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1 MINUTES OF THE. TWENTY-NINTH SESSION OF THE BENGAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH HELD AT CALCUTTA, NOVEMBER 25th to 30th, Bishop John E. Robinson, President. Gottlieb Sch~nzlint Secretary. Printed b)' N. MUKHERJEE AT GUPTA, l\iukrf.rjef. & Co.'s PRF.!; 1, Wellington Square, Calcutta. 1916

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3 C6NFERENCE OFFICERS. BISHOP JOHN E. ROBINSON GOTTLIEB SCHANZLIN C. H. ARCHIBALD HENRY JU. SWAN JOHN BYORK JOHN BYORK WILLIAM p, BYERS President. Secretary. Assistant Secretary. Corresponding Secretary. Statistical Secretary. Conference Treasurer of the Board of l\1issions. Conference Treasurer and Treasure of the Board of Stewards. STANDING COMMITTEES. Elected on Nomination of District Superintendents. "Auditing Committee :-H. lvr. Swan, G. S. Henderson, J. P l\1eik, G. Schanzlin, John Byork, Miss Maxey, Miss Swan, Miss Hunt. Colportage :-M. K. Chuckerbutti, Miss Norberg, Peary Lall, John Byork, l\iiss Granclstrand. Conference Relations :-District Superintendents, John Byork, K. C. l\iullick, J. P 1\ieik 1 S. 1\I. lvlondol. Conference Stewards :-J. P 11eik, \\1 p, Byers, H.. M. Swan, C. H. S. Koch, K. C. l\iullick, S. :M. :)fondol, G. S. Henderson, C. H. Archibald. Deaconess Board :-C. H. S. Koch, l\iiss.maxey, 1fiss Grandstrand, Mrs. Archibald, l\rliss Norberg, J\1iss l\rloyer. Board of Education :-Principals of all the Educational Institutions, with G. Schanzlin as Convener. Public Worship :-District Superintendent, Preacher in charge of place where Conference meets and :Miss Blair. State of the Church :-\\1 P Byers, C. H. Archibald, l\rliss Swan, Miss Hunt, K.C. lvlullick, S. C. Biswas, C. H. S. Koch, Mrs.. Byork. Sunday Schools :-H. M. Swan, G. Schanzlin, 11iss Eddy, Mrs. Swan, lvlrs. Byers, Peary Lall, l\r1. K. Chuckerbutti,.K. C. Mullick.

4 4 ) Temperance :-G. Schanzlin, John Byork, J. P :\leik, S. M. lvlondol, B. K. Sircar, 1frs. Byers. Triel'S of Appeals :-C. H. S. Koch, \V P Byers, John Byork, H.. M. Swan, G. S. Hcnderson. Appointed by the Bishop. Board of Examiners:-J. P l\ieik, Chairman; Gottlieb Schanzlin, Rcgistrar; C. H. S. Koch, M. K. Chuckerbutti, H. 1\1. Swan, '\V P Byers, G. S. Henderson, K. C. JHullick. To preach Conference Sermon :-K.. C. ::\lullick; Alternate, B. K. Sircar. Appointed. by. the Central Conf.erence. Bengali Course of StudY:-J. P Meik, Gottlieb Schanzlin, K. C. Mullick, B. 1\1. Nlozumdar, NI. K. Chuckerbutti, S. :J1. 1\1ondol, C. H. S. Koch, H. 1\1. Swan. OTHER COMMITTEES. Aggressive Evangelism :-C. H. Archibald, H. ~I. Swan, ~I. K. Chukerbutti, D. H. :Manley, Peary Lal1. Bengali Literature:-J. P l\1 cik, Gottlieb Schanzlin, C. H. S. Koch, l\1iss Eddy, NIiss Blair, l\1. K. Chuckerbutti, H. l\1. Swan. Building Committee :-H. 11. Swan, W P. Byers, C. H. S. Koch, J. P Meik, John Byork, G. S. Henderson, D. H. Manley. Central Bengali Church :-D. H. :Manley, D. H. Lee, G. Schanzlin. Calcutta Christian Schools Society:-The Bishop in charge of Bengal Conference, ex-officio; G. S. Henderson, ex-officio; John Byork, Gottlieb Schanzlin, C. H. S. Koch, G. A. Smith. Collins Institute:-The Bishop in charge of Bengal Conference, ex-officio; the District Superintendents, ex-officio; G. Schiinzlin, ex-officio; T. P. Campbell, J. P. NIeik, M. K. Chuckerbutti, John Byork. Epworth League :-President, Herbert Archibald; Vice-Presi-

5 ( 5 ) dents, C. H. S. Koch, lvi. K. Chuckerbutti, :Miss Daniel, Miss Hunt; Recording Secretary,.i\'Iiss Carpenter; Corresponding Secretary, lviiss Norberg ; Treasurer, John Byork; T unior Superintendent,.l\'Iiss Eddy. Finance Committee :-\\1 P. Byers, G. S. Henderson, C. H. S. Koch, H. J\tI. Swan, ex-officio: J. P.l\Ieik, G. Schanzlin,.1\1. K. Chnckerbutti. Alternates: S. ~1..l\londol, K. C..i\lullick. Industrial Home!-The Bishop in charge of Bengal Conference, John Byork, C. H. S. Koch, \\7- p, Byers, the Pastor of Thobnnl Church, S. P Lankaster, G. A. Sm.ith. Mission Claimants Fund :-The District Superintendents, 'N. C. Biswas,.Miss Norberg, ~1. K. Chuckerbutti, 1'Iiss Eddy, J. P 11eik, :Miss Grandstrand, John Byork, Miss Hunt. Salaries of Workers :_\\7 P Byers, K. C. 11ullick, C. H. S. Koch, J\tI. K. Chuckerbutti, G. Schanzlin, H. 1\1. Swan, J. p, Meik. Seamen's Mission :-Bishop F W_ Warne, G. S. Henderson, B. \V Thurlow, G. A. Smith, Dr. D. R. Smith. Self-support :-The District Superintendents, C. H. Archibald, lv1. K. Chnckerbutti,.Miss Grandstrand, :Miss Norberg, Miss Carpenter. Vernacular Education :-The District Superintendents, G. Schanzlin, J. P lvleik, 1\1. K. Chuckerbutti. Bengal and Assam Representative Council of Missions!- Representative, J P lvleik. Book Agent :-C. H. Archibald. Conference Historian :-G. Schanzlin. Literary Secretary :-G. Schanzlin. To Preach Missionary Sermon :-C. H. S. Koch. Alternate, G. S. Henderson. Muttra Training School :-Representative, Miss Hunt. National Missionary SocietY:-Representative, K. C. l\lullick. Conference Sunday School SecretarY:-M. K. Chl1ckerbutti. Sunday School Literature :-J. P l\feik, 1\'1. K. Chuckerbutti, J oint Editors.

6 BENGAL CON FER ENe E, No. PLACE TIlliE PRESIDEN,T SECRETARY 1 Calcutta.. January ]3-17, IBBB Dennis Osborne F. IJ. McCoy 2 Allahabad.. January ]7-21, ]BB9 Bishop J. M. Thobul'll F. L. McCoy 3 Calcutta.. January 9-13, ]890 Bishop J. 1\1. Thoburn H. C. Stuntz 4 Jabalpur.. January ]6-20, 1891 Bishop J. M. Thoburn H. C. Stuntz 5 Calcutta " January 14-18, 1B92 Bishop J, M. Thoburn C. W. D'Souza 6 Calcutta.. February 11-6, 1893 Bishop J. M. Thoburn C. G. Conklin 7 Calcutta.. February 17-20, 1894 Bishop J. M. Thoburn C. G. Conklin 8 Rangoon.. February 27-1\Iar. 2, 1895 Bishop J. M. Thoburn C. G. Conklin 9 Calcutta.. March 4-8, 1896 Bishop J. 1\1. Thoburn W. P. Byers 10 Calcutta., January 23-2'1, 1891 Bishop J. M. Thoburn,v. P. Byers Ii Calcutta.. December 23-28, 1897 { Bishop C. n. Foss B. J. Chew Bishop J. M. Thoburn 12 CalciItta.. January 27-30, 1899 Bishop J. M. Thoburn W. P. Byers 13 Calcutta.. January 25-30, 19 0 Bishop J. M. Thobu\'l1 I W. P. Byers 14 Pakaur.. January 3-5, ]901 Bishop F. W. Warne Joseph Culshaw 15 Calcutta.. J:muary 2-6, ]902 Bishop F. W. Warne Joseph Culshaw 16 Calcutta.. January , 19 3 Bishop F. W. Warne Joseph CuI shaw 11 ' Calcutta.. December 3o-Jan. -, ]90,'4 {BishOp H. W. Warren Joseph CuI shaw Bishop J. M. Thoburn a8 Asansol.. December 21-Jan. I, ]90 4'S Bishop J. 'E. Rohinson Joseph Culshaw 19 Pakaur.. Jalluary 31- Feb. 5, 1906 Bishop J. E. Robinson Joseph CuI shaw 20 Calcutta.. January 30 - Feb 4, ]90 7 {BiShOP J. N. FitzGerald Bishop J. A J. Barkley 1\1. Thoburn 2] Mazaffarpur.. January 15-20, ]908 Bishop F. W. Warne George Henderson 22 Asansol... December 11-21, 1908 Bishop F. W. Warne H. J. Schutz 23 Calcutta.. December , 19::>9 Bishop F. W. Warne H. J. Schutz :14 Clllcutta.. January 27-Feb. {BishoP W. F. McDowell I, 1911 H. J. Schutz Bishop F. W. Warne.25. Calcutta.. December J6-20, 191I Bishop F. W. Warne. H. J. Schutz 26 Pakaur.. February 6-10, ]913 Bishop F.,V. 'Varne C. H. S. Koch 27 Calcutta " December J.-16, 1913 Bishop F. W. Warne G. Schiinzlin 28 Asansol.. January 29-Feb. 3, 1915 Bishop F. W. Warne G. Schanzlill 29 Calcutta " November 25-3, 1915 Bishop J. E. Robinson. G. Schanzlin

7 ROLL OF THE BENGAL CONFERENCE Year of NAME Lkensed Year Conference to Received Preach on T.-inl HOllle COllferellce Course now Conference Relation. Vernacular Studying 1. Biswas, Sital Chandra 1B Bengal Burma Effective Elder l~ellgali 2. Byers, William P. rbb Bengal Effective Elder f Hindustani \ Bengali 3 Byork, John Bengal Efff'ctive Elder Hengnli 4 Chukerbutti, M. K H}09 Bengal Effective Elder Bengali 5 Goold, Philip A New England 4th Elder Bengali 'I 0. Henderson, George S Bengnl Burma Effective Elder 7 Jackson, Henry 1855 IS6" New York Superannuate Hindustani S. Koch, Clinton H. S Bengal Effective Elder Bellgali g. T~alI, Peary Bengal 4th Deacon Hindustani 10. Lee, David H IS74 ]':rie Effective Elder II. Manley, David H ISg8 South Kansas Effective Elder Bengali 12. Meik, James P S1 South India l<::ffective Elder Bengali 13 MandaI, Surju M I S96 Bengal Burma Effective Elder Bengali 14 Mullick, Keshuh C Ig01 Bengal Effective Elder Bengali IS. Saren, Rashik Lal Ig05 19tr Bengal 4th Deacon Santali :16. Schanzlin, Gottlieh Central German Effective ];:Idel Bengali 17 Swan, Henry 1\ Centrnl Swe(lish Effecti"e Elder Bengali Prof'a/iNters. I. Archibald, C. H [;1 Bengal 2nd Bengali 2. Biswas, Niropan C Bengal 1st Bengali ]. Das, Chuni Lal Bengal 1st Deacon Bengali 4 Mondal, Jit.endra N [3 Bengal 2nd Bengali s Sircar, R. K Bengal 2nd Bengali

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9 ~nkctes OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BE;:\CAL COKFERENCE OF THE Methodist Episcopal Church, HELD l~ CALCUI'TA, INDlA COl\Il\IENCl!\G ON JOURNAL FIRST SESSION a.m.} Thursday 25th N01'.} The twenty-ninth session of the Bengal Annual Conference of the JUe:thodist Episcopal Church convened at Thoburn Church, Calcutta, the twenty-fifth day of November, 1915, with Bishop J E. Robinson presiding. After the holy comlllunion the Bishop called the Conference to order. Roll.-The Secretary of the: previous year called the roll, and the following responded: Sitol Ch. Biswas, 'V P Byers, John Byork, ~I. K. Chuckerbutti, G. S. Henderson, Peary La11, D. H. 1\i(anley, J. P 1\leik, Surju ~I. 110ndol, Keshub C. 1\lullick, Rashik L. Saren, Gottlieb Schanzlin, H. 1\1. Swan. Probationers: C. H. Archibald, Chuni L. Das, Jibendra N. 1\Iondol, Bijoy K. Sircar. Secretaries.-On motion of M. K. Chuckerbutti, Gottlieb Schanzlin was elected Secretary On the nomination of the Secretary C. H. Archibald was elected Assistant Secretary. On motion of D. H. 1\lanky, John Byork was elected Statistical Secretary. 2

10 10 BENGAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE IgiS Introductlons.-The following persons were introduced to the Conference: Rev. F, B. Price, PH.D., of the North West India Conference, Miss Johanson, Nirapon K. Biswas, Miss Tunison, Mrs. Boggs of the Baptist l\1ission in Assam. Dr. Price addressed the Conference on behalf of the Indian \Vitness and the Committee on Aggressive Evangelism. On motion of G. S. Henderson, Dr. Price was given the privilege of the floor. 14th Question.-The I4th Question was called. (Was the character of each Preacher examined?) The name of W. P Byers was called and his character passed. He read the report of the Asansol District. The name of D. H. ManJey was called and his character passed. He read a report covering the two Calcutta Districts and Diamond Harbour District. Bro. and Sister Archibald were introduced and addressed the Conference. The name of H. M. Swan was called and his character passed. He read the report of the Pakaur District. Resolutions.-Resolved that we most cordially welcome our old comrade, Dr. F. B. Price, as a visitor to our Conference, and have listened to his representation of the Indian \Vitness with pleasure. We appreciate the value to our church and to missions in general of this excellent' paper, and we rejoice that in his competent hands it maintains its high traditions as an organ of missionary opinion and exponent of the ideals and convictions of our church. "le pledge ourselves to hearty co-operation in increasing its SUbscription list, according to opportunity, believing that in so doing we shall be furthering the interests of the Kingdom. On motion of G. Schanzlin the following Recommendations of the Commission on Aggressive Evangelism were adopted: Resollled. (I) That, as'far as practicable, we follow the suggestions of the Methodist Forward Movement, particularly with reference to the Constituency Roll, the Time Legion, and Life Work; also, the points emphasized by our Bishops in Southern Asia as to Personal Evangelism and Special Services. (2) That we again urge the promotion of an Evangelistic Canipaign from February 15th.to March 15th or thereabout, within the several Conference areas.

