two students.. Lin Fang is the pastor of the church and principal of the school. We would that all pastors and teachers were as faithful as he. Tne assistants in the school and the ste,,~ards in the church all have the sanle spirit. There is a deeply spiritual atmosphere in the school, and the boys are.most faithfu~ in their religious

32 duties, so that a number of heathen boys have lately united with the church on probation. In the winter we opened a training school for men. There were twenty-four in attendance. Great blessings grew out of this meeting together. An-ke-chuang has one out-station, Shang-chia-liu. God's blessing has been with both of those stations, and the local preacher in charge has been faithful and earnest while others have freely given a part of their time to preaching and exhorting. We have at An-ke-chuallg a flourishing Sunday-school and a day-schoo1. Chiu-pai-hu has a circuit of five stations with a Sabbath attendance of 130 at church and eighty at Sunday-school. Although the pastor at Chiu-pai-hu is only a local preacher he has so won the hearts of the heathen people that the leading men of the city interviewed us and requested that he be left here for another year. Chen-tzu-chen circuit includes Pai-tao-tzu and Ma-wall-to. At Chen-tzu-chen the average attendance on the Sabbath is about forty-five, at the Pai-tao-tzu the attendance is seventy-five or more. Both places have S-q.nday-schools and day-schools. The pastor Kao Fu-ch'ing is earnest and faithful. Ch'ien-an circuit has two out-stations, Chien-ch 'ang-yillg and Ma-chia-wa. At Ch'ien-an the average attendance is between fifty and sixty, at Chien-ch'ang-ying, fifty. The pastor is Chang Tzu-sheng who is assisted in his faithful service by Wang Po, a local preacher who not only preaches, but takes special delight in going out to seek the wandering sheep. We have on this circuit two day-schools. Pen-ch 'eng circuit includes four out-stations, Lien-pei-tien, TS'ui-hsin-chuang, Li-chia-p'ing-t'o and Hu-ke-chuang. This circuit is in a most prosperous condition; the pastor in charge is Wang T'ien-hsiang, who is most faithful in his duties both as pastor and preacher. He is assisted in his.work by Cheng Chaochen who has endeared himself to the people and in the winter rendered valuable assistance in teaching in the training school at Lan-chou. At Lien-pei-tien we have a self-supporting dayschoo1. Lao-t'illg circuit has four out-stations,-shih-ke-chuang, T'ang-chia-he and Yen-ke-chuang. This circuit has received a double portion of God's blessing during the year. The average Sabbath attendance is two hundred and twenty-five. At the three Sunday-schools the average attendance is two hundred and ten. The pastor is Tseng-kuo-chih (Peter Durst). He is assisted by W u Ch'i and both of these men are true shepherds,

33 faithful to every duty. At Yen-k~-chuang the greater part of the chapel rent has been paid by the church members and the furniture all furnished by them. Other places are also making effort toward self-support. At Shih-ke-chuang a great interest has been awakened and the chur-ch is inadequate to accomodate the people. We greatly need a new chapel. Since the destruction of 1900 we have rebuilt thirteen chapels at a cost of TIs Lao-t'iug and Ch'ieu-an are already self-supporting. Chiu-pai-hu and Chen-tzu-chen are self-supporting, and other places are making great efforts in this direction. On this district we have had 558 enquirers, children baptized 107, adults baptized 199, probationers 348, church members 908. Repairs Building Self-support.. Missionary collection Benevolences COLLECTIONS TIs Total TIs Respectfully submitted WANG CH'ING-YUN Presiding Elder. 3. SHAN HAl KUAN DISTRICT This district has five circuits namely Shan-hai-kuan, Shihmen-chai, Fu Ning, Ch'ang Li and Ch'ien Wei. I have visited all of these charges and held all the quarterly meetings at the appointed time. This year has shown an advance over previous years since the great uprising of 1900, and everywhere.i have found the churches growing in spiritualli.fe and good works. The Shan-hai-kuan circuit includes Chung-chien-so. The Sabbath attendance at Shan-hai-kuan reaches about a hundred. Wang Chih-p'ing is the pastor and principal of the Intermediate School. He has been most faithful and successful in the discharge of his duties both as pastor and teacher. The Intermediate School was established only last year, but including

34 - 33- the special students who come for English and Western Sciences we already have over forty students. The quarters are very cramped and we plan to add three rooms to the dormitory. Last summer Miss Terrell and Mr. Ch'en Tsai-hsill of the Peking University spent til.e summer at Shan-hai-kuan and aided us greatly in our work, Miss Terrell leading class-meeting and Mr. Ch 'en Tsai-hsin taking charge of the Sunday-school, and with the pastor, opening the chapel every evening for service, so that not only was the church revived, but many outsides were deeply interested. The Shan-hai-kuan church has been wonderfully blessed in the past year and a large number have been baptized and not a few received on probation. The church at Chung-chien-so was completed this year and dedicated by Dr. Hobart at the Chinese New Year amidst great rejoicing on the part of the people and pastor. The pastor at Shih-men-chai is Wu Hsi-k'ao a very zealous preacher. I have found the church in a most excellent condition and the attendance large. There is a prosperous day-school at this station supported by Lei-ju-chii, a devout church member who being childless holds his entire property Oi trust for the church. The two out-stations of this circuit, Huang-t'u-ying and Chu-ts'ao-ying have held their own this year but have made little advance. Fu-uing circuit includes T'ai-t'ou-ying. The church at Fu-ning after the robber disturbances of last year has had a peaceful and prosperous year and at every quarterly meeting I have found much to rejoice over. Not only has the pastor Li-wei-ying been faithful but the church members have followed his lead. There is a day-school of twelve pupils at this station. At Ch 'ang-ii a mission station has been established, land purchased and buildings are in process of erection under the supervision of Rev. G. L. Davis. The station members consist of Dr. Hobart, Mr. and Mrs. j)avis, Dr. and Mrs. Keeler, who came out from the United States in the autumn, Miss Glover and Dr. Terry of the W. F. M. S. These have all lived in temporary quarters for the winter. The dispensary has been opened and a woman's training school established. The pastor at this place is Chai Ti-jung. He has been very earnest and seemed peculiarly suited to the church and the people. The outlook for this new stat~on is the brightest. The rreacher at Ke Po, the out-station, is Ch'in-ling-hsin. The church here is about th~ same as last year, but good seed has been sown and we look for the fruit in the future. There

35 - 34- is also a day-school at this place. At Ch'ien-wei the church has been rebuilt and the property repaired. The church members themselves contributing over one hundred taels for this purpose, and before Christmas Dr. Hobart went with us to dedicate the church and we had a time of great thanksgiving arid a large gathering. There are two day-schools at this place, one for boys and one for girls. Contributions for the year for the district: Repairs Self-support Missionary Collection Other purposes TIs Total TIs Ad uits baptized Children Respectfully submitted TE JUI Presiding Elder. 4. PEKING DISTRICT The long period of reconstruction and reorganization is, happily, about closed. After four years of interruption, nearly all the churches and chapels are in order. Seven new chapels have been opened for preaching since last conference. Before this year, 1904, closes, we hope to have all needful buildings finished and in use; both in this city and on the country circuits. Everywhere the new is an improvement on the old. The whole, an up-to-date plant, is very suitable for our use. This long and trying period of building or remodeling has claimed the attention of all workers greatly to the hindrance of regular preaching) and has been a stage in our history of great trial and sifti" g in many ways. It is now past.. The time has come for consecrated, patient work. God, who so wonderfully. cared for' His church in the dark days of 1900 will surely cause the name of His Anointed Son to be greatly magnified in this land.

