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MICTHODIS'l' PRESS, BOMBAY.
BISHOP ROBINSON D. D.
OFFICIAL MINUTES
SEVENTEENTH SESSION
OF THE
Bombay Annual Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church,
HELD AT
BARODA CAMP, JANUARY, 14-19, 1909.
PRESIDENT :-BISHOP J. E. ROBINSON, D.D.
SECRETARy:-FREDERICK WOOD.
(Post Office :-British Hotel Lane, Apollo Street, Bombay. )
BOMBAY:
PRINTED AT THE METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE.
1909.
CONFERENCE ROLL AND DIRECTORY.
[Explanatory Note :-Abbreviations used are: Tf-Transferred from. An asterisk indicates that the Course of Study has been passed. Names of Probationers are in Italics.]
Name Post Office. Home Oonference.
1 Ayers, .Albert E. ( On leave) • !:lan Francisco,C'al.,U.S.A. South-West Kansas 2 Bhosle, Sakharam A. •• .. Poona .. •• •• Bombay •• S Bancroft, William E. .. .. Godhra .. .. •. Ollio .. 4 Bruere, William W. (Superannuate) E. Holllster, Mass. U.S.A South India •• Ii Butterfield, Henry W. •• ,. Igatpuri.. •• .. Bombay .. 6 Olarke, W. E. Lee (On leave) •• London, England.. .. South India .. ? Dhan11, Gangu '0 •• •• Baroda •• .. e. Bombay 8 Dhan]i Yakub •• .. •• Bombay . • •• I. "
9 Dhanji; Yusaf ., •• •• BarOda II ..
10 Fisher, Jesse O. •• •• .. Igatpllri I. .. :: Souti;-West Kansas 11 Fox Daniel O. (Superannuate) •• Poona •• •• .. North Ollio •• 12 Fre~se, Edwin ~'. (On leavc) .. Oauton, 0., U. S. A. .. East Ohio .. 13 Hill. Obarles D. •• • 0 •• Bombay.. •• Northern New York 14 Karshan Musa .. .. •• Godhra •• .. .. Bombay •• 15 Ltnzell Lewis E. Baroda Camp • . •• Oincinnati •• 16 MeIl, A. Wesley (On l~~ve):: 8anFrancisCO,Cal.,U.S.A. Des :Moines .. 17 Narayan, Gynnoba •• • • •. Talegaon-L abballa •• Bombay.. •• 18 Narottnm, Henry.. .. •• Nadiau •• .. .. " 19 Nal"!'inh ~athu •• •• •• Baroda .. •• .. " 20 Park. G~rge W. .. •• .. Na<liad •• •• • " 21 Parker Albert A... •• .. Barooa Oamp •• .. South-West Kansas 22 Robbln~ William E •• o •• : Dhola Junction.. •• Indiana •• 23 Saptal, jivan D. .. •• •• Karachi.. .. •• Bombay .. 1I4 Scholberg, Henry C. .. •. Bombay.. •• •• Minnesota " 25 Sllaw, Fawcett E.N... .. .. Karachi.... South India .. 28 Stephens, Williain H. •• .. Poona.. ", " •• 27 Stone, George I. (Superannuate) Titusville, Pa., U.S.A.. " •• 28 Vickery. Oharles R. •• .. .. POona. •• •• .. Wyoming .. 29 WlI,l'd, Robert O. .. •• • _ Ahmedabad •• .. Bombay .. SO Wood, Frederick " .. .. Bombay.. .. .." ..
BisllOP, 1:1 oward F., Layllli8sionary. 1-.'Ttdiad .. .. .. Miner,Samuel E., Lay Mi&&iona1·Y. Bomba.y.. .. ••
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Gujarati
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OFFICERS OF CONFERENCE.
PllnSmENT ••• SECRltTARY ~ ..
Bishop J. E. ROBINSON, D. D. ... FREDERICK WOOD.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY STATISTICAI..SaCRETARY .•. CONFltUNClt TRltASURltR CORRESPONDING SltCRltTARY VICE CORRESPONDING SECRETARY TREASURER FOR THE MISSIONARY SOCIETY ... VIClt 1'RltASURER, MISSIONARY SOCIETY
H. C. SCHOLBERG. FAWCETT SHAW. FAWCETT SHAW.
A. A. PARKER. L. E. LINZELL.
W. E. BANCROFT. J. C. FISHER.
BOARDS AND COMMITTEES FOR 1909. FINANCE COMMITTEE.
W H. Stephens, W. E. Robbins, C. B. Hill, G. W. Park, L. E. Linzell, W. E. Bancroft, A. A. Parker, ex-officio; Frederick Wood, Robert Ward, H. F. Bishop, C. R. Vickery, Yusa£ Dhanji. Alternates: Fawcett Shaw, J. C. Fisher.
BOARD OF EXAMINERS :-Robert Ward (Chairman), J. C. Fisher, (Registrar), H. W. Butterfield, W. H.
Stephens, L. E. Linzell,' G. W. Park, S. A. Bhosle, Henry Narottam, W. E. Robbins, Frederick Wood.
BOARD OF EDUCATION. A. A. Parker, Robert Ward, C. B. Hill, Frederick Wood, W. E. Robbins, Mrs. D.O.
Fox, Miss Williams, Mis~ LTouse, Miss Austin.
DEACONESS BOARD. J. C. Fisher, Robert Ward, Mrs. Hill, term to expire in 1909; Frederick Wood, Mrs.
Robbins, Miss Abbott, term to expire in 1910; W. H. Stephens, L. E. Lillzell, Mrs. Parker; term to expire in 1911.
TRIERS OF APPEALS. G. W. Park, W. E. Bancroft, J. C. Fisher, Gangu Dhanji, Frederick Wood.
EPWORTH LEAGUE BOARD OF CONTROL. Miss Abbott, President,' Henry Narottam, Vice President; Frederick Wood. Secre
tary-Treasurer; C. R. Vickery, Mrs. Stephens, Miss Crouse, Directors.
AUDITING COMMITTEE. J. C. Fisher, Robert Ward, Fawcett Shaw, W. E. Robbins, H. F. Bishop, A. A.
Parker, Frederick Wood. AGGRESSIVE EVANGELISM COMMISSION.
A. A. Parker, L. E. Linzell, W. E. Bancroft, Yusaf Dhanji, Frederick Wood. C. B. Hill, J. C. Fisher.
STANDING COMMITTEES. Sunday Schools-H. W. Butterfield, H. C. Scholbergl. Yusaf Dhanji. Temperance-Fawcett Shaw, Gangu Dhanji, Gyanoba Narayan. State 0/ the Church-Robert Ward, J. D. Saptal, J. C. Fisher, S. A. Bhosle, W. E.
Robbins. Conference Stewards-We E. Bancroft, H. C. Scholberg, C. R. Vickery, Henry Narottam
Fawcett Shaw. . Conference Relations--A. A. Parker, Chairman; District Superintendents, Frederick
Wood, Henry Narottam, S .. A. Bhosle.
TRUSTEES, FLORENCE B. NICHOLSON SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY. E. F. Frease, C. B. Hill (to retire in 1909) ; w. E. Robbins, G. W. Park (to retire
in 1910) ; L, E. Linzell, Frederick Wood (to retire in 1911).
JOINT COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT, INSTITUTIONS IN GUJARAT AND K.A THIA WAD.
The District Superintendents of Ahmedabad, Baroda and Kathiawad Districts, A. A. Parker, Robert Ward, W. E. Bancroft, H. F. Bishop, Miss Williams, Miss Morgan, Miss Crouse, Miss Austin.
BAREILLY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. . TRUSTElt, C. B. Hill ; VISITOR, A. A. Parker.
TRUSTEES, BALDWIN HIGH SCHOOLS, BANGALORE. C. B. Hill, J. N. Hawkins.
TO PREACH THE ANNUAL SERMON. H. C. Sch<;>lb~~. 4tt~nqtc, ROb¢ War4.
DIRECTORY OF LOCAL PREACHERS.
Name, I Post O$ce. Official Relation.
AHMEDABAD DISTRICT.
Amtha Valji Dehgam Licentiate Bishop, H. F. Nadiad Chhagan Karshan Kasor Dhula Dahya Kathalal , , Eliyah Narottam Ahmedabad Elder (1906) Ghela Jetha Salun Licentiate Harjivan Vira Mahudha Deacon (1906) Ibrahim Ranchhod 3ahiyal Licentiate Kaleb Bansinh Mudel , , Kalidas Mulji Utiarsanda Deacon (1906) Karshan Ranchhod Kar!Shanpur Licentiate Kohya Aju Mehsana Lallu Bhudar Ajalpura Madhav Nana Bhalej De~~on (1906) Mulji Valji Kapadvanj Licentiate Pitambar Mitha Unja Prabhudas Punja Umreth Punja Gaba Kanbha Shiva Khana Alina Soma Jetha Lakhvad " Thomas Francis Ahmedabad Uka Bechar Badapura Yakub Kesbav Nadiad
BARODA DISTRICT.
Asha Jeram Ashirvad Balvant Barakat, M. Bansaram Barjivan Bhaiji Rama Bhikha Dhula Dahya Kalyan Daud Amtha DaudTl.l1si Devji Dhanji Devji Hira Devji Karshan Dungar Nana Eldridge, George Gala Prag Haribhai Amaidas Hira Kuber Hira Lala Jiva Nana Kalyan Asha Khana Bhudar Kohya Bijal Lala Gopal Lala Nathu Limba Khana Madhav Tulsi Magan1al Mathur Mitha Dudha Morar Makan Musa Shiva Paul Govind Pitambar Aju Prema Narsinh Rama Jiva :R.ama Nathu Rama Harkha
ad Licentiate Godhra
Bar~da Kalol Kanoda Sigam Chikhodra Savali Baroda Kanthariya Baroda
Kdiasar Valvud Gambhira Baroda Jambusar Padra Vagasi Sandasal Ramnath Baroda
Li~kheda Baroda Thasara Kalol Varnama Sureli Timba Baroda
Dea~on (1906) Licentiate
" Ded~on (1906) Licentiate
D~~on (1906) Licentiate
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Name.
Shana Tulsi ShivaTora
Post Office.
Adas Pa1ej Baidhra Baroda
Soma Govind Soma Lala Thomas G. Peters Trikam Mavji Tu~dav Uka Dhanji Dumad Uka Kalidas Balasinor Uka LaHu Baroda Uka Natha Darapura Uttamdas Jiva Wasad Valji Khana Baroda Vithal Devji , , Vala Bhakti Mahasar
Official Relation.
Licentiate Elder (1906) Licentiate
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Dea'~on (1909) Licentiate
De~~on (1906) Licentiate
BOMBAY DISTRICT. Bishop, Tbeophilus Carroll, William Cumming, J. W. Cutler,R. D. Fritchley, E. W,
Bombay Karachi Quetta Bombay
Hawkins, J. N. " Henderson, W. S. Karachi Howson, William Bombay Joynt, E. W. :Marrett, C. R. "
Licentiate
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Morris, James In England Morton, T. E. F. Karachi Eld'~r McGregor, J. D. Bombay Licentiate Sharman, C. B. , , Siddn Vikaji Karachi Tanner, T. J. Poona Tye, James Bombay Worrall, H. R. L. In Arabia Eld~r ( 1902 ) Wright, T. T. Bombay Licentiate
KATHIAWAD DISTRICT. Dahya Dudha Rampur Licentiate Ganesh Gangaram Vaso Deacon (1906) Govind Harkha Dhola Licentiate Khana Dhula Asamli " Morar Kanji Jetalsar " Mulji Nana Dhandhuka Deacon (1909) Pancha Sunder "Licentiate Shana Mulji Junagadh
MARATHI DISTRICT. Balvant Devrao Poona Licentiate David Shejol Kokantham" David Silas Bombay " Duthie, Robert Puntamba Deacon (1907) Gangadhar B. Kale Bombay Elder Girdhar Rae Licentiate Jaivant Gaikvad Pu~tamba Kalyan V. Bhosle Bombay Musa Galsing Nanaji Amolik P. B. Karandikar Ram bhau Divekar Rupa Karshan Sudhama Hivale Vinayak· Kale William David
Po~~a Igatpuri Poona Bombay Poona Bombay
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CONFERENCE JOURNAL. FIRST DAY.
BARODA CAMP, THURSDAY, January 14th, 1909.
Opening. The Sixteenth Session of the Bombay Annnal Conference convened in
the Florence B. Nicholson School of Theology, Baroda Camp, on Thursday, January 14th, 1909, at 11 a.m., Bishop J. E. Robinson in the chair. The hymn .• The King of Heaven His Table Spreads" was sung, and the Bishop, assisted by the District Superintendents and D. O. Fox, administered the Holy Communion.
Roll Call. The Secretary of the last Conference called the Roll and the following
answered to their names :--Members-W. E. Bancroft, H. W. Butterfield, W. E. L. Clarke, J. C.
Fisher, D. O. Fox, Gangu Dhanji, Gyanoba Narayan, Henry Narottam, C. B. Hill, J. D. Saptal, L. E. Linze1l, G. W. Park, A. A. Parker, W. E. Robbins, S. A. Bhosle, Fawcett Shaw, W. H. Stephens, Robert Ward, Frederick Wood, Yakub Dhanji, Yusaf Dhanji.
Probationers-Musa Karshan, Nathu Narsinh, H. C. Scholberg. Lay Missionary--H. F. Bishop.
Question 2. The Bishop .announced the transfer to this Conference of Charles R.
Vickery, an Effective Elder, from the Wyoming Conference.
Secretary. On motion of A. A. Parker, Frederick Wood was elected Secretary;
and on his nomination H. C. Scholberg was elected Assistant Secretary.
Bar. On motion of W. H. Stephens, the third row of seats was fixed as the
bar of the Conference.
Corresponding Secretary. On motion of W. E~ L. Clarke the Conference proceeded to elect the
Corresponding Secretary by ballott. A. A. Parker was elected.
Programme. On motion of S. A. 'Bhosle, the Programme as printed was adopted.
Statistical Secretary. On motion of C. B. Hill, the Conference proceeded to elect the Statis
tical Secretary by ballot. Fawcett Shaw was elected, to hold office from date of the close of this Conference session.
standing Committees. On motion of C. B. Hill, the District .superintendents were appointed a
Committee to fill V~~~ ou .the Boards a.nd Standing .Committees,
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Visitors. On motion of C. B. Hill, H. F. Bishop and George Eldridge, and all
visiting ministers were invited to sit within the bar and participate in the discussions.
Introductions. The following brethren and sisters were introduced and each briefly
addressed the Conference: Bro. Eldridge, C. R. Vickery, and Mrs. Miner, new missionaries; D. O. Fox, Mrs. Fox, Mrs. Park, Miss Williams, Mrs. Linzell, L. E. Linzell, returned missionaries; and Fawcett Shaw.
Memoirs. G. W. Park moved that the chair appoint a Committee on Memoirs.
The Bishop announced the following :-C. B. Hill, G. W. Park, Miss Williams, Yusaf Dhanji.
Question 14. Question xiv-" Was the character of each preacher examined? " was
taken up. The character of C. B. Hill was passed, and he reported the Bombay District. The character of E. F. Frease was passed. The character of G. W. Park was passed, and he reported the Gujarat District.
Child Betrothal. On motion of C. B. Hill, the chair was requested to appoint a Committee,
consisting of the District Superintendents and two other members, to investigate the case of child betrothal reported to have been consumated in the Gujarat District, and to consider the general policy of our Mission in this matter, and report to the Conference. The Bishop appointed the District Superintendents, A. A. Parker and Frederick Wood.
Question 14. . Question xiv resumed. The character of W. E. Robbins was passed
and he reported the Kathiawad District. The character of W. H. Stephens was passed and he reported the Marathi District.
Discussion. These reports were followed by a discussion on various aspects of the
work, especially of the November Evangelistic Campaign, participated in by a number.
A"resalve Evangelism. The chair appointed A. A. Parker to nominate a committee of six or
seven on Aggressive Evangelism.
Oreetlngs. Greetings were read from E. F. ·Frease on furlough in America, and
A. W. Mell and A. E. Ayers now in the service of the American Bible Society in San Francisco·; and on motion of C. B. Hill ,the Secretary was instructed to send a suitable reply.
Reporters. The chair appointed the District Superintendents a Committee to
nominate reporters for the Press.
Adjournment. . On motion of G. W. Park the Conference adJourned. The Doxology
was sung, and H. W. Butterfield pronounced the benediction.