11 JOURNAL II.(3) That with unusual emphasis we recommend the observance of the sacred events of the Passion Week culminating in that of Easter Sunday, with selfdenial offerings for lvlissionwork on the respective Districts. Conference Bar.-On motion of J. P. 11eik the first four benches were included within the Conference Bar. Committees.-Committees were rearranged for this session as follows:- Conference Stewards :-W p, Byers in place of D. H. Lee. State of the Church: -G. S. Henderson in place of P A. Goold. Colportage :-M. K. Chuckerbutti in place of B. 11. l\fozumdar. Conference Relations :-Gottlieb Schanzlin in place of D. H. Lee. Conference Treasurer.-On motion of John Byork, W P Byers was elected Conference Treasurer and Treasurer of the Board of Stewards. Program.-On motion of John Byork the printed program was declared to be the official program of the Conference subject to changes that may have to be made. Eleotion of Delegates.-On motion of G. S. Henderson the election of delegates to the General and Central Conferences was made the Order of the Day for Saturday morning after the reading of the l\1inutes. 14th Question.-The 14th Question was resumed. The names of the following elders were called and their character passed: K. C. Mullick, John Byork, G. S. Henderson. They reported their collections. The names of the following were called and their character passed: Gottlieb Schanzlin, S. C. Biswas, D. H. Lee. S. C. Biswas reported his collections. Committee on Memorials.-The Bishop appointed the following committee on Memorials: J. p, Meik, S. C. Biswas, G. S. Henderson, D. H. Manley 14th Question.-The names of the fonowing were called and -their character passed: C. H. S. Koch, S. M. Mondol, J. P Meik. S. M. Mondol reported his collections. Reporters.-The following reporters were appointed to the following papers: New York Ad'Vocate-G. S. Henderson; Zions Herald -D. H. ManIer; North W~stern-H. :rv.r. Swan;

12 12 BENGAl, ANNUAL CONFERENCE 1915 TVestern-W. P Byers; Central-J. P lvleik ; Kaukab W P. Byers,; Bombay,Guardian-G. Schanzlin; Sande Budet-John Byork; Pacific Ad'vocate-lVliss Carpentelr; Ep7c 1 orlh Herald-Miss Hunt; Indian IVitness-C. H. Archibald; Sunday School Ad'Vocate :!vi. K. Chuckerbutti; TVoman's Friend-nEss Blair; S'Venska. Sendebudet-John Byork. Resolutions.-On motion of John Byork the following were appointed a committee on Resolutions: H. lvi. Swan, \V. P Byers, G. S. Henderson, K. C. l\iullick and 1\1iss Blair. The Conference adjourned: SECOND SESSION. 12 a.m., Friday, 26th No'V., The Conference was called to order by Bishop Robinson. Minutes.-The lyiinutes of the previous session were read and approved. Introduction.-Mr. A. A. Cooper from Asansol was introduced to the Conference. 6th Question.-The 6th Question was called. (HTho ha've 'been continued on Trial?) The name of J. N~ 1\10ndol was called. The Board of Examiners reported, and on motion of H. M. Swan his character was passed, and he w~s advanced to the studies of the second year. The name of Bejoy' K. Sircar was called, the Board of Examiners reported favorably, and on motion of H. 1\1. Swan his character was passed, and he was advanced to the studies of the second year. 'The name of C. H. Archibald was called. The Board of Examiners reported, and on m'otion of D. H. lvianley his. character was passed and he,vascontinuec1' in the studies of the second year. 9th Question.-The 9th Question was called. (lvhti.t, M einbers are in studies of ihi'rd :vear?) The name of Peary Lall was called and 'his character passed. The Board of Examiners reported, and on motion of D. H. Manley he was advanced to the studies of the fourth year. To bring up two books. The 'name of Rashik Lal Saren was called and his character passed';' The Board of Exanliners reported" and on motion of H. :M:. Swa.n h~ wa~ aclvanced to the ~tudies of the fo~rth fear,

13 JOURNAL 13 10th Question.-The loth Question was called. (IVha(,!Ifem.bers are in studies of Fourth Yea?'?) The name of P. A. Goold was called and his character passed. On motion of D. II. lvlanley the Conference requested the Bishop to appoint P. A. Goold to Y 1\1. C. A. work with the understanding that it be recommended to him to continuc his conference studies. 12th Question.-The 12th Question was called. (TFhat others ha'vc been elected and ordained Deacons?). On motion of H. 11. Swan and by recommendation of the Pakaur District Conference Khudiram Das, a Local Preacher, was elected to the Office of Deacon under Paragraph 173 I l f the Discipline and recommended for ordination. 16th Question.-The 16th Question was callcd. (IVho ha'vc died 7) D. H. 1fanley reported that L. C. Sircar and B. N1. lviozumdar had died during the year.. 21Jth Question.-The 24th Question was asked. (Who are the Retired Ministers?) The namc of Henry Jackson was callcll and his character passcd. On motion of \V P Byers hc was continucd in the same relation. Statistics.-The Statistical Secretary read th,~ Statistical Report which was adopted 011 motion of G. S. Henderson. The question of statistical forms and other questions related to statistics were referred to the Central Conference. Thc Bishop requested the Statistical Secretary to send the Statistics of the Conference under registered cover to the Rev. S. O. Bakatel, D.D., Editor of Official 11inlltes, ISO Fifth Ave, New York. Conferenoe Historian.-On motion of G. S. Henderson, Gottlieb Schanzlin was continued as Conference Historian. 36th Question.-The 36th Question was called. (IlTlzert? s1iall the next Conference be held?) On the invitation of John Byork it was decided to hold the next Conference at Kidderpore. Lay Eleotoral Conference.-lVIiss :Maxey, the chairman i)f the Lay Electoral Conference, appeared before the Conference and reported the elections made by the Lay Electoral Conference and the rcsults of their voting on constitutional changes and other propositions to be made to the General Conference. Order of the DaY.-On motion of Gottlieb Schanzlin the voting on constitutional changes and other propositions to be made to the General Conferences was made the second' Ordefof

14 14 BENGAL ANNUAL CON~ERENCE 1915 the Day for Saturday immediately after the elections of delegates to the General and Central Conferences. The Bishop presented a letter from the Treasurer of the General Conference concerning the collection for General Conference expenses. The Conference adjourned with the singing of the Doxology and the Benediction. THIRD SESSION. II a.m., Saturday, 27th Nov., After the devotional exercises the Bishop called the Conference to order. Minutes.-The minutes of the previous session were read and approved. Order of the DaY.-On motion of D. H. Manley the election of delegates to the General and Central Conferences and the voting on constitutional changes and other General Conference matters was postponed for one hour. John Byork was excused for one hour. Committees.-On motion of J. P. Meik, C. H. S. Koch was elected on the Building COl1zmittee in place of D. H. Lee. On motion of G. S. Henderson, S. P Lancaster was elected on the committee on the Industrial HOl1ze in place of C. J. A. Pritchard. On motion of J. P. l\'ieik the following were elected a committee on Bengali Literature: J. P. Meik, G. Schanzlin, C. H. S. Koch, Miss Eddy, lviiss Blair, 1\1. K. Chuckerbutti, H. M. Swan. On motion of H. 1\1. Swan, G. Schanzlin was continueu as. Literary Secretary. On motion of J. p, l\'ieik the Superintendents were appointed a committee to nominate the Standing C01nmittees. On motion of G. S. Henderson, K. C. Mullick was elected the representative of the ~onference to the National lifissionary Society. On motion of J. P. Meik, Miss Hunt was elected Representativ~ to the Muttra Training School,

15 JOURNAL 15 On motion of J. P l\icik the following were elected as a committee on Salaries of IF orkers: W P Byers, K. C. IVIullick, C. H. S. Koch, M. K. Chuckerbutti, G. Schanzlin, H. 1\'1. Swan, J. P lvieik. On motion of D. H. NIanley, C. H. Archibald was elected in place of D. H. Lee on the Committee on Self Support. On motion of D. H. 1\Ianley the District Superintendcnts with C. H. S. Koch as convener were requcsted to superintend the work of the Sunday School Secreta?"y and to rcceive reports. On motion of D. H. :Manley, C. H. Archibald was electcd as Book Agent and agent for the Indian \Vitness. On motion of G. Schanzlin, ]. P M.eik and.m. K. Chuckerbutti were elected as joint Editors of Sunday School Literature. 6th Question.-The 6th Question was called. OFho have been continued on Trial?) The namc of Chuni Lal Das was called. The Board of Examincrs reported, and on motion of D. H. lvianley his character was passed, and he was continucd in the studies of the first year. 11th Question.-The IIth Qucstion was taken up. (TVhat Membe1'S have c01npleted the conference COU1'se of Study?) The name of 1\I. K. Chukcrbutti was called, the Board of Examiners reported that hc had completed the course of studies, and 011 recommendation of the Committee on Conference Relations he was elected Elder to be ordained on Conference Sunday at Thoburn Church. Delegates to General Conference.-The order of thc day was called for. On motion of J. P. 1\Ieik the Secretary was instructed to cast the ballot of the Conference for D. H. 1\'lanley, The Secretary rcported that the ballot was cast, and D. H. Manley was declared elccted Delegate to the General Conference. The Bishop appointcd G. S. Henderson and Peary Lall tellers, and a ballot was taken for the election of a Reserve Delegate. The tellers reported no election, and another ballot was taken. Colportage.-J. P l\ieik reported for the committee on Colportage. On motion of H. IV!. Swan the report was adopted. Delegates to General Conference.-The tellers reported again that no election had taken place. On motion of J. P Meik the Secretary was instructed to cast the ballot of the Conference for H. 1\1. Swan, The Secretary reported that the ballot was cast, and H. M. Swan was declared elected Reserve Delegate to the General Conference.

16 I6 BENGAL ANNu.\L CONFERENCE I9I5 Central Conference Delegates.-By the same tellers the ballot was takcn for Delegates to the Central Conference. The tellcrs reported the following election: - \V- P Byers, Gottlieb Schanzlin, D. H. J\1anley, J. P. :Nleik, H. 1\1. Swan. Thcy were dcclared elected. G. S. Hcnderson, John Byork and M. K. Chuckerbutti who had the ncxt highest votcs were declared reserve dckgates. Statistics.-On motion of G. Schanzlin the Conference ordered that pending the actioll of the Central Conference in regard to statistical fonns, tracts, papers, etc., should 110t be put in the column for Scripture portions on the Statistical forms,)f the Conference. Vernacular Education.-On motion ofg. Schiinzlin the following were elected a Committee on Vernacular Education: The District Superintendents, G. Schanzlin, J. P 1\1eik, 1\1. K. Chuckerbutti. Propositions to the General Conference.-The following propositions were voted on, each by a count vote:- F01' Against The J\1ississipi Proposition I I 2 The \Vest Ohio Conference :Nlemorial 8 5 The Wilmington Proposition 4 8 The Colorado Proposition IO 2 On the last two propositions one member did not vote. Order of the DaY.-On motion of G. Schanzlin the election of the Finance Committee was made the Order of the Day for :Monday, after the devotional exercises. Treasurer of the Board of Missions.-On motion of D. H. J\Ianley, John Byork was nominated Treasurer of the Board of Missions. Corresponding SeoretarY.-On motion of J. P. l\ieik, H. M. Swan was elected Corresponding Secretary. The Confcrence adjounled with the singing of the Doxology and the Benediction. FOURTH SESSION. TO-3D a.m.} l\fonday, 29th NOLI. T915. After the devotional exercises the Bishop called the COllference to order.

17 JOURNAl. 17 Mlnutes.-The minutes of the previous session were 'read, corrected and approved. Introduotion.-Rev. B. T Badley, Epworth League Secretary for India, was introduced and addressed"the conference. On motion of John Byork, ~fr. Badley was given the privilege of the floor. Finanoe Committee.-The Order of the Day was called for. The tellers, G. S. Henderson and Peary Lal1, took the ballot and reported the following elections: J. P Ivleik; G. Schanzlin.IvI. K. Chuckerbutti. They were declared elected with S. ~I. luondol and K. C. Ivlullick as alternates. Report.-IvI. K. Chuckerbutti, the Conference Sunday School Secretary, read his report. On motion of H. ::\1. Swan it was accepted. Collins Institute.-A new constitution was adopted for Collins Institute. (See under "Reports"). On motion of J. P Meik the Conference decided to recognise only one Bible Training School for men within its boundaries, this being the Benga,l Conr/e1'ence Bible Trainin~ School at Calcutta. On motion of G. Schanzlin all matters relating to the Bible Training School were referred to the Committee on Vernacular Education. The committee was requested to prepare some definite plans for next Conference. Board of Examiners.-On motion of J P IVleik, ::\:1. K. Chuckerbutti was appointed in place of B. ~L IvIozumdar, also G. S. Henderson in place of D. H. Ivlanley. Conference Treasurers Report.-,"" P Byers read the Conference Treasurers' report. It was adopted. Caloutta Christian School SooietY.-On motion of D. H. l\ianley the following were elected on this Committee: G. S. Henderson, ex-officio; the Bishop in charge of Bengal Conference, ex-officio; John Byork, G. Schanzlin, C. H. S. Koch, G. A. Smith. Lords Day Observanoe.-John Byork reported orally for this committee. The report was accepted and the committee dismissed. State of the Churoh.-G. S. Henderson read the report on the State.of the Church. The report was accepted. Seamen's Mission.-On motion of J. P Meik the following were elected a committee on the Seamen's ~lission: Bishop F, W Warne, G. S. Henderson, B. V\T Thurlpw, G. A. Smith, Dr. D. R. Smith. S

18 18 BENGAL ANNUAL CONFER]tNCE 1915 Bengal and Assam Representative Council of Misslons. On motion of H. l\1. Swan, J. P ~leik was elected to represent thti Confercncc at this council. To preach Missionary Sermon.-The following were.elected : C. H. S. Koch. Alternate-G. S. Henderson. Collins Institute.-The following "vere elected on the committee on Collins Institute: -T P Campbell, J. P lvleik, ~I. K. Chuckerbutti, John Byork. Industrial Home.-On motion of John Byork the following were appointed a committee on the Industrial Home: -The Bishop in charge of Bengal Conference, John Byork, C. H. S. Koch, W- P Byers, the Pastor of Thobum Church, S. P. Lancaster, G. A. Smith. The Conference adjounled with the singing of the Doxology and the Benediction ~y Bishop Robinson. FIFTH SESSION. 1 T a.m., Tuesda.y, 30th Nov., lois. After the devotional exercises and an address by Rev. B. T Badley, based on John Ii ; 19, the Bishop took the chair and called the Conference to order. Minutes.-The minutes of the previous session were read, corrected and approved. On motion of G. S. Henderson, the Secretary and D. H. :\Ianley were appointed a committee to publish the Minutes. On motion of G. S. Henderson the printed l\1inutes were declared to be the Official Minutes of the Conference, and the: minutes of the last four years, bound in one volume, were declared to be the Official Record of the Bengal Conference for the Quadrennium. Mlssion Claimants Fund.-On motion of J. P Meik the Conference resolved that mission workers of both sexes be entitled to the privile~es of the Mission Claimants Fund. On motion of H. M. Swan the District Superintendents with a man and a - woman from each District were appointed a committee to make plans for the management of the :Mission Claimants Fund:- For Asansol :-N. C. Biswas, Miss Norberg. ". Calcutta Vern. District :-M. K.. Chuckerbutti, Miss Eddy.

19 lourxal For Pakaur :-J. P lvieik, ~liss Grandstrand. For Calcutta District :-Joh11 Byork, ~liss Hunt. Temperance.-,\V P Byers read the report on Temperance. It was adopted. 5th Question.-The 5th Question was taken up. (rf lto ha~.e been Recei'Ved on Trial?). On the recommendations of the Asansol District Conference and the Conference Relation Committee N. C. Biswas was admitted on Trial and placed in the studies of the first year. Auditing Committee.--John Byork gave an oral report of tht: Auditing Committee. It was ordered that the written report be printed in the Minutes. Sta.nding Committees.--\v P Byers read the nominations of the District Superintendents for the Standing Committees. The Committees were elected as nominated. Book Concern Dividend.-On motion of J. P l\ieik the Bishop was authorized to draw the dividend of the Book Concern. Biographical Sketches.-On motion of G. Schanzlin the Conference ordered that for each member ::1 biographical sketch of not more than ten lines be printed in the Conference :Minutes. Deaconess Boam.-D. H. Manley read the report of the Deaconess Board. It was adopted. Resolutions.-H. 1\1". S"\\'an, G. S. Henderson and :Miss Blair read. the Resolutions. The Secretary was instructed to send a copy of the resolution on Sir Robert Laidlaw to Lady Laidlaw and on that on C. J. A. Pritchard to :\Irs. Pritchard, also. one to 1\lrs. Culshaw and Bishop Thobunl. On motion of John Byork, after the approval of the.minutes and the reading of the Appointments, 'the Conference adjourned sine die. This is to certify that the foregoing is the Official Record of the Twenty-ninth Session of the Bengal Conferencl'. GOTTLIEB SCHANZLIN I Secretary. CaZcut.ta, 30tl! No,-'. 19I5. J. E. ROBINSON, Presi de Ilt.