36 - 35- It is" our privilege and duty to come up to His help as never before. ASBURY CHARGE Last conference returned Rev. C'hen Wei P'ing for another year. He has been diligent, capable, and wise in his labors. The charge was never in a more harmonious and flourishing condition. The average attendance at the Sabbath preaching service is about seven hundred and nearly five hundred in the Sabbathschool. There is also a large and flourishing Epworth League. Late last autumn, the beautiful and commodious buildings for the Girls' High School were finished, and the girls, after an absence of two and a half years, were brought back to Peking. The presence of this school not only increases the Asbury congregation by more than two hundred, but adds greatly to the harmony and life of all our Christian services. The congregation has supported their pastor on an increased salary, has done better th.an ever in all lines of self-support, and is doing well in other benevolent" collections. THE HOSPITAL Just after the close of our last conference the ', John L. Hopkins' M"emorial Hospital" was opened with imposing ceremonies. This fine building is located on one of the most accessible sites in the city and has had a year of great prosperity. THE EDUCATIONAL WORK Of the Peking University, Preparatory and Intermediate schools has been pushed forward vigorously. At the late commencement four promising young men were graduated two of whom intend to give their lives to the ministry. The evangelical, educational and medical work, carried on within the bounds of this charge, is like one of the great modern organizations in the "commercial world, all the machinery most modern, working with great smoothness and regularity in the hands of a staff of large experience and skill. SOUTHERN CITY Prof. H. E. King was appointed to this charge. He has been assisted by -Tu Pu Yiin, one of this year's graduates of our University. During the previous year, a few buildings, suitable for a parsonage and day-school were built. Early last autumn a day-school was opened. We were surprised at the number of fine boys willing to come, without other inducement than that of teacher and schoolroom.

37 Soon there were over fifty boys in attendance. We had not planned for so many J and have been compelled to send some to other buildings in the vicinity, secure another teacher and divide the school. ' With so many boys, and a number of church members in that vicinity, who had escaped the violence of Boxer days, the schoolroom was n~t large enough for our Sunday services, and at once steps were taken to rebuild our chapel at the front of our grounds. We were able to dedicate this chapel on the last Sabbath of It is larger than the old one, and better arranged for our purposes. There has been an average attendance of 85, and at the Sunday School of 95. Faithful work has been done, and the outlook is full of promise. We are now building a street chapel and dispensary on the great C'hien Men street, where dispensary work has been carried on since The location is admirable for street chapel preaching. Weare also trying to secure a site in another part of the Southern dty, on a very busy street, not far from our residence compound-if successful the place can be worked by the staff of Asbury church. We have not deemed it desirable to rebuild on the old Feng Cheng chapel site-there is too much pernicious foreign influence in the immediate neighborhood. The North western Circuits CHANG PING CHOU Rev. Li Shao Wen was appointed to this circuit at the last conference. As he was obliged to move from the southernmost charge in the conference-the summer was almost over when he reached his appointment. The new chapel and other buildings were finished soon after his arrival. It had been more than three years since regular preaching services had been held there, and only a few disheartened church members were left. TIro. Li has been very faithful and diligent in his work. The chapel has been opened almost constantly, with good audiences on fair days, and always a few come in to talk over the doctrine on other days. He has also been faithful in preaching in market towns and villages of the vicinity. He is able to report a few probationers and a number of inquirers. The few

38 - 37- church members are gathering- courage, and the outlook is hopeful. Practically nothing has been done in the way of selfsupport or for other benevolences. YEN C'llI:'\G CHOU This interesting charge h~? been most fortunate ill haying Liu Kuang C'hing as pastor for the second year. He has done excellent work along all lines. During tile winter months the chapel wa~ \vell filled e\'ery other day with men who listened attentively. The Sabbath COllgregation is steadily growing. School \york has been carried on bv the v",'" F. M. S. All interesting school of small boys and girl~, also a school ill Bible study for Christian women. Se\'en adults have been baptized and received into the church, and a number of probatioller~ and inquirers are reported. Much Yillage preaching has been done, and at no other place among our country circuits is the \,,'ork so encouraging. The collections are somewhat larger than last year. Hr.u L.u HsntN This work has been supplied by a very capable local preacher. The first half of the year was given to the reconstruction of buildings to fit them for use. In January we,,,,ere able to open our nev~' street chapel for preaching on market days. The chapel is well located, and audiences haye been large and attentive. There has always been much opposition to our work hereand there is still-though not open as before. At. many places where we haye work there is a strong undercurrent of opposition which has become apparent sinc~ the outbreak of the Japanese, Russian war. In a country where rumor takes the place of reliable informatiolj, the people are easily disturbed. Of the former members very few are left to 11S. There haye lleen no baptisms. Three probationers, and several inquirers are reported. The North Eastern Circuits MI YtTN HSIEN This is the most important location where we have work, along or in the vicinity of the great road leading through the old north pass Ku Pei K'ou. Rev. Liu Chi Lun was returned to this appointment at the last conference.

39 He has had charge not only here but also at several other points where we have only been able to send chapel-keepers. He has been full of wise zeal, careful and patient. The churches have been blessed, and the membership quickened. While there has been no special interest in the city itself, considerable has been manifest in several villages a little to the eastward. Two adults and one child have been baptized, and nine taken on probation. The collections have increased. SHIH HSIA trh Is a very large walled market-town. Here we have had work for several years, though it has appeared as the Ku Pei K'ou circuit heretofore. We have been compelled to depend mainly on the efforts of a well-meaning chapel-keeper. Brother Liu has visited it as often as possible. During the last six weeks one of this year's graduates has been preaching here. greatly to the benefit and comfort of the members. We were able to secure better premises last year, and so will hereafter have suitable quarters for our work. It will be an excellent place for a boys' school, and work among women, which cannot be said of all our places. Two baptisms and several probationers are reported. Ku PEl K'ou Here, also,,\'e have been compelled to depend oil a trained chapel-keeper. We have a rented place, 110 street chapel in order yet. Since the beginning of the year, the place has been crowded with soldiers, which has made our work very difficult. Beside the assistant we have but two probationers and three adherents_ YANG Ko CHANG Has been supplied by a local preacher. This is a very hard field, like sowing seed upon the wayside or ~tony places. A marked spirit of opposition on the part of local scholars and business men nas been felt. The supply has been diligent in his work. Until the season for small markets, the street chapel was well crowded. Many appeared to be interested but have not had courage to identify themselves with us. On the eastern part of the circuit we have lost several members, who have gone over to the Catholics tempted by certain allurements. We have now a very.comfortable place, well located on a busy street. With patient ~ontinuance in well doing, we are sure there will yet be a good church here.

40 The Southern Circuits HUANG TSUN Has been supplied by a local preacher. The work remains much as last year. The only sign of promise being the willingness of the members to buy their own Bibles and hymn books. One brother was very proud of a beautiful copy of the Bible which had cost him over four dollars. \\'e have been without a proper parsonage or collvenient place for Sabbath services. We are building this year on our old premises, and hope before summer to have a home for a preacher and a room large enough for our services. We must wait a more favorable time for a proper street chapel. HAU T'SUN Rev. Yang C'hUll Ho is in charge. This is his sixth year. We have two very good chapels on this circuit, at Han T'sun and Pei Yin, the latter used only for Sabbath services. This entire circuit and region has been greatly disturbed by the proselyting methods of the Catholics. Food supplied to all who may come for a month or more while studying their doctrines, promises of help ill all difficulties with neighbors and assistance in lawsuits before Chinese officials. Some of our people have gone over to them under these inducements. Others have been in doubt and our work has not been prosperous, indeed most discouraging at times. The worst is now over. Our Catholic friends are getting into bad odor with all officials who are beginning clearly to distinguish between Protestant and Catholic methods. We are looking to the Master for help and guidance. The members left to us, have shown a more willing spirit to help the church with their contributions than ever before. Not much has been done in the way of village preaching. YUNG CH'ING We have but one chapd on this circuit supplied by a local preacher. Here too; we have been troubled by some of our people going to the Catholics. The supply has been faithful in his street chapel preaching. The spirit of the church has been good. The members are zealous in attendance upon church services. Those in the market town of Nan Kuan gather regularly at the chapel for evening prayers and the reading of the Scriptures. We have opened a school for boys, which promises well. During the year an effort has been made by the various missions in Peking to divide -the surrounding territory into distinct fields of labor or spheres of influence.