JOURNAL 7
SECOND DAY.
FRIDAY, january 15th, 1909.
Opening, Conference met at the appointed hour, Bishop Robinson in the chair.
The hymn "Thou Great Mysterious God Unknown" was sung, and D.O. Fox offered prayer.
Journal. The minutes of the previous day's session were read and approved.
Committees. On nomination of the District Superintendents the following names
were added to the Boards and Standing Committees named: Auditing Committee-Fawcett Shaw and Frederick Wood; Board of Educatioll,-L. E. Linzell; Committee on Conference Relations-L. E. Linzell; Sunday SchoolFawcett Shaw; Temperance--C. R. Vickery.
Question 14. Question xiv was resumed. The characters of the fo11owing Effective
Elders were passed, and those who were present reported their benevolent collections:-A. E. Ayers, Fawcett Shaw, H. W- Butterfield, W. L. Clarke, A. W. Mell, C. R. Vickery. J. D. Saptal, Robert Ward, A. A. Parker, W. E. Bancroft, Yusaf Dhanji, Gangu Dhanji, Henry Narottam, L. E. Linzell, S. A. Bhosle, Frederick Wocd and J. C. Fisher. C. B. Hi11 reported the benevolent collections of Poona English Church and of Taylor Church, Bombay.
Question I. Question i.-"Is this Annual Conference incorporated according to
the requirements of the Discipline? " was asked. The answer given was, In a modified form.
Question 4. .1
Question iv.-"Who have been received on credentials, and from what churches?" was asked. The answer given was, None.
Question 5. Question v.-"Who have been received on trial?" was asked. The
answer given was, None.
Question 7. Question vii.-"Who have been discontinued?" was asked. The
answer given was, None.
Question 16. Question xvi.-"Who have died?" was asked. The answer given was,
A. C. Parker.
Order of the Day. On motion of G. W. Park, the Memorial Service was made the order of
the day after the reading of the minutes tomorrow morning.
Question 17. Question xvii. - ' , Who have been located at their own request?" was
asked. The answer given was, None.
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Question 18. Question xviii.-"Who have been-located ?" was asked. The answer
given was, None.
Question 19. Question xix.-" Who have withdrawn?" was asked. The answer
given was, None.
Question 20. Question xx. -' 'Who have been permitted to withdraw under charges
or complaints?" was asked. The answer given was, None.
Question 21. Question xxi. -' 'Who have been expelled?" was asked. The answer
given was, None.
Question 23. Question xxiii. - ' 'Who are the Supernumerary Preachers?' , was
asked. The answer given was, None.
Question 24. Question xxiv.-"Who are the Superannuated Preachers?" was asked.
On motion of C. B. Hill, the following were continued in the Superannuated Relation :-G. I. Stone, D. O. Fox, W. W. Bruere.
Question 30. Question xxx. -' 'What is the amount of the five per cent of collections
for the Conference Claimants' Connectional Fund paid by the Treasurer to the Board of Conference Claimants?" was asked. On motion of C. B. Hill this question was referred to the Finance Committee, to report on the same to next Annual Conference Session.
Question 32. Question xxxii.-"Where shall the next Conference be held?" was
asked. On the joint invitation of W. H. Stephens and C. B. Hill, Epworth Heights, Lonavla, was selected. .
nlnutes. On motion of W. E. Bancroft the question of the publication and price
of the minutes was referred to the Finance Committee for action.
Adjournment. On motion of Robert Ward, the Conference adjourned. S. A. Bhosle
pronounced the benediction.
THIRD DAY
. Opening. SATURDAY, January 16th, 1909 .
Conference met at the appointed hour, Bishop Robinson in the chair. The hymn "High on Hi~ Everlasting Throne" was sung. L .. E. Linzell offered prayer.
Journal. The minutes of the preceding day's session were read and approved.
Order of the Day. On motion of C. B. Hill, the Order of the Day was postponed for
a while.
JOURNAL.
Indian Witness. The Secretary presented a communication from Bro. Culslnw, Editor
of the' 'Indian Witness." The Bishop spoke on behalf of this onr official p~per. On motion of W .. L. Clarke the Conference pledg-=.'d itself to do its part 'to push the interests of the' 'Indian Witness." The Bishop also spoke on behalf of the "Kaukab-i-Hind."
Other Papers. C. B. Hill represented the · 'Bombay Methodist Month1.\· \'isitor.'· W. H. Stephens represented the "Maratha Messenger."
Aggressive Evangelism. The Bishop presented the following nominations for the Committee
on Aggressive Evangelism, which, on motion of A. A. Parker, 'was e1ected-L. E. Linzell, ·W. E. Bancroft, Yusaf Dhanji, Frederick Wood, C. B. Hill, J. C. Fisher, in addition to A. A. Parker, our representative on the Central Conference COl11mission.
Postage to America. It was moved by W. H. Stephens, and carried unanimously. that the
Corresponding Secretary of the Conference draw up a memorial on behalf of the American missionaries in India asking the Postmaster General of the United States to secure for them the same rates of postage between India and America as exist between England and America under the new arrangements, and between India and Canada.
Greetings. The following telegram from Bishop Warne was read: "Greetings
from North West India. Philippians iv: 19." On motion of V\T. E. Bancroft the Conference expressed delight at the receipt of this greeting, and the Secretary was instructed to send a suitable reply.
Bombay Publishing House. S. E. Miner, new missionary for the Bombay Publishing House, was
introduced and spoke to the Conference. C. B. Hill announced that the Central Conference Board of Publication had elected Frederick. Vlood joint agent of the Bombay Publishing House, and requested that he be allowed to represent the Publishing House. Bro. Wood addressed the Conference; and this was followed by a discussion. On motion of A. A. Parker the Conference placed on record its appreciation of the work our Bombay Publishing House has done, and its determination to stand by the Publishing House, and to advance its int~ests. '
Memorial Service. The Order of the Day was taken up. The Bishop indted C. B. Hill
to preside at the joint Memorial Service. The hymn, "I would 110t live alway" was sung. Miss -Williams read the memoir of Miss Curts; G. W. Park gave a memoir,of Mrs. Osborn; C. B. Hill read memoirs of Mrs. Karalbai Gangu Dhanji and Bro. A. C. Parker. The hymn "There's a land that is fairer than day" was sung, and the Bishop led in prayer. (See Memorials).
Question 8. Question viii -"Who have been admitted into Full Membership
ele,cted and ordained deacons previously?" was taken up. The names of H. C. Scholberg, Musa Karshan, and Nathu Narsinh \vere called; the Board of Examination and the Committee on Conference Relations reported
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favorably; the hymn" 0 thou who hast at thy command" was sung; the Bishop addressed the candidates and asked them the disciplinary questions, and on motion of their respective District Superintendents were admitted into Full Membership.
QUl"stion 9. Question ix-"What members are in studies of the third year
admitted into full membership this year? " was taken up. The names of H. C. Scholberg, Musa Karshan, and Nathu Narsinh were called, their characters were passed, and on motion of their respective District Superintendents they were advanced to the studies of the third year.
Question 6. Question vi-(( Who have been continued on trial? " was asked. The
answer given was, None.
Introductions. Bro. T. T. Wright, our lay delegate to the last General Conference,
and Sis. Mrs. Phulbai Ward just returned from a long and successful campaign in America, were introduced.
Questiov 10. Question x-" What members are in studies of the fourth year? "
was asked. The name of Yakub Dhanji was called, his character passed, and on motion of W. H. Stephens he was advanced to the studies of the fourth year.
Question 12. Question xii -' 'What others have been elected and ordained deacons? "
was taken up. The names of Uka Kalidas recommended by the Gujarat District Conference, and Mulji Nana, recommended by the Kathiawad District Conference, were called, and the Committee on Conference Relations having favourably reported, on motion of their respective District Superintendents they were elected to Deacon's Orders as Local Preachers.
Question 13. Questio.n xiii - (( What others have been elected and ordained Elders? "
was asked. The answer given was, None.
Question 3. Question iii-It ~7ho have been readmitted?" was taken up. The
name of Gangadhar B. Kale, Local Elder, was .called. The Committee on Conference Relations reported that the Marathl District had recommended that he be readmitted to the travelling connection; bnt as he was not located at his own request they did not think he could be received by readmission; and they referred the question to the presiding Bishop. The Bishop ruled that according to Paragraph 155, of the Discipline (1908) he was not eligible for readmission. Further the Committee enquired whether or not he could be admitted on trial on the same recommendation of the District Conference. The Bishop ruled that without a specific recommendation to that effect from his District Conference he could not be admitted on trial.
(lujarat District. W. L. Clarke presented a resolution concerning the division of the
Gujarat District (See Resolutions). After discussion, paragraph 1, relating to the division of the district, was read and adopted; paragraph 2, relating to properties under the Gujarat Property Board, was read and adopted;
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paragraph 3, relating to existing institutions, was read and adopted; paragraph 4, relating to properties not under the control of the Glljarat Property Board, was read and adopted; the preamble was read and adopted; then the resolution as a whole was adopted unanimously. Oujarat Institutions.
On motion of G. W. Park, the Bishop was requested to appoint a Board of Management for the institutions in Gujarat territory, both of the Parent Board and the W.F.M.S., to consist of the District Superintendents of Gujarat and Kathiawad, with other members of both Societies in Gujarat.
Nominating Committee. On motion of G. W. Park, the following Committee to nominate
Standing Committees was appointed-L. E. Linzell, Fawcett Shaw, and J. C. Fisher.
Reporters. The District Superintendents nominated the following reporters to the
Press, and they were appointed :-"Christian Advocate," A. A. Parker, "Pittsburg Christian Advocate," D. O. Fox; "Western Christian Advocate," L. E. Linzel1; "North Western Christian Advocate," Robert Ward; "Central Christian Advocate," J. C. Fisher; "California Christian Advocate," Fawcett Shaw; "Zion's Herald," H. C. Scholberg; "Northern Christian Advocate," C. R. Vickery; "World Wide Missions," W. H. Stephens; "Indian Witness" Frederick Wood; "Bombay Guardian," W. L; Clarke; "Kaukab-i-Hind," H. F. Bishop; "Dnyanodaya," S. A. Bhosle; "Harshanad," Yusaf I?hanji.
Adjournment. On motion of G. W. Park, Conference adjourned. The Doxology
was sung, and Fawcett Shaw pronounced the Benediction.
POURTH DAY. MONDAY, January 18th, 1909.
Opening. Conference met at the appointed hour, Bishop Robinson in the chair.
Devotional exercises were conducted; J. D. Saptal and W. E Robbins offered prayer.
Journal. The minutes of the previous session were read, and approved.
Question. 11. Question xi. -" What members have completed the Conference course
of Study-elected and ordained Elders previously?" was taken up. The name of Gyanoba Narayan was called; the Board of Examiners reported favorably; his character was passed; and on motion of W.H. Stephens, he was advanced to the class of Effective Elders.
Question 26. Question xxvi-" What is the Statistical report for this year?" The
Statistical Secretary read his report in part. It was fully discussed, and followed by a season of prayer.
Audit. On motion of J. C. Fisher, the Finance Committee was requested to
arrange to pay ~the travelling expenses of members of the Auditing Com~ mittee when travelling for special mid-year audit.
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Vice-Corresponding Secretary. On motion of Robert Ward, L. E. Linzell was elected Vice-Correspond
ing Secretary.
Mission Treasurer. On motion of W. H. Stephens, W. E. Bancroft was renominated as
Treasurer of the Missionary Society.
Conference Treasurer. On motion of A. A. Parker, Fawcett Shaw was elected Conference
Treasurer.
Vice~nission Treasurer. On motion of W. E. Bancroft, J. C. Fisher was elected Vice-Treasurer
for the Missionary Society.
nuttra Training School. The Secretary read a communication and the annual report from the Mut
tra Training School. And on their nomination Miss A. A. Abbott was elected representative of the Conference on the Board of Control of the School.
R.esolutions The chair appointed the following. Committee on Resolutions--Fawcett
Shaw, C. R. Vicke:y, and H. W. Butterfield.
Finance Committee. The following were elected by ballot Members 'or the Finance Com
mittee: -Frederick Wood, Robert Ward, H. F. Bishop, C. R. Vickery, and Yusaf Dhanji; Alternafes:-JJawcett Shaw, and J. C. Fisher.
Seamens' R.est. Frederick Wood presented proposed changes in the constitution.of the
Bombay Seamen's Rest as recommended by the Committee of Management of that institution, and on motion of C. B. Hill they were approved (See Memorials); and the following Committee of Management for the ensuing year was approved:--The Hon. Sir. Walter C. Hughes, Kt. C.LE.; H.G. Gell Esq., M.V.O., Commissioner of Police (ex-olficio); the Hon. Mr. H.E.B. Procter; E. W. Fritchley, J. N. Hawkins, C. B. Hill, C. R. Marrett, W. Sloane, C. R. Vickery, T. T. Wright, Frederick Wood; A. E. B. Gordon, A. R. King, J. McDonald and J. A. D. McBain.
Complaints by Missionaries. Robert Ward presented the following resolution concerning com
plaints written home by Missionaries of the W. F. M. S. and Parent Board, which, on motion of Robert Ward, was adopted; and the Secretary was instructed to send copies of this resolution to the Branch Secretaries of the W.F.M.S. at home:--
"RESOLVED, that as we recognize that it is imperative that the Missionaries of the Board of Foreign Missions and Missionaries of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society work in continous administrative harmony under the direction of the Bishops of our Church; and that we, therefore, respectfully and fraternally request the Branch Secretaries and other authorities of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society to instruct their respective missionaries to the effect thllt whenever a lady missionary may consider that she has complaint against the policy or methods of work carried out by the missionary or missionaries of the Board of Foreign Missions and feels it to be her duty to write the same to America, in order to prevent misunderstanding or discord or confusion and in the interest of fair representation, a copy of any such complaint or protest shall be sent to the local District Superint~ndent and presiding- BiShop.
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"And that in case a missionary of the Board of Foreign Missions has a complaint against a missionary of the Woman's Foreign Mi£sionary Society or the policy or methods of work carried on by her he shall send a copy of such complaint to her as well as to the local District Superintendent and presiding Bishop."
Book Concern. On motion of W. L. Clarke the presiding Bishop was authorized to draw
on the Book Concern for the sum due to this Conference.
standing Committees. The Committee on Nominations presented the following nominations for
Standing Committees, which were accepted on motion of L. E. Linzell :-
Sunday Schools-H. W. Butterfield, H. C. Scholberg, Yusaf Dhanji ; Temperance-Fawcett Shaw, Gangu Dhanji, Gyanoba Narayan--State of the Church Robert Ward, J.D. Saptal, J.C. Fisher, S.A. Bhosle, W.E. Robbins; Conference Stewards-We E Bancroft, H.C. Scholberg, C. R. Vickery, Henry Narottam, Fawcett Shaw; Conference Relations-A. A. Parker (Chairman), District Superintendents, Frederick Wood, Henry Narottam, S. A. Bhosle.
Time. On motion of W H. Stephens the time was extended.
Bareilly Seminary, On motion of W. H. Stephens,· C. B. Hill was elected a trustee of, and
A. A. Parker a visitor to, the Bareilly Theological Seminary.
Baldwin Schools. On motion of Robert Ward, C. B. Hill and J. N. Hawkins were
elected trustees of the Baldwin High Schools, Bangalore.
R.eport. TlIe Committee on Sunday Schools presented its report, and on motion
of Robert Ward it was adopted. (See Reports).
Evangelistic Campaign. A. A. Parker read a communication from P. M. Buck concerning the
Evangelistic Campaign. On motion of A. A. Parker it was resolved as the sense of this conference that a Simultaneous Evangelistic Campaign, similar to that held in November last, be, planned for a .month at least commencing February 15th, and that our conference committee on Aggressive Evangelism formulate plans for the effecting of such a campaign within the bounds of this conference.
Adjournment. On motion of A. A. Parker Conference adjourned. The doxology was
sung, and W. E. Robbins pronounced the benediction.
FIFTH DAY. TuESDAY, January 19th, 1909.
Opening. Conference niet at the appointed hour, Bishop Robinson in the chair.
The hymn "Lord of the living harvest" was sung, and Bro. Eldridge led in prayer.
Journal. The minutes of the previous day's session were read, corrected and
approved.
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Statistics. The report of the Statistical Secretary was resumed, discussed, and
adopted.