20 20 BItNGAL ANNUAL CONFERItNCE I9I5 DISCIPLINARY QUESTIONS. QUIts. " " " " " '" C " " I. Is this Annual Conference Incorporated according to the requirement of the Discipline? Ye~', as a Financial Board, in accordance 7.l'ith the law in British India. n. Who have been Received by Transfer and from what Conference? None. III. Who have been Re-admitted? None. IV ~7ho have been Received on CredE:ntials, and from what Churches? None. V 'Vho have been Received on Trial? (a,) In studies of First Year. N. C Bis7.t'as. (b) In studie:s of Third Y E:ar. None. VI. 'Vho have been continued an Trail? (a) In studies of First Year. Chuni Lal Das. (b) In studies of Second Year. Herbert Archibald, Jibendni N. Alondol, B.,K, Sircar. (c) In studies of Third Year. None. ' (d) In studies of Fourth Year. None. VII. Who have been Discontinued? None. VIII. Who have been admitted into Full 1\Iembership?.(a) Elected and ordained Deacons this year. 'None. (b) Elected and ordained Deacons previously. lvone. - IX. What 1vIembers are in studies of Third Year? (a) Admitted into Full :Membership this year. None. (b) Admitted into Fulll\1:embership previously. None.

21 JOURNAL. 2i Ql!E~. " " " " " " " " " " " " " " X. \Vhat members are in studies of Fourth Y iar.? P A. Goold) Rashik L. Sa1'en} Peary I.all. XI. \Vhat:Members have completed the Conference Course of Study? (a) Elected and ordained Elders this year. N!. K. Chuekerbutti. (b) Elected and ordained Elders previously. None. XII. \Vhat others have been elected and ordained Deacons? (a) As Local Preachers. Khuduram Das. (b) linder :Missionary Rule. None. (c) Under Seminary Rule. None. XIII. What others have been elected al~d ordained Elders? (a) As Local Deacons. N 011 e. ( b ) Under :l\iissionary Rule. Non c. (e) Under Seminary Rule. None. XIV Was the character of each Preacher examined? This 'U.'as strictl-y done as i he nal1'te of each preacher,«('as called in open Conference. XV \Vho have been Transferred and to what Conference? 1\' one. XVI. \Vho have Died? L. C. Shear) B. fill. 1\10zumdar. XVII. \Vho have been Located at their own request? None. XVIII. ""'ho have been Located? None. XIX. \Vho have withdrawn? None. XX. Who have been permitted to withdraw under Charges or Complaints? None. XXI. \Vho have been expelled? None.. XXII. What other Personal Notation should be made? None. XXIII. Who are the Supernumerary Preachers? None. XXIV. 'Vho are the Retired.l\finisters? Henry Jackson.

22 22 BENGAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE 1915 QUES. xxv XXVI. " " XXVII. " XXVIII. XXIX. " " " " XXX. XXXI. XXXII. " XXXIII. " XXXIV, " XXXV " XXXVI. Who are the Triers of Appeals? C. H. S. Koch, W P. ByeTs) John Byork) H. M. Swan., G. S. Hendet'son. "That is the Annual Report of the Conference Board of Home Nlissions and Church Extension? None. What is the Annual Report of the Conference Board of Foreign :Missiolls? None. "That is the Statistical Report? See Sta.tistical Report. \Vhat is the Conference Treasurer's Report? See Con.ference Treasurer's Report. \Vhat is the aggregate of the Benevolent Collections ordered by the General Conference, as reported by the Conference Treasurer? Ru.pees 147. "That are claims 011 the Conference Fund? Ru.pees S67-14-o. '\That has been received on these claims, and how has it been applied? Rs. 1, , of which Rs u'as applied on abo've claims) and the bala.nce in 'Vested according to the o'rder of the Conference. 'Vhat is the five per cent. of the amount raised for the support of Conference Claimants, and paid by the Conference Treasurer to the Board of Conference Claimants for Connectional Relief? Rs.6. What amount has been apportioned to th.: Pastoral charges within the Conference to be raised for the support of Conference Claimants? Not1l.ing. \Vhere are the Preachers stationed? See Appointments. Where shall the next Conference be held? Kidderpore.

23 ~~~~~*~*~~~*~~~~*~~~~ ~ ~ ~ This is to certify that on the twenty-eighth day ~ ~ of November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, at. ~~ ~ Calcutta, under election of the Bengal Conference, ~ ~~i held at Calcutta, I ordained as ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DEACON It ~ KHUDURAM DAS, *- ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ And on the same day. with the assistance of It it! elders, as i~ ~ ~ ~~ ELDER. ~ MUKUNDU K. CHUCKERBUTTI, ~ ~ ~ j. E. ROBINSON. ~ ~ ~ ~ Calcutta, Nove".ber 28th, ~ ~ I~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

24 BENGAL CONFERENCE. APPOINTMENTS FOR ASANSOL DISTRICT. W. P. BYERS, Superintendent, Asansol English Church Bengali Circuit Bengali Church." Boys' School A~habari Mangalbari Rampur Sarakdihi (P.O. Asansol). To be supplied. w. P. Byers. S. ::VI. Mondoi. W. P. Byers. X. C. Biswas. To be supplied. To be supplied.. To be supplied. Calcutta Boys' School Darjeeling Industrial Home Kidderpore Circuit and Seamen's 'Mission Thoburn Church CALCUTTA DISTRICT. G. S. HENDl~RSO~, SlIpcTintendent, (P.o. Calcutta). T. P. Campbell, Principal. To be supplied. John Byork, Superintende-ut. John Byork. G. S. Henderson. CALCUTTA VERNACULAR DISTRICT. Collins Institute and Bible Training School l)baramtala Bengali Church Diamond Harbour Circuit East Calcutta Circuit Hati Bagan Church Jlindustanl Circuit C. H. S. KOCH, Superintendent, ip.o. Calcutta). Gottlieb Schanzlin, Principal. K. C. Mullick,. Teacher in Training School. C. H~ Archibald... I\1issiona,-y -in-charge,. L. B. Chatterjee, Pastor" Supply. To be supplied. C. H. S. Koch. K. C. Mullick. C. H. Archibald. feary LaU.

25 APPOIN1\l\I~NTS Lee Memorial Misson and Baliaghata Circuit South Villages Circuit and Jhanjra Church Tamluk On Furlough D. H. l"ee, Superinte1ldent, (On Furlough). C. H. Archibald, '._ M issionary-in-charge-. S. C. Biswas. 1\1. K. Chuckerbutti. D. H. Manley. Bolpur Circuit Bolpur Church and Sainthia San tali Work ~,i-js A,..,Ghaskara I' '~f'" Molarpore J~' r-y Rampore Haut ' Pakaur Bengali Church and Boys' School / Pakaur San tali Circuit Rajipur Kola Jhora Sangrampur Dhulian Asansol English Church and District Work Asansol Evangelistic and Zenana Work Asansol Girls' Boarding School " Bengali Church Work Bible Training School Medical Work and' Village Day Schools On Furlough Anglo-Indian Girls) Qrphanage Calcutta Boys) School and Orphanage Calcutta Girls' High School PAKAUR DISTRICT. H. 1\I. SWAN, Superintendent, (P.O. Pakaur, E. I. Ry., Loop Line). WOMEN'S WORK. ASANSOL DISTRICT. CALCUTTA DISTRICT. J. P. l\ieik (P.O. Bolpur). J. ::\. Mondol. To be supplied. J. P. :\Ieik. To be supplied.. J. P. l\ieik, P. C. Das, L. E. B. K. Sirkar. R. L. Saran. Barriar Saren, L. D. To be supplied. C. L. Das. To be supplied. Mrs. Byers. Miss X orberg. Mrs. Byers, Miss Hosking, Assistant. :;\Irs. Mondol. Miss Moore, Ass,istant. Miss Johansen. Miss Carr. Miss Hunt, Superintendent. Mrs. Campbell. ;. Miss Hunt, Principal. Miss Callow, Asst. Principal. Miss Boyce. Miss Tunison.

26 %6 Deaconess Home Kidderpore Seamen'. Mission and Hindustani WOfk Thoburn Church, Visitor... Queen's Hill School On Furlough Miss Maxey, Superintendent. Mrs. Byork. Miss Maxey. Miss Knowles J Miss Rockey J Mrs. Culshaw. Miss Long. Miss Bennett. Miss Wood. Miss Stahl. Principal. Vice-Principal. CALCUTTA VERNACULAR DISTRICT. District Work Collins Institute East Calcutta Circuit:- Girls' School and Zenana Work Hati Bagan Church Hindustani Work (Calcutta) Lee Memoria.l Mission Baliaghata WomanJs Work Day Schools EYangelistic and Zenana Work Lee Memorial Girls' School: Educational Department Boarding Department Jhanjra Tamluk On Furlough District Work Bo}pur Circuit Bolpur Church Bolpur EYangelistic Work Pakaur Church and Boys' School Pakaur Bengali and Santali EYangelistic Work Pakaur Widow's Home Pakaur Girls' School Pakaur Medical Work Rampu, Haut PAKAUR DISTRICT... Mrs. Koch. Mrs. Schiinzlin. :Miss Moyer. Mrs. Mullick. Miss Moyer. Mrs. Lee, on furlough. Miss Katharine M. Kinzly. and Mrs. Elsie Beeken. Mrs. Elsie Beeken. Miss Mabel L. Eddy. Miss Mary F. Carpenter... Mrs. C. H. Archibald Mrs. Biswas. Miss Blair. Mrs. Manley. Miss Matheson. Mrs. Swan. Mrs. Meik. Mrs. Mondo!. Miss Meik. Mrs. Sircar. Miss Grandstrand. Miss Grandstrand: Miss Swan. Miss Reiley. Mrs. Meik & Mrs. Das.

27 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS' REPORTS. ASANSOL DISTRICT. W. p, BYERS, District Superintendent. English Work. We are still waiting for a supply for our English Congregation, and the people are wondering if someone is really coming to be their pastor and to live among them all the time. The Eldons are still detained in Canada, so we have asked Bishop Warne to try and find a man who can come soon. We have endeavoured to get some one from India to help but without success. In the month of March lviiss Gladys Dobson came from England to be the wife of lvir. Watkin Roberts, of the Thadu Kookie Pioneer Mission in the Lushai hills. As they had no home, we offered them the use of the parsonage, and they have been assisting, as opportunity offers, in our English services. Beside translating into the Thadu-Kookie language the Gospel of John, making and translating a hymn book and primer for these interesting people, Mr. Roberts has been engaged in the distribution of the publications of the Scripture Gift Mission. Many thousand of these special editions and active service Gospels have been sent out to all parts of India. We have been able to revive the week-night prayer meeting since Mr. and Mrs. Roberts came, and we have had some blessed refreshings and encouragements from on high. Mrs. Cowie's health was not good in Asansol, and she was unable, owing to her lameness, to climb so many stairs, so she has gone to a cooler climate to work among the soldiers at Umballa. Rev. A. A. Parker who was at last year's Conference in Asansol and rendered such excellent service in our Engfish meetings, was again with us for our convention in October, and again the Holy Spirit wrought conviction in men's hearts, and there were several conversions. Mr. Parker has made for himself a large place in the hearts of the Asansol people and they will always welcome his return.

28 BENGAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE 1915 Rev. F. J. Blewitt's health has improved so much since he went to live in the splendid climate of Madhupur, that he. is again doing active and efficient service for the l\iaster, ably seconded by his good wife. They have. attached themselves to Asansol Quarterly Conference and find plenty of Christian work to be done at Madhupur. The Railway Board has begun to pay the monthly grant applied for, last year, so that now our English Congregation, with the aid of these Rs. 100 monthly, is ready for self-support. The Company may also givc; us a grant for annual repairs to the Church and parsonage, and we have applied for a monthly grant for the Bengali Girls' Day School adjoining the Parsonage. Bengali Work. Our Bengali Pastor has been able to struggle through another year of active service. At times he has suffered much, and wondered if the end were near, but again he has been restored and, while not able to do vigorous work has been preaching, visiting and attending the sick assiduously throughout the year. In January we were enabled to begin a Bible Training Class for our young married workers. They had not had sufficient education to get on well with their studies and work. A very suitable teacher was found in Bro. N. C. Biswas, who had worked for some years as translator in the Bible Society at Calcutta. Under him these young men have improved noticeably, and they are happy to have this opportunity of learning more and becoming better prepared for their work. Besides his daily class duties Bro. Biswas has preached regularly and acceptably to the Mission Compound Congregation. He also has taken the vernacular prayer service on Wednesday evenings, and occasionally goes out preaching with the young men. He has been recommended by the District Conference for admission to Annual Conference. We have hoped that with the coming of Bro. Chuckerbutti to Mongalbari we might get something worth while done out there. The people were all so glad and happy to have a man of education with them ; a:nd the work had only begun to shape itself a little when he was transferred to Tamluk. The people felt it very much, and beg for a strong man to carry out and -direct the work amongst them. So we are waiting f;r someone for Mongalbari.

29 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS' REPORTS 29 The rains have been so light this year that there is no harvest of rice, and the unplanted fields look very desolate indeed. The poor people are saying "Sahib what shall we eat this year?" They are growing thin and the little girls are being offered for sale by their parents. The out-look is full of gloomy foreboding, and we wonder how the year will end. Our Camp Meeting Convention was held in October. A large tent purchased from last year's subscriptions covered the tennis court and a larger number of friends than fornlely gathered from different parts of Bengal, representing no less than fourteen Missions. At the closing meeting many testified to having received definite blessings. The Leper Asylum property was formally made over to our Mission in May and is now one of our properties in Asansol. We expect to have to use it for a famine relief camp before long. W. F. M. S. Work. l\'iiss Carr, having completed her fifth year, was obliged to go on furlough in February. She writes of addressing many meetings and of opportunities for making friends for the work in India. She is looking forward to her return a few months hence. After a much interrupted furlough, owing to the war, Miss Norberg returned in May, in intense heat, and with IVIiss Hosking held the fort while an the other workers had a holiday In July the whole country was overrun with an epidemic of cholera. It swept through our Girls' School, carrying off nine little ones. Also :Miss Norberg took it, and we were very anxious about her for a few hours. Miss lvl Johansen, a trained nurse, has just lately arrived from Sweden. and is endeavouring to learn both English and Bengali with vigor and determination.. We have made an application for a School Hospital building grant from Government and hope to have it soon. We shall then feel better prepared to deal with these epidemics with a llurse to care" for the sufferers. The grant to the School has been increased to Rs. 75 per month, and a furniture grant of Rs. 700 has provided mariv comforts for the School, which we have long been wishing t~ have.