41 There has been too much crowding and over lapping. Had some such an agreement been made twenty-five years ago, it would have been easy, now it is more difficult. The London Mission and ourselves have agreed upon certaiu changes which will give both missions a clearer field. To that end we have withdrawn from all work east of a central line of the Southern Park. By this arrangement the important town of Ku An Hsiell falls to us, and hereafter in our work \ve need not cross each other's fields of labor. Our troubles have grown out of the stormy days of 1900, and our long delay in the reorganization of the district. We are practically in good shape once more, Leaving the past behind us with our faces towards an assured future we must give ourselves to work with patience, faith and hope. Church Members 582 increase Probationers 141 Adults Baptized Average Sabbath Attendance. 952 " 470 Sabbath-schools Attendance Collections TIs. " TIs. Self-Support " Missions Other Purposes Total for all Purposes Respectfully submitted, G. R. DAVIS, Presiding Elder. 5. SHAN TUNG DISTRICT While we cannot report the progress on the Shan Tung District that we would like, we can thank God that He has been with us and helped us. In common with my brethren, farther north, my time has been mnch taken up with building. Going to meet our incoming party in the autumn and a spell of sickness in the winter prevented me from visiting the various stations as much as I would otherwise have done. But Rev. ChIen Heng Te"pastor at Tai An and Principal of the Boys' School, has done excellent work, not only locally in Tai An, but has rendered equally valuable services in visiting all the stations on the District 1 helping and encouraging the workers.

42 At Tai An, An Chia Chuang, Tung P'ing Chou and Nillg Yang the work is in a very hopeful condition, but at Fei Ch'eng only passable, and at Chi Nillg Chou, retrograding. We are sadly deficient in preachers to man our Stations, and there are several walled cities and scores of large towns within reach of us, still untouched, which we ought to occupy. The population of Shan Tung is 29,000,000; 2,000,000 larger than that of Chih Li and equal to that of two thirds of the United States west of the Alleghany mountains! They are a sturdy people. One cannot but admire the physical prowess of the laboring class which transports, hundreds of miles, in every directiol. on wheelbarrows such weights and quantities of produce and merchandise. Nor are their mental capabilities inferior to their physical. When the gospel of Christ has purified and sanctified these powers of body, mind and sonl no nobler race can be found. The people are now friendly and accessible. The field is indeed, white unto the harvest, but the laborers are few." Wang Mao Jin, who was appointed to Chi Ning Chou, though I.-;ent, at his own request a cart to his home to meet him, did not go to his appointment but resigned and sent in his parchments. Abont fifty pupils are in attendance at the Boys' School. Good work is being done and there is a prospect of securing some excellent church workers from among the students. The Girls' School, also, under Miss Steer> s efficient management, is prospering. Coming years and generations only. can demonstrate the full efficdcy of this important work. We rejoice in the opportunity which is afforded in the Medical work of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, of telling the gospel story. The people are learning to have more confidence in the foreign doctor, seeing the success Dr. Benn has in treating their ailments. Old Lady Wang, as Bible-woman at the dispensary, at the advanced age of eighty is still alert and active in the blessed work of witnessing for J eslls. In the winter, a number of men came, spending several weeks in Bible study. Very faithful and efficient work has been done by Mrs. Verity in the Women's Bible School. It is, indeed, a cause for great rejoicing that women, old and young, who but a short time ago, were either hostile to the gospel or knew.nothing of it, come, bringing food, and spend months in studying the Word of God which is able to make them wise unto Salvation. Three years ago our Shan Tung work was in a most lamentable and discouraging condition. The helpers were not

43 - 42- only unfaithful but sadly besmirched with the filth of sin; the members, consequently lax and worldly. Brother Ch'en on first examining the field was all but discouraged, and, indeed, were it not for the promises of God it would have been disheartening. Last autumn our beloved Brother Pyke came to us and held several days' meetings both at Tai An and An Chia Chuang, with most gracious results. God was with us. The Holy Spirit convinced of sin as the Word was faithfully preached. Children were born into the kingdom. Their eyes 'were opened, enabling them to see the King in his beauty. "Praise God from whom all blessings flow!" We were much cheered and gratified at the coming of our colaborers, Brother and Sister Hanson. They are making good progress in the language and give promise of becoming excellent workers. Brother Hanson has given two hours p'er day to teacbing in the Boys' School. We have succeeded in securing much needed property which adjoined ours, but are still cramped and need more. We most earnestly request that a doctor be sent to Tai An as soon as practicable. There is a large field to cultivate as the nearest mission stations to us are respectively, 180 Ii to the north and 240 to the soutb. It is quite imperative also that we have a new church at Tai An. Two years ago we enlarged the three-chien room which we were occupying by borrowing a few feet of land from a neighbor, on which to put the addition. Now, that we have Bible Schools for both men and women and schools for boys and girls we are again crowded, almost beyond endurance. It brought us no little joy a few days since when Brother and Sister Hanson received letters from their folks, practically assuring us that funds wonld be provided by them for this purpose. GEO. W VERITY, Presiding Elder. 6. TIENTSIN DISTRICT The district has had its lights and shadows, reasons for rejoicing,occasions for crying unto God. There being few changes in the assignment of workers it was simply taking up the work where it had been laid down for the time used ill attending the Annual conference. One new charge YJas placed in the district at con-

44 - 43- ference having been transferred from the Peking district ill Pachou circuit. This however, did not come to us finally until Bro. Davis had completed the buildings which were under contract for erection at conference. During the late antumn these, consisting of a very commodious and substantial chapel, capable of being used for either street or Sunday congregations, a room for the visiting missionary, the pastor's home, and a room for the chapel-keeper, were finished and Wang P'ei-feng, a local supply was sent to take charge of the circuit. The charge had suffered some as it had been without a regular supply since the troubles of 1900, some of the old members had been killed, and others 1: ad gone to the Roman Catholics and other places thinking they would be better served, but we found some still loyal, and the reorganization of the work met with prompt encouragement. The two visits I made to Pa-chou I found crowds waiting on the ministry of the Word in the street chapel, and also a good number of inquirers and candidates for probation at the services on the Sabbath. The wife of Brother Wang is a very valuable assistant to him in his work, she having been trained in the Bible-women's Training School. The chapel is well located. in the heart of the city, and there is much reason to look for the blessing of God on our work in Pa-chou. Along the line of temporal advancement we note that the new church at Tai-ch 'eng, which had just been finished at last conference, was dedicated and opened for its double mission as a street and Sunday chapel early in the year. We had been badly located in eh'ing-hsin. But now we have purchased property in a good locality in the Eastern suburb. The preacher has orgauized a day-school, has regular street preaching, a small Sunday congregation, with much interest among the people. My last visit to this place was to me of deep interest owing to the fact that though we did not open the chapel to the people from the street a throng found its way in by a side door and showed its interest by remaining to the close of the service, and when an opportunity was finally given, six stepped out from the crowd and asked to be received into the church on probation. Ch'ing-hsien being a district city 011 the Great Canal surrounded by many towns and villages, should have in it a good church building befitting its importance and opportunity. Having a good site it is hoped the day is not far distant when the much needed building itself will be forthcoming. Yang-lin-ch'ing, another city on the Grand Canal, but ten miles from Tientsin, where we formerly rented a small place, has been reentered by the purchase of a good property in the west end. We have only a few members in the city, but with a permanent place of