W. Lee Clarke. Frederick Wood presented a resolution concerning our retiring
Statistical Secretary, Bro. Clarke, which was adopted by a rising vote. (See Resolutions).
Nominations. The Committee on Nominations of Boards presented its report, nomin
ating the following, and it was adopted :-Board 0/ Education-A. A. Parker, Robert Ward, C.B. Hill, Frederick
Wood, W. E. Robbins, Mrs. Fox, Miss Williams, Miss Crouse, and Miss Austin.
Deaconess Board-J. C. Fisher, Robert Ward, Mrs. Hill, (term to expire in 1909); Frederick Wood, Mrs. Robbins, Miss Abbott (term to expire in 1910); W. H. Stephens, L. E. Linzell, Mrs. Parker (term to expire in 1911).
Auditing Committe~-J. C. Fisher, Robert Ward, Fawcett Shaw, W. E. Robbins, H. F. Bishop. A. A. Parker: Frederick Wood.
Question 25. The following nominations for Triers of Appeals were adopted:
G. W. Park, W. E. Bancroft, J. C. Fisher, Gangu Dhanji, and Frederick Wood.
Examiners. The Bishop announced the following Board of Examiners for the
ensuing quadrennium :-Robert Ward, J. C. Fisher, H. W. Butterfielc., W. H. Stephens, A. A. Parker, L. E. Linzell, G. W. Park, S. A. Bhosle, Henry Narottam, W. E. Robbins and Frederick~Wood.
Child Betrothals. The Committee on Child Betrothals presented the following resolution,
which on motion of Frederick Wood, was adopted:-" With reference to Child Betrothals we record the conviction that,
although . it is neither definitely condemned in the Scriptures, nor formally proscribed by Church law, the practice is. neverthless, inharmollious with the enlightened Christian consciousness of the age, and is hereby affirmed not to be the policy of the Methodist Episcopal Church."
Child Marriage. On motion of Frederick Wood the Chair was requested to appoint a
special commission to investigate the question of Child Marriage and kindred questions as they affect onr Christian community, .and report to the next session of Annual Conference. The Bishop appointed the following Committee :-G. W. Park, A. A. Parker, Mrs. Stephens, Robert Ward, Miss Nicholls, W. E. Bancroft, Miss Williams, Miss Morgan and Frederick Wood.
Reports. The reports of the following Committees and Boards were read; dis
cussed, and adopted :-State of the.Church, Temperance, Epworth League, Deaconesses, Stewards and EducatlOn. (See Reports).
Epworth League. The following nominations for the Epworth League Board of Control
were presented and confirmed :-Miss Abbott, President; Henry Narottam, Vice President; Frederick Wood, Secretary-Treasurer / C. R. Vickery, Mrs. Stephens, Miss Crouse, Directors.
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OUjarat Committee. The Bishop announced the following Joint Committee of Management
for Institutions in Gujarat and Kathiawad :-The District Superintendents, A. A. Parker. Robert Ward, W. 'B. Bancroft, H. F. Bishop, Miss Williams, Miss Morgan, Miss Crouse, and Miss Austin.
Deaconess Salaries. A. A. Parker presented a resolution concerning the Salaries of Deacon
esses, which was adopted (See Resolutions. )
Vernacular Examinations. The Board of Examiners reported that J. C. Fisher had graduated
from the Marathi course of study; L. E. Linzell had graduated from the Gujarati course of study; and H. C: Scholberg had passed the second year Marathi course of study.
Nicholson Theological School. The Board of Education presented the following nominations for
Trustees of the Florence B. Nicholson School of Theology which were confirmed :-E. F. Frease, C. B. Hill (to retire in 1909); W. E. Robbins G. Vl. Park (to retire in 1910); L. E. Linzell, Frederick Wood (to retir~ in 1911).
Reports. The Conference Treasurer and Conference Stewards presented their
fin1.ncial reports which were accepted (See Reports).
Question 27. Question xxvii~- II What is the aggregate of the benevolent collections
ordered by the General Conference, as reported by the Conference Treasurer? " was taken up. The answer given was, Rupees 2,247.
Question 28. Question xxviii -" What are the claims on the Conference Funds ?" was
taken up. The answer given was Rupees 720.
Question 29. Question xxix --" What has been received on these claims, and how has
it been applied?" was taken up. The answer givenwas, Rupees 1264-5-9. To Mrs. Vardon, Rs. 600; to Sakubai Gyanoba, Rs. 120; the balance added to the capital.
Karachi Seamen's R.est. Fawcett Shaw addressed the Conference concerning our relation to the
Karachi Seamen's Rest, and on motion of C.B. Hill a resolution was adopted requesting that, owing to the changed conditions of that institution, we withdraw from our relation to it. (See Resolutions).
Editing Minutes. On motion of Robert Ward the Secretary was authorized to edit the
reports, and to edit the minutes (except the District Superintendent~s reports), and publish the same.
Price of Minutes. A. A. Parker presented the action of the Finance Committee concerning
the price of the printed Minutes, that the price be eightannas to all, buti~ 40 or more copies be taken it be at the rate of 4 annas per copy; the d-eficlt to be paid by the Mission Treasurer. Also that the District Superintendent.s cut down their reports so that each does not exceed three pag-es of the pnnted minutes. It was adopted.
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Historical Secretary. On motion of W.L. Clarke, Frederick Wood was re-elected Historical
Secretary.
Educational Fund. On motion of C. B. Hill it was ordered that the Educational Fund be
distributed on the same basis as last year, and that the amount of the collections taken in the English Churches in the Bombay District be devoted to the Anglo-Indian Homes, Poona.
Adjournment. On motion of W. L. Clarke, Conference adjourned to meet at 6:30 this
evening. The Doxology was sung, and the Bishop pronounced the Benediction. . .
Evening Session. Opening.
Conference met at the appointed hour, Bishop Robinson in the chair. The session opened with a devotional service led by W. E. Robbins.
Journal. The minutes of the previous session were read, and approved.
Audit. The Auditing Committee presented its report, which was adopted (See
Reports).
Vernacular Examinations. It was announced that Fawcett Shaw had passed out of the Hindustani
course of study.
Resolutions. The Committee on Resolutions presented its report, concerning (1)
Mrs. Hutchings, (2) Mrs. A. C. Parker, (3) Bishop Robinson, (4) Bishop Thoburn, and (5) Entertainment, which was adopted unanimously. (See Resolutions)
Official Record. On motion of C. B. Hill it was ordered that the published Minutes be
the official record of this Conference session.
Final Adjournment. On motion of G. W. Park it was ordered that after the reading of the
Minutes, and the reading of the Appointments, the Conference stand adjourned.
The Minutes of the session were read and approved. The Bishop ad-dressed the Conference; The hymn "Am I a soldier of the cross" was sung, and W. L. Clarke and W. E. Bancroft offered prayer. The Bishop read the Appointments the Doxology was sung, the Bishop pronounced the Benedic-tion, and the Conference stood adjourned sine die. , .
APPROVED AS CORRECT.
Secretary. President.
DISCIPLINARY QUESTIONS. i7
DISCIPLINARY QUESTIONS.
1 Is tit is Annual COl1ference Incorporated according to tke requirements of lite Disciplil1e? In a modified form.
2 Who have been received by tra1tsfer, and from what Conferences f Charles R. Vickery, from Wyoming Conference.
S Who have been Readmitted? None. 4 Who have been Received on Credentials, and./romwhat Churches f None. 5 Who have been Received on Trial?
(a) In studies qf First Year-None. (b) In studies oj Third Year-None.
6 Who have been Continued on Trial f (a) In studies oj First Year-None. (b) In studies qf Second Year-None. (c) In studies of Third Year-None. (d) In studies oj Fourth Year-None.
7 "Vho have been Disc01ttinued ? None. 8 Who have been Admitted into Full Membership?
(a) Elected and ordained Deacons illis year - None. (b) Elected and ordained Deacons previously-H. C. Scholberg,
Musa Karshan, Nathu Narsinh. 9 What Members are in studies qf Third Year?
(a) Admitted into Full Membership this year-H. C. Scholberg, Musa Karshan, Nathu Narsinh.
(b) Admitted into Full Membership previously-None. 10 What Members are in studies oj Fourth Year? Yakub Dhanji. 11 What Members have completed the Conference Course 0./ Study f
(a) Elected and ordained Elders this year-None. (b) Elected and ordained Elders prev{ous{y-Gyanoba Narayan.
12 What others have been elected and ordained Deacons if (a) As Local Preachers-Uka Kalidas, Mulji Nana. (b) Under Missionary Rule-None. (c) Under Seminary Rule-None.
13 What others have been elected and ordained Elders? (a) As Local Deacons-None. (b) Under Missionary Rule-None. (c} Under Seminary Rule-None.
14 Was the character of each Preache, exawined tp This was strictly done as the name of each Preacher was called in open Conference.
15 Who have been Transferred, and to what Conferences? None. 16 Who have Dietl? Arthur C. Parker. 17 Who have been Located at their oW1t request if None.
18 Who have been Located? None. 19 Who have Withdrawn ? None. 20 Who have been permitted to withdraw under Charges or Complaints?
None. 21 Who have been Expelled? None. 22 What otlter Personal Notation should be made? None.
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23 Who are the Supernumerary Preachers't None. 24 Who are the Superannuated Preachers't G. I. Stone, D. O. Fox,
W. W. Bruere. 25 Who are the Triers of Appeals'! G. W. Park, W. E. Bancroft, J. C.
Fisher, Gangu Dhanji, Frederick Wood. 26 What is the 5tatistical Report for this year f (See Statistics.) Z 7 What is the aggregate of the Benevolent Collections ordered by the General
Conference, as reported by the Conference T1'easurer '! Rs. 2,247.
28 What are the claims on the Conference Fund'! Rs. 720.
29 What has been received on these claims, and how has it been applied 't Rs. 1,264-5-9. To Mrs. Vardon, Rs. 600; to Sakubai Gyanoba, Rs. 120 ; balance added to the capital.
30 What is the amount of the five per cent of collections for the C01iferell,ce Claimants' Connectional Fund paid by the 7 reasurer to the Board of ConfereJlce Claimants'! Referred to the Finance Committee.
31 Where are the Preachers stationed'! (See Appointments.) 32 Where shall the nex! Conference be held'! Epworth Heights, Lonavla.
Bombay. Annual Conference APPOINTMENTS FOR 1909
AHMEDABAD DISTRICT
G. W. PARK, DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT (P. O. NADIAD)
Ahmedabad .............................................. Robert Ward, Elia Narottam, L. E. supply Bhalej ............ "'"'''' ................................... G. W. Park, Madhav Nana, L. D. supply Dehgam .................................................... Robert Ward, Amtha Whalji, L. P. supply Kapadvanj ... ,,: ................................................ Robert Ward, Mulji Whalji, L. P. supply Kathlal........... ................ ... ..... . ............. Rohert Ward, Dhula Dahva, L. P. supply Mahudha ................................................... G. W. Park, Harjivan Vira, L. D. supply Mehsana ........................................................... Robert Ward, KohyaAju, L. P. supply Nadiad Circuit ............................................................................... Henry Narottam
Boys' Orphanage and Industrial School . H. F. Bishop, Lay Missionary, Henry Narottam
Umreth ...... "'''' ...... """ ........................... G. W. Park, Prabhudas Punja, L. P. supply Uttarsanda .................................................... G. W. Park, Kalidas Mulji, L. D. supply Editor Sunday School Literature .......................................................... Robert Ward
BARODA DISTRICT
L. E. LINZELL, DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT (P. O. BARODA CAMp)
Balasinor ................................................. W. E. Bancroft, Uka Kalida~, L. D. supply Baroda: Boys' Orphanage ........................... L. E. Linzell, George Eldridge, L. P. supply
" Church ................................................................ L. E. Linzell, Gangu Dhanji Circuit...... .. ........... '''''' ................................. A. A. Parker, Yusaf Dhanji
" :Florence B. Nicholson School of Theology ,A. A. Parker, Yusaf Dhanji, Nathu Narsinh
Godhra ................................... ~ ............................... W. E. Bancroft, Musa Karshan Jambusar ................. ., ....................................... L. E. Linzell. Jiva Nana, L, D. supply Kalol ..................................................... · .. W. E. Bancroft, Bhaiji Rama, L. P. supply Od .................................... '0' .......................................... '0' ..................... To be supplied
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Padr;a .......................................................... L. E. Linzell, Kalyan Asha, L, P. supply PaleJ ........................................................... L· E. Linzell, Shiva Tora, L. E. supply SanC!asal............. .......... ............. ........... w. E. Bancroft, Kohya llijal. L. P. supply Savh........ ................................................ ., L. E. Linzell, Daud Tulshi, L. D. supply Thasara ..................................... ·· ............. W. E. Bancroft, Paul Govind, L. D. supply Walvod .............................. '"'' ........ W. E. Bancroft, HaribhaiAmaidas, L. r. supply Wasad ....................................... · ........... W. E. Bancroft, Utlamdas Jiva, L. D. supply
011 leave to America, E. F. Frease
BOMBA Y DIST~ICT.
C. B. HILL, DISTRICT'SUPERINTENDENT (P. O. BYCULLA, BOMBAY)
Bombay: Bowen Memorial Church ...................................................... Frederick Wood " Taylor Memorial Church .. " ....................................................... C. B. Hill " Seamen's Mission .............................................. Supplied by J. D. McGregor
Igatpuri English Church .............................................................. H. W. Butterfield Karachi English Church and Vernacular Circuit ...................................... Fawcett Shaw
" G,?jarati a':1d Marathi. .......................... Missionary to be supplied, J. D. Saptal " H1l1dustanl.. .............. .. .................. ,. .................................... To be supplied
Kotri-Hyder~bad ............................................. Missionary to be supplied, J. D. Sap tal Poona Enghsh Church........... .. ............................................................ C. R. Vickery Lonavla " ....................................................................... To be supplied Quetta" , . .. .................................................. Supplied by James Cummings
" Vernacular Circuit .................................................................... To be supplied Tando Adam ................................................................................... To be supplied Agents Bombay Publishing House ............ Frederick Wood, S. E. Miner, Lay Missionary
On leave to America, A. E. Ayers, A. W. Mell, On leave to England, W. E. L. Clarke,
Superannuate, G. I. Stone
KA THIA WAD DISTRICT.
W. E. ROBBINS, DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT (P. O. DHOLA JUNCTION)
Asamli ...................................... '" ........................ Supplied by Dhanduka .............. , .................................................. . Dhola .................................................................. .. Jetalsar ............ . ................................................ .. Junagadh ............................................................ .
Khana Dhula, L. P. Mulji Nana, L. D.
GO"ll-ind Harka, L. P. Morar Khanji, L. P. Shana Mulji, L. P.
Waso: .................................................................. .. Ganesh Gangaram, L.D.
MARATHI DIST~ICT.
W. H. STEPHENS, DISTRICT SUPItRINXUNDItNT (P. O. POONA)
Bombay: Gujarati Circuit ................................................................. Frederick Wood Gujarati Church .......... ' ........................................................ Vakub Dha?ji Hindustani Circuit........... .......................................... To be supphed Marathi Circuit ................................................................... R. C. Scholberg
t,
" Marathi Church ............................................. Supplied by G. B. Kale, L. E. Igatpuri-Puntamba .......................................... J. C. Fisher, R. Duthie. L D. Supply
. ~k:::ciri;;~;~d::: ::: ::::: :::.-:.:::: :'::. ::::: ::~::: ::.' .... ::.-:: ::. '.' :::::::::. ::::.-:.:::.-:::.~:. T;' b:cS~~:li~! Neral ............................................................... · ................................ To be supplied Poona:' Evangelistic Training School............... .. ............................... W. H. Stephens
" Boys' Orphanage ................................................................... W. H. Stephens
Poo~~_r!:~~i.~~~~ .. :: .. :::::::::: ~':::::::::::.':::::::::: :::::::::.:::.- .. ::":::"::::::::"::.T~ ·te A~u:r:~d Telegaon-Lonavla .................................... :. Supplied by Do' O. Fox, Gyanoba Nara~an Wagoli ............................... "......... ............ ...... ......... ...... .. .............. To be supphed
Superannuates, D. O. Fox, w. W. Bruere
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Woman's Conference.
AHMEDABAD DISTRICT.
District Work...... ......................................................... ............... .. ......... Mrs. Park Ahmedabad, Dehgam, Mehsana ..................................................................... Mrs. Ward Bhalej, Umreth, Uttarsanda .................................................................. To be supplied Kapadvanj, Kathlal, Mahudha .............................................................. Miss Morgan Nadiad and Boys' Orphanage ............................................................... Mrs. Bishop
On leave to England, Miss Holmes
BAR.ODA DISTR.ICT.