30 30 BENGAL. ANNuALCONFER.SNCa 1915 All the property has been done up in fine style, and the ladies are very happy in their commodious and comfortable home. Three Bible women have been away for training and two girls for teacher's training, so we are getting more efficient help on these lines. The work has moved slowly, and we pray and look eagerly for the time when Bengal shall awake and receive her King. PAKAUR DISTRICT. H. M. SWAN, District Superintendent. The year under review covers scarcely more than the hot and the rainy seasons when much of the work is at its lowest ebb. Rampur Haut. The work at Rampur Haut has been in charge of brother Meik since last conference. English services have been held monthly for the European railway community, who have appreciated these services, as indicated by their attendance and offerings. Scriptures and religious tracts have faithfully been sold, and markets, melas and villages have regularly been visited by our workers. Day and Sunday Schools have also been carried on. A number of our Santal Christians recently baptized have moved away from the district during the year. Bolpur. At Bolpur the work is gradually increasing in intensity and extension. The Government Educational Department has turned over a number of Santal village schools, together with a grant sufficient to carry them, to brother Meik, who has secured a number of qualified Christian Santal teachers for them. It is to be hoped that this openin.g among the Santals may be blessed of God to the salvation of many in the near future. There has been a good deal of fever and cholera in and about Bolpur during these months. Though there has been a good deal of suffering among our Christians, they have hitherto been graciously spared. Our Mission here was r.reatly honoured by a visit from the Governor of Bengal who was glad to accept the hospitality of our compound for his brief encampment. A missionary of the W. F M. S. for Bolpur would greatly

31 j)istluct SUPJtlUNTItNDItNTS I :RaPORTS add to our effectiveness as a mission in this populous community. Mrs. Meik is doing nobly with her limited funds. Pakaur. The reorganization of the work at Pakaur, which was begun at the close of last year seems to promise well for the future. It has thrown greater responsibilities upon the preachers-in-charge, revealing their strong and weak points in a new way. Each new charge is gradually assuming a distinct and more independent individuality; a new consciousness of strength and importance unknown before has appeared. This is particularly true of Kola J ora Charge. Though the pastor is a new man not yet out of the exhorter's grade, he is proving himself exceptionally efficient. His people have this year taken a firm and united stand against the usual pressure to compel them to contribute to the annual poojah celebrati"ons in charge of the local rajah. A number went to him personally and told him they had become Christians and would not any more contribute toward idol worship. One lonely Christian family in a village far from any other Christians, who were recently baptized, have been persecuted and threatened with expulsion from the village by the neighbours. On their refusal to give anything to the poojah collection, the villagers collected in a mob at night and went to their house and dragged the man out and gave him such a beating that he could not get up for seme days. A complaint has been lodged with the magistrate against a number of the assailants and these have been put in jail to await their trial. The case is watched with considerable interest by the whole country-side as it has come to be regarded as a test case to prove whether Christians or any Santals can successfully object to paying their share in the annual poojah expenses. The whole village has united against the poor Christian and he can obtain no witnesses, hence the result is awaited with some tension. In spite of crop failure that has caused a great deal of suffering among the people this charge has supported a pastor's helper throughout the year, who has done very faithful service. The amount raised has not been over three rupees any month, but I trust that with the coming of the new harvest they will be able to help a little also towards the pastor's salary. A new head-man for the Christians who has recently been appointed promises to become an important factor in the work of the church.

32 The church attendance has recently been greatly improved, thanks to his energy and zeal. By the aid I)f a special grant from the Board, both the church and the teachers dwelling have been covered with a corrugated iron roof during the year. Three new villages have been. entered, in one of which four families have already been baptized. These families are clamouring f;; a church and pastor as the Kola lora pastor is too far away and cannot give them all the teaching they crave. They are ready to bear the expenses for the church themselves. This promises soon to become a new center, and a suitable worker must somehow be found. Pakaur Santali Charge has also had a very good year in spite of the fact that the Pastor's helper has been very ill and incapacitated for work during the whole year. Pastoral support began well with the new year, but soon began to lag from lack of sufficient attention. A new day school has been opened during the year that promises soon to become self-supporting. The recently baptized Desh-manjhi is furnishing a house and the boys are paying fees. Rajipur Charge has shown the least results for the year. One reason may be that the pastor has been managing two farms, for which the mision is responsible, and hence the church work has suffered. For the coming year an additional worker has been put on who is to be entirely supported hy the charge, and if arrangements can be made, the pastor will be relieved of the care of the farms. Sangram,pur is a hard field, and for a number of years has been practically at a standstill. Most of our Christians arc extremely poor and sadly lacking in thrift and unity. They are greatly outnumbered by l\fuhammadans in the village whose influence ever them is still very strong. The work has recently been strenghtened by the addition of a local preacher, whose wife is a trained Bible woman. One Mohammedan family has been baptized, another family who reverted years ago has been reclaimed, but one family has reverted to marry off a daughter for whom a satisfactory husband was not to be found among the Christians. A family or two of ex-christians have expressed a readiness to return. At the last session of the Quarterly conference it was decided that henceforth one half of all funds collected shall go to the pastor's support, and the other half to the poor fund. Thus at last pastoral support has been begun in this. belated village.

33 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS' REPOR'fS 33 The problem of rescueing our village Christians from the slough of poverty and debt and establishing them on a more scj.id fin.ancial basis has long- engaged 111~' thoughts, but a workable method based upon the principle of self-help has thus far not been found. I have almost been mobbed this year by starving Christians and have become more determined than ever to find some solution for their economic troubles. As an experiment I purchased a pair of bullocks and rented to an earnest young Santal Christian at the current rate. Instead of paying only the rent he has asked to buy the bullocks outright. If all,,'ere as thrifty as this young man, the trouble might soon be solved. I am just starting a credit-eo-operative association exclusively for our Christians, which promises to help them toward thrift, honesty, co-operation and self-help. "\Vith our Christians on a sounder economic pasis, pastoral support will easily be solved ; without this we must ever be dependent upon funds. from America. Paka ur Bengali Cha.rge has had a good year. A goodly number have been baptized, among them two families of converts from.l\fohammedanism in a village where we had no Christians previously Of the more than 200 baptisms for the year nearly all belong to the three chargess :-Kola] ora, Palwur Santa.l and PakauT Bengali. Pastoral support practically reached the standard set at the beginning of the year and has been raised by stewards and church collections. A new 5tandard has been set for the coming year, and the responsibility for a certain percentage of the pastor's salary has been placed entirely upon the church. The Boys' Boarding School has had a good year. The average attendance has exceeded that of any previous year. In spite of the hard times the fees collected have slightly surpassed the figures of last year. The First, Second and Third Pandit and the Second Master are all old boys from our school. The Head l\1aster who is also pastor of the church is doing excellent work. Three of our boys are in high school in Calcutta, one of them, a SantaI boy goes up for his Entrance examination next March. Two of our Christian orphans have been selected to compete for the Government Scholarship Examination this year. They too hope to enter high school next year. I should like to bring to the notice of this Conference that a number of bright and earnest Matriculation-passed young men will soon be offering themselves to us for training for the gospel ministry. If we can provide them with the right l.'ind of training, we shall have in a few years lii S

34 34 BENGAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE 1915 line of leaders who will usher in a new day for our work in Bengal. 'Ve need earnestly to pray that God may help us in this, the gravest of our many problems. Some definite plan will have to be made this year to meet the problem of the Pakaur Church debt. Every year of 'delay increases the debt with the accnleing interest. To rob the current work, already crippled for want of necessary funds, to pay this debt would be criminal. Some other way must be found. w. F. M. S..'Vith the W F. lvl. S. it has in some respects been a year of losses. ~1iss Daniel who for more than seven years has faithfully served the mission as Head l\1istress of the Girls' School has been compelled to leave to be with her invalid mother. J\1iss Dutt, who during the short time she was with us as lady doctor endeared herself to everyone has left to pursue further studies. For a time it seemed as if it would be necessary for lviiss Grandstrand also to leave us to return to America, but after five months of doctoring she now thinks she will manage to stay until her furlough is due. Her present robust condition is due to God's mercy and the kind and efficient treatment of Dr. Fletcher Robinson. With new workers taking the places of these who have left the Woman's 'Vork now turns to the futnre with confidence. 'Vord is expected soon to arrive from the ladies at Home that a grant for a newbuilding has been sanctioned and that their room troubles will soon be over. Nearly 12,000 patients have been treated at the dispensary, although the year has been unusually free from sickness. May God in all things help us to be faithful and to sei've Him in tnlth. CALCUTTA DISTRICT. D. H. MANLIty, Superintendent. The Calcutta District includes the English work of 0111' ltfission in Calcutta. and Darjeeling. Calcutta Boys' School. Located at 72, Corporation Street, Mr. T. P. Campbell, M.A., Principal. A s<;hoo1 for European and Anglo-Indian Boys. Tbe;

35 DISTRICT SUI~ERIN1\ENDEN1'S' REPORTS 35 school is housed in a large and well arranged three storied brick building, built especially for its use. Near by are four large tcnement buildings, known as the Calcutta Boysl School Endowment Trust buildings, which constitute a permanent endowment for the school. The school teaches from the Kindergarten up to the Eighth Standard (Junior Cambridge). There are II teachers, and an attendance of 71 boarders and 61 Jay scholars. l\1:odcrn sanitary improvements have been installed during the year. All boys of proper age are expected to join the school Volunteer Cadet Company. A patrol of Boy Scouts has recently been organized. The boarding boys attend Thoburn Church, and a religious and literary meeting is held in the school on Friday evenings. Calcutta Girls' High School. Located at 152, Dharamtala Street, 1I1iss :\va Hunt: Principal. Other V\T F. ~I. S. ~Iissionaries are: ~liss Boyce and Miss Tunnison. Attendance: 95 boarders, and ISS day scholars. It has classes up to the Tenth Standard (Senior Cambridge). The school includes a very large and successful Kindergarten Department. A patrol of Girl Guides has been organized, and is very popular. The bo'ln1ers attend Thoburn Church. Junior Epworth League is conducted especially for the smaller girls. Thc larger girls attend the Epworth League of Thoburn Church. Anglo-Indian Girls~ Orphanage. The Orphanage is housed in the Deaconess Home, ISO, Dharamtala Street. The Girls attend the Calcutta Girls' High School as day scholars. The average enrollment is about 28. Miss Fannie Bennett has been Superintendent for several years. Miss Bennett left for furlough in October, ~Hss Hunt is now acting as Superintendent and 1V1iss A..:\1. Geisenhener has direct charge of the girls. The greatest need of the orphanage is a new building, or large and more suitable quarters. Deaooness Home. Located at ISO, Dharamtala Street..:\1iss Elizabeth JVIaxev Superintendent, furnishes a home for various l\iission worke~s from time to time. ~1iss :Maxey is abundant. in,good ;works, especially as Church visitor for Thoburn Church.

36 BENGAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE 1915 ThoburD Churoh. This great and historic Church, located at 151, Dharamtala Street, Calcutta, organized by Bishop Thoburn, of which he was pastor for II years, and of which Bishop 1.,Varne was pastor for thirteen years, continues its work of earnest evangelism and wide influence. After the departure of Rev. Dr. H. E. Wark and Mrs. Wark, for the home land at the end of 1914, Rev. Dr. P M. Buck of the North India Conference took the pastorate for three months. Rev. D. H. Manley having been appointed at the time of the Annual Conference, in January, took over the pastorate on April 1st. At the Conference held in November 1915, Rev. Georg-e Henderson was appointed as pastor to take charge early in January, 1916, when Mr. :Manley is to go on furlough. The Church suffered a very severe loss in the sad death, in July, of Mr. C. J. A. Pritchard, for many years the most prominent and active member of the Church. It is a matter for thankfulness that during the year the presence and power of the Lord has been especially manifested. Kidderpore Church and Seamen-'s Mission. Located at 19, Circular Garden Reach Road, Kiddcrpore, a general mission to seamen, and a church for seamen and local families. Rev John Byork is pastor of the Church, and Superintendent of the Seamen's J\fission. The most notable event of the year is the erection of a large addition to the building, which now constitutes the main building. The new addition contains a suitable church room, ~md generally adds in every way to the facilities for the work of the Seamen's lviissiol1. Many seamen visit the lviission and are helped in a multitude of ways, and ships in the harbour are visited. Industrial Home. This is an institution ~tarted by Bishop \Varne, when he was Pastor of Thobum Church, to help European and Anglo.Indian men who were out of employment or for any reason temporarily in distress. It is now located in suitable quarters at Kidderpore. It can accommodate about 25 mell, and it is usually full. The men work a few hours a day for their food and lodgings, and opportunity is given for them to search for regular employment.

37 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS' REPORtS 37 Queen~s Hill School. This is a school of the; \V F M. S. for girls, located at Darjeeling, the hill station most frequented by missionaries, Government officials, and others from Rengal. ~\liss E. L. Knowles is Principal-Emeritus. Miss C. J. Stahl, Principal,.Miss Lois Rockey, Vice-Principal. The attc:nd3nc~ which has been increasing in recent years is now 140. About 30 of this number are boys, who are allowed to attend as boarders or day scholars up to the age of ten years. The boarders of this school attend the Union Church, Darjeeling, with the Trustees of which an arrangement has been made whereby the ::\Iethodist Episcopal Church is to furnish the Pastor for a period of years. Classes arc maintained up to the loth Standard (Senior Cambridge). Results in the Cambridge examinations, and also in music, have been remarkably good. This school is a great boon to the missionary childr@tl of Bengal. CALCUTTA VERNACULAR DISTRICT. D. H. MANLEY, Superintendent. This District includes the Vernacular wo rk of our Mission in Calcutta and surrounding 'Villages, and in Talnluk and 'Vicinity. The predominating language is Bengali, but 7.l 01'/~ is also carried on in the Hindustani la.nguage. Deaths. During 1915, this District has suffered the loss by death of two valued workers, both members of Annual Conference. Rev L. C. Sircar died at Tamluk in June after a few days' illness. Brother Sircar was an active and faithful servant of God. Then in July came the sad death of our dearly loved and highly respected Brother Rev. B. }\'1. Mozumdar. Bro. IVlozumdar had been appointed at the last Conference as preacher-in-charge of the East Calcutta Circuit, while he continued as Superintendent of the Diamond Harbour District, which appointment he had held for many years.