45 - 44- worship and a regular supply we hope to see victory in this important centre also. In connection with the work here the local assistant has oversight of the members at Tiao-ho-fou and Ko-yiirh-ch 'eng, making the circuit one of importance and enough to fully occupy the time and strength of any man who may have the good fortune to b~ the pastor. In one other place we have bought and now occupy property of our own, Nan Pi city. This property like that at Ching Hsien is an old one and will need a new building for a church. But the site is central, in the main street of the city and the area quite large enough for all the ordinary uses of a central church with its accessories. N an Pi has been for two years the scene of great religious interest. During this conference year a class connected with this circuit has been organized at Pao Fou, a river port twenty-five ii west of N au-k 'i. They so far have provided their own place of meeting, some ten or fifteen candidates have been received on probation some of \\ hom have been baptized and received into full church collnection. There is still a large class of inquirers waiting for examination and.reception on probation. Recently from the district city of Chiao Ho due west of Pao Fou fifty ii, a deputation visited our people asking that a preacher might be s~nt to them to instruct and organize them into a church. A Bible colporteur spent two or three days with them, after which the pastor at Nan Pi visited them. Vl e considered the call so urgent that we sent a local supply Liu-chiin-<;al1, to remain permanently with them. A property has been rented, a Humber have been received on probation auel our work, we trust, is permanently planted in this important district city. Numerically the membership of the district has about recovered from the effects of the storm of At every point there have been accessions, unless it has been on the Yang-liuching circuit,,,-hich has been the most unfavorably circumstanced of all because of lack of places for regular worship. Bro. Challg Hsi-tung, the local preacher in charge, of the Li Tan circuit has been in broken health for more than a year. I have since conference thought it wise to allow him a leave of absence and, his place has been taken by Klang Yang-kuei who had been acting as cbapel-keeperin Tie.ntsin native city. Tientsin itself has presented more difficulties than any other part of the district. We had hoped to be able to report that we had secured new sites for our native city work. But we have been disappointed. It now looks as though we would have to return to the old sites for the reorganization of our work.

46 - 45- Though much handicapped by our location in the West City, Mr. Brown has had an encouraging year, has a good day-scbool, good congregations and has received a goodly number into the church on probation. Miss Lizzie Martin with her women's work, as also Drs. Stevenson and Martin have had a very busy year with large and encouraging clinics in connectiou with the West City work. There has been some trouble in Wesley chapel growing out of trouble between two of the members. In the adjudication of the case, the pastor incurred the censure of some. Charges growing out of this and some other matters were preferred against him, but a carefully chosen committee after reviewing all the evidence decided the charges unproven. Though there was this local disturbance, it seems to have been confined to a very few as the congregations have been good, and I think the membership of the church has been substantially increased during the year. I think the preachers 'on the district have sought to the best of their ability the prosperity of the church, and the salvation of souls. Between 111,'self and them there has been as far as I know nothing but the~ warmest of brotherly love and heartiest co-operation, and the result of the year's work, while not in evf'ry instance what we could have desired and hoped, yet has in it the evidence of God's blessing and the presence of His ~pirit and power. Ina review of the year's work I would wish to note also the loyal and successful work of each represel1tative on the Foreign staff, both of the Parent Board and the Woman's Forei~n Mlssionary Society. The ladies, as always, have been installt in season in prosecuting their branch of the work and cooperating to make successful the one work which lies so near all our hearts. The last round of quarterly conferences Bro. Brown kindly consented to make for me as it was necessary for me to leave before the final visitations of the various fields. One or two places which Bro. Brown could not visit Bro. Sun has undertaken for me so that the final statistics and condition may be known. Before closing I feel it devolves on me to call attention to several matters in connection with the city of Tientsin and the work at large, which as the representativ~ of our work there I cannot pass by without feeling that I would in doing so fail in the discharge of an important duty. First: The time has come when the Parent Board should have a medical missionary in Tientsin with a Hospital and full equipment for work. There is now a great opportunity before us which should not be disregarded. Let us ask for the man and organize that branch of our work

47 without delay. Second: The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society should again reopen the Girls' School in Tientsin without delay. Tientsin is too important a city to be set aside and it is surrounded by too rich and influential a territory to have so important a branch of missionary work closed permanently. It would cost more to provide for the school in Tientsin than in some country town or inland city, but the results obtained would justify the additional expense. I feel that the matter should have the attention of not only the ladies but also of the entire mission during this conference. Again, there should be located in connection with one of our city chapels in Tientsin native city, a Depository of the II Methodist Book Concern" where preachers could secure such books as they may need in connection with their conference work, ano also with this a supply of general Christian literature. I hope this may be taken unqer advisement and the enterprise launched at an early day. I desire to record my gratitude to God for health and strength for the prosecutioll of my work, for his care and blessing upon his servants and handmaids in this field of labor, and for the promise of the harvest that is waiting the sickle. Respectfully submitted, W. F. WALKER, Presiding Elder. 7. TSUN HUA DISTRICT Judged by the statistical tables, the year would not seem to have been a remarkably successful one, although the increase is greater in all departments than for any year since It has, however, been a very busy one, with larger opportunities and more real interest manifested than ever before. Our street chapels have been well filled with attentive listeners. Scriptures, tracts, and all kinds of useful books and newspapers have found ready sale. The official and literary classes are drawing near in a friendly way and asking intelligent questions. Many of the ex-boxers are seeking reconciliation with the church, and acknowledge the crimes they committed. A large number of inquirers within the bounds of the district, and some in the immediately outlying districts, are hopefully interested, though not yet ready for admission to probation in the church.

48 - 47- We gratefully record the increased interest in our work manifested in the home churches. Ten of our preachers are now supported by Special Gifts, while the Kokomo District of the North Indiana Conference lias pledged the support of the entire district, including the salary of the Presiding Elder. This means deeper, more intelligent, and more prayerful interest in the churches at home and a deeper appreciation 011 the part of those receiving aid; thus establishing a true, vital bond of union between those widely separated by land and sea, as well as in all outward circumstances; between the strong and the weak; between the learned and the beginners. ThIS has not only stimulated the emotions, but has caused an increased liberality in contributions and greater effort in evangelistic work. This is perhaps the place to say that we are not relaxing our efforts in the line of self-support, but rather redoubling them. I have taken occasion to say to our friends at home who are offering to support a pastor or evangelist, that their gift in most cases is received as an aiel or supplement to the salary-the native church doing all in their power-all the more because of the aid. The donor at home thus works together with the members of the local church. As the contributions of the local church increase the aid will be diminished or passed 011 to others more needy. In this way we think the,'ery best results will be secured; and we hope that our friends who are -giving so generously and nobly will not object to having their man changed for a new one in a new place, when circumstances require. The following is a list of the preachers now supported by special gift, their appointments, and the names of the givers :- Mark Liu, (full Chinese name, Liu Chun ell'ing) Pastor at Tsun Rua City. Principal of the Boys' Boarding School, supported by Dr. C. W. MOl1sun, Toledo, Ohio. $100.00, gold, $222,00, Mexican. (Mr. Liu's salary is $20.00, Mexican, a month, $ a year. The deficit is made up by contributions). Chia Chan Yuan, Pastor at T'ieh Chang, supported by Mrs. M. L. Anderson, Central City, Colorado. -$35.00, gold. Yang Kuei Sheng, Feng Jen Circuit, supported by William Ralph, Brooklyn, New York. $30.00, gold. Yang Ching Chiin, Liang Tzu Ho Circuit, supported by the Epworth League, (per ]. N. Hoagland) Clearfield, Pennsylvania. $35.00, gold. Chang Pai Lin, Po Ch 'eng, supported by C. R. Anderson, Sault ~te Marie, Michigan. $60.00, gold.