District Work ...................................................................................... Mrs. Linzel Balasinor Sandasal, Kalol, Thasara ......................................................... Mrs. Bancroft Baroda Circuit.. . ... ................... ............ . ..... ............ . ........................... Mrs Parker Baroda Boys' Orphanage & High School ................ Mrs. Linzell, !\lrs. Eldridge supply
" Girls' Boarding School & High School ........................ MissAustin, Miss Williams " Florence B. Nicholson School of Theology ..... '" ........................... Mrs. Parker " Mrs. W. Butler Memorial Hospital and District Medical Work ...... Miss Allen, ~f.D.
Godhra Evangelistic Work ...................................................................... Mrs. Bancroft " Girls' Boarding School .............................................................. Miss Crouse
Jambusar, Palej... ........ .. ..... ............... ............ ............ ..... . .. ......... Mrs. Linzell Padra, Savali .............................................................. ............ . ............. Miss Williams Wasad, Walvod.... ........ ...... ...... . .......................................................... Mrs. Bancroft
On leave to America, Mrs. Frease
BOMBAY DISTR.ICT.
District Work ............................................................. '" ........................... Mrs. Hill Bombay: Bowen Memorial Church.. . ................................................ Mrs. Miner
" " " Deaconess Work ............................... To be supplied Taylor Memorial Church ................................................................... Mrs. Hill
" Seamen's Mission .... ~ ....................................... Supplied by Mrs. McGregor Igatpuri English Church ... ...... ...... . ............................................. Mrs. Butterfie~d Karachi English Church ............................................................................ Mrs. Shaw Poona: Anglo Indian Girls' Home ..................................................... Mrs. Hutchiugs
" Taylor High School ror Girls .................. Mrs. D. O. Fox, Principal; :v.£rs. Grove " English Church ....................... · ................................................... Mrs. Vickery
On leave to America-Mrs. Mell, Mrs. Eddy, Mrs. Ayers, Miss Davis, Miss Files
KATHIAWAD DISTR.ICT.
District Work ....................................................................................... Mrs. Robbins Asamli, Waso.................. ..... . ........................................ : .................. To be supplied Dhandhuka, Dhola, Jetalsar, Junagadh ........................................... .. To be supplied
MAR,ATHI DISTR.ICT.
Bombay: Evangelistic and Zenana ,V ork .................................................... Miss Nicholls Gujarati Evangelistic Work and City Schools .......................... : ...... Miss Abbott
" Hindustani Work .................................................................. Mrs. Vardon
Igr:tPuri-P~:::~a~.~~~~.:::::~~:::::::::::::·~::.··.·::::::::::::::~::::::::::::::: .. ::.-.. : ... :.-.-.-: .. :~~~~h~l~~~~ Loni Evangelistic and Medical Work...... ......... ...... . ............................ Mrs. Stephens Poona Boys' Orphanage ........................................................................ Mrs. Stephens Talegaon Girls' Orphanage and High School .......................................... Miss Lawson
" Evangelistic Work ..................................................................... Miss Lawson Acting Editor" Woman's Friend" .......................................................... Miss Nicholls
On leave to America" Mr~.WOQd, Miss Robinson
ORDINATION-PROGRAMME. 21
\!l'crtificatc of @rbinattoll.
i~is is to IrrtiIq
7hat at Baroda, on the Seventeenth day oj january,
1909, under the electz'on of the Bombay Annual Conference,
I ordaz"ned to the office of DEA CON, Uka Kalz'das and
Mulfi Nana.
PROGRAMME. Thursday, January 14th. 1909.
8-30 A. M. Devotional Serdce, Bishop Robinson.
Bzshop.
11-00 A. M. Conference Session opening with the Holy Communion. 8-00 P. M- Social Meeting in G. W. Park's bungalow.
Friday, January 15th, 1909. 8-30 A. M. Devotional Service, C. B. Hill.
11-00 A. M. Conference Session. 6-00 P. M. Woman's Hour. Addresses by Mrs. Robert Ward and Mis!-l
M. E. Williams. Saturday, January 16th. 1909.
8-30 A. M. Devotional Service, C. R. Vickery 11-00 A. M. Conference Session. 6-00 P. M. Address: Impressions of the. General Conference, by T. T.
Wright Esq. Sunday, January 17th, 1909.
8-30 A. M. Vernacular Sermon, J. W. Robinson. 9-30 A. M. Ordination of Deacons, Bishop Robinson.
10-00 A. M. Conference Sermon, J. C. Fisher. 6-00 P. M. English Sermon, Bishop Robinson.
Monday, January 18th, 1909. 8-30 A. M. Devotional Service, Fawcett Shaw.
11-00 A. M. Conference Session. 6-00 P. M. Love Feast led by D. O. Fox.
Tuesday, January 19th, 1909. 11-00 A. M. Conference Session.
6-30 p, M, Conference Closing Session,
Sessions of the Bombay Annual Conference . ..
No. Place Date. President Secretary. Assistant. Statistical Conference Secretary. Secretary. Treasurer.
1 Grant Road Bombay Dec. 22-27, 1892 Bishop Thoburn
2 Grant Road Bombay Dec. 14-18, 1893 Do.
3 Poona Dec. 12-17. 1894 Do.
E. F. Frease W. H. Steph~ns W. E. L. Clarke J. E. Robinsoh. -W.E. Robbins T. Morton Do. Do. Do. E. F; Frease Do. Do.
4 Jabalpur Dec. 18-22, 1895 Do. Do. T. Hudson Do. Do. S Poona Dec. 30, 1896 to
6 Bowen ChUrch Jan. 4, 1897 Do. Do. Do. Do. l O. Denning.
Bombay Dec. 3- 7. 1897 Bishops Foss and Thoburn
7 Poona Dec. 7-11, 1898 Bishop Thoburll
UJ Do. F. R. Felt Do. E. F. Frease. gs Do. T.,Hudson Do. qo. UJ
H
8 Grant Road Bombay Dec. 15-19, 1899 Do.
9 Baroda Dec. 13-17, 1900 Dr. T. S. Johnson
0 F. Wood Z Do. Do. Do. r:n Do. Do, Do. W. E. L. Clarke.
10 Jabalpur Dec, 19-23, 1901 Bishop Warne Do. Do. Do. Do. 11 Bowen Church
Bombay Dec. 19-23, 1902 Bishop Thoburn 12 Baroda Dec. 9-14, 1903 Bishops Warren
and Warne 13 Poona Jan. S-11, 1905 Bishop Robinson
14 Bowen Church Botttbay Jan. 4-10, 1906 Do.
15 Baroda Dec. 18-24, 1906 Bishops FitzGerald 16 Taylor Church and Robinson
Bombay Dec. 18-23, 1907 Bishop Warne
17 Baroda Jan. 14-19, 1909 Bishop Robinson
Do. Do. Do. I Do.
Do. Do. Do. I Do. Do. Do. G. W. Park ..
I Do.
Do. Do. Do. Do.
F. Wood H. C. Scholberg W. E. L. Clarke Do. A. A. Parker J. C. Fisher & Do. Do.
H. C. Scholberg F. Wood , H. C. Scholberg Do. Do.
Name.
George Bowen
Algernon S.E.Vardon.
• Thomas M. Hudson
William Feistkorn
Dennis Osborne
Gyanoba Khandoji
Isaac F. Row
Arthur C. Parker
PROMOTED BREtHREN. " Servant of God, well done I
Thy glorious warfare's past; The battle's fought, the race is won,
And thou art crowned at las t. "
"THEIR WORKS DO FOLLOW THEM."
Born.
Vermont, U. S. A. April 30, 1806.
Bellary, S. 1., July 7, 1857 .
England,. 1863
U. S. America.
Benares, N. 1., 1844.
ChitaH (Ahmadnag-ar), 1840.
Plymouth, England.
Felts Mills, N. Y. U. S. A. Dec. 6. 1876.
Died.
Bombay, Feb. 5, 1888.
Hoshangabad,C.P. Nov. 2,1898.
Baroda, June 28, 1900.
U. S. America. 1901.
Pooha, April 10, 1902.
Igatpuri, 1905 ....
Poona, April 10. 1907,
Baroda, July 25, 1908.
Received on trial.
1881
1894
1874
1882
1906 \
Joined Bombay
Conference.
1872
1892
1894
1894
1897
18~2
1876
1906
I
Appointments.
Bombay: Pastor, Missionary and Presiding Elder.
Taylor School, Poona; Kampti, Burhanpur, and Khandwa, C. P.
Igatpuri; Bombay Gujarati Circuit and Publishing House; Baroda (Mahi River Circuit).
Grant Road, Bombay; Poona.
Allahabad; Mussurie; Presidingd Elder, N. ,V. I.; Poona, Pastor. an
Presiding Elder, Bombay District.
Igatpuri.
I Bombay and Madras, Pastor; Anglo Indian Evangelization Society.
Baroda: Boys' Orphanage and Church
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CONfERENCE BOARDS AND STANDING COMMITTEES.
STATE OF THE CHURCH. While the situation is not at all discouraging we feel that this subject
deserves our closest consideration. There are some features that are not satisfactory ; still we can say there has been growth. But more might have been done to get the Church into the highest possible Christian experience and activity.
We place first in our thought the evangelistic condition. Our first duty is to save souls. People are eager for the good news of salvation. To many there is no other life worth seeking. The result of the November Campaign has been good. There is evidence that there is need of a revival, and that the people are ready for it. We urge that every attention be given to the -new Committee on Aggressive Evangelism. We also urge that nothing be done to discourage or put to some other work men who are truly called of God and fitted for evangelistic work. Perhaps our need just now is evangelists. Already a few have shown talent for this work.
The growth of the Church has been as good as could be expected. The people have been temperate, and have urged others to be temperate. Morals have improved, and the general good behaviour has become better. Still, there must be more careful shepherding of the flock. A people just out of idolatry find many perplexities and are in constant need of close oversight.
Our work includes a large class of workers. Much depends upon their progress. In many cases this has been unsatisfactory. The Church will seldom if ever rise above its leaders. We must be careful not to admit any
. one unworthy to the sacred trust of leadership. On the whole we have every reason to take courage and go forward.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS. The reports from the various Sunday Schools are, in the main, of a
most encouraging character. The English speaking work continues its upward trend· In many
places the Sunday Schools are attended by many adults, and thus they become the central service of the day. Nearly every day school is a center for a Sunday School. In this year's All India Sunday School1txaminations all the candidates from several of our schools obtained certificates. , We desire to place upon record our appreciation of the fact that our
Brother, Mr. E. W. Fritchley is now a Vice-President of the World's Sunday School Union; and we regard his election as well merited and an hono't:' to this conference. '
We find that for general purposes of the vernacular church the International Lessons on a topical basis are adequate and advisable' but that for the English schools, or more advanced scholars, a different arrangement might be preferred. It is a growing opinion that more attention should be paid to the committal of Scripture portions to memory. Right here perhaps is a source of weakness. The Psalmist said, "Thy word have I hid in my heart that I might not sin against Thee."
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The matter of vernacular Sunday school literature is being vi~orously pushed. In times of financial stringency the temptation is to cut down this item, which ought steadily to increase for the good of the church. There is need for more vernacular hymns suitable for the children.
Your committee suggests that in places where the scholars are for the most part inmates of an institution, the Sunday school work should, if practicable, be undertaken by workers other than the week day staff, so that scholars may have the benefit of a fresh voice and different methods of teaching on Sunday.
We rejoice in the fact that the young people of our Church are receiving so large a share of attention, and we consider that in this fact, apart from oth~ of great significance, lies the hope of deep rooted and glorious iTowth in lhe near future
TEMPERANCE. It is with feelings of pleasure that we refer to the masterly utterance
on the subject of total abstinence by our Bishops at the General Conference. As a church we continue to present a solid front, and untiringly oppose the great liquor curse. We endorse every word uttered by the Bishops.
We gather that the consumption of alcoholic liquors in this presidency is on the increase. The manufacturer benefits, and the poor consumer pays his money "for that which is not bread. " We suggest that the District and Quarterly COli.ferences band themselves for a vigorous campaign against the traffic, and wherever possible Church Temperance Societies be orgainzed on our circuits.
We regret to notice that there is an increase in the consumption of opium in India. The export trade is decreasing, but from reports we learn that last year there was an increase in the sales in India. As an agency in the deterioration of men it must take its place beside alcoholic liquors; and therefore we will continue to wage war against them both; and trust that Government will so legislateas to banish these evils from the land.
BOARD OF EDUCATION. The Florence B. Nicholson School of Theology, Baroda, has made
distinct advance. There is a total enrolment of 43 men and 15 women. The women's department has done faithful work for the wives; and attention is given to the ,children of students in the nursery.
The Fox Training and Theological School, Poona, for both men and women has had a good year. '
The Taylor HiJ[h School for Girls, Poona, reports steady and encouraging progress. The number of pupils has risen from 65 to 82. There are 54 boarders-the highest figure yet reached by the school. The results of the annual examinations were gratifying. In the matriculation examination all our five candidates passed.
The government inspector has reported favorably on the Godh1'a Girl's Sckool. There are now about 200 girls in the school.' During the year five girls were married to Christian workers and went into the field with their husbands; five have married boys trained in the Industrial School ; and three have gone to the :rheological School to be trained as workers.
The Talegaon Girl's School numbers 85 pupils. During the year a number of girls have gone to different parts as Bible women; and four went to the Training School at Poona.
The Poona Boy's Orphanage has furnished some students for the Theological School, as well as sending a few workers into the field.
In the Nadiad Industrial School a distinct shop for machine work has been fitted up. An electric motor drives all the tools; thus a number of bo1S are learning to handle the electric current. During the year a turning
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lathe of western model (one of the first to be made in India,) was turned out by our boys. One of the b~ys passed the Public Service examination and is now being employed in the school. Two others are sufficiently 'advanced to be employed as instructors. Thus three more are teaching in their alma mater, and for the first time Christians predominate on our industrial staff.
Vle are glad to report that the institutional church is being progressively developed.
DEACONESS BOARD. The Deaconess Board recommends to the Annual Conference the
approval of the following deaconesses, their licenses having been renewed by the said Board on recommendation of their respective Quarterly Conferences: Mrs Hutchings, Mrs Grove, Miss Davis, Miss Morgan and Miss Holmes.
Miss Davis and Miss Holmes are now on furlough. We trust they will soon be with us again. We hope that a deaconess may speedily be secured for the Bowen Church, Bombay.
EPWORTH LEAGUE. We are pleased to report active work in nearly every part of the field.
Karachi reports a growth of from 17 to 38 members in the past six months. The .Bowen Church chapter has raised Rs. 70 towards the support of a vernacular school this year. The Taylor Church chapter is responsible for one service each month at the Seamen's Rest. A Marathi District Rally was held in Bombay. Statistics show that there is an increase of one chapter and 35 members. Vl e note with pleasure that the vernacular chapters are almost wholly officered by Indian members, and that the meetings ate conducted by the members themselves.
BOARD OF ,STEWARDS. Your Committee notes with great regret that the Collections for both
Conference Claimants, and Mission Claimants, Funds are below those of the past year. They feel that the attention of the pastors needs but to be called to this decrease to insure a greater effort being made in 1909.
The -pastors of the English Churches are also affectionately urged to present the needs of the Mission Claimants' Fund: as well as that of the Conference Claimants' Fund to their people, in the belief that in the widening of the sympathies of their people naught but blessing will result to their churches. .
AUDITING COMMITTEE. The Auditing Committee beg to submit that they have audited the
following books :-Mission Treasurer's books to January 1st, 1909. W.F.M.S." " " " 1st, 1909. Conference" " " " 1st, 1909. Kathiawad Dist. Su·pdt's. books" . " 1st, 1909. Marathi " " " " I' 1st, 1909. Treasurer Gujarat District's " ,,1st, 1909. Financial Agent's """ 1st, 1909.
The Bombay District Superintendent reports the following audits:Anglo Indian Home books to November 30th, 1908. Taylor High School " " " 30th, 1908. Karachi Vernacular Circuit " July 31st, 1908. Soldier's Institute Karachi" " 31st 1908.
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~he Marathi District Superintendent reports the following audits:H. C. Scholberg to October 31st, 1909. F. Wood ... "" 31st, 1909. Miss Nicholls books" January 1st, 1909. Mrs. ~tephens I,,, " 1st, 1909. Talegaon Girl's School books to June 1st, 1908.