38 BENGAL ANNUAL CO~NFERENCJt.1915 Personal Mention.. I f! In April Rev. D. H. Lee proceeded on furlough to America, whither lvirs. Lee and their sons Frank and Albert had gone the year before. The charge of the Lee :\Iemorial.1\'Iission was left in the hands of Bro. C. H. Archibald, assisted by Miss Eddy and the other lady missionaries of the Lee lvlemorial. The marriage, in July.. of Mr. Archibald and lviiss Lillie Lee was a very happy event. Because of the ill health of.mrs. Goold, Brother and Sister P A. Goold had to go away early in the year to the hills. In September an arrangement was entered into with the Y l\l C. A. whereby lylr. Goold took up the Secretaryship of their branch at Simla. Mrs. Goold is greatly improving in health in the fine.climate of Simla. Rev and Mrs; C. H. S. Koch and family returned from furlough early in December, and at the Annual Conference held in November, Bro. Koch was appointed ~uperintendent of the Calcutta Vernacular District including the old Diamond Harbour District. Rev. D. H. Manley and Family are to proceed on furlough early in General Remarks. In regard to the work in general, I am very sorry not to. be able to report any marked advance. In the two impoitant items, Baptisms and Pastoral Support, a decline is shown by the statistics. How much of this may be chargeable to the effects of the war is difiicult to say No doubt the loss sustained by the death of two of our leading workers, and the consequent disarrangement of our work is chargeable with much. However, I sincerely believe that year by year the knowledge of our Scriptures and the love for our Lord Jesus Christ is steadily growing among the Indian people. Collins Institute. Rev. G. Schanzlin, Principal; lvlr. L. B. Chatterjee, Head Master. A school for Bengali boys, including classes up to University Matriculation. Mr. T: P. Collins, of Philadalphia, U. S. A., gave a large gift:to this Institution, and it is after him that it is named. The class work of Collins. Institute is carried

39 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS' REPORTS 39 on at 131, Dharamtala Street (II Creek Rov,I), two blocks east of Thoburn Church, in the centre of Calcutta. The Boarding Department is located at 52, Tangra Road, on the Eastern side of the City. The School has an enrollment of nearly 500 boys, of whom about 100 are Christians. Sixty-five Christian boys live in the Hostel at Tangra Road. The attcndance has increased by about 100 during the quadrennium, and the amount of fees collected annually has very materially increased. The percentage of passes in the University }\Iatricl~lation examinations is satisfactory A new, larger, and more suitable building is urgently needed for the day-school. Bengal Conference Bible Training School. Fors several years a Bible Training Class has been conducted in connection with the Collins Institute. The full course of study covers three years. There has never heen a large number of students in attendance, and at present there are only three students, one in each year of the course. But it is earnestly hoped that larger support for this vcry important branch of our work may be forthcoming, and that a larger number of suitable candidates may present themselves for mini~terial training. The Training School is in charge of Brother G. Schanzlin as Principal. Rev S. C. Biswas has been the teacher for some years. At the session of the Annual Conference in K ovember 1915, Rev. K. C. l\iullick was appointed as teacher of the Training Class. Dharamtala Bengali Church. Situated on Dharamtala Street in the Compound of the Lee Memorial Mission. Rev. D. H. Lee, up to the time of his going on furlough, and now Rev. C. H. Archibald, is lviissionary-incharge, Mr. L. B. Chatterjee, the Pastor. Girls from the Lee l\1emorial School, and boys from Collins Institute constitute the bulk of the congregation, but there is also a considerable church membership. This is the oldest of our Vernacl1lar ':'Iission work in Calcutta, and in this Church building, Bishop Thoburn began to preach to the English Congregation. A very urgent need exists for our Mission to build a large central Bengali Church, which can take the place of this old Church, and also provide a place for English speaking, both sennons and lectures, for the benefit of the educated Indians of all religions. English knowing

40 40 BENGAL ~AL CONFERENCE 1915 Indians are rapidly increasing in all parts.)f the country and are open to approach through the English language. East CaJcutta Circuit. In this Circuit is included our work at Hati Bagan, Ba11ygunj, and Chorgarod. Rev. 1\1. K. Chuckerbutti was Pastor for several years up to January 1915, when Rev. B. 1VI. lvlozumdar was appointed pastor,,\rhile carrying on at the same time his work as Superintendent of the Diamond Harbour District. After his death, Rev. S. C. Biswas was appointed J)astor, while carrying on at the same time his work as teacher in the Bible Tndning School. At the Annual Conference in November 1915, Rev. C. H. S. Koch was appointed as Preacher-in-charge of the East Calcutta Circuit, as well as Superintendent of the Calcutta Venlacular District, and Rev. K. C.?\lullick was appointed pastor of Hati Bagan Church. The work on this Circuit is very encouraging ; and there has been marked advance along all lines during the quadrennium. The population of this part of Calcutta is increasing very rapidly, and our :Mission has a good plant "and opportunity to accomplish great good during the coming years. All sorts of mission work is earned on; church work, street preaching, book selling, primary schools for both boys and girls, zenana work etc. An interesting enterprise, completed in I9I4, was the building of a row of five tenement quarters at Hati Bagall. These houses were built to provide suitable and cheap living quarters for Christian' families. The builcling material used is brick, and the rooms are collvenient an,] comfortable. The housing problem is a very difficult one for our Christians. Rents are very high, and our Christian families are "mixed up with non Christians. By providing these tenement houses we have near the Church under helpful surroundings a nucleus of a Christian Community, and are able to do a little mor.; for our peopje in a way which is not charity. T"he rents paid are sufficient to pay taxes, keep the property in repair, pay interest on the investment and leave a fair balance each year for refunding. Hindustani Circuit. Rev,., C. H. Archibald, Missionary-in-charge, Rev. Peary Lall, Pastor. Th~ Hindustani Congregation meets in the

41 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS' REPOR1'S 41 Dharamtala Bengali Church, but the various activities of this work extend to many parts of Calcutta. The Pastor preaches regularly in many widely distributed places, in the homes of Christian families, on the Streets, at fairs, etc. The Hindustani Bible women visit regularly more than 150 homes. While Calcutta is of course principally a Bengali City, yet more than three hundred thousand of its people 'speak the Hindustani language. But among this large section of the population very little mission work is done by any of the missions working in Calcutta. Tamluk Circuit., The town of Tamluk is the head quarters of the Sub-division of the same name in the Midnapore District, Province of Bengal. It is situated on the west bank of the Rupnarayan river, about fifty miles south-west of Calcutta. The population is about 8,000, and is increasing slowly. This town figures as a place of great antiquity in the sacred writings of the Hindus, being the capital of an ancient kingdom known as Tamralipta. Tamluk is surrounded by a very fertile country which produces rich crops of rice, and sustains a dense population. This is the only town of any considerable size in the Sub-division, but there are over fifteen hundred villages. The principal object of general interest at Tamluk is an old temple sacred to the Goddess Kali ; the skill and ingenuity displayed in the construction of it still commands admiration. Ours is the only mission working in this territory. The W F M. S. has built a comfortable dwelling house there and usually keeps two lady missionaries to direct zenana and school work. The parent Board maintains preaching and colportage work, and also the giving of Christian teaching in a number of subsidized schools in the surrounding villages. Thousands of Bible portions and tracts are sold and distributed every year, over two hundred homes are regularly visited by the Biblewomen and hundreds of children are receiving Christian instruction in the schools. The general feeling among the people is that of friendliness towards Christianity, and we are hoping for fruitage in many baptisms before many years. Conference Sunday School Secretaryship. In conformity with the -plan recently inaugurated by the Board of Sunday Schools of our Church, Bengal Conference has 6

42 42 BENGAL ANNUAL CONFERENCIt 1915 set aside a worker to devote his whole time to the interests of the Sunday Schools of the Conference, but since he resides at Tamluk within the bounds of this District, his work is mentioned here. The Sunday Schools of the Conference are being systematically visited, an effort is being made to train the teachers of these schc)olr:. into better efficiency, and a paper is being inaugurated to encourage and help Sunday School work. Many thanks are due to the Sunday School Board for their support of this work. Lee Memorial Mission. The Lee Memorial Bengali l\fission founded by Dr. D. H. and Mrs. Ada Lee in 1894 is situated on Dharamta1a StreErt opposite a beautiful park called Vlellington Square one block east of Thoburn Church. This work being in the heart of Calcutta, with the business section of the city to the west, the European residenta1 quarters to the south, and the native city to the east and north, has a unique opportunity for work among the Indian people. The properties are worth no less than 100,000 Dollars, and are entirely free from debt. The two commodious new buildings, built as a Memorial to the six Lee children who lost their liv{~s in the Darjeeling landslide of 1899 and dedicated in December 1909 for the use of the girls' boarding school as dormitories and class rooms, a part being occupied too, by the missionaries in charge, have been a great boon. The dormitories, the spacious verandahs of which have also been made to do duty at night as sleeping quarters, accommodating about 200 girls, have been filled to their utmost capacity. The average class enrollment has been about one hundred in the Kindergarten, and another hundred in the six standards and Normal Department. The staff consists of I I Bengali teachers all of whom are products of the Normal School, and two missionary ladies. The average enrollment in the Normal Department has been about nine, although there has been this year an enrollment of fifteen. In the last four years twenty-five Government teacher trainingship certificates have been granted to girls who have been in the training classes. Altogether fortyfive trained teachers have been certified since the Normal Department was opened in Since the establishment of the Girls' Boarding School one hundred girls have gone out from it into mission work..

43 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS' REPORTS 43 The mission plant at Baliaghata, one of the suburbs of Calcutta, was established as a Boys' Orphanage and School to provide a home and training for the Hindustani boys who came to the mission during the famine of I900. This has now been brought up to the status of a ~Iiddle English School. The school has shown marked improvement during the past year, both in teaching staff and enrollment. Besides the regular Bengali and Hindustani services carried on at the Dharamtala Bengali Church, preaching is also regularly conducted in a hall on the ground floor of the Boys' School at Baliaghatta. 1 his hall, opening by large doors on a busy thoroughfare, affords an opportunity of preaching to many hearers. From this suburb of Calcutta where thousands can be reached, preaching in the streets, on canal banks, and in the bazaars is very active. Day Schools have been established for Hindu girls and extensive zenana work is done by the Bible women. A few miles south of Baliaghatta, wo"rk has been opened in several centres to reach the fanners, potters, and fishermen in scores of villages. Four Pastor teachers are at work and three girls' schools are spreading their influence in a large Hindu community The most promising results are among the potters. During the past four years one of the JYlission colporteurs has sold over 30,000 gospel portions. The preachers join the colporteurs in visiting the melas or fairs about Calcutta and sell large numbers of gospels and do considerable preaching. They sell from 15,000 to 20,000 portions yearly. Besides Dr. and Mrs. Lee who are on furlough, the staff consists of six missionaries, six preachers, fourteen Biblewomen, twenty-six female teachers, five male teachers and two colporteurs. The yearly budget amounts to over 15,000 Dollars raised principally by voluntary gifts to the 1Iission. w. F. M. S. Work. The work of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society is a very important part of all our missionary endeavour. And this is as true as usual on this district. This society maintains girls' schools and conducts Bible women's work at Hati Bagan and Ballygunj in the East Calcutta Circuit, at Tamluk, among the Hindustani people of Calcutta, and in connection with the Lee Memorial Mission. The especially admirable feature of the W F. M. S. work is the regular and efficient way it is financed and carried on.

44 44 BENGAL ~AL CONFERENCE 1915 DIAMOND HARBOUR DISTRICT. D. H. MANLEY, Superintendent. Rev. B. M. IVlozumdar was for many years the Superintendent of this district until his sad death in July The writer has had charge of the district since Mr. Mozumdar's death. At the session of the Annual Conference held in November 1915, this district was joined with the Calcutta Vernacular District of which Rev C. H. S. Koch was appointed Superintendent. The area included in the Diamond Harbour District was a very large one stretching from Calcutta south to the Bay of Bengal. The southern and eastern parts of the area include territory made up of estuaries of the Ganges river, the land being badly water-logged. The Northern portion along the Hooghly river is generally healthful. The civil District includes 1575 villages and has a population of 470,000. Our mission work is carried on at four centres, and consists of preaching, school work, book selling and zenana work. There is a total Christian community of :five or six hundred. The principal thing that can be said about the work of this district, is that a great opportunity exists here as elsewhere in India, for evangelistic effort: The people are very poor, rough and uncivilized, but th-ey are very docile and have a regard for the Gospel when it is preached to them.

45 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS. English Work. IN THE FOURTH YEAR'S STUDIES :-P A. Goold.-To bring up System of Christian Doctrine pp Theism, by Bowne. Prophecy and the Prophets, by Eiselen. The following books to be read in the 4th year's course. The Place of Christ in ~10dern Theology, by Fairbairn. History of Methodism, by Stevens vol. III, Lectures on Preaching, by Brooks. Pastoral and personal Evangelism, by Goodell. Rashik L. Saren.-All the studies of the fourth year's course, Vernacular Course. Peary Lal.-All the studies of the fourth year's course in Hindustani; also "Butler's Analogy" and "the Sword of the Spirit" of the third year's course j Hindustani course. IN THE SECOND YEAR'S STUDIES :-C. II. Archibald. 'fo bring up "Biblical Hermeneutics", by Terry Jibendra N ath M ondol.-all the studies of the second year's vernacular course. Bejoy K. Sircar.-All the studies of the second year, as per Dicipline of I912, substituting "Life of '\Tm. Mansel" for "Methodism and the Republic." IN THE FIRST YEAR'S STUDIES :-Chuni Lal Das. To bring up all the books of the first year's course, except old Testament History, by MacLear. Niropan C. Biswas.-To bring up all the books of the first year's course as per Discipline of I9I2 page 525. Soul of India, by Howells, to be taken in place of American History, and the Interdenominational Review to be read in pbce of the l\fethodist Review and the Present South. G. ScHANZLlN, Registrar. J. P MEIK, Chairman.

46 BENGAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE 1915 EXAMINERS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR For admission on Trial First year's Course Second year's Course Fourth year's Course Hindustani G ScHANZLIN, Registrar. J. P l\ieik C. H. S. Koch and IC C. Mullick G. Schanzlin and G. Henderson. H. M. Swan and M. K. Chukerbutti W. P Byers J. P M:gIK, Chairman. STATE OF THE CHURCH. It has been difficult to write a report on the state of the Church during the busy days of a Conference Session having only the reports and statistics to rely upon and what may be gathered from them is not very encout~g-ing. Here again we are at a loss in that the Statistics are not an adeq! te guide to a comparison with last year. Several columns in th~ statical forms are not understood by all alike, new institutions and new societies are reported or left out according to the judgment of the compiler. In the main however they are not encouraging. They show a decrease in Sunday Schools and Sunday School scholars and in Epworth League and League Members. Pakaur District reports the state of the Church as being extensive rather than intensive and the whole district 5u:ffers for want of a more consecrated and educated ministry to lead the:. people out into the deep things of God, nevertheless there are hopeful signs in the District and Annual Conference examinations being much better this year than formerly and a higher record in baptisms from heathenism, some good and faithful converts having been gathered in. Self-support is growing and a new plan in the Conference appointments has been adopted whereby the responsibility for the pushing on of the work and the record for self-support will rest on the circuit preachers, so that altogether Pakaur District is our most hopeful field.

47 REPOR'l'S OF COl\Il\U'l''l'EES 47 East Calcutta Circuit reports a slow but steady increase in membership, but the standard is low and there is a great need of better teaching and a higher standard of Christian life not only among the members and probationers but an:ong our local Preachers and Exhorters. We deeply regret the closing down of the Methodist Patrika for however inadequate it may have been for the purpose it was a beginning in the right direction and we urge that some free printed matter come to our Local Preachers and Exhorters through which they may get continual instruction in the Doctrine, Polity and General Work of our Church. John Wesley laid great stress on his preachers being bookagents to get good books and papers into the hands of the people. Considering the small salaries our preachers receive and the present high cost of living, it is not to be c:xpected that they or.their people will pay for any such literature at tbis time,' but it is of vital importance to their spiritual growth that such literature be provided and that our preachers read it themselves and be able to teach it to their people. We urge our preachers on all districts to place before their people the plans of the commission on evangelism, and,vorl::: them as far as possible. GEO. HENDERSON, For the Committee. TEMPERANCE COMMITTEE)S REPORT. There has been much rejoicing the world over, because of the great advances the temperance cause has been making lately, and also, that not only individuals but powerful governments, have seen the tremendous advantage in national prosperity, which, in spite of the war, is to be reaped from the disuse of alcoholic liquors. The most acute regret is felt that Great Britain did not legislate on the drink question at the psychological moment. She would probably have been surprised at the satisfaction such a step would have created in many quarters, in spite of the old cry of craft in danger. The Bishop of Oxford, speaking at Reading, said he had been bitterly disappointed at the way in

48 BENGAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE 1915 which people had followed the lead given by the King in the matter of total abstinence. It had been a failure of public spir~ and a failure of loyalty hard to explain in the eyes of the world. They could not recover their self-respect until with widespread unanimity the King's challenge had been accepted. A German General taken prisoner related at Petrograd the following remarks of the Kaiser: -''I was certain of crushing the Russians when they were freely given to drink, but now that they are sober the task is much more difficult, and", he added, in a melancholy tone, "\Vho on earth could have foreseen the anti-alcoholic coup d'etat perpetrated by Nicholas II." The United States and Canada have been forging ahead, and large sections of the new world are ((going dry", having voted for prohibition and manufacture and sale of intoxicants, so that the Slogan has become "A dry America by 1920!" Our Epworth League Secretary, who has a wide field for observation declares that drinking is greatly increasing in India, that the Koran is not keeping the Mahomedans from it and the welfore of Hind is not keeping the Hindus from it, neither is the British Government keeping India from injuring herself by its use, and our King Emperor's noble example seems to have had but little effect. Then there is the tobacco and cigarette question. We all may have heard of the noble ambition and declared purpose of the tobacco men of America, whose motto is ((A cigarette in the mouth of every man, woman and child in India and China!" How numerous are the slaves to their use, in spite of all the warnings against it. "The wreath of cigarette smoke," says Hudson Maxim, "which curls about the head of the growing lad, holds his brain in an iron grip and prevents it and his mind from developing". The cigarette is a maker of invalids, criminals and fools-not men. The yellow finger stain is an emblem of degradation and enslavement, and, we are sorry to say, it is not confined to the boys. We trust everywhere a watchful eye may be kept on our Christian young men that they may not become addicted to the use of cards. Gambling, raffling and interest in the Derby Sweep are all too common in India, and our people should be frequently warned against these evils, and be shewn wherein the wrong lies, as these things seem to have a special fascination for them. As a Church we are glad to know that w~ are sound on the temperance question, and that the use of grape juice at the