49 Wang I Heng, Pastor at Feng J en Circuit, supported by F. W. Ehrlich, Ironton, Ohio. $50.00, gold. Liu Kuang Tsu, Pastor at Ping An Ch 'eng, supported by Rev. Lewis Reeves and wife, Ru'ssiaville, Indiana. $30. :':0, gold. Wang tr Chao, Supply at Lo Chia Yu, supported by O. E. Miller, Holyoke, Massachusetts.. $30.00, gold. Kao Hsiu Shan, Yii Tien, supported by Rev. J. E. and Mrs. Tallant, Allentown, New York. $30.00, gold. Hsu Ching P'ing, Hsiao Tao Ti, supported by H. B. Sullivan, Erie, Pennsylvania. $30.00, gold. TSUN HUA CITY There has been a large increase in the Sunday congregations; and a considerable increase in members and probationers. The influential men of the city have become friendly and often visit us. They are reading Christian books and newspapers, and are asking many intelligent questions. They are also much interested in our school, and are sending their boys to us, and paying the charges, although the Government School supports its pupils. THE BOARDING SCHOOL The Boarding School has increased from thirty to fifty-three pupils, while the fees collected have risen to Taels Mark Liu has had charge of the church and school, has been very industrious and energetic, and deserves full credit for the success achieved. Besides all this labor, he has helped not a little on the district, taking the quarterly meetings in my absence, and managing the finances. In addition, he has taught several daily classes in English and arithmetic. He greatly needs a capable assistant. Tsun Hua, upon which so many years of labor, by so many of our best workers, has been expended, seems at last about to yield a harvest. LIANG Tzu Ho Liang Tzu Ho has had a prosperous year under the care of Yang Ching Ch'iin and wife, both of whom have been industrious and successful, the former teaching a boys' school in addition to his pastoral work, the latter drawing about her a large class of women and girls and instructing them. We have a beautiful new chapel and parsonage here. PING AN CHENG Tsu CIRCUIT Brothers Liu Kuang Tsu and Hsu Ching Ping assisted by Tu Wen Yii have been diligent and faithful. There has been considerable interest and some accessions. The work has

50 - 49- suffered, however, by the necessary absence of Brother Liu on several occasions during the latter part of the year, his services being required in other parts.of the district. A brother whom we long mourned as lost to the ministry and the church, Sung I Er, for many years one of our preachers, li\'es 011 this circuit; and since the great persecution has returned to his first love, and has been active in preaching. and testifying, visiting adjacent towns and villages. and awakening an interest in the Gospel. He also holds meetings for prayer in his own home. His work is entirely voluntary. YO Tum CIRCUIT The work on the Vii T'ien Circuit by Kao Hsiu Shan and his assistants has been much blessed. The church is health,' and growing in the city and neighboring villages. In addition~ new work has been opened in the large market town of Liu Nan Ts'ang. There are now members and inquirers in the town and in villages to the east, south, and west, \Ve need a small property here for chapel and parsonage, and there seems good prospect of securing a suitable place at a moderate price. This is a fine district and is full of promise. SHA LIU Ho Chen Vii Shan at Sha Lin Ho has done faithful work. There was considerable revival interest at special meetings held in the spring. At two of the appointments there has been an increase in attendance and membership. During a part of the year pastor ChIen has been in poor health, which has somewhat interfered with his plans for travelling. FENG JEN Under Wang I Heng and Yang Kuei Sheng, Feng Jen has had a prosperous year. A new and commodious property has been acquired, repaired, and occupied. Special meetings,,,,'ere held at the opening of the new chapel. Dr. Hobart spent two days with us, preaching with power. This city is in the midst of a populous and wealthy district. The growth of the church has been slow, but steady and encouraging. The pastors are both excellent men, and are doing satisfactory work. We are expecting great things here in the early future. Po CHENG The church has been rent by dissension, growing out of loose and careless management of indemnity claims; and a consequent exodus a year or two ago to the Roman Catholics. These malcontents stirred up the Roman Catholics to acts of violence. The pastor fled, and the members were much distressed

51 and humiliated. When the matter was laid before the Roman Catholic bishop and the priest, they showed a most fraternal and kindly spirit, made a careful investigation, and took effective measures to restore peace and harmony. They have assured 11S that they will not countenance those who seek their aid and protection to foment trouble between the two churches. This has had a most excellent effect, and our relations are now most friendly. During the times of persecution, a few faithful brethren, leading men in the church, gave themselves to much prayer-on several occasions with deep emotion. Already prayer is being answered and blessing has come to the church. At other points on the same circuit there is growing interest. TIER CHANG Tieh Chang has had a good year and, considering the difficulties and scant crops, an encouraging increase. Chia Chan Yuan is an earnest worker and a true man. We are about to secure new property here. The property rented for several years past is required by the owner. A new place near by is offered at a reasonable price. We shall purchase, and so have a permanent church home. I can mention only these few principal places and a few of the workers by name. We are now established in 3 walled cities, 7 market towns, and I 3 villages. In most of these we own chapels and other property, and have societies in all-most of them healthy and vigorous. However, there is much unoccupied territory 011 our borders. There are within easy reach 2 walled cities, 15 market towns, and Innumerable villages, in which no regular work is carried on. This region is not visited by any other mission. If these people are to hear the gospel and be saved it must be by our church working out from the Tsun Hua district. An awful responsibility is upon us. How can we meet it? We need more money. But much more do we 'need intelligent, earnest, consecr~ted young men CHIN AMEN. We visit this territory 9ccasionally, sell books, preach, and go on our way praying for the seed sown. Already the harvest is whitening. The call is for workers. There is not one of these places but might be occupied at once, if the men were ready, and the money. Let us be instant in prayer for the mean~ and the laborers!

52 -51 - Imperative duties elsewhere have prevented my spending the whole time on the district. Brother Liu bas taken my work in addition to his own and has worked with great energy and industry. Miss Glover has made two tonrs on the district and has very greatly aided the pastors and their wives in the work for women. I was favored in having Brother St. John with me for one round on the district. He kindly took photographs of the preachers and teachers, of our district conference, and of most of our chapels. This will enable us more intelligently to represent our district and workers to the friends in the United States who are so generously aiding in this work by their special gifts and earnest prayers. We feel that we have a great and fertile field committed to our care by the Lord of the vineyard. We are responsible for giving them the gospel. Woe unto us if we do not preach it with all our might. We are also responsible to those in the homeland who are so 1lobly and with such self-denial making it possible to carryon and extend this work. Brethren, pray for us that we may receive in ever increasing measnre the enduement of power from on high. STATISTICS Adults baptized Children baptized Increase in members Increase in probationers Collected for self-support Missionary collection.. Contributed for education other Purposes $ I 3-l $ J. H. PYKE, Presiding Elder. 8. PEKING MEDICAL WORK When we made our last report, the Hospital had not been formally opened to the public although there had been some work done in the building. Through the Hon. E. H. Conger invitations were sent to the various officials and "Boards of the City, and in the presence of these and a l~rge company of foreign residents the building was dedicated to the work for

53 - 52- which it was erected. At no time in the history of our Mission has there been assembled so many men of high rank, to countenance the work of one of its institutions. These men must have taken away with them impressions of the importance of this work, and the esteem in which it is held in Christian lands. Who can tell but that these impressions may in the coming days, help to a solution of one of China's great problems and hasten the day when this country will through its leaders take up this work of caring for its own unfortunates. I believe that Peking is more conservative than many places in China, and that foreign education and medicine is to receive its strongest opposition here. There is less prospect that this will in the near future become self-supporting, or receive the cordial indorsement that Medical work has received in some other parts of the country. But a successfully and conscientiously conducted work must tell for much in its influence on the people, and in bringing about the time when the principles of Foreign Surgery and Practice will be accepted in this country. For in Peking as in no other place is Western Science on trial. The numbers treated during the year, and the results obtained have been very satisfactory. The impressions that have gone out must tell in the history of this work. Many cases of suffering have been relieved, and a witness given to many that there is in the world a spirit that seeks other than it own good. It would be possible to specify many particular cases that have been helped from helplessness to a life of independence, but these will appear later, in the special report of the Hospital. The Dispensary in the Southern City was opened for the treatment of patients for nths of the year, when. it was closed to rebuild the property. This part of the city offers a large unoccupied field for our work. In the old buildings we were at a great disadvantage. With the completion of the new ones, that will have book r00111s and chapel attached we will have a splendid equipment to carryon the work. Patients treated in the Hospital Dispensary 13,975 " Southern City Dispensary 6,695 Inp~tients :: Hospital 108 Total 20,778 Respectfully submitted, N. S. HOPKINS, Physician in Charge.