The Gujarat District Superintendent reports the following audits:Nadiad Medical Work to January 1st, 1909. Godhra Medical Work to October 1908. Godhra Building Accounts to January 1st, 1909. W. E. Bancroft's Circuit Accounts to October 1st, 1909. Godhra Girl's School Account to September 22nd, 1908. Mrs. A. A. Parker's School Account to December 10th, 1908 Mrs. A. A. Parker's Circuit Account to December 1st, 1908. Mrs. A· A. Parker's W. F. M. S. Contingent Fund Account to De
cember 1st, 1908. Dr. Allen's Medical Account to October 1st, 1908. Dr. Allen's Hospital Account to October 1st, 1908.
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RESOLUTIONS and MEMORIALS.
THE DIVISION OF GUJARAT DISTRICT.
WHEREAS, the division of the present Gujarat District has been contemplated for some time past with a view to closer and more effective administration; and \VHEREAS we believe the time is ripe for such division in order to promote the spiritual and material interests of the work.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED-I. That we request the presiding Bishop to divide the Gujarat District, and if necessary readjust the boundaries of Kathiawad District on' such lines as he deems most expedient; 2. That in case the proposed division takes place the relation of the Property Board of the present Gujarat District to the various properties under its control and management shall not be disturbed in any way until further orders by this Conference; 3. That all the existing institutions, schools, hospitals, industrial work, etc., shall continue under the management of the same Board or Boards which now direct and control their work, or under such new Boards as may be established; and 4. That all such properties as have not yet been conveyed to the management of the Property Board be controlled by a Joint Committee consisting of the members of the Gujarat and Kathiawad Property Board.
SALARIES OF DEACONESSES. While we are convinced of the very great service it is possible for a
deaconess to render on the foreign field as well as in the homeland, we feel that conditions in our Indian field are such that a deaconess cannot comfortably live on an allowance of Rupees 600 less a year than the salary of the regular missionaries of the Vvomen' s Foreign Missionary Society. The result of this policy has been that many deaconesses, having served a term in India, have returned to the field as regular missionaries. of the Society. We therefore urge that the Women's Foreign Missionary Society allow their deaconesses on the Indian field the same salary as other missionaries of their Society.
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KARACHI SEAMEN'S REST. WHEREAS it has been represented to us that the Seamen's Rest at
Karachi has departed from the spirit· in which, and the lines which, characterized its work when it was under the entire control of this Conference; therefore, Resolved that as a Church we withdraw from the management of the said institution.
BOMBAY SEAMEN'S REST-CHANGES IN CONSTITUTION. The Conference approves of the following changes in the Constitu
tion of the Bombay Seamen's Rest, as requested by the Committee of Management:
That the words, "and a Treasurer" in lines 7 and 8 of Rule 5 (b) be deleted and added at the close of the sentence, so that the Rule as altered will read as follows---" The Committee shall elect from its number a Secretary, who shall be a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and a Treasurer. ' ,
That in Rule 6 the words "or about" be inserted between the words "on" and "the" in the second and third lines, so that the Rule will then read as follows -" The meetings of the Committee shall be held quarterly, on or about the fourth Tuesday of each quarter. The first quarterly meeting of each year ( i.e., on or about the fourth Tuesday in January ) shall be the annual meeting of the Society."
RESOLUTIONS. w. E. LEE CLARKE·
Whereas our Brother W. E. Lee Clarke has been Statistical Secretary of this Conference for fifteen sessions, and now retires on going on furlough: Tht!refore, we desire to place on record our heartfelt appreciation and satisfaction of his long service, and the unusually accurate way in which he has fulfilled the duties of his office these many years.
MRS. E. S. HUTCHINGS. We regret to hear that our Sister, Mrs. Hutchings, Superintendent
of the Anglo-Indian Home, Poona, has been ill while in England, and trust that she will soon be restored to health. We rejoice that the institution over which she has so long presided has been ably managed and cared for during her absence by Miss Ward and Miss Merritt; and we assure Mrs. Hutchings of a hearty welcome on her return to India.
MRS. A. C. PARKER. We desire to convey to our Sister, Mrs. A. C. Parker, our prayerful
remembrance of her; and assure her that we regret the circumstances which have necessitated her return to America; but rejoice that she can so confidently place her reliance upon the Lord's loving providence, and know that He will be to her the God of comfort.
BISHOP ROBINSON We desire once more to place upon record our high appreciation of
the masterly and fraternal way in which Bishop Robinson has presided at oqr Conference. And we pray that . he may long be spared to us, and continue to be endued with health, strength, wisdom, and other graces from 011 high for the performance of the difficult. onerous, and arduous work of his office.
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BISHOP THOBURN. Having received intimation of the likelihood-owing to recuperated
health and strength-of Bishop Thoburn once more visiting his beloved India: We desire to convey to him our congratulations on the improvement of his health; and we do pni.y that his and our hearts' desire may in due course be grandly consummated by Him with whom nothing is too hard.
ENTERTAINMENT. We tender our hearty thanks to Bro. and Sis: Park, Bro. and Sis.
Linzell, Bro. and Sis, Parker, Sis. Bancroft, Dr. Allen, and Miss Crouse, for the kind and successful efforts made for the entertainment of the members of the Conference.
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Conference Treasurer's Report. MISSIONARY COLLECTIONS.
Rs. a. p. i Conference Collections, I By Payment to Missionary So-
1908,... ... ... ... ~~ I ciety Treasurer _.. • ..
Total ... 325 8 0 Total Rs. . __
To
GENERAL CONFERENCE EXPENSES.
Rs. a. p.
325 8 0
325 8 0
Rs. a. P'I To Conference Collections, 1908 20 0 0 By Payment to Treasurer
Rs. a. p. 20 0 0
Total Rs ... - 2000 I Total Rs .... 20 0 0
CENTRAL CONFERENCE EXPENSES. Rs. a. P'j
To Conference Collections, 1908 2 0 0 By Payment to 'rreasurer Rs. a· p. 200
EDUCATIONAL FUND.
To Invested Funds ... 1,315 0 0 By Payment to Treasurer, Board Rs. a. P'I Rs. a. p.
Cash Balance .•. 31 0 0 of Education ... . .. 1,436 2 0 Conference Collections 1908 1,405 2 0 I Invested Funds ••. 1,315 ~
Total Rs .... 2,751 2 0 'Iotal Rs ... 2,751 2 0
Conference Stewards Financial Report.
CONFERENCE CLAIMANTS' FUND.
To Invested Funds ... 6,157 0 0 By Payment to Mrs. Vardon... 600 0 0 Rs. a. P'I Rs. a. p.
Cash Balance... .;. 320 14 2 Payment to Sakh ubai Interest '" ... 292 4 9. Gyanoba......... 120 0 0 Book Concern Divi~end -.. 663 1 0 I Funds Invested ... 6,930 0 0 Conference Collections, 1908 309 0 0 Cash 92 3 11 --- ----
Total Rs .. ;.7,742 3 11 Total Rs .... 7,74% 3 11
MISSION CLAIMANTS' FUND.
To Invested Funds Cash Balance ... Interest ... Conference Collections, 1908
Rs. a. p. 'I 536 0 0 By Payment of Grants 46 4 11 Rachelbai.... .. 25) 0 Hashibai ...
1920 0 Nathubai Bawa Gopabai Ramji Jivibai ...
Invested Funds Cash
to Rs. a. p.
36 0 0, 36 0 0 36 0 0 36 0 0 36 0 0
536 0 0 83 411
Total Rs. ... 799 4 11
130MBAV ANNUAL CONPERENCE.
MEMOIR.
THE LATE REV. A. C. PARKER.
At the Christian cemeterv of Baroda there will be seen in a· short time a monument bearing this siID'ple inscription-
IN MEMORIAM ARTHUR C. PARKER
lIfissionary, Methodist Episcopal Chunh BORN, FELTS MILLS, N. Y., Decemb~r 6th, 1876.
DIED, BARODA, July 25th, 1908. He lookedjor a ciiy, whose maker and builder was God.
In this terse and silent testimony, we discover a man who had an ideal and a holy ambition; one who transmuted the transient opportunities of earth into the enduring realities of Heaven, and who seeing the vision of Christian service on the Mission field, strove through laborious years for qualification to engage in it ; and then when G(td called once more across the swelling of Jordan, was ready to die in the land to which he had come, recognizing that it was as near to the "better country" as the land of his birth.
Brother Arthur C. Parker came of splendid Methodist stock. His father, a farmer, has been a class leader at Adams, New York, for years, and while in pastoral care of the church there, the writer of the memoir first met him. He was then a student, and while attending camp meeting at Felts Mills: the place of his birth, he was happily converted, and shortly after joined the church.
With his conversion came the desire for a college education, and like many an American youth he determined to earn the money to secure it; but there was another claim of equal importance: a sister who wished to complete her high school education. Bro. Parker taught a district school until she had completed her studies; Miss Parker then taught school to enable him to do likewise. In this little incident we have depicted a trait of noble unselfishness, in which laudable ambition recognizes a still more lofty ideal -love.
Bro. Parker continued to teach in order to save money to take him to college, and in due time Syracuse University opened her doors to this determined student, who after completing his sophomore year with credit and success found himself compelled to step out and work again until he was able to finance himself for the remainder of hlS college course. Bro. Parker had pastoral charge of our church at Rodman, N. Y., for two years, where he was much esteemed and loved. Notwithstanding opinions of friends, that having entered the pastorate there was no need for further educational preparation, he returned to the university and had the great joy of graduating in 1906. \\Thile at the university he was a member of theStudent
I Volunteer Band. The ideal of the mission field was constantly before him. He joined the Northern New York Conference in the same year and was
united in marriage with Miss Lucy Miller of Rodman, for there a school friendship deepened into love; and shortly after the young couple responded to the summons of our Missionary Society to come to India. Bro. Parker's short but useful career in our conference, where he was appointed to the Baroda church and orphanage, is well known to us. His adaptability, thoroughness of work, and sterling Christian character, coupled with an interested sympathy and keen enjoyment of his missionary life, in which Mrs. Parker so helpfully and loyally cooperated with him, will always be a fragrant memory of his life at Baroda. During the hot season of 1908 Bro. Parker and Mrs. Parker in company with several other missionaries proceed-
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ed to the Himalayas near N aini Tal for a short vacation, which was greatly enjoyed. On the eve of their return to Baroda he was stricken with fever) which on their homeward journey was pronounced enteric, and notwithstanding all th~t loving attention and skilful scientific care could do for his relief, he was taken to be with God. This cannot be a disappointment to Bro. Parker, for if God allows the picture of an eatthlyambition which has been surrendered to Him to be apparently wiped out, we know He does so to paint it in with the enduring colours of eternity.
"But life though falling like our grain, Like that revives and springs again; And early called, how blest are they Who wait in heaven their harvest day."
We will not forget our translated brother. and pray that God will continue to comfort and sustain the dear " old folks" far away,and that brave lonely heart-Mrs. Parker-as she makes her long journey back to them, with only the holy memory of him whom they and she loved so tenderly and have lost for a little while.
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BOMBAY DISTRICT. 'c. B. HILL, DISTRICT SUPERINTENDEN'f.
The year 190~ has been one of encouragement and advancement on the Bombay District, despite the fact that some of our churches at important centers have been without Methodist pastoral oversight. The life of our churches has been vigorous, and in casting a retrospective glance, one readily recognises that the best traditions of the past find wholehearted endQ,rsement and substantial expression in the ·present. In such places where time has scattered the faithful stand-bys of out early Methodist life in Western India, those who remain are preserving the heirloom of loyalty and zeal. and indoctrinating reinforcements of recent years with "the old time religIOn."
Let me turn to the respective pastoral charges; and, not because of alphabetical priority alone, I will begin with BOMBAY.
In this great city, our work on this District consists of the Memorial Churches, Bowen and Taylor, as well as the work carried on at the Seamen's Rest.
BOWEN CHURCH,
in the heart of a great European residential section of the city, stands in the opinion even of. those outside her congregation as a source of evangelical life and power. A year ago the congregation worshipping there were deeply regretting the unavoidable departure of the Rev. A. Wesley Mell and his family. They comfort themselves in the thought that his. return to America has restored him to health and that he is busy in the Master's service. A few weeks after his departure, Miss Davis after several years of approved and valuable service, as deaconess of the church, left India also on a well earned furlough to her native land. Miss Abbott was at hand and took up the work which Miss Davis had laid down. Miss Abbott has given a year of helpful and loyal service, and among the young people, the sick, the needy and our missionaries passing through the city, she has ministered with much acceptance.
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For three months, before' the arrival of Bro. C. R. Vickery to take up the pastorate of the church, Bro. Shaw, under transfer to Karachi, was detained to meet the emergency in Bombay. Bro. Shaw's ministry was much appreciated and will· always be remembered by him and his family on account of the sudden Home-taking of little Dorothy from the cherished place she held in the love of the family circle, and because of the sympathy and love shown to them in that hour of trial and sorrow by the congregation. The angel of death visited another home connected with this congregation and this conference, when Mrs. Vardon, the widow of the late Algernon S. E. Vardon, was even more unexpectedly called upon to mourn the loss of her youngest son Jeffry, aged 11 years. These bereaved parents take comfort in the wisdom of Him who while He wounds, does so in love and tenderness.
The Rev. C. R. Vickery, accompanied by Mrs. Vickery and their little daughter, leaving America clothed in het wintel &arb of ice and snow, were brave enough to begin their life in India in tb( summer month of April. To do so was an experiment, which only the urgent needs of the church could justify; and the unpleasant experiences of Bombay in April were augmented by having to be innoculated for plague the day after arrival. The ordinary discomfort which attends a new arrival in this land were, I fear, aggravated; and while Brother Vickery has not been seriously ill, he has sufiered in the progress of being acclimated. Feeling that this was the realisation of cherished hopes, as they awaited God's t:>rovidence to lead them to a sphere of labor on the mission field, they have studied to accommodate themselves to new surroundings; and since no one who has been transplanted from an American pastorate to India finds that this is a matter of days or even months, but the gradual crystalisation of experience, so, to these re~ent reinforcements to our work as they face a strange climate, new social conditions and temperaments, their great happiness will lie in that they are where they have been providentially led; and in that confidence they may look forward to many joyful years of service in India.
TAYLOR MEMOluAL.
An increasing opportunity presents itself here and the church would be recreant to duty and to privilege, if it did not recognise that the children and young people within her reach at Byculla present a peculiarly inviting field of labour. The writer of this report recognizes that whatever has been accomplished in these directions has been made possible by the devoted labours and co-operation of several in the church, the Sunday school, and the young peoples' societies, and it is not making an inviduous distinction if I refer particularly to Mr. E. W. Fritchley. To his fertile ingenuity and resourcefulness is the fact due that the Sunday school stands for more than the hour of a Sunday during which it holds its sessions. I would like to tell you in detail of competitions wherein nature study, carpentry, millinery, cooking, painting, drawing and essay-writing have claimed the eager attention of scholars during their school vacations much to the delight of parents; of happy hours spent in badminton and tennis in the ample compound of Huntley Lodge; of the reading room and parlour for interesting indoor games; of a cricket club which sallied forth to contest its skill with city clubs, winning laurels and manfully taking defeats; and of a social hour for young men, held on Sunday nigHt, with plenty of good singing. a cup of tea and a good-night message. A special service for children is held on the first Sunday of each month with good results.
THE SEAMEN'S RltST.
Bro. J. D. McGregor, the Superintendent of the Rest, has earnestly taken the Word of Life to the men on board-ship, and to the sailor ashore.
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He rejoices oveY the evident blessing of God in several interviews with men as he has led their thoughts heavenward. Statistics show that the Rest has been well patronized by the seamen in port. The year has been one of depression in shipping and trade circles over the best part of the world, and it is not to be wondered at' that the port of Bombay has been comparatively dull in those evidences of commercial life. Collections .from ships have fallen off to some extent, but the interest of firms located in the city of Bombay has been well maintained. On December 28th, 1908, the committee carried to a successful completion the launching of a .motor boat, which under the direction of Lady Hughes, took to the water gracefully, and is known as the II FRANK HAVENS." The launching ceremony was unique in the annals of such an occasion in Bombay: a goblet of rosewater being used, while two white doves were liberated as the vessel left the stocks.
IGATPURI.