49 REPORTS OF COl\Il\IITTltJtS 49 sacrament of the Lord's supper, and in sickness involves no danger to those who partake of it.. The Calcutta and Diamond Harbour District Conferences at their recent session adopted the following resolutions:- I. Resolved that our exhorters sign a pledge that they will wholly and absolutely abstain from all use of tobacco in any form whatsoever, also from all use of palm-wine (toddy) or any other narcotic or intoxicant. II. That we request the Bengal Conference to make it a uniform rule on all its districts for all exhorters to sign this pledge. You will also be pleased to learn that the retail sale of liquor has been curtailed at Asansol. It can now only be purchased by the bottle and cannot be drunk on the premises.. The people of Amritsar have scored a great success by obtaining Government consent, for the removal of all the liquor shops to the outside of the city walls. Steps are being frequently taken by Indian members to ventilate the subject of temperance in the Legislative Council. This leads one to believe that legislation giving the power of local option would be very popular with the people of this country The late Secretary of State for India, Lord Crewe, in his despatch declared his opinion that no drink shop should be established in any village where opposition is shown. This is clearly in the direction of local veto. While rejoicing over all the great achievements of the temperance cause and that the cry is "War on Alcohol" your Com. mittee would draw special attention to the need for watchfulness, that our Indian Church may be strong in her views and practices on all these lines.. Respectfully submitted, lor the Committee. W- P BYERS. REPORT OF THE DEACONESS BOARD. The Deaconess Board passed the characters of Miss Maxey, :Miss Blair J Miss Pritchard and Miss Grandstrand. The Deaconess Home debt was reduced by Rs We recommend that the deaconesses conform to the rules of the Discipline. D. H. MANLIty, for the Committee. 7

50 50 B~NGAL ANNUAt CONF~R~NCE 1915 COLPORTAGE. Last year's report shows, II9 Bibles, 287 New Testaments and 63,967 Scripture portions sold. This year's report shows 409 Bibles, 159 New Testaments and 64,696 portions sold. Selling scriptures is a very important part of our missionary work, and all our missionaries and,vorkers should put forth a greater effort to visit all the railway stations, hats,1nelas and village schools in their circuits. Comparatively few of our workers strive to put the Scriptures into the hands of the people, some of them make no effort at all, and unless the missionary gives special attention to this part of the work it will not be done satisfactorily. A few of our Indian brethren have done well, and such should be encouraged in every way. The Kidderpore Circuit reports 32 Bibles and 40 New Testaments sold, and under the head of "Numbers of Scripture Portions" says: -Somewhat more than 15,000, including magazines and various literature. It is impossible to say from such a report how many Scripture portion have been sold. The Asansol District does not seem to have any regular colportage work. The Calcutta District shows the largest results, the Pakaur District comes next, and then the Diamond Harbour District. Ifa good colporteur were employed at the Asansol railway station he would be able to sell a large number every month. Many Indian people prefer to read the Bible in English and we should endeavour to circulate the Scriptures both in English and the Vernaculars. J. P. M~IK, for the Committee. EDUCATION. Constitution of Collins Institute, Caloutta. I. The name of this Society shall be the Bengal Conference Committee on Collins Institute. 2. The object of this Committee is to establish, maintain and govern, under the auspi~es of the Bengal Conference of the Methodist. Episcopal Church, a Christian institution of learning in Cakutta for Indian boys and young men.

51 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES This Committee shall consist of the following : -The Bishop in charge of Bengal Conference, ex-officio; the Superintendents of the various districts of Bengal Conference, ex-officio; the Principal of the school, ex-officio ; and four members to be elected annually by the Bengal Conference from among members or ministers of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 4. IVleetings of the Committee shall he held at least twice a year. They may be called at any time by the Bishop or any two members of the Committee. Four members present shall constitute a quorum. The Principal of the school shall be Secretary, ex-officio. 5. This Committee, in confonnity with Government regulations, shall annually appoint a Sub-Committee, called the Managing Committee of Collins Institute, which shall consist of the following members : -The Principal and Head Master of the school, both ex-officio, two members of the Bengal Conference Committee and two teachers nominated by the staff of teachers. The duty of the Sub-Committee shall be the management of the day school department of Collins Institute in conformity with Government's regulations and decisions of the Bengal Conference Committee on Collins Institute. 6. This constitution may be amended by the Bengal Conference at any annual session by a two-thirds majority. AGGRESSIVE EVANGELISM. The Committee reports that the period from February I5. to March I5. was observed throughout the Conference, and efforts were made to reach the people by holding a number of meetings in various centers, also by entering many new villages where formerly there had been no Christian teaching. Large numbers oof gospel portions were sold and tracts distributed. The Pakaur District has had the first indication of a Mass movement with over 200 baptisms during the year. There are also many inquirers muong the potters and fishennen, south of Calcutta. In order to accomplish the best results during the month of special effort we would specially emphasize the org;misation of Time Legions in all our charges and secure the co-operation of all th~ that ar~:fitted to help. To further such a m,ovement we

52 52 BltNGAL ANNUAL CONF~RENClt 1915 recommend that special meetings be held to deepen the spiritual life of all our people including the boys and girls of our schools. C. H. ARCHIBALD, for the Committee. COMMITTEE ON SALARIES. Rules about salaries and allowances of Indian Workers. 1. A Register of all Indian Members of Annual and District Conference and workers in all Institutions not governed by Managing Committees of their own shall be kept by this Committee. This register shall be corrected every year at the time of Annual Conference. 2. Workers newly employed by a Preacher-in-charge or District Superintendent shall be on probation and may provisionally receive a suitable salary until the salary is fixed by this Committee. 3. The candidate must produce a certificate from the proper authorities stating what examinations he has passed, what work he has done, what character he bears, and what salary he was receiving. This certificate shall be presented to this Committee through the District Conference and a record made in the Minutes of this Committee. 4. When a brother receives a married man's salary, his wife shall not receive a separate allowance from any source. If the wife does receive a separate allowance, the husband shall receive only a single man's salary. In case of death of wife the brother will receive the salary of a single man two months from death, unless he has children in school, or has to pay some one to take care of them, when he shall continue to receive a married man's salltry. 5. If a brother does not send his children to a boarding school or neglects the education of his children, or if his elder children are capable of working and do not work, he will receive proportionately less salary.' All children between 5 and IO years of age must be sent to a proper day-school,. and all children above 10 years of age must be sent to a good boarding school ' 1 unles:s

53 REPORTS OF COMMITTE:RS 53 the father is excused from doing so by the Conference. All boys above 14 years of age and girls above 16 years of age who a1 Po not studying in a school or college, shall be considered as capal,le of working for themselves. 6. Every brother will be provided, as far as possible, with a house or quarters by the Circuit, but in no case shall rent be added to the salary. In all cases where rent is paid it shall be entered as a separate charge and shall be paid by the Preacherin-charge on presentation of the rent bill. The amount of rent to be paid in each case shall be settled by this Committee. 7. When a brother is transferred from one station to another his class and grade shall not be changed, his salary shall neither be increased nor decreased. Our workers are subject to frequent transfers, and a man may be one year in a place where prices are high and the next year he may be in a place where prices are considerably less. It is impossible to regulate the salary o f every man according to the cost of living in a place. 8. We recognise the fact that it is not possible for this Committee to satisfactorily deal with pastor-teachers and other workers on small salaries in villages where they have their own houses and lands, and are not subject to transfers. All such cases, where the salary does not exceed rupees six a month, shall shall be left to the discretion of the Preacher-in-charge and the District Superintendent. But all such cases sha11 be reported to this Committee for record in the Register. 9. I t is greatly to be desired that all exhorters and pastorteachers who are local men should be supported by the local Churches and not be paid from Mission Funds. 10. All questions relating to engaging or dismissing of workers, granting leave, or transfers are beyond the jurisdiction of this Committee. This Committee can d~al with salaries only, and allowancesl of all 1vlembers of Annual and District Conferences and workers in educational institutions not having their own committees of management. Nevertheless this Committee strongly deprecates the employment of workers who camlot become members of District Conference, especially the employment of men who are not sufficiently educated to read the books in the Exhorter's course of studies. 1 I. When a Member of District Conference is transferred from one station to another, moving expenses for himself, wife, children and goods will be paid from District Funds. When a Member of Annual Conference is transferred, moving ejqjenses

54 54 BENGAL ANNUAL CONFERENClt 1915 for himself, wife, children ad goods will be paid by the Finance Committee. 12. If a brother travels on mission work more than 5 miles but less than 10 -miles from home and returns the same day his actual cost of carriage will be paid from Circuit funds, but if he travels only 5 miles from home no carriage shall be paid. If a brother travels more than 10 miles from home, and stays sometime preaching to the people, his train, gharry or cart hire, cooly hire, and hire for shelter will be paid from Circuit Funds, but no "Khoraki" will be paid. An allowance of two annas a day will be allowed for coal, wood and "handis" 13. Travelling expenses to and from Annual Conferences will not be paid to anyone except by order of the Finance Commitee. 14. Half the expenses for travelling and food during District Conference and Summer Schools.will be paid from Circuit funds ;lnd half will be paid' by he brethren concerned. 15. All Exhorters and Local Preachers who have served for at least 25 years shall be entitled to pensions from the Mission Claimants fund. The pension to be computed at the same percentage of salary and years of service as is computed for pensions of members of Annual Conference. SCALE OF SALARIES. Indian Exhorters, Local Preachers and Annu,al Conference Probationers and Members, within the bounds of the Bengal Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. EXHORTERS. There will be three classes of Exhorters, i.e.} 1st Vernacular class, 2nd Anglo-Vernacular class, 3rd English class. Vernacular shall mean from the Upper Primary to the Middle Vernacular both inclusive, Anglo-Vernacular shall mean from the Middle English to the High School both inclusive,. Englisli shall mean all who have studied above the High SChool Course.

55 SCALE OF SALARIES 55 There will be four grades in each of the above mentioned three classes. The District Conference will, in the first instance, determine the grade in which a man will be placed when he is granted a license to exhort and he shall remain in that grade until he has completed the studies of the entire four years' course for exhorters. After completion of his studies, he may be advanced to the next grade in his class, or, if he be granted a license to preach, to a grade in the Local Preacher's class. The placing of a man in a certain grade of his class will depend on his ability 1 education, status in life and effectiveness in service. The advance to a higher grade must always be recommended by the District Conference of which the man is a member, and sanctioned by the Committee on salaries, but in no case shall a man be advanced until he has completed the entire four years' studies of the Exhorter's Course. Vernacular Class. Single man Married man 4TH GRADll 3RD GRADE 2xD GRADE Rs. Rs. Rs ST GRADE Rs Single man :Married man Anglo-Vernacular Class. 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 2ND GRADE Rs. Rs. Rs. 12 r ST GRADE Rs Single man Married man English Class. 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 2ND GRADE ST GRADE No separate allowance will be granted for children. A house or quarters will be provided for each worker and family. Where a house cannot be provided rent will be paid, the rent to be fixed by the Committee on salaries.

56 56 BENGAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE 1915 LOCAL PREACHERS. There will be three classes of Local Preachers, i.e., 1St V~rna: cular, 2nd Anglo-Vernacular, 3rd English. Vernacular will mean all who have passed the Middle Vernacular or Middle English Examination. Anglo-Vernacular will mean all who have passed the High School or read in the 1St Class of the High School. English will mean all who have studied above the High School Course. There will be four grades in each of the above mentioned three classes. The District Conference will, in the first instance, determine the grade a man will be placed ill when he is granted a license to preach, and he shall remain in that grade until he has completed the studies of the entire four years' course for Local Preachers. After completion of his studies, he will be advanced to the grade of them who have completed the course of studies. Four years after completion of his studies he may be advanc~d to the next grade of his class or, if ordained, to the grade of Local Deacons. The placing of a man in a certain grade of his class will depend on his ability, education, status in life and effectiveness in service. The advance to the higher grade must always be recommended by the District Conference of which the man is a member, and sanctioned by the Committee on salaries, but in no case shall a man be advanced until he has completed the entire four years' studies of the Local Preacher's course. Vernaoular Class. Single man :M:arriec1 man 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE Rs. Rs ND GRADE 1ST GRADE Rs. Rs Single man Married man Completion of studies. 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 'Rs. Rs ND GRADE Rs. 1ST GRADE Rs

57 ScALE OF SALARIES 5'7'; Local Deacons. 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 2ND GRADE 1ST GRADE Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Single man Married man Local Elders. 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 2ND GRADE 1ST.cRADE Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Single man :Marriedman Anglo-Yel'naculal' Class. The salary will be Rs. 4 more in each grade than in the grades of the Venlacular Class. English Class. 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 2ND GRADE 1ST GRADE Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Sing-Ie man lvlarried man Completion of Studies. 4'l'H GRADE 3RD GRADE 2ND GRADE.IST GRADE Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Single man Married man Local Deacons. 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 2ND GRADE 1ST GRADE Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Single man Married man Local Elders. 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 2ND GRADE 1ST GRADE Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Single man l\1arried man

58 BENGAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE 1915 No separate allowance will be given to any man for his child,ren, a house or quarters will be provided for each worker and family. Where a house cannot be provided rent will be paid, the rent to be fixed by the Committee on salaries. P ROBATIONERS AND MEMBERS OF ANNUAL CONFERENCE. There will be three classes, and three grades of salaries in each class, for Probationers and Members of Annual Conference. In each case the Finance Committee of the Annual Conference shall decide, on the recommendation of the Committee on salaries, as to which grade a man will be placed in when he is admitted as a Probationer in the Annual Conference. Vernacular Class. AU who have passed the 11iddle Vernacular or Middle English Course shall be included in the Vernacular Class. Probationers. Single man Married man Single man Married man Single man Married man 3RD GRADE Rs Full Members. 3RD GRADE Rs Effective Elders. 3RD GRADE Rs ND GRADE Rs. 1ST GRADE Rs ND GRADE Rs. 1ST GRADE Rs ND GRADE 1ST GRADE Rs. Rs

59 Single man Married man Single man Married man ScALE OF SALARIES After five years' effeotive service. 3RD GRADE 2ND GRADE Rs. Rs After ten years" effective servioe. 3RD GRADE 2ND GRAD. Rs. Rs ST GRADE Rs ST GRADE Rs Single man Married man After fifteen years} effective servioe. 3RD GRADE 2ND GRADE Rs. Rs ST GRADE Rs Single man Married man After twenty years' effective service. 3RD GRADE 2ND GRADJt Rs. Rs Anglo-Vernacular Class. 1ST GRADJt Rs All who have passed the High School Course, or read for two years in the 1st Class of High School, shall be included in the Anglo-Vernacular Class. Single man Married man Single man Married man Probationers. 3RD GRADJt Rs Full Members. 3RD GRADJt Rs ND GRADE 1ST GRADI Rs. Rs ND GRADE 1ST GRAD! Rs. Rs