54 REPORT OF PEKING UNIVERSITY We now have the largest enrollment of students that we have ever had. It is only because a considerable number are self-supporting, or supported by scholarships, that we are able to receive so many. Four young men were graduated in February, two of whom have remained as teachers in the University, and two have entered the evangelistic work under the Presiding Elder. We are gratified that so large a number of our gr:lduates are willing to give their lives to Christian work, notwithstanding the fact there are so many lucrative employments open to them. The value of our work as an educational institution is not to be estimated alone by the number who graduate. It requires sixteen years of continuous study for a boy to complete the course from the time he enters the Primary School until he passes through the Collegiate Departments, and it is not surprising that many fall out by the way. But the curriculum is so arranged that students completing only the Preparatory course have an education which should fit them for lives of usefuluess. And there is still a larger number who do not go even that far in the course, yet by a few years in the University get higher ideals of life and a desire for better things that prepares them to become more useful members of society than they would have been without such training. Our course of study has been thoroughly revised and we believe is equal to that of any of the highest grade colleges in the country, and anyone completing the full course will be prepared to pursue any line of study, or any calling that his own inclination or the spirit of the times may demand. More attention is being paid to the training in the Intermediate schools. A committee from the faculty attended the examination of the senior classes at Tientsin and Lallchou this year, and we hope arrangements can be made to visit the other schools hereafter. We are pleased with the enthusiasm of those in charge of these Intermediate Schools, and the healthy rivalry to send up well prepared classes to the University. We are more hopeful of permanent results from students sent us from Christian families and schools than from any other source, for we believe the hope for China is in the rapid increase of educated Christian young men. The University is gaining a reputation not only for its methods of instruction, but also for its discipline. We have had several applications to receive young men from Government and private schools Qn thi$ ground. We insist that it is a

55 - 54- waste of time to keep boys who either fail to appreciate the advantages offered them, or who disobey the rules of the school. The military drill, which is now compulsory, has been of the greatest service to the students. It has impressed the importance of promptness and obedience which are elements of character commonly lacking in.the Chinese. This drill has also contributed largely to the healthfulness of the students. We are greatly indebted to Mr. Christian for the services which he has so freely given in this department. The Medical College has been fully reorganized and is prepared to do all that is likely to be required in this line of work for years to come. The new Methodist Hospital furnishes ample accommodation for recitation and lecture rooms. The new building for the Preparatory Department is now in the process of erection. It is planned for the accommodation of two hundred students, anel will be a great addition to our outfit when finished. The Board of Ma nagers recommended the reopening of the University Press, and two presses with Engli'ih and Chinese type have been ordered, and we hope to have the press in operation before the close of the year. Durbin Hall has been greatly improved by the new hot-water heating apparatus and the acetylene lighting plant that have heen introduced. The most interesting item we have to report is the revival meetings that were held and continued through four weeks. Two separate attempts were made to close the meetings, but by earnest request they were continued to give the students an opportunity for special work. The meetings were held at an hour when no other duties were pressing, and attenda1!ce on the part of. the students was entirely voluntary. From the beginning there was a very deep interest manifest and a readiness to respond with prayer or testimony that was encouraging. At the first evening meeting a call was made for those who wished to make a consecration of themselves to the Lord's work to come to the altar, and more than a score came forward. The next evening a meeting was announced for those who had consecnited themselves the previous evening, and such others as desired to join them. We were both surprised and gratified to see about sixty present. All the meetings were directed along the line of an immediate decision to devote the whole life to Christian work. The result was that a "Volunteer Band" of over forty was formed who solemnly pledged themselves definitely to follow the leadings of the Spirit in their future

56 work, to labor wherever and wheneyer the Lord may call, and there were about twenty others ready to make a similar resolve, but who did not feel like taking such a solemn pledge. It is felt by many who were closely connected with the work that never before has there been a more decidedly spiritual feeling among the students than now, and we confidently hope that God will call many of these young men into His service. Respectfully submitted, H. H. LOWRY. 10. REPORT OF THE TIENTSIN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL We are pleased to report another year of work in the Intermediate School. Many other duties than school work have crowded upon us yet with our staff of assistants the school has gone on with undiminished energy. We were early in the year called upon to open our doors to admit the two senior classes from Tsun Hua School. This we were able to do, and coaching the first class it was admitted last term to the Uniyersity. The second class fell into line with our OW11 boys and will be ready for Peking next year. We were fortunate in securing through the kindness of the Ladies' Board the use 'of the Woman's Training School quarters which adds much to our Dormitory accommodation and this has given us much needed room for growth and development. We strive to keep the Christian atmosphere pronounced and we always reserve places for boys from Christian families. All boys are bound to attend prayers and the services on the Sunday. The discipline of our school is strict, we feel that the morals of Tientsin are not such as that we can afford to be slack in this matter. Boys coming from the country need to be carefully watched or they may be led astray. We believe that schools in China may be powers for good or evil as they are managed. Since the departure of Dr. Walker for General Conference I have had charge of the district which has taken much of my time yet with a helpful and loyal staff the school work has not suffered. Mr. Liu has been of great service to me in many ways. Besides teaching six days in the week he has invariably preached in one of our chapels on the Sunday without further remuneration. The course of Monday Lectures delivered during the winter was well attended by outside friends. We have students of all grades and classes. Several orphans are with us as a result of the Boxer outbreak and sometimes the tears cannot be restrained as they remember the cruel death suffered by their parents.

57 Most of the boys payor are paid for by friends. Our terms are very moderate thus placing a Christian education within the reach of all. Our total appropriation from the Missionary Society was $300. One of our ex-students has gone as secretary to the Chinese Commissioner to the St. Louis Exposition and several others are taking good positions in the Peking University. Vile have had very little sickness during the year but we are greatly indebted to Dr. Smith of the London Mission for his constant and kind attention. Mrs. Brown has taught the boys singing and the result is seen in the congregational singing. Mr. St. John has taught a class in English for the greater part of the year. Systematic Physical Drill is compulsory and a number of boys have acquired considerable skill in the use of the Indian Clubs and its effect is seen in the improved health of the boys. A week of special services was conducted by Dr Hobart which greatly helped some of the boys. With few exceptions the pupils are Christians and it is evident from their life and conversation that their religious experiences have both broadened and deepened. With gratitude to our Heavenly Father for mercies granted we look hopefully to the future believing there are greater blessings in store. We are very grateful to friends who have helped us to help worthy boys aud there is always room for more. May we crave the prayers and continued assistance of all who are interested in the temporal and spiritual welfare of Chinese boys? Respectfully submitted, FREDERICK BROWN, Principal. JJ.-WOMAN'S WORK Peking and Chiang Li Combined School.-The new schoolbuildings in Peking were not ready for use until the 25th., of December; consequently school did not begin until that time. The year ha's been a very busy one; because of the extra work entailed in adjusting to the new place. Now that is done, the result is very satisfactoly to us all. Our hot water heating plant is invaluable. We will have no more suffocations or impaired lungs from coal gas in our dormitories. Two hundred and sixteen pupils have been enrolled during the year. They have provided all their own clothing and bedding and paid $100 gold towa.rd the expenses <:>f th~ s.<;1j<:><:>1,

58 - 57- The girls were glad when study began; and they have kept at it with zest ever since. Owing to the late opening, we have had no mid-year vacation. We have over one hundred children in the Primary Grades. The forty-nine High-school girls are most helpful in the care of these children. The native part of our faculty, with one exception, is made up of our own graduates. We are glad and grateful for the spiritual awakening that has come to some of the students; and for evidences that they are hearing, and with renewed zeal, obeying God's voice. T'ai An Girls' Boarding School closed with an enrollment of thirty pupils. Although in very cramped quarters the pupils have been remarkably well, except for epidemics of measles, etc. There has been a marked advance in the spiritual growth of the school. In another year we expect to have a small class ready for the Peking High School. Peking Southern City Day-School.-A school has been opened outside the Ha Ta Men on Shang T'ang Tzu alley, in the home of Martha Wang, the teacher. Though the number of pupils thus far has been small, we think that it will pay to hold on and that gradually we may build up a good school in that neighborhood. Peking Tartar City Day-Sclwol has had an enrollment of thirty pupil& and an average attendance of eighteen. Eight children from this school have entered the Peking Boarding School. Rondout Day-School has been removed to Yen Ch'in Chou, a city two day1s journey by cart north of Peking. 1~he school is established on a liberal basis. It receives anybody who wants to learn. Six girls, five boys and from five to eight women have been in attendance. Tientsin Day-School.-We have been able to organize a school outside the Barrier which has done good work. There has been an average attendance of twelve children. Chang Li Day-School was opened last fall and thirteen girls have been registered. It was not a day-school in the proper sense of the term; as the most of the children lived at the Training School. We hope after a little that the people here will not be so ~uch afraid of us and will be willing to send their girls to school. Pai Tao Tzu Day-School has had an attendance of ten children since the new year. The teacher has not only been