Turning north-east from Bombay, Igatpuri has had a year of healthful activity. The pastor, Brother Butterfield, ably assisted by his good wife, has been seeking to lead his congregation in a new enterprise-a plan which calls either for the remodelling of the present structure, or the creation of a new building. The ·ultimate plan will ·doubtless be conditioned by the money at their disposal, and thus far Rs. 2,800 has been secured in cash and in pledges. It is a great pleas~re to notice the aggessive character of the Sunday School at Igatpuri, which is ably superintended by Dr. Mrs. Wood.
POONA AND LONA VLA.
POONA was pastorless until June, except.£or the fact that our esteemed and ever-ready-to-help brother and friend, the Rev. D. O. Fox, kindly stepped into the breach and undertook these duties as well as the bulk of the preaching services. In the month of June, the services of the Rev. J. O'Brien, late pastor of the Baptist Church, Bombay, were secured to supply the pUlpit and care for the pastoral needs of the people. This he has done with great satisfaction, ~nd is highly esteemed by our people at
·Poona as a faithful minister of Jesus Christ. During the year under review, the TAYLOR HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
has experienced a change of principals. After several years of excellent work, Mrs. Eddy returned to America. She arrived at a time when the school demanded all the wisdom and ability which !vIrs. Eddy so devotedly gave to it; and it was not long before parents had been inspired with confidence by her culture and Christian character. When Mr. Eddy left India- she had helped to place the institution abreast of any similar school in Poona, from -the educational as well as from material standpoint. Best of all a Christian influence abides with the school, and the good ladies of the Woman's Foreign· Missionary Society in America, recognising the distinct needs of the school have stood by it, and have helped very substantially to reduce the property debt.
Mrs. Fox who succeeded Mrs. Eddy as principal, is no stranger to Poona or to Indian methods of education, and with her rare experience which qu~lifies her for the work, we have welcomed her and Brother Fox back Poona for the important work which she is so well qualified to undertake. The year at the schoo) is an excellent one, whether judged by the test of examinations, the numbers on the rolls, the harmonious. cqpperation of the staff, and the moral tone of. the institution. All five candidates for the matricuhtion of 1908 were ·successful. Mrs. Grove has been stationed. at the school throughout the year,and has been of great help tothe successive. principals.
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The ANGLO-INDIAN HOME. Mrs Hutchings, the greatly beloved superintendent of this institution, has b@en absent from India for the greater portion of the year. We expect to welcome her back to the Home, where she is so greatly be.1oved, and where she fills so important a sphere, before very long. I regret to report that Mrs. Hutchings' health has not been improved by her stay in England, and we pray that her. return to Poona-her adopted home-may do more for her physical restoration than her native land. It gives me much pleasure to state that during her absence, the Home has been cared for most efficiently by Miss Ward and Miss Merritt.
The Church services and Sunday school at LONAVLA', have been maintained regularly throughol4.t the dry season of the year. Our local preachers of Bombay, assisted by Bro. Fox, have helped to bring the gospel message to the congregation worshipping there. Mrs. Pettigrew continues very efficiently to care for the Sunday school in this station, while ~ir. A. L. Williamson has carefully attended to the church property there.
Lonavla, since the creation of Epworth Heights, must bulk more largely in our thought than heretofore, and I rejoice in being able to report that there are indications that a Methodist pastor may find a very happy home and sphere of labour before long at this station.
SINDH. The year brought important developments to uur work in this province.
The Rev, Fawcett Shaw succeeded the Rev. W. Lee Clarke at the Karachi English Church, and made it possible for Bro. Clarke to devote all his time to the development of the vernacular work in that part of our conference territory.
KARACHI ENGLISH. The Rev. Fawcett Shaw finds himself pastor of this church for the second term after an absence of 12 years. He was cordially welcomed and the work at this important church has progressed. The'Epworth League has been revived and reorganised, and since the pastor at Karachi also acts as Wesleyan Chaplain to the soldiers in garrison, a men's Bible class and a Pleasant Sunday Evening service for the soldiers, together with the care of Solders' Institute, where recreation and refreshments are provided for t}1e men, claim the attention of the pastor in aq.dition to the regular services.
VERNACULAR CIRCUIT. Mohulla prayer meetings at five different points of Karachi city, two church services on Sunday, and eight Sunday schools, claim the attention of Bro. Clarke and his workers in this part of his field. Our work is by no means confined to Karachi, however; we have small Christian communities at KOTRI, HVDERABAD and MIRPUR KRASS, and other points between the sea and Hyderabad. Throughout the circuit there have been 86 baptisms, while the registered number of candidates is 82.
QU1lirTA, BALUCHISTAN. Last but not least in importance in the roll of stations of this district
is QUETTA. Recently, there has moved up to Quetta a company of Christians from the Punjab District of the North-west India Conference, increasing the number of Indian Methodist Christians who had prevously proceeded to that place from our work in Sindh. Recognising that we had an obligation to these people, I have placed a Christian worker at Quetta, so that these Methodist Christians may be cared for under our own -direction.
BENEVOLENCES. The benevolences have been faithfully looked after by the respective
pastors. Children's Day exercises have been held at every English Churoo with a pastoral appointment: over 1,200 Rupees having been contributed in this way for the Anglo-Indian Home, Poona. We are not concerned
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with our own interests alone: there is not a church but has given according to its ability to our Missionary Society, in addition to the vernacular work'about us.
SPIRITUAL -RESULTS.
If no mention has been made of this feature-the real meaning and motive of the work - in this report, it has been because it deserves particular statement. At every charge there have been conversions. The month of November was set apart in particular all over the district, with a special view to this end. One cannot always judge this feature of our work by visible results, the facts are evidenced by the lives of our people. and the evangelistic throb in felt in all our churches.
EpWORTH HEIGHTS.
In this connection I must say a few words regarding the great impetu which has been given to the spiritual life of our English churches, and in directly to Christian life in Western India, through the conventions which have been held at Epworth Heights, Lonavla.
This choice location at Lonavla was the scene of much activity in the early months of the year, when masons, carpenters and labourers jostled each other in the effort to complete the buildings q~fore the April Convention; and, indeed, the sound of the hammer and chisel had not passed into silence, before a large company of Christian people were filling the beautiful and commodious hall with triumphant song and dedicating it in this way to the glory and worship of God.
Two conventions have been held at Epworth Heights during the year, one in April and another in October. The Lord greatly used his messengers, Messrs Pengwern Jones, David Logan, H. Musser, A. A. Parker, McCheyne Patterson, L. B. Butcher and C. Peters, at these gatherings; several were converted, and many led into a richer and larger experience of God's grace.
The future is rich with suggestion that Epworth Heights will'in God's providence be a rallying centre for the Christian life of Western Indi~.
We on the Bombay District thank God for what he has been to us, and what he has done for us. We cheerfully anticipate the future, and believe God will give us larger blessings. as in humility and confidence, we trust him to help us bless others.
OUJARAT DISTRICT.
GEORGE W. PARK, DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT.
The outstanding events of the year are the deaths of Miss Curts, Arthur C. Parker and Mrs. Osborn. The two former were doing full missionary work and their deaths have made two vacant places which will be difficult to fill. For some years Miss Curts had been in charge of the Girls' Orphanage at Godhra. Bro. A. C. Parker was one of the most promising young men who have ever come to the Bombay Conference. He had charge of the Baroda Boys' Orphanage, and had been in India but a year and a ,half. Mrs. Os1;>or:n was th~' wife of Bro. Osborn, lay missionary in charge of our bUIldIng operations.
Miss Morgan, stri~ken down with ente~c fever at the sam.e ~ime .as Bro. Parker is happlly now recovered. QUlte a number of mISSIonarIes have returned this fall--Bro. and Sis. Linze11, M.iss Williams, Mrs. Bishop, Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Park. It is a delight to have these dear comrades back in our midst. Bro. Frease left early in the year as delegate to General Conference, and is staying home on furlough.
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BUILDINGS.
Considerable building work is going on. At Godhra a fine .church is under way; and the missionary's bung~low is nearing completion. The District Committee has decided that irrfuture no church should be erected in a village unless the Christians give a liberal contribution, and this will usually amount to about Rs. 5 per family.
INSTITUTIONS.
At GODHRA and BARODA GIRLS' ORPHANAGES the condition of the girls is good, and they are making satisfactory progress.
In the FLORENClt B. NICHOLSON SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY the past year has seen distinct advances. The theological department has increased by the enrolment of its second class. In addition to class work, the students have been given special opportunity for training in evangelistic work, thus learning more fully of the problems they will have to meet after leaving school. A third class has just been appointed and when it enters the school the department wil1 be in full operation, and ready to graduate a class each year. The mission workers' department has proved a decided success. The six or seven weeks spent in the school by al1 exhorters in mission employ has not only given them special help in their studies,but the atmosphere of the institution and a large station has been a helpful antidote to the depressing -influence of village life where they must breathe in the poisonous miasma of heathenism. The women's department has, as before, provided instruction for the wives of all married students; and a nursery for the care of their children during school hours has proved no small factor in the success of the class work.
The BARODA Eoys' ORPHANAGE suffered a very severe loss when Bro.A. C. Parker died. Had Sis. Parker not taken hold of the work we would 'have been in a bad case. She has rendered faithful and valuab1e service. The work of the primary school has been more satisfactory. A seventh standard has been added which will prepare the boys for the third grade Public Service examination. The coeducational Anglo-vernacular school has not been a disappointment. The high school continues to develop.
In NADIAD we have what is, perhaps, the largest and best equipped mission industrial school in India. Plans are in hand for a new power house and an engine and boilers; and when these are added we expect to send boys up for examination under the Boiler Act.
EVANGELISTIC WORK. In the immediate vicinity of Nadiad Bro. Bishop has charge of a.
circuit besides the Industrial School and Orphanage. Bro. A.A. Parker is in charge of the Baroda circuit besides the Theological School. Bro. Bancroft has charge of! the Godhragroup of circuits. The northern group of circuits is under Bro. Ward, while the District Superintendent has been responsible for the southern group.
This year has not been one of great ingathering; but rather one of trying to build up what w(: had already founded. Fairly efficient work has been -done by our band of men and women workers. Wrong practices are being weeded out, and the spiritual condition is now better than at the commencement of the year. The missionaries have found it impossible to devote as much time to this. part of the work as they wouid have liked, being loaded up with other important work. There have been 932 bap.tisms during the year, this being less by 711 than those reported .last year. These baptisms have mostly taken place in villages where .. we have a Christian community, The number of Christians is less by 931 than the ?umber reported last year. This is owing to a very careful count having
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been made, and also to the very heavy death rate. One circuit reports that out of a total of 783 Christians no less than 16-t have died.
In the group of seven circuits centered at GODHRA the year has been quite successful. Th.ere has been a genuine work of grace going on the whole year in several places. The spiritual work among the converts of former years, who number about 6000, has been emphasized. There have· been nearly 600 baptisms. We have had fewer workers, and were otherwise hindered by lack of funds on this group.
To counteract an attack of the Arya Samaj in some measure our missionary in AHMEDABAD conducted regular Sunday services. While some boys were lost to the congregation, the older Christians not only remained faithful. but have contributed much more to the church collections. In spite of all opposition five young men in the city came for baptism and are doing well. Persecution has been fierce in the northern circuits, and our crippled finances have been burdened with four serious court cases in which we had to help our Christians maintain their rights. The result. has been good, however.
In the group of circuits to the south of Baroda the work has gone quietly on. In one new village a number have become Christians. In Kawa we are securing a plot on which to build a small church and house, the people paying a share. These Christians, who number but eleven families, gave Rs. 9 in cash as a collection without asking on the last visit of the missionary. In the Savali circuit we are in a number of villages owned by petty chiefs called thakon" In some of these villages our people have suffered a good deal of persecution during the year. In one, the fhakor forbade them to draw '";Vater from the river in copper vessels, and to carry it through the streets home. He also forbade our women to wear Sa1'ees with yellow borders, because some of the high caste Hindu women wear such sarees.
SELF-SUPPORT. During the year the churches at Baroda, Godhra, and Nadiad assumed
the support of their pastors. In spite of the fact that it has been almost a famine year with prices r .l1ing very high we are accomplishing more towards self-support than ever bt::fore.
W. F. M. S. WORK. This work has suffered for hick of supervision. Miss Austin had
to go to Godhra owing to Miss Curts' death, thus leaving the southern villages uncared for. Miss Holmes returned to England on a well earned and much needed furlough. Miss Morgan was laid aside for months on account of severe sickness Thus no W. F. M.S. missionaries were available for village work, and the supervision of this work was divided between Mrs. A. A. Parker and Mrs. A. C. Parker, who were already loaded with work.
MEDICAL WORK, &c.
In Nadiad, Bro. Eldridge has had his hands full. A dispensary has been opened in the town in addition to one at the Orphanage. He has also visited Godhra several times a week.
Practically no W. F. M. S· medical work has been done this year. The "Gujarat Christian Advocate," otherwise called the' 'Harshanad, "
was born· this year· The circulation is increasing, as there is no similar pl1.blicatidnin the province.
The workers were organized in bands, working out from four central places on' each circuit,driring the November Evangelistic Campaign; thus to reach every convert, and also numberless non-Christians. Reports show that great good was accomplished.
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KA THIAW AD DISTRICT.
W. E. ROBBINS, DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT.
Notwithstanding the usual drawbacks to progress in the work, the past year has been the best one yet for the district. In the one village where a break had recently occurred at the.time 'of last year's report it has been followed by other baptisms during the year, until Ranpur is one of the most promising. Then a month or so later at Dholera on the same circuit, which for four years had seemed to defy our efforts, occurred a break, when seven were baptized out of a very large community, from which numbers are now awaiting the coming of the Indian pastor when he may have been ordained at this session of the Annual Conference. About the same time, on the Junagadh circuit, the only one on which no baptisms had taken place, a break occurred, which has been followed by others in different plac~s during the year, until that which then seemed the hardest circuit now begins to appear the most hopeful-though under Mohamedan rule.
THE OCCUPYING OF THE DOAB
between the Sabarmati and Bhogavo Rivers, which unites our work in Kathiawad with that in Gujarat proper. has been fraught with good results in the number of baptisms and candidates under instruction for baptism, and this notwithstanding the difficulties imposed by these streams on visiting and looking after the work, to the extent that the missionary has been able to pay but one visit the whole year. The projected railway from Dholka to Dhandhuka and Dho] era, if ever constructed, will very much facilitate the reaching of these ports, especially during the rainy season when traffic is now quite suspended to all but foot passengers.
So much for the expansion of the newer parts of the work. However,
'fHE OLDER WORK
has shown no less vitality and growth, so that of the twofold baptisms over the previous year not a few have been on Vasocircuit, of whose villages some have now no Unbaptized persons at all of the community from which most of our converts have come. Thus while there is no room for expansion here on the outside, this circumscribed circuit must perforce expand within itself by reaching out to the hitherto inaccessible
CASTE PEOPLE
who, notwithstanding the Tecent unrest in India, or perhaps on account of it, seem to be more accessible and open to the considerations of the claims of the gospel. As an illustration, in one village on Dhola circuit these people have expressed a willingness in a mass to become Christians if we will only allow them to continue their caste distinctions as at the present. This shows, of course, that they know nothing yet of the fundamental first principle of Christianity, but at the same time it also indicates how the bonds to old religions and traditions are loosening, and that caste is stronger than cult, the social than the religious. And this, too, is the experience of the Arya Samaj and other reform associations, which though professing to give up caste· yet find it so difficult to carry out in practice. The caste system is no doubt the master-piece of all the machitJations of the god of this world and so will be the last stronghold to surrender-which by the grace of God it will everywhere .
. The outward extension of the work by means of these 226 baptisms, however, would not count for much without a corresponding intention or intensiveness in the ~arts and lives of the people. Hence we are heartily in sympathy with the
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ALL SOUTHERN ASIA EVANGELISTIC CAMPAIGN
of the whole month of November in its first object to have every baptized Christian a truly converted and consecrated one. Until this is realized we shall not feel like receiving our probationers into full membership. Instead of doing away with the six months' probationary period we are rather inclined to extend it to six years, or in some cases more. For although as one condition of baptism they are required to renounce all idolatrous and worldly customs, yet it is so easy for them to relapse especially in the matter of marriages and deaths. With a Spirit-cleansed, Spirit-filled church it will not be so difficult to make aggressive inroads into the ranks of the outside world-which we are also looking for as a fruit of the great campaign.