60 QO BENGAL A~~UA4 CONFERENCE Effective Elders. 3RD GRADE 2ND GRADE 1ST GRADE Rs. Rs. Rs. Single man :Married man After five years.l effective service. 3RD GRADE ~ND GRADE 1ST GRADE Rs. Rs. Rs. Single man Married man After ten years.l effective service. 3RD GRADE 2ND GRADE 1ST GRADE Rs. Rs. Rs. Single man Married man After fifteen years' effective service. 3RD GRADE 2ND GRADE 1ST GRADE Rs. Rs. Rs. Single man Married man After twenty years.l effective service. 3RD GRADE 2ND GRADE 1ST GRADE Rs. Rs. Rs. Single man Married man English Class. All who have studied two years for the F. A. and all under graduates and gradutes shall be included in the English Class. Prob":'. ~ioners. Single man Married man 3RD GRADE 2ND GRADE 1ST GRADE Rs. Rs. Rs

61 ScALE OF SALARIES 61 Full Members. 3RD GRADE?ND GRADE 1St GRADE Rs. Rs. Rs. Single man lvlarried man Effective Elders. 3RD GRADE 2ND GRADE 1ST GRADE Rs. Rs. Rs. Single man arried man After five years~ effective service. 3RD GRADE 2ND GRADE 1ST GRADE Rs. Rs. Rs. Single man lvlarried man go After ten years~ effective service. 3RD GRADE 2ND GRADE 1St GRADE Rs. Rs. Rs. Single man go Married man 70 go 100 After fifteen years~ effective service. 3RD GRADE 2ND GRADE rst GRADE Rs. Rs. Rs. Single man 65 go 100 Married man lio After twenty years~ effective service. 3RD GRAD"! 2ND GRADE 1St GRADE Rs. Rs. Rs. Single man Married man

62 BENGAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE 1915 REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE SUNDAY SCHOOL SECRETARY. In the beginning of the year I was transferred from Calcutta to make my headquarters at Mangalbari, about ten miles to the South of Asansol. As the place was about seven miles away from the railway I had to work under difficulties until July when I was sent to Meerut to attend the Sunday School Training Institute which lasted for about a month. It was a grand opportunity not only for the Sunday School workers but for all classes of Christian workers. The lectures were delivered by Mr. and J\'Irs. Annet of the Teacher Training Department of the Indian Sunday School Union and Rev. A. A. Parker of Baroda on child nature, lesson preparation, pedagogy, Bible geography and applied psychology. At the time of the Finance Committee meeting I was transferred from Mangalbari and stationed at Tamluk, but as I was away I could not get settled down before September. The Conference year has been very short. In spite of all the difficulties the work under my charge has received my careful observation and attention. I visited the various circuits, but I am sorry I have not done much for Calcutta this year for the reason that the Calcutta work gets assistance from the missionaries and Indian pastors. I expected to have at least a week with the workers at the time of the Summer-school, but it was not practicable to hold a Summer-school this year. Statistics will show a decrease of two Sunday Schools. This is due to the fact that owing to the death of two Indian members of the Conference the work in the Calcutta Vernacular and Diamond Harbour Districts was disorganised, and consequently the work in general suffered. I feel that the greatest need in our Sunday Schools is the trained worker. I feel that if we had a dozen trained workers with visions and inspirations our Sunday Schools would soon multiply. I therefore devoted my time as far as practicable to help our workers to get them trained. It is true we can not send our workers to any training college, but we can surely arrange workers conferences. The work can not he done by me alone. I need the prayer, the sympathy and co-operation of. the missionaries and Indian pastors. I am glad to report that the workers conference we had at

63 REPORTS OF COMl\IlTTItES 63 Pakaur was a very satisfactory one. One thing is needed, and that is an eager desire to learn, and I was surprised to find that our workers at Pakaur were very eager and anxious to learn the methods of teaching and conducting village Sunday Schools. Now, speaking of quantity, I feel sad when I compare our Sunday School Statistics with all other work. In the year 18go we had goo Christians in the present Bengal Conference, now there are 4,000 ; then we had 50 Sunday Schools, now there are there are 4,000; then we had 50 Sunday Schools, now there are 78. This proves that the progress has not been very rapid. Our day schools have multiplied manyfold, but our Sunday School work which is one of the most important factors has 110t received sufficient attention. 1 feel confident that if we follow the following suggestions our Sunday Schools in villages will soon be multip1ied:- I. Get our workers to study suitable S. S. literature. 2. Have a Sunday School in every worshipping congregation. 3. Have a Sunday school in every day school managed by the Mission. 4. Have a Sunday school in every subsidized school under your charge. 5. Get your workers start Sunday schools in the villages by singing and gathering children in a suitable place. 6. Have a Sunday school for the sick? Literature. There is very little suitable Bengali literature for our teachers and scholars. What literature we had 25 years ago is mostly out of print. It is a pity that with the progress of higher education Bengali literature is suffering. For our Sunday School work Graded Sunday School Lessons have been translated and printed in Bengali, and an easy course for village Sunday Schools has also been compiled and printed. It is hoped that the Missionaries will introduce the Graded Lessons in the boarding and day schools. A Bengali Sunday School Journal has been started which will c(1mtain notes for teachers and pupils. A Catechism for the use of junior Scholars is in the press and will soon be out.

64 BENGAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE 1915 I wish to express my gratitude to the Board of Sunday Schools for the generous help in printing this literature and for supporting the Conference Sunday School Secretary to promote this work. M. K. CHUCKERBUTTI, Conference Sunday School Secretary. LAY ELECTORAL CONFERENCE. November 26, The Lay Electoral Conference met at I I a.m. in the lower hall of Thoburn Church. Rev. lvir. Schanzlin, Secretary of the Conference, in the chair, Bishop J. E. Robinson, also being present. After the singing of a hymn and prayer, Miss Maxey was elected President and Miss Blair Secretary of the meeting. The business of electing a Lay Delegate to General Conference was then taken up resulting in the choice of Mr. B. W Thurlow ; the ballot for Reserve Lay Delegate resulted in the election of }':Irs.. D. H. }.1:anley. ' Action was taken upon the following matters:- The Amendment to the constitution of the Church allowing the election of Bishops for races and languages ; Concerning the right of the Bishops to a voice upon matters which have been passed in the General Conference; Concerning the Colorado Proposition that absent members votes be counted;- and, concerning the admission of Lay Missionaries to the Annual Conferences. All these were passed. E., MAXEY, President. K. A. BLAIR, Secretary. REPORT OF THE AUDITORS. The accounts of the District -Superintendents of the Asanso1, Calcutta, Calcutta Vernacular, Diamond Harbour 'and Pakaur Districts also the accounts at Bolpur, the W. F. M'. S. accounts

65 REpoRTS OF COMMI1'TEES 65 of Asansol, Calcutta, Kidderpore and Pakaur were audited and found correct. The District Superintendents of the various Districts reported the audit of all circuit accounts. The accounts of the Seamen's _Mission have been audited by Chartered Accountants. JOHN BYORK, Chairman} Auditing C01nmittee. RESOLUTIONS. 1. It has been a great pleasure to us a1l to have with us this year the genial Bishop J. E. Robinson. His interest and thorough understanding oj our problems, united with his tactfulness, has helped us through the work of the Conference in a highly satisfactory way. lvlay God abundantly bless and guide him in the other conferences of the year! 2. We would express our appreciation of Bishop Warne}s great devotion to the cause of India as manifested by his strenuous work in the homeland. We greatly need him on the field also and pray God that he may be able soon after the close of the General Conference to return to his many and important duties in India. 3. We would express our api!reciation of the faithful and efficient service of Bro. D. H. l\lanley during his first term of service in India. Weare confident that he will ably represent Bengal at the General Conference of 1916, and pray that God may abundantly bless him and his family while in the homeland and bring them safely back to their large place among us. Our gratitude is due to Mr. and Mrs. Manley and to our Calc-utta Missionaries for the comfortable arrangements made for the C"unference. 4. The visit of Rev. B. T Badley} our General Secretary of the Epworth League for India, has brought us much pleasure and inspiration. May God abundantly bless him in his eff9rts in behalf of the young people of India. 5. Resolved that we extend to Mrs. Culshaw and family our deepest sympathy in her sorrow over the death of her husband, our much esteemed and beloved- brother, Joseph Culshaw} who 9

66 BENGAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE 1915 had spent all his ministerial life both as Local Preacher and Elder, within the bounds of the Bengal Conference. We miss his optimistic outlook, his cheery voice and wise ~ounsels in all our deliberations. His loss is not a Conference loss only but a loss to India and the world, where he spoke through the I ndian Witness to a wide circle of readers. He has left the impress of his character on our work and workers. He has many friends among us who revere his name and will keep green his memory. We pray God's choicest blessing on the Son who is devoted to the work his father loved and is now in college expecting to come as a missionary to India. 6. Resolved that we deeply deplore the loss to Thoburn Church, to this Conference, and to the entire European Communityof C. ]. A. Pritchard} Esq.) whose voice has for these many years been raised in the cause of righteousness, and whose energies have been spent in behalf of every good thing for which the Church of his choice stood; whose strength has been given to uplift the weak, who has been a friend to the friendless, and who has been a real father to many a fatherless one. We extend to his widow and little one our deep sympathy in their bereavement, and to his daughter and sister in their loss of a father and a brother. 7. Resolved that we have heard with sorrow of the death of Sir Robert Laidlaw) for many years an active member of Thoburn Church and an Officer of the Board. As Superintendent of the Sunday School he endeared himself to the Young People and to all who had the pleasure of working with him for the Youth of the Church. Although a very busy man he was ever ready to hear and help a case of need, and almost every night, while he was in Calcutta, he brought a number of letters containing requests for money and other help, to his room, that they might be thoroughly investigated after business hours. He was a humble, conscientious,_ and broad minded Christian -man who kept the same gracious spirit under wealth and honours. He had the welfare of the Anglo-Indian Community at heart,. and though he had practically retired from India, had a keet1 ~terest in, and freely gave of his wealth for, many institutions. -for the betterment of' that Community, and especially was this

67 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES true of Anglo-Indian Education. Princely sums he gave that the best Education and the chance to make the most of life might be brought within the reach of every Anglo-Indian boy and girl. We deeply sympathize with Lady Laidlaw and the members of his family in their great sorrow. We thank God for the unselfish Christian life he lived and which God honoured and greatly used. 8. Resolved that we who are gathered in this historic place, where years ago he laid the foundations deep and wide of a church for the commoli people, extend our loving greetings to Bishop James l\i. Thoburn upon the near completion of eighty years on earth. We rejoice in what his fifty years of service in India accomplished for the l\laster whom he served and who, as he so often testified, was his constant companion.,ne rejoice especially that some among us were privileged to aid him, if even a little, in his labours here, and we pray that the remaining years of his life on earth be crowned with richest blessings, and that at last his may be an unclouded, abundant entrance upon that inheritance, which is eternal, and to his sure reward. 9. We, the Indian lvlembers of the Conference, heartily thank Bro. and Sister Schiinzlin for their kind entertainment. The Cmnmittee :-H. M. Swan, G. S. Henderson, Miss Blair, M. K. Chuckerbutti.

68 (68 ) Memorial to the Rev. L. C. SIRCAR. ~?f~~ ~~~ c~~t~ ~~~ 1)ffi ~r~~mr~ ~~~~ ~1~ :>~:>~ ~ '1JJfi~ ~ 'f~~tm ~~ ~fu1,~~tm~ '~rl~ I.$( I f~ ~<tst'11m :f{~<tst~ I <tst~1ttif 1j~~mr~ l>tf~~ ~ 'f3 \!I~~ <f~1 I ~~~~ if<fcl<li~~ I ~1 ~"'t~ l>1~ f~~ c:~~~ ~~ 'l{'s~ ~~J ~.~~ ~~wr ~'S~ I 'et~tt~!lint ~to 'Cf~ ~~ <tt'l ~ ~ fif, ~lf, ~'I flt'lt~~ ~~ r~f~ <tt~j~~ f<tlilji ~ <\Sr;~e{ I - f'f, I!j~, \Jl'l ~'ft~ f~~~~ ~~~ ~1 c~~~ ~m cvlr;r.;r.if~ ml ~ c;~9f ~ f~~, ~wtt~ ~ ~OI) ~~ 9f~ffl \ ~f;{t;t~ ~itf ) '1~ <ff~1 fitfiljf~ ' ~mt<fi~ ~tctj ~~~ ~' ~( ~~~ ~.rr~ ~ij ~~ ~il I ~~il ~<Ii <t~'f~ <ft'1 ~'<IDr ~1 <fifit~1 ~t;\~ ~ ~t~c~ I ~~~ 9f~ 1.~~t~ ~C'f e{1 f'mli.,~~~~~ 9f~~ ~~ ~ ~'f.t I ~m ~~e{ ~~~ lc'-1 9ff~m ~<t~ ~~ I 9f~ 9f~tile{ f~~ ~i]jni 'ff~~ ~t~ f<tq~ ~ I ~~:~ ~~ ~ ~i]ji ' ~<ti~ ~ 'l~t~ ~~ I ~{ ~ f~'1 f.r9f ~ ~~tt~~ ~, ~v~ 'llt'-1 <ff'-1~~l~ $f<t{c~~ ~~<ti ~ ~, 'Oftf~ ~~ c~i ~~, f~f;{ ~tfif~i ~ ~~ <ritc~t ~ I ~e{ ~t'l 9f~ ~ mj <r~ ~~illp.t I <?f~ ~~ ~~ ur~t: CST, f9f, ~ ~tt~<l <tim~ <lt~ ~ ~m ij~~~ ~t~"c~~ ~~~ ~e{ I ~ <f<t.'l~ 9fC~ ~*Ir ~'1 ~i~jt~ f~~~~ ij~?1r~ ~ I m ~l7'~~ 'f1~ C~~ ~~ ~t~ij{ 9f~t<t~ ~~ ~ I ~~9f~ ~~o 0 'ftc~ ~ ~,,~'t ~~tij{~ 19 'f~ntic9f ~f~<ts 12tt~ ~e{ I f~f;{ ~~~, 9ft~, ~ ' ~ ~~ ~QjNt~ 'l{'s~~ ~ ~ ~'51~ ~~ <l~'i~ ~~ f<{w~ ~ ~tl>t~ ~m ' ~'S~ 9ft"1~ <ts1~ <\if.~~~ I \5l:17.:itf"C~ f<i'~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~r;~ ~~~<f ~~~ ~o <t~)'{~ <:t~c'f ~~~ ~t"f m~i ~~ c<m'-1 w~~\!tt~ 9f~tt~e{ I ~~1. ~~ ~~<f ~9f ~~ \ ~f~ ~~ ' ~ ~<lt. 1~~~ ~' ~W~e{1 ~~~'1~~~ 'it '@ c~~~ ~i]j ~~ <tsoo~ I S. C. B.

69 ~I -~ ( 69 ) MEMORIAL. To THE REv. BONO MALI J\tIAzuMDAR. Brother lviazumdar, born in r858, was the second son of Baboo Haro Gobindo lviazumdar, a wealthy and highly respected Kayastha of Joka, in the District of Jessore. While studying in the District School his faith in the teachings of Hinduism was shaken, and he, as he said, "detennined to search for truth and embrace it" About this time a relation of his was converted and baptised. This led young Mazumdar to think about the Christian religion. A Hindu friend gave him a Christian tract; he read it and determined to go to his newly converted relation and lean} about Christianity. Mr. M. N. Bose, the above mentioned converted relation, received' Mazumdar and told him about Christ and Salvation. Mazumdar was converted and baptised at Gopalganj. After his baptism he was subjected to a great deal of persecution by his relatives and friends in his village. He returned to lvlr. Bose and worked with him for elevep years and was the means of gathering a large number of people into the Christian Church. In r892 Bro. Mazumdar became Assistant Pastor to our Bengali Church in Calcutta. Later on he was received into our Annual Conference. For 13 years he served as Assistant Pastor and Pastor of our Bengali Church in Calcutta; from 1903 he was Superintendent of the Diamond H a,rbour District. He was a good preacher and a faithful Pastor and wise administrator. He was respected by all and loved by many. He was a true Christian gentleman and had a very wholesome influence among the higher classes of Hindus. His loyalty to truth, his strong faith in Christ; and his unselfish love and devotion to the Church were very marked characteristics in his life. After a very sudden and brief illness, the Master called him to higher service on the 29th July, 19I5. He leaves a widow and a son and a daugh~er to mourn his loss but the loss to us as a Church and Conference is very great. Brother Mazumdar was an honest and strong man, sound in judgment and wise in council. May the younger brethren follow his example. I J. P M.