59 faithful in the school but also in helping the women of the church. Tsun Hua Day-School was opened last October. Ten girls came at firsl Old Mr. \\rang, a former teacher in the Girls' Boarding School at Tsun H ua, came to teach. He was too old and Mr. Ma was put in his pla-ce. When we visited the school in March we found only five pupils. We hope that with some radical changes the school will prosper during the coming year. Shan 'Tung Day-Scllools are much improved over last year. The attendance has been irregular; but the growth in all directions is hopeful. Peking Station Class.-Mrs. Jewell kept up the Study Class for women during the summer. In the autumn they were given a few week's vacation. When the Class was re-opened Miss Shockley took charge of it. The number of women, small at first, gradually increased until an enrollment of eighteen was reached. The average attendance has been ten or eleven. The majority of the women were church members. A few heathen women have shown an earnest desire to study the doctrine. One heathen woman has been converted and taken into the church. A pressing need is felt for better accommodations for carrying on this work. ChIang Li Station Class opened last November. Twenty young women and girls have studied here. Great advance was made along the line of self-support. All who could brought money from home to pay for their food. It wafi not enough; but Mrs. G. L. Davis, through her Industrial Department added greatly to the amount they contributed. Of the twenty women ten had already unbound their feet, the thought that God wants us to use our bodies to glorify Him, having influenced them not a little. After a few weeks four more set their feet free. Since school closed two more have followed the good example set them and three others have purchased materials for the large shoes. The remaining one would nnbind her feet if her mother-in-law would allow it. While in the country "we were glad to find that several of the women were doing their best to help others into the light they had received. 'T'ai An Station Class opened about the middle of November" and closed in April. Eighteen women have been in attendance, with an average of seven or eight. Mrs. Liu Chi-hsien and Mrs. Verity have done the teaching. Among the elder women there was one over seventy years of age. She has been a widow nearly fifty years. Not long since she secured permission from

60 " the throne to wear a wonderful head-dress, similar to that which crowns the goddess of Mercy and other female deities. She has recently become interested in Christianity. Her adopted son is now a student in the Peking University. Peking Evangelistic lyork. Mrs. Li, the Bible-woman, ill her usual faithful and efficient. way has been working among the women in house to house visitation, has assisted in our women's prayer-meetings besides giving some time each day to the dispensary patients. There has been an increased attendance of heathen women at our Sunday morning service as a result of her work in the dispensary. There seems to be a real hunger on the part of some of these women to hear the Gospel. There have been two Women's Prayer-meetings each week which have been well attended. Each month there bas been a meeting of the Missionary Auxiliary TJ-.e women have contributed generoasly. Since the dedication of the Southern City Church, there has been a \\:Yomell's "reekly Prayer-meeting there. Since the troubles of 1900 there seems to be a new door opening to us. Vole are gaining access to the official class. Mrs. Headland has devoted herself to this class of women during the year and has not failed to minister to the souls as well as the bodies of these women. 1 ients n Evangelistic work. The women have attended the Sundy service quite well. A number attend the Study-Class and are learning to read. In visiting in the homes we have been warmly received. We find many heathen homes open to us. Ch'ang Li Evangelistic f,1/ork. Last October a trip was made on the Tsun Hua District. Fifteen to\\,11s and villages were visited. The most of the work done was among the women of the church; but of course the True Doctrine was told to the heathen whenever the opportunity offered. After the close of the winter's Training Class, another trip of two weeks was a made on the Tsun Rna District when fifteen places were visited. Several new villages were visited. Although crowds came to see the foreign woman they listened to the story we had to tell; and some of the seed sown must have taken root. Later the Lan Chou District was visited. The preachers' wives have helped all they could. Our two Bible-women have done efficient work. 'Tientsin Distrid Evangelistic Work. Several trips have been made over this District. A Bible-woman is greatly needed to follow up this work. At one of the suburban villages of Tientsin some teaching has been done.

61 Shan Hai Iiuan District Evangelistic Work. Large numbers attend the Sunday services at Ch'ien Wei. Several women were baptized there this year. During the winter they have had the services of a Bible-woman. Peking Medical Work was begun in the dispensary early in November, using two rooms in the basement of the Girls' School. It took some time for patients to learn that we were back in the old location. Since then we have had a very good daily attendance. After two months we began receiving patients into an old dilapidated Chinese building we had fixed up for the purpose. Since the patients have come to us in such encouraging numbers (though the quarters be unattractive) we wish to build a proper hospital as soon as possible. Mrs. Photbe Li has taught in the waitingroom and Mrs. Yang J ui Hsia has helped in the dispensary. \\'e have all prayed thet God would use us in leading the patients to Christ while we were trying to heal their bodies and we have daily realized His help. STATISTICAL REPORT:- No. of Dispensary Patients No. of Dispensary Treatments No. of House Patients No. of Out calls Money received from Foreigners $300 Mex. Money received from Chinese $200 Mex. Tientsin li edical Work. Though our progress has been slow we have had much to encourage us. The number of patients in the French Concession had increased over last year. The present war here in the East, though perhaps not affecting us directly, has undoubtedly frightened some away, especially after the refugees began coming in, large numbers of both Japanese and Chinese having come here to escape the horrors of war to the north-east. We have never before had the opportunity of spending so much time in the country as this year. Not only have we had the opportunity of treating the poor in their own villages; but after each trip some patients from the District visited have come into the hospital. It is with sadness that we mention the death of Mrs. Kang who with much patience and grace served the Hospital for nineteen years. 350

62 -61- STATISTICAL REPORT: No. of treatments ill Dispensary. No. of treatments ill \Vest City Dispensary No. of treatments in Country No. of treatments in Homes' No. of Ward Patients Fees Taels Chiang Li lifedical Report. This year is the year of beginnings in Ch 'ang Li. It \Va" late in the autumn before the property was secured; but before Christmas sufficient buildings had been erected for our present use. These consist of the Hospital, Dispensary, Training and Day-school buildings which we have been obliged to use as residences. For lack of room the medical work could not be very well orgallized this year. During the winter there,vas no room in which to receive patients except my own and that of the Bible-woman; but we have received all who came. The country work has been wmewhat interrupted; yet seven short trips have been made and nineteen villages vi~ited. Silan 'Tung j~1edical Work. Owing to Dr. Benn's late return last fall and the early Conference this spring the work has been shortened fgur months. Still there has been an advance over last year; which leads us to think that the fact that the patients are obliged to pay something for treatment dves not lessen the work. The patients have paid their fees, have submitted in greater numbers to surgical operations, have invited us to their homes in a most friendly manner and hm'e seemed glad to listen to old Mrs. Wang as she preached to them. STATISTICAL REPORT:- No. of treatments in the Dispensary No, of HOllse Patients No. of Out calls Donations and Fees Gold $52.93 RESOLUTIONS 1St. That we especiaially thank Dr. N. S. Hopkins for his untiring efforts on our behalf in the erection of our new buildings in Peking. 2nd. That we also gratefully acknowledge the invaluable services of Dr. Geo. Lowry in overseeing the introduction of our hot water plant as well as the numerous other favors he has rendered us.