The forerunner and preparation of this has been our DISTRICT CONFERENCE,
which has had to be held in two sections owing to the great length of the territory and expense of getting together in anyone place. Last year it was possible to meet all of us with our old comrades of the Gujarat District; but owing to the great slump in the receipts from our Special Gifts-on which we are absolutely dependent--due to the hard times in America, we have not only not had funds for such expenses but. also we have been running behind for our current work and shall be in a sad case indeed unless our friends rally to our relief in response to the recently published request of our bishops-as we are hoping and praying they may.
AN INCIDENT. Since writing this an incident has occurred a mile and a half from
Dhola, which, though disgusting and depressing, illuEtrates the great need of our work in this heathen land. Suddenly a very insignificant streamlet began to issue from the ground, and trickle down the ra vine toward the Kalubar river. A priest was soon on the spot establishing a shrine for the worship of Mothet Ganga and the disposing of the Ganges water-which no doubt it was-to the hundreds of people who soon flocked from all sides.
Of the few gallons of water appearing daily for a few days a· gallon or so was collected near the fountain for the caste people and a little farther on a similar amount for bathing. While I was looking on, a Brahman was pouring this over his body, and then after washing away his sins it was carefully collected and given to the outcaste to be taken inwardly as a remedy for their sins. This, of course, afforded us a text for pointing to the Fountain opened in the house of David for sin and uncleanliness, which never fails.
MARATHI DISTRICT.
W. H. STEPHENS. DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT.
We are now reporting the best year this district has had. This conviction arises from an intimate knowledge of cheering facts that are in evidence at every point .of the field.
SELF-SUPPORT.
Weare trying to build up a self-supporting work. Much of our territory lies within the zone where the rainfall is variable; hence crops often fail. The majority of the people DWELL MORE OR LESS ON THE EDGE OF FAMINE and seldom are they delivered from scarcity. They give what
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they?can. But there must be changes in the whole social conditions before our!hopes of self-support are fully realised.
We are grateful to the friends in the home-land who have stood by us in our need. But the past year has not found the inflow equal to the outflow, and we have cut off eve!ything that could be dispensed with without closing up absolutely vital positions~ But at the present outlook some work will have to be closed or we must run into debt.
In order to keep our friends at home more fully informed we have started, a quarterly illustrated paper, called the Maratha 1I1essenf[er.
MISSIONARIEs.
Brother Wood returned from furlough in August and resumed charge of his widely spread out Gujarati and Hindustani circuits in Bombay and vicinity. Sister \\I·ood, with the children, was obliged to remain behind; but we look for her return to us in God's good time. Brother and Sister Scholberg are leading the Bombay Marathi forces, to which Kalyan circuit has been added. Brother and Sister Fisher still hold the Igatpuri and Puntamba circuits, which are 120 miles apart. We greatly regret that Sister Fisher has suffered from ill-health during the year, and sincerely trust that she way be entirely restored to health and strength. W. H. and Mrs. Stephens are doing the best they can to till their wide· field at Poona and in the villages. Brother Duthie gives himself heartily to the Poona Orphanage and city evangelization work. Of our three fellow workers in the W. F. M. S., Miss Lawson is on furlough in America; Miss Nicholls and Miss Robinson, of Bombay, in addition to their work of their Society are greatly used in various departments of our Bombay church life. Miss Nieholls has been greatly encouraged by the conversion of an intelligent Parsee lady and her children. Miss Robinson is anxiously waiting for the completion of her new school building at West Agripada. We must not forget to include Bro. Fox, who returned to India early in the year and has settled in Poona. He is among the. honored superannuates, and the Marathi work is very grateful to him for the help he has given Talegaon during the year.
PROPERTIES.
There is not an important point· on the district where we are not erecting new buildings or taking steps to build. A site for the new vernacular church, to be named after our honored and beloved Bishop Thoburn, has been secured in Bombay. The school building at West Agripada, Bombay, we have mentioned. At Puntamba after very great efforts we have succeeded in buying twelve acres of land; and we will soon begin to build. At Kopargaon we are negotiating for a building site. At Igatpuri we are securing several acres of a splendid building site on which we will erect the missionary's bungalow. We have bought a useful property at Loni Khond fourteen miles out of Poona. At Loni Kalbhor the new dispensary has been finished. The completion of the new school buldings at Talegaon Dabhada will soon be an accomplished fact.
BOMBAY MARATHI CIRCUIT AND KALYAN.
During the year Kalyan circuit has been added to the Bombay Marathi work in which there are at least three towns each with a popula- . tion of 10,000 ; and more than 200 villages, in most of which the gospel has never been preached. This work has been worked by only one Marathi man and· he is now on sick leave. In Bombay thez:e.is an organized Mar~thiChurch. The increase in membership has been seven. There have been eleven baptisms. In the matter of self-support the church. has done . well, .r~ising .. Rupees .508, an~increase of Rupees 64. There are ~ur boys
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day schools, with a total average enrolment of 95 ; and three girls' schools of the W. F. M. S. under Miss Robinson with an EnroJn-.ent of 99. In each of these schools the Sunday-school lessons are taught each Sunday, making them all centers of gospel influence. There is the regular Sunday school in the church : and our workers teach about 200 boys at the Boys' Reformatory. New work is opening up faster than it can be followed. A new school and preaching place has been opened at Worlee wit-hout increasing our working force. The number of enquirers on the circuit is increasing, and more baptisms are expected before long.
BOMBAY GUJARATI AND HINDUSTANI CIRCUITS. Here is a large sphere of work, for these two languages are spoken by
fully half a million of the inhabitants of this city. There are two organized churches with a total membership of 380. In nine Sunday schools are 300 scholars. There are two Epworth League chapters with. 81 Epworthians. The seven day schools give instruction to 184 pupils. These schools are of the primary grade. 'Vhat a wonderful blender these institutions are: in one school were Mahommedan, Bhangi, Dhed, Surti, and Bania boys and girls! The finances are looking up, the Gujaratis contributing over Rupes 300 towards self-support. There have been 19 baptisms on the Gujarati circuit, and four in the Hindustani. The mortality has Leen heavy : the returns show 23 deaths in both communities. In one part of the circuit a guru or religious teacher of the reformed Hindu sect. the Kabir Panth, has been converted and baptized, and is now preaching the gospel at his own charges; and several of his old followers are enquiring the Way of Life. One of the enquirers was a young 1vIahommedan, who suffered severe persecution and violence for his faith in the true Prophet; but he could not be moved from his, new faith.
POONA. This is the chief strategic position of the Maratha country. We
have a church, an orphanage, seven day-schools, and a Training school for workers. Mrs. Stephens superintends the work of the W. F. M. S. in the city and outstations. The Zenan~ Training Home is an important part of our force, under Miss Sundarbai Pawar, who belongs to the race she is now trying to lead to Christ. In this home are nearly 100 girls and women.
LONI-KALBHOR is ten miles from Poona. Here is the Rice Memorial Dispensary · with a compounder and his wife in charge, and in which hundreds of cases have been treated. In addition to the medical work the gospel is being preached in the surrounding villages, and a day-school bas been started.
LONI-KHAND is fourteen miles from Poona in another direction. Last year this was reported as WAGOLI. It i~ four miles beyond Wagoli. A neighbouring Mission sold us a nice property at this place, consisting of school-house and master's quarters. The work is most encouraging.
IGATPURI-P ANTAMBA. Early in the year a spirit of revival was manifest on this circuit,
among Christians and non-Christians. The middle and higher castes felt it~ influence. Services often lasted two, three and four hours. Men openly confessed that they had been practising things they knew to be wrong, and were glad to know a better way. Many misconceptions of true Christianity were cleared up; and there sprang up a love for the true faith. There were 71 baptisms, and many more will likely follow soon.
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Three Brahmans have become active enquirers. Emphasis has been placed on village schools. We cannot afford to neglect -the training of the children. In one place the village officer attends school and sits with the boys, and he is not a low caste man. • The Christian hymn is fast taking the place of the vulgar s~ngs of the day: there are plac~s where almost, every evening is spent in the people coming together and singing Christian hymns to the accompaniment of· native musical instruments. Each day school is a center for a Sunday school. \\T ork among the women is. being pushed. There has been a large increase in the number of women attending the meetings. Fh'e widows were received into the Church. There has not been one instance this year where any man has been held back on account of his wife not being ready to be baptized.
TALEGAON-DABHADA
is the center of one of our neediest fields. There is no Missionary of the Parent Board stationed here; and one cannot speak too high1y of the courage of Miss Lawson of the \\T. F. M. S. and her staff of workers in going steadily on with the work in Talegaon and the surrounding vi11ages during the days when political unrest was manifesting itself by violent deeds. But they have not suffered by as much as a disrespectful word. and their influence over all that neighbourhood is remarkable. The orphanage, high school, and village school are all doing well.
INDURI, a few miles from Tal egaoD, is an outstation where we have a day and Sunday school; and we have great hopes for our work there.
* * * * * Our problems are many and big. As we look over this ,'ast field
with its teeming restless millions led hither and thither by one impulse after another, we become more and more assured that what the disturbed people need is a rallying point, some national ideal that will weld tht:1ll together as one people-some banner under which they may march towards a nobler destiny. We are sure that that unifying idea they will only find in the Cross of Jesus; and the on", ba1lner under which they will ever bt: able to march towards national greatness or any other kind of greatness, is the banner of King Jesus.
w. LEE-CLARKE,
Statistical Secretary_
STATISTICS OF THE BOMBAY ANNUAL CONFERENCE RELATING TO CHURCH MEMBERSHIP AND WORK,
STATISTICAL
~ N AMES OF CIRCUITS.
BOMBAY DISTRICT. 1 Bombay; Bowen Memorial... 2 " Taylor Memorial ... B " Seamen's Mission ... 4 19atpul'i English Ohurch ... 5 Karachi English Church ••• 6 " GUJarati Church ... 7 ,. Hindustani Church 8 Kotri-Hyderabad ... • •• 9 Poona-Lonavla ... • ••
10 Quetta ... ... • •• 11 Tando Adam... ... .. .
Total .. .
Last Year
Increase
Decrease
GUJARAT DISTRICT. 1 Ahmedabad-Mehsana , • 2 Balasinore... .... • .. 3 Baroda ... r_" ...
4 Baroda Circuit ... . .. 5 Dehgam ••• ... • •• 6 Godhra ••• ... • .. 7 Jambusar .. ... .. 8 Kalol... ... .•• ... 9 Kapadvanj .-. ... . ..
10 Kathlal ... ... . •• 11 Mahudha ... ... . .. 12 Nadiad ••• ... ... 13 Od... ••• ... • •• 14 Padro.... ... .•• .. . 15 Palej ... ••• ... .. . 16 Sandasal ••• ... • •• 17 Savali... ... ... • •• 18 Thaso.ra ... ..• .. . 19 Umreth ... ... .. . 20 Utarsanda ••• ... .. . 21 Walvod ••• ••• • •• 22 Wasad ... ... • ••
Total ...
Last Year
Increase
Decrease
KATHIAWAD DISTRICT. 1 A.samali ••• ... ... 2 Dhanduka... ... • •• S Dhola ... ..- ... 4 Jetalsad .,. ... ... 5 Junagadh ... ••• ' •• 6 Vaso .•• ... ... ...
Total ...
Last year
Increase
Decrease
MARATHI DISTRICT. 1 Bombay: Marathi Circuit ••• 2 " Marathi Church ... B " Gujarati Church .•• 4 " Hindustani Church 5 Igatpuri-Puntamba ... 6 Kalyan-N eral ... ... 7 Poona-Marathi Church ••• 8 Talegaon·Lonavla ...
Total ...
Last Year
Increase
For the year ending October 31st, 1908.
Christian Community.
4 7
3
75 104 95
25
94 58
42 21
28 10 25 14 40 35 65 28 79 18 27 103 10 10
140 .. 86 .. '
4] 2 39 3
150 14 197 13 HJ2 4 130 .. . 45 .. .
Baptisms.
2 ... 7 2
2 10
1...... 1 1.. ... 1 4 ... 22 26 7... 25 32 9 4 22 35 1 3 .•. 4
2 111 12
1 1
1 1 7 1 3 2 1
Sunday -Schools.
10 18
9 10 4 2 2
15 2
86 156
76 69
263 23 52
183 45
1 J
60 1 54 1
212 ... 17 42 ...
160 1 30 '"
Epworth Leagues
56 .. . 40 .. .
15 .. 32 1
14
5
69
FORM I.
Christian Workers.
1 1
1 1
1
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... 2 1
i··· ~ i\ i 1 2 1 1... . .• 1... , ..
16 1 7 2
••• 3 5 4 4 5 7 6 5 7 4 S 6 9 210
... 11 ------- -------- ---------------------- ----- - - --- - ----
... 313 426 281 1020 36 32 11 80 123 18 72 ~53 750 5 157 2 74 6 5 3... 1 18 15 2 5 55 1-._---.----------------------- ---------.. ----1--·-----·
303 426 240 969 26 41 2 101 144 17 67 766 536 4 131 1 70 4 4 2 4 1 16 14 6 11 61 -----------------------------------1-'------------------
hi ... 41 61 1 n ... 9...... 1 5 187 214 1 26 1 4 2 1 1... ... 2 1 .... .. ... -.-- --.--------I------------------f_-----------------------
••• ..... ... ... 9... 21 21... .•. ... ... ... ... ••. .. .•. ...... 4 ... 3 6 6 --------- ....... _-------- -- ---'-------------------------
354 233 273
65 282 287 201 285 603 594
1232 378
1022 859
72 372 587 948 786 973 255
1153
52 23
149 13 15
151 20 57 19 12 18 60 27 83 16 14 15 28 39 27 17 78
126 87
190 16 86
200, 641
157 172 ~76 226 171 517 225
19 180 174 412 517 307
91 496
532 343 612
94 383 638 285 499 794 882
1476 609
1566 1167
107 566 776
1388 1342 1307 363 17~7
75 10 3 31 44 7 i3 25 89 117
13... ... ... ... ... ...... 3 3 6D... 10 21 31 14 16 18 44 7R 4 2 3 31 36
11 13 24 68 105 15... ... ... . ••
164... ..• ... . .. 38... ... .•• ..-10 6 .. _ 1 7 2~ 44 ..• 16 60 30 46 9 17 72 5... 10 22 32 4 25 10 51 86
23 23... 13 36 36 2 9 20 ~1 40 65 5 35. 105 68 7 3 9 19
4 14 3 11 28 22 30 1 6 37
20 :'>'6 16 17 1 24
25 18 18 12 I7 17 16 14 14 17 22 11 20 9 22 22 10 26 23 21 35 22 12 28 12 12 29 16 26 9 27 22 25 21 8 8
26 26
845 410 357 510 375 663 415 311 624 918
1013 376
1044 1516
227 365 990 38('
1801 762 351
1803
722 354 269 467 2]7 5(10 392 274 .. . 521 .. . 609 .. . 926 .. . 233 , .. 783 .. . 944 .. . ~O!-) .. . 252 __ . 664 .. . 249 .. . 955 588 129 .. .
1218 .. .
1 1M 1 207
1
2 1
1
1
1· ........ 4 10... 9 25 1 .... _.. ... .. .. 3 8 1 4 16 2 7 38...... 57 3 2 3... 5 12 4 3 4... 5 12 5 3 9 3 1( 30 6 4 :) ••• 5 14 7
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2 8 1 4 1511 1 2 2 1 2 3 2 4 1812
5 9... 7 2113 5 7 1 7 2~14
..... ~ . . .. . . .. 1 5 1 2 916 21 6... 4 1216 4 6... 5 1517 3 10... 4 17 18 3 11... 8 2219
... ... ... . ...
.... . .. ~ .... . .. c.. ... ... . .. ............
3 10 1 7 2120 1 3... 1 621 6 6... 8 2022
..... ' ..... . ... ... ... . .. 1 ... . ......
... 11814 933470917456681306133 -88927 42439815256 11475 -1150-1 207 -'6-7-65-6-67180ll113 400 -----------------------,.....--------------------------_._._--
... 12806 8294597 18232 643 451 283 909 1643 424 356 16499 11576 1 147 1 263 7 7 6 7 5 43117056 131 431 f---- __ ----
... .__ 104 112 ••• 38... .•• .•. ••. ... 42... ... ... 3.. ... ... ...... ... 1 24 10... ... • •• ---------- -- ------1--------- --_ .... ------ ---------- - ----
992 ...... 776... 145 150 421 716 1243 101 56 1 1 2 44 18 31 -------------------- - - ----- -------- -~ ---- ----------
143 16 57 216 '" 18 ..• 20 38 11 8 286 201 ... ... ..• ... ... ..• ..• ...... 2 4: ... 2 8 1 70 13 31 114 .•. 18 .. 25 43 12 12 419 345... ... ... ... ... ... ......... 3 4 ... 4 11 2 4 3 1 8. .. ... ..• ... •.• 3 3 40 25......... ••. 1 1 ... ... ... 1 1 ... I 5 3
10 7 7 24......... 8 8 4 6 80 5C..... . ... ... ... ............ 1 3 ... 1 5 4 22 3 ] 6 41.. ... ... 35 35 6 3 301 250... ... ... ". ... ...... ... ... 1 ...... 2 3 [)
850 40 286 1.176 50 21 ••• 81 102 ?1 24 1355 777 .. " ... ... ... ... ... ...... ... 3 10... 6 II} 6, --_------_- 1.--_ -- --. -_1--- ---------------1------ - -------' -- -
••. lOH~ 82 398 1579 50 57 •.• 169 226 67 56 2481 1648 ] 1 11 22 16 51 I--------------------------------~-----------------------
... 1049 59 284 1392 102 52 ••• 71 123 651
53 2433 1442 ... .,, ... .•. 1 1 1 1 ... 11 16 ... 13 44
... --;;:-23 114 -187 5 -98 103 -2-3--,;s206~- ... ----6--3/-7 _. ______ ---______ --_____ ------~-------f_----------------
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16 51 13 81' 2 61... ~ 11 9 15 526 450 1 28 ••• ••. 1 1 2... 1 3 2 2 101
22 i 78 153 43 274 HI 7... 2' 19 6 14 206 160 1 51 ...... 1 1·... 1 2 2 1 3 11 3 9 40 14 63 7 2... 2 4 3 3 95 68 1 30 .•• •.• ... ..... .. e.... ... 1 ... 2 3 4
... 83 4£ 12 144 2 6... 65 71 8 16 200 130... .•• 'OJ .... 1 1 ......... 2 4 5 6 19 6
~:: ... 73 i'i2 "33 "218'" b ... 3 ... 4 "'3 10 1 ~ 1~ 4i~ 3~~'" 1 70 "'01 ·'SO •• 0 1 ., It':' ... ::: 6 ~"i ··9 2i ~ .., 15 40 30 85 3 ... ....,. 3 12 175 16v 1 45 .... ••• ••• .." 1 2 1 ... 2 5 11 8
_.-----------,.....----_ --1------- --- ----.-.- ---274 445 145 864 35 24 4 87 115 40 77 1634 1367 5 224 1 80 4 4 3 2 3 13 15 9 35 M8 _--------------- __ -------- ______ ~ ... -_.,~ .. ~ ______ ---__ ---1-313 523 145 981 15 17 ~ 22 42 40 79 151v 1219 5 218 1 30 3 fj 3 4 3 17 1614 43 106
--------20 7-1 6573---124 -148 ---6----i~···1----------:·:-r=-~. ---,:-
Decrease .. 39 78 117 ••• 2 - 2 4 1 5 8 18
1 Bombay 2 Gujarut
By DISTRICTS. -~1~~2t ~81-:2tl--36~~2-~-80 123-18 -~--::-~50-5 -:-~-:--6 -~~=-~-18 -15~-~1 Sf) 1
::~ ::: ~:: ::. 11814 9334709 17456 681 306 133 488; r,27 424 398 15256 11475 1 150 I 207 6 7 5 5 6 60 14211 11j 356 2 3 Kathiawad 4 Marathi
... ... ... " 1(\9~1 82 398 1579 51 57... 169 226 67 56 2481 1648 1 1 11 22·.. 16 51 3 ... .. ... ... _":74 445 145 864 35 _~4 __ 4 _22 _~_401~ ~ 1367 5 224 1 30 __ 4 4 3 2 3 13 15 9 35 ~ 4
Grand Total... '1350018865533 2u919 8U2 41~ 148 7M! 1326 549 603 20324 15241 11 531 4 311 15 °1711 7 10 102 HH 22 169 550
Total Last Y.ar... 1«65 1837 52~ 2i5~ ~ 48 -"61 -288 11 03! 1951-"46 555 21208 14773 =10 .!~ =.! -.:~ ~ -I:; ;; 16 -9 - 87 216 74 198 6~ Increase ... _ ••• 4~1 267 •.• ... ... .•. .. I'" 3 .48... 467 1 35... ...... 2
1
'" ... 1 15
Decrease ••• -9% -~.-:- -.~ -649 346 142140 344,626 ~.~ -884 - .. - ~.:_ -=-- -.. -. ,-[;2' ~~ ~~ 1 9 ... 22 52 29 92
* 1 On Furlough.
W. LEE.CLARKE.
Statistical Secretnry.
STATISTICAL
STATISTICS OF THE BOMBAY ANNUAL OONFERENOE RELATING TO CHURCH FIN AN CES ,
For the year ending OctoberJJst, 1909. FORM II.
j MINISTElIlAL SUPPORT,
(Collel'tedi7lStIIlflw1'1I Asia.) OTHJ<:R COUECTION
CnunCH PnOPERTY.
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8 Poona·Lollu\,la Engli~1t ... ~l Tllndo .aoum .. .
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f--------.------------------- ---- ----- 1----_------ ------------- --Last yeal' ... I--~ 158328 _~~20~'~ _~ ___ ,,_. _ ~~V8~~~~I!~~, 250U 3H156 81) 18515 ~3tj 25 l87!i& ~~_:'~-~6 0 80 0 ~~~~~~~~ 487~ _ 96~1 U3 37C'39 0 JncrenAe ...... 'I ••• ...... 27!l40 ••• .. 700 70 2428 li3 2534... 3 U 99 8 lG8 1322 ••• ~ 3992 8 ... ~~Ils(IO{l~,- 5fu,MI-.. -:- -=- -----:;1100 82(){J -;;3 -'--:-~.-:- 17 -4""0-:--4398 iO 8 --- -359 8----~.-:--~.~--83 ------'1--- ------- ------------------- ,--------- ---------- --------------- ----... ... i... 1 lil'OO ... 1700U 15000... ••• 12000 ." 455... 2 4 4~il 4 01... ... ... ... ." ... ... 4... ...... ( 1 •.. ... 1 2000 ••• 21)01l 600 ••• .. ... ... 261 I 3 (j 270 2 U... ... ... ... 2 0 ... 4 g... ~n 0 2
"'J 2ti500 3 3Ii:II'OlOi'I::OUlOOllN) 264U00 172(0 1500... .., .. 7IG ... ...... 716 ...... ... ... ... ... ::: ••. i'i2 ::: ::: ::: 8~8 3 .., ." ... ... ••. 86 ••• 5 HI \I!) I) 0... ... 2 0... 3 0... ... 10 U '" 109 0 4 .., ::: ... ::: 1 ::: ~.: ::: ::: ::: ... ... ... ... 22 2;j 27 2 (J... ... ... ••. ... ... '" 2 0 ::: ::: ... ::: 2H ~ ~ .. ... i... 1 1[/)(lf! 137800 3000 R5800 bIOI., 8100... 6UU\) 220t 236... tl ~.I 2·t:! 4 (J 2'" 8 '.' ... ... ... ... ... 4 (... ... ... ... 246 0 'j ... .., ... .., ... ... ... ... ... I... ... ... ... 1~11J.. ,II 20\-1 4 0 ...... ••• ... ••• ••• 6 8 ... ... 215 8 ... ...... ... 1 ••• ... '.' ... ... ... ... ." 2,,2 ••• 2 3 207 3 0... ." ...... ...... 3 (, ••• ... ... ::: 210 0 B ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... I... ... ... ... 334 ... II 5 10 34~1 3? () 2 (i .,. 3 0... 5 0... ••• )5 0 .. I) ••• 369 0 ~ ... ... ". ... ,.. ...... ... ... "ioo ... ~g~ ... ~ 1~ ~i~~ 4 t 2 0 2 0 2" u" 3" 0'" ... 97 0° ... ... .•. ••. 217 tJ ~1 ::: : li~~ 1 li;::g~ 12000 73.00 ll~~e~ I~~ 1rt~ ::: ::: ::. 3i~ ::: ~ t 3~i ; ~ ::: ::: ~. 0 ::: ~ ~ ::~ ::: 1~ ~ :~7 ::. ::: '.:' :~ ~:; ... ..~ ". 1 2~~~ ::. ..3UO 7~~~ ... ... ••• ... ... :.!G6... 3 10 27\) 5 0... 10 (I .. 0 ••• 2 0... ••. 17 0... ::: ... '.:: 296 0 1~ ... ... ... ... .., .. , ... ••• .., •.. ... ••• •.. 120... 3 7 130 5 0... 1 u 4 ... 3 0... ... 13 (J... ••• ... .._ 143 0 16 ... ... .., ... ... ". ... ... ... '" i... ••• ... ~~~... 2 4 I~~ ~ g ,.. 2 (I... .. 1 0... ... 5 0... '.' ... .., 11)0 01 ::: ::~ ::: } 1M~ ::. i'soo 3~~~ i'soo i'501J '.:' "6 ( U ::: I ~7R ::: ~ ~ 2B8 a t· ::: ~ Z ::: ::: ~ .. (1 ::: ::: 1 ~ ~. "so ::: ::: ... ~i! ~~! ... ... J 2000 ." l!iOO 350u 35W 3500.. 2001.1... ~~~... ~ ~ ~t~ 3 t ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 (] 1uO ... ." ::: 451 019 ::~ ,.. ... ••• ." .. , ~cu 2uO ... ... ••. ••• ::: 50 ::. 3 5 58 2 l i" 0 "3 0 i" 0'" ••• '" ••• 3 ~ 65 ... .., ••• 481 (] 20 ... "j 3375"j 3'500 ::~ "650 7·525 "fIOO ~:: ::: ~:. _,,_. _ --=:~ _=- _-.:1_15 _4~ ~~~ _~ __ 3_..:! -=- ::: _~:_ :~. ::: ~ (J ::: ::: ... ::: 4~g g~~
Decrease
GUJARAT DISTRICT. 1 AIJlnadahad·:V~ehBalla ." ~ Balallinoor... ... ... E Baroda ... .. . ;1 Baroda Circuit .. . B6 Debgnm ••• .. .
Godhra. ... .. . 7 Jambusar... • .. 8 Kalol... ... '.' 9 Kapadvanj ••• . ..
I() Kathlal ... .., 11 Mahudhll.... . .. 1~ Nadiad ... • •• III Ord... ••. ... 14 Padr!\. ... • •• 15 Palej ... .. . 16 Sandasal ... .. . 17 Savali ,.' ... 18 Thasara ... ..' 19 Umreth ... '.' 2U Utar8llnda ••. • •• ~~ Walvod ••• • •• 2,.; WaRad .•. .., 1__------------------------- . 1--' -- -----------r-------I__-----
'l'otal ••. 5 55275[ 14 9930":' 18()800 1!-;()ti50 516115 64250 40800 ••• :o!lOUO 22~'t b777 ... (iIi' IH6 5U5U 71 0 7 8 2~ 0 15 0 .•• 29 (I... ... 151 8 404... 5... 6519 8 f-- ___________ ---- _______ -------------------------1------- ------------------------ i--- -----1-------Last year ••. 5 55275112 823!)o... ... 487480 48250 373U(.. ••• 11)125 ... 3765 ... 152 205 4122 UIJ U 15 (I !)5 0 72 (.... 15 0... 8 0 304 0... 539 63... 5028 0 1--____________________ --i------------------------1------ ---------- ~------------I------ --1-------Increase ... _" ... I 2 17000... 00. 28tl35 1GU(:U 350(:... 1,)875 ... 2012 ... ... ... 1HR7... ... '" ••• ••• 14 '-' ••. I'" .. , ... .., ." ... 1491 8 ----,--------------------------------------_ .. -1--------------------------------,.------------Decrease ...... ... I ... 1... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 86 69 ... 18 0 7 8 66 0 57 0... ... ... 8 0 252 8 ". 539 58 ,.. • •• , _________________________________ '---_ ----- - ---'-----------------1------~--- ----------------i 147 2' '50 1 0 1 "', ... 2 G 152 0 1
J KATHIA W AD DISTRICT. ::i Asamli il Dhanduka 4 Dhola ~ Jetalsad I
400 400 1~~ ~ ~ I ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ::: ~ ~ l~g Z ~ 75 2 1 78 1 Ii 1 01 2 ( 80 C 4 40 2 1 43 1 0 1 U 2 0 •• 45 0 5 ti Junngadb
Vaso ... I." 8501 850 324 2] 327 1 l' 1 0 ... 2 I)...... 329 0 6 Total '.' ~'~I---I--] --4orl-II850~ 1250--------- ----1--- -i76 1--- -I:! -ti-7w-fiO------60I---~---- -------12--10 ~.-:- - --- -8060 1-__________________ - --------------1---1----
1----- --I----f---.- -------------------------r- - --------
Last year ...... 1 4UO... ..., 1250 ... ... ••• ... I... 5!l2 ... 12 6 (itt 6 ()... 6 (/... ... ... ... ... 12 0 622 0 --1----------- 1_- ________ ----------:------------------------------------ - ----
... ... ... ... " -I... ... '.' ... ... ...; 184........ 1H4 ... ... ... i'·· ... ... .. •.• ... ... ... ..' L.. 184 (; 1--------~-.- --1----------- ---- ----1----- ------ ----------------,--- ---'---- ------------~----- - ----,..
I ________________ -----------------;---------J-------------,--------------....------------------
Increase
Decrease
I I ! I : 2 G5U)VI 2 R""'I()I 7"""" "O'H'i IB45" 905.. 9n,5" ... J I i~? '~ 'g m 4 5 2 I" lui 5 0 ,.. 4 3 3 g 2~ k;:; ~~ i ~ L i l!I' 1 20 1 U 12 8 13 8 52 85 8 3 20U 4 I R;",O: 165u 2i(/I,1 3750 j650 - I !.is 15 183 I
183 ( 4
MARATHI DISTRIOT. Bombay-l'Ihlrnthi Circuit .. .
2 " Gujarati Circllit .. . ~ " Hindustani Circuit J
3 58UO ::: -, 18..:: IJ(!Ui
82iJO ;.. l~f) ...: 7 3 13~ 12 0 .. · 1~ III ~~. ... ... ... 707 l 72!:l 0 •• , .. , ... . ~(j~ 0 ~ I 25cu 2WJOO ... I. 30500 1300t 12'Jl'l lou... 3 3 15G lu l,.. I OJ''' .. .-. ... 4H3 0 4511 II '.' ... ..... (jOt) 0 7 -7 7B500 -G' 35850 WU:IOU - 83; 22G!J[JO 1 (,55r,0 -;;;5(' --- ---w;o 12f. 00 11371-~- - ~ (I - 34 -1200 ~7-; -;-~ -3~!li-5~ - ~--431-~- ]i55~ l226 j( ~~- 133 ~'.-: -:::- 255UU
4 Igatpuri-Penttlmba 5 Kalyan-N eral ... 6 Poona·Mllrnthi 7 Talegarm.Lonll.vla ".
Total
Lallt year
Increase
Decrease
FI\'ANCIAL BOARD. 1 Bombay Thobnrn House .•. 2 II Publil3hing Hontle 3 Lonav)a flat 4 " Epworth Heightf' 5 PUllchgani SanitariulII ... () l'eethul SanitariulII ... 7 PoonaAnglo:llldiun Home
Total
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: 1 , I ... i '~5(lO('(' :.![)liO' ii' 111-<1)-1-95 ii' I ... ! 2~IJ(Jtl 220' (J I 2lW( U I , ... ! lOtH; 11 UO, 3l:lU, ' 'I ... i 55(JO! 55000 I 550UO'
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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BY DIS" "H:~':"'" ':::"I---[:::'~ ---'-l---'-...''::.~'i_~:~ -=-1-:'.-1-:::'- -..:: ... -1-::.- -:::-(::'- ":-:":-::.!--" - ---'T::.-,--"-I---'--··-· -,-=-'-:--_1-. :...~-- :...- "':'':'''-:'''- ::: .... (-,_.::..-Bm"b"v ,,1140""" 5' ;""",,,, "[1101'" "'" 01 ""3!12" I ,,>," 4"000 32"" 4IW ""' ,5(1 W',," ",', ,I"':l' ,