70 CONFERENCE CLAIMANTS} FUND. OPENING' BALANCES : Loan to Treasurer, Mission Board Deposit with Finance Board, Bengal ~onference Interest trom Mission Board '" Interest on Rs. 5,908-6.,.0 with Finance Board Book Concern Dividend Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. CLOSING BAI,ANCES : 1,070 7'II Loan to Treasurer of Mission Board 5, Deposit with Financial Board Cash on hand 197 II 0 9.') ,181 II 5 Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. 1,070 7 II 7,057 II ,181 II 5 MISSION CLAIMANTS} FUND. OPENING BAI,A..'lTCES: Deposited with Financial Board Cash in hand '" Subscriptions Interest on Rs II 0 Paid to Claimants Deposited with Financial Board Cash in hand II 0 W. P. BYERS, Conference Treasurer.

71 ( 71 ) ADDRESSES OF MEMBERS OF THE BENGAL CONFERENCE. Herbert Archibald, 13, Wellington Square, Calcutta. Niropan Biswas, 1\1. E. lviission, Asansol. Sital Chandra Biswas, Jhanjra, P O. Vishnupur, 24 Parg. William P Byers, Asansol, E. I. Ry John Byork, 19, Circular Garden Reach Road, Kidderpore. M:. K. Chuckerbutti, Tamluk. Chuni Lal Das, Pakaur, E. I. Ry. Loop. Philip A. Goold, Y 1\1. C. A., Simla. George S. Henderson, ISO, Dharamtala Street, Calcutta. Henry Jackson, Arlington, N. J., U. S. A. C. H. S. Koch, Remfrew Housc, 72, Corporation St., Calcutta. Peary Lall, 13, Wellington Square, Calcutta. D. H. Lee, Garvanza P.O., Los Angeles, Cal. U.S.A. D. H. 1vlanley, ISO, Mission Rooms 5. Ave., New York. James P. l\feik, Bolpur, E. I. Ry. Loop. Jibendra N. Mondol,.M. E. Mission, Bolpur, E. I. Ry. Loop. Surju M. Mondol, Budhadanga, Asansol, E. I. Ry. K. C. Mullick, 9/3, Hati Bagan Road, North, Calcutta. Rashik Lal Saren, Methodist IV.Iission, Pakaur, E. I. Ry Loop. Gottlieb Schanzlin, 52, Tangra Road, Calcutta. B. K. Sircar, M. E. 1vIission, Pakaur, E. I. Ry. Loop. H. M. Swan, Methodist Mission, Pakaur, E. I. Ry. Loop.

72 STATISTICS OF THE BENGAL CONFERENCE For the year ending October 31st, I Statistical secretary, JOHN BYORK, KIDDE~PU~. Conference TreatJurer,. DAVID H. LEE, CALCUTTA.

73 1, STAT1STICS OF THE BENCAL ANNUAL CONF~RENCE I.-Church Membership FOR THE YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 31ST, and Work. NAMES OF CIRCUITS ASANSOL DISTRI~T... Asansol Bengali CUCUIt " English " CALCUTTA DISTRICT. TOTAL Calcutta Boys' School " Girls' " Industrial Home Kidderpore Circuit... Queen's Hill School Thoburn Church. TOTAL CALCUTTA VE~NA~UL~R Beliaghata ~lrcult Collins' Institute... Dharamtala Be~gal~ East Calcutta CirCUIt Hindustani Church Tamluk.. TOTAL DIST. DIAMOND HARBOUR I?IS~RICT. Diamond Harbour Circuit South Villages Circuit PAKAUR DISTRICT TOTAL Bolpur Circuit. Pakaur"... Rampur Haut Circuit TOTAL Asansol District... Calcutta" ~. Calcutta Vernacular ~Is~nct Diamond Harbour DIstrict Pakaur District... Last Year Increase Decrease GRAND TOTAL NITY , B. BAPTISMS. 2.., \... I... i "~7 ;'5' 2 ~'~o ~ 2 --'....) ~---;sg 21 5' ~ 2 I , i \ ! \.....,."... "6 I "; J I I ') ,: \ 90 I T 3; 84 3~ 1, 2 J \~11--16_--.) : 9 q i ~I~~~ ---- I ~69~! l~ ; ~i ~_.)_ , I~ ~ ~ ~----i i : I ,.. 20:! I "'! ; II " ~ 55_ I , I~~, i ~ , ~ S ~ :n6... 4~~ ~_~~ ~ i... 1,809 1,324 1,679 4, ,626 4, ~, :~----I , I I _1~ 237 I~ 114 ~-I I C.-SUNDAY en "0 o.s::: I U 1r.J'J t~ '0, C I ::l I~ a.. CJ e.0!z ::l ill I ~ I I SCHOOLS I I I 62 1 (,533\ ~ I I D.-EpWOHTH... I I I I I 5 LKAGUES E.-CHRISTIAN WORKERS I r6 4 j 15 I I I I I I I... t I II II I I I I II 3 44 '" I III r8 36 I I I II I I ' o..r:: ~ 35 I I 6 II I 2 II'" I I II ) I 58 ji I 12 I II I 61 1 r 1 10 I 18 t I... I ' ' II 31 2/ ~ j / 1 5 I I r~ 2; r:; 52.. ~.. I:'.4.. ' : j i ~ 5~. 1 I I I I X.-5PECIAL ITEMS ORDERJm BY A. CHRISTIAN COMMU 2_1_-31- CONFER 35 0 KNCR....: ,6,1! II 1444' JI ) I ~o I 16413,727 I I /9118] / ~.., 61.. I.. I... I... I... -/... /... { /31 2 / J/8/ 6 J f / _21... I /'0 7 /"' 'I '/'i's!,,+.. j +.. I.. \.. \..!... I '" I

74 STATISTICS OF THE BENGAL ANNlJAL CONFERENCE FOR THE YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 31ST, , n.-medical Work. F r, -, " NAMES OF HOSPITALS ui.!! I en en 4J C 100 't;,~ (1\ (1\ en en ~ c iii C C QJ 4J C 0 s:l. s:l. en.!! III 0 is ~ a "tj a.r s:l. C 0 C C\1 S III - - s,-.. III!S III QJ :~ ~ 4J 's.. 's...!!! c- ~ en en >.~ o"tj ::r: ::r: ~~... ~ c ; :::s It! o (J E QJ Z Z z- ~~ ~----~- I Rs. Pakaur Circuit..... I 42 n, Last Year J... 6,556 1, Increase , Decrease..., ,- -_ \ _.---_..._- -.-~.----~ ~ _.-----_._----

75 STATISTICS OF THE BENGAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE Church G.-CHURCH PROPERTY. FOR THE YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 31ST, Finances. I~H~.~M~IN~I~S~T!EiRUIAALL-r r-~--~ SUPPORT. I B J.-OTHKR - (Raised in Southern.-. EN~VOLENT COLLECTIONS. COLLKCTIONS. A. I) (RaIsed In Southern Asia only). (Raised in South- K. " I SI, on r' I' ern Asia only). NAMES OF CIRCUITS.... o ~ ::: Cii > -- 1 j 2 /3! 4 I 5 I 6 I 7 f 8 l 9 I 10 \ 1 I I 12 ASANSOL DIST.- Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. RS.! Rs. " Beng.ali S ! Enghsh... I 6000 I , 1 _000\' ,,, 1 " TOLAL ;;~~ IJOO 1 1 \' CALCUTTA DIST.- " Boy's School....., ; " Girl's,,'" , Industrial Home KidderporeCircuit I Q's. Hill School I Thoburn Church ] I 36 SOD SOD 3] TOTAL 1\ I i ::'. 1 ::: CAL. VER. DIST. I...1 t.. Ii BeliaghattaCircuit... I'" Collins' I nsti tute " I... I Dharamtala Ben" I ] i.. \ East Calcutta" I :... \i :::':' Ii Hindustani Ch " Tamluk TOTAL II IIoool \... \ I7200\465000\4932oc ;.. I I ! DIA. HAR. DIST. \ \ I \ 1 I ::: I :::! ~~~ilih~~ll;~~~~:t ~ ~~~ ~ ~~~~ ::: ::: I 3~~: ~.~691 2:.~69 ::: TOTAL... 4\ I loa 3\ 3102\... \..! '-, ': ;" , I PAKAUR DIST.- \ 1 I I I Bolpur Circuit... I I ~ I'" Pakaur " ( \, 22.' \ j Ramp~o~::t "... 1':1 (~'~c{~1 2~; 001 4~'~ oc ~ ~-~ "';'I-'-'~-o"":o\""-'I-'~-ool Asansol District :>1 4 SaGo (001 Calcutta ( I 3650T '." I " Ver. ( Dia. Hal'. " (,, :~ool Pakaur " G.TOTAL.oo 1 til 579\ I 6\ I ( 100\ 1235 ("\ t642o.\ , Last Year 17 2II ] j 8] Increase...:\ ~~OOI I'" 4~881 ;' ~871.oo Decrease , I... \

76 6 NAMES OF CIRCUITS. STATISTICS OF THE BENGAL ANNUAL CONFEJ{R'N~ N.-VERNACULAR SCHOOLS. BOYS'SCHOOLS. AVERAGE ENROL- -E MRNT FOR YEAR o..c I u r.j') ~Ul ~ A:l ~ o.0.~.i:..c Cl C If) o o..t:: u r.j') -Ul "i: 15 F -- IV.. - GIRLS' SCHOOLS. AVERAGG ENROL MENT FOR YEAR. rn t::.~.~ ~ U I ~ o rn c :.. 4).~.D In OJ;; o g..c Z Z ; Z U Z ~~_ , ~ rl~j-- ASANSOL DISTRICT. Asansol Bengali Circuit " English " TOTALS CALCUTTA DISTRICT. Calcutta Boys' School " Girls' " Industrial Home Kidderpore Queen's Hill School.. Thobllrn Church TOTALS CALCUTTA~VERNACULAR Beliahatta... Collins Institute... Dharamtala Bengah... East Calcutta Hindustani Church... Tamluk.. TOTALS DIST. DIAMOND HARBOUR DISTRICT. Diamond Harbour. South Villages... TOTALS PAKAV'R DISTRICT. - Bolpur Circuit... Pakaur t, Rampur Haut. TOTALS Asansol District... Calcutta".... Calcutta Vernacular pls.tnct Diamond Harbour Dlstnct Pakaur District... GRAND TOTAL. Last Year Increase Decrease , : 4 112' '0' i... I roo 2 20 lis I 12 I 8 30 "'1 :~:... 5.~.. ~ 3 6_~ ~ 6 ---;; ~I ~, ' I ' 106 ~_ ~ ~ T 10 15_--=.i ~ 135 '~ ' --'-5 ---; =-I~'" I-=---=- IlO - FOR THE YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 31ST, Schools. O.-EUJ{OPEAN AN D ANGLO. VERNACULAR SCHOOLS. BOYS' SCHOOLS. GIRLS' SCHOOLS E AVH:RAGI II:NROL- A VERAGH: fi:nrol- til <II M/I;NT FOR YIi:AR. ~ MENT FOR YK-\R. ] '0 o ~...c 1----; u U U :f) :r:. (f) ~tri -:- ';r,.- w..r ~If) ~--;:.;., '0 a 0 ~ :!So ~o ~v_ ii Cn,~,,3 ~"O ";::"0:-;:00..0 ~ ~.~ '0 ~ <II ~ ~ 6 ~ ~ z :::;'/'u.~:-, J:: ~., Iz j 1-;..._'" z... z>r>~.,f z ~ ~ I ~ - I 'Y I ~ = ~ '" I~: ~: ji ~?!. Z Cl b ;-.e... 0 I"" (f) P.-GRAND TOTALS. \-, ~I L- 3 --'-j '-) :1-8 --'-,-,-7-[ 2-) 3 I 4 I 5 I 6 [7 I 8 I ~ I.. :... I I 1 :~: I~,~I _~II-l... I.: I ~:~o I 3 '33.;, ] <II o ;r; :::I I ~ I ~ ~ I.. ~ I ,...--~ ;1' ' ~:!:: 4--;..-.1 _2 95,-----,' c o z -;: I~.;, ] tri o :c z iii ~ If) o :t ' o z ca o b 5 r_~1 42~1 ~I _01 70 :::! I'" ;;;" I '00"1 '00 '3 I ~.~ '.1 1'/ '30 i 3 i 'n i,r 1 r 5" I / 21!.. 1 '". I ::: i i 6 4 3;~ I ;'~-'~~L"';I ;'~3 i 2 I w I 91 I I. "3 I ~~-I T2-;T~)Z7 I... I 'I ~T--;-'... I 'I I... I 14 j 9 1 1=1.. I r.. I I /.,,/1' '" 16 i 24 i 'I 66 I 1.! ~~~~~~I~~J-.. +!~. ~_-T--:----J-' "~~-'~1'-;:~-31'~' I.. I ;j I, 42, i 9' 350 I 3 5' ,6 ' I I 198 I : I ; '" I... ' I, 66, 9'L 35 0 I 26 J 4 0 \3,449 1_,_6_7-+1_ _13---,-1_5_l~5_7_8 3-1-[ I 2 7 I, 23 r 40 3,[ 3( 159..; 7 1~19 ii,,i" ) r '95 23 I 4 I -,--I_3'---, _ ---;--1.. ~. 1_.. ~I _ I I \... I, I 61 I I 6 94

77 STATISTICS OF THE BENGAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR THE YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 31ST, V.-Colportage. NAMES OF CIRCUITS I Q - -SCRIPTURES SOLD AND DISTRIBUTED. ---.D "t:l.~ '5 c :: I en en Ci... ~ c 0 cu ~ E "t:i 0 ~ c IJl ~ en cu en ~. VI "t:l en s::: cu ~2.g :D cu ::l ~ 0..."'0... ~.~ cu c"i:i Co o ::l ~ z~ 0.CU 0... c:i... o~ z::l ZO Z... I 2 3 I I I I I ASANSOL DISTRICT- Asansol Bengli Circuit English " CALCUTTA DISTRICT- " TOTAL ,946 Calcutta Boys' School Girls'... IS... ".. Industral Home " "0 Kidderpore ,000 Queen's Hill School TOTAL ,000 CALCUTTA VERNACULAR-- Beliaghata I 2 1,000 Collins Institute '" Dharamtala Bengali... I; 26 14,01 3 East Calcutta ,49 Hilldustani Church... 2 I 3 5,000 Tamluk ,550 DIAMOND HARBOUR DISTRCT-- TOTAL ,255 Diamond Harbour Circuit I 3,000 South Vilages Circuit i TOTAL PAKAUR DISTRICT- Bolpur Circuit Pakaur I 3,000 2,264 " ~6 I, Rampur Haut ':996/ I : 6,496 TOTAL I Asahsol District ,9.J6 Calcutta I " 1 14,000 Vernacular District " 35 25,255 Diamond Harbour ,00n Pakaur District " ,496 GRAND TOTAL I ,697 Last Year I --- ' ], Increase... Decrease _., I... "- 730 o. -.,0,....~~.\_. I3~... '~:. '.J' _.-- --~--~ - -t _ ~ _-_.. _---

78 Place of Conference.

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