63 - 62-3rd. That we thank most heartily Rev. W. T. Hobart for superintending the erecting of our W F. M. S. residences in Ch lang Li and for his sympathy and help in all our work. 4th. That we express our appreciation and thanks for the work done by Rev. G. L. Davis in superintending our buildings in Ch'ang Li. The work was begun very late and carried on in the face of many obstacles and discouragements, yet before Christmas the houses were ready to be occupied. l2. REPORT OF CONFERENCE STEWARDS The Conference Stewards Recommend that :- 3 TIs. per month be given to Mrs. Liu Chi-hsien. 4 TIs. per mouth be given to Mrs. Wang Ch'eng-p'ei. 2 TIs. per month be given to Mrs. Yang eh'ao. $ U.S. Gold be given to Mrs. Mabel S. Hayner. (Signed) F. BROWN, Chairman.

64 Dr. J3.-CONFERENCE TREASURER J904 c,.. April 30 To Foreign Missions Home Missions. " Church Extension " Conference Claiments " Tract Society " Sunday School Fund " Total TIs. TIs. Cts I Tis. Cts. To Missionary Society Voted by Committee " " " Stewards ",, "Committee Balance ill Hand Total TIs To Balance in Treasurer TIs. J Loan to Mission Treasurer} Tl Conference Claimants s FREDERICK BROWN, Treasu.rer. Audited and found correct, BURTON ST. JOHN. Tientsin, April II 1904.

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66 I. NORTH anna CONFERENCE STATISTICAL TABLES, Part l MISSIONARIES NATIVE HELPERS I CHURCH STATISTICS,... o NAME OF CIRCUIT OR STATION Peking District Ch 'ang.p'ing.chou Han-ts'un Huai-Iai-hsiell Huang-ts'un Ku-pei-k 'ou Mi-yiin-hsien Peking Asbury Station " Southern City Shih-hsia. Yang-ke-chuaug Yen-ch'iug-chou Yung-ch'ing-hsien Total I I I I 1 3 I I I 2 6 I 3 6 ~ ~1 I I 1 I I ~ I ~ 3~1 3~ 2 2~ 'I" I 2 I la' I' IS/ 700 I I I 1 2 I I I 33 7 I 80 I I I,I I I I I T I I I J S I I I I I I I II I I9i 4i I~ --; -;1--;16161~ :61-;i~ ~ --;I~ ~i -1-; ;;- 5841~1~ ~

67 3 NORTIi CHINA CONFERENCE ST A TlSTICAL TABLES, Part J MISSIONARIES NATIVE HELPERS CHURCH STATISTICS NAME OF CIRCUIT OR STATION 0\ 0\ Tientsin District Ch'ing-hsien Li-t'an Nan-p'i Pa-chou Tai-eh 'eng. Tientsin Wesley Chapel " West City Wang-chia-k'ou Yang-liu-ch'ing I I I I 1 I I I I I I 1 J I 1 I 2 1 I I I II II I J Total J~ -"";li~i1!i!ts8lmf.1 I'll!...!!'fI'lu... P~l.1' :.' 1.., Tsun-hua District Feng-jun. Liang-tzu-he P'ing-an-ch 'eng P'o-cheng Sha-liu-he T'ieh-ch "ang Tsun-hua. Yii-tien Total I I I I I 3 I J 1 3 J I 3 1 I J I I I ISO I II I I 107 IS I J J IS II Lan-chou District An-ke-chuang Chen-tzu-chen Ch'ien-an Chiu-pai-hu Lan-chou. Lao-t'ing. Pen-ch 'eng Total. Shan-hal-ban District Ch"ang-Ii. Cll'ien-wei Fu-ning K~-po. Sban-hai-kuan Shih-men-chai Tai-ying Total I I J I T 2 I J I I 5\ I J I I 8\ I o1 I I I I I I ~I~ - ~I~ - 1--;1; ~I~I~ ~1~1--T5- -;s -. gob 348 -;; -;; -;7- -:;;;; ~~I 4t I; I ~I : 80 1 II I 21 I 51 I II I : II I ~I I 1 I I 1 I I 3 0 I I I I 1 3' I I 100 I I 110 I I ; I ~ --; ~ ~ --; ~ --; --; ~ ~ - 6 ~ ;; --;

68 NORTH CHINA CONFERENCE STATISTICAL TABLES, Part t MISSIONARIES NATIVE HELPERS CHURCH STATISTICS NAME OF CIRCUIT OR STATION Shantung District An-cbia-cbuang Cbi-ning Fei-cb 'eng Ning-yang T'ai-an. Tung-p'ing-chou Total Grand Total Grand Total Increase Decrease I ' I ----; -;I~ -;,-; 2 I I I : :: ~ I 1'1 II I I 9 I I 2 6, I I II IS I 28 ~ Q),.0 Q) S C.) Q) "d ;:: ~ ~ "C ~ ;:: a '.;1 p.. CIl Q) 0 0 CIl p::j Q) p. cd I-< 'Jj... CIl ;:: cd en en cd "C ~ '0 ~.0.I:I <r:: ;:: ;:: I-< 0 p::j Q) ~ Q).I:I "C Q) Q) C.) C.).~ :fj ~ >. ~p. I-<,.0... cd d ~ s,.0 ~ ~ I-< 'C :>- ::: ::: CIl I-< 'C "C... :E Q) 0 Q) ;:: ;::.I:I ~ () p... I~ I ~ 'f) if) I 2 I I ISO ]50 I , I /-.-. -;;; 126 ~ ~ ~ IS II "1 00

69 NORTH CHINA CONFERENCE"STATISTICAL TABLES, Part 2 Peking District Ch 'ang-p'ing-chou Han-ts'ull Huai-lai-hsien Huang-ts'un Ku-pei-k 'ou Mi-yiin-hsien.. Peking Asbury Station " Southern City Shih-hsia. Yang-ke-chuallg Yen-ch 'in~-chou Yung-c h 'ing-hsien Total. - I 1 I U

70 NORTH CHINA CONFERENCE STATISTICAL TABLES, Part 2 II~ITERA Tt'RE NAME OF CIRCUIT OR STATION,-_.-.-- Tsun-hua District Feng-jun.. Liang-tzu-he P'ing-an-eh 'eng P'o-cheng Sha-liu-he 'f'ieh-eh lang Tsun-hua. - Yii-tien Total., Lan-chou District All-ke-chl1ang Chen-tzu-chcl1 Ch'ien-all Chiu-pai-hu Lan-chou. Lao-t'ing. Pen-ch 'eng Total I-~~~~-hai-kuan District Ch'allg--li, eh'ieih\'ei Fn-ning Ke-po, Shan-hai-kuan Shih-nH~n-chai Tai-ying Total.., I'~3 '1 H

71 NORTH CHINA CONFERENCE STATISTICAL TABLES, Part 2 NAME OF CIRCUIT OR STATION EDUCA'rIONAL S'rA'rIS'rICS CON'rRIBU'rIONS IN TAELS LI PUPILS 't:l til --- ;::: 6 ~ = cd.~..., > aj I-< bt.l.~ c:: aj 1 c:: C) aj 't:l u... c:: aj 0 P=l ::l :E aj :: C; I-< S ~g 0 t- C) aj P=l ajoo p. cd 0.0 I-<.t:: c:: P. ;::: aj 0 H S = til ~ ~ 'E 'in.s I-< =.....!. til ::;i... aj til ;:::ti o c:: til,r.laj.t:: m u~ ~ ~ ~ Toe Ufr ~ o~ "i:... "" I-< I-< I-< aj 0 ~~ 5~ ts ~ til P=l ~ ~ if ~ ~.S LITERA TURE..I Shantung District II An-chia-chuang Chi-ning 3 I Fei-ch'eng Ning-yang T'ai-an Tupg-p'ing-chou _ ---~~_I ~~ Total Grand Total j I II 1903 Grand Total _ ~~ ~ ~ 3 2.!!..1 90S 2090 ~122.8~ ~ 97o.5~ 881.4~ ~ _ Increase I' I I, D_e..:,.cr_e_as--..::.e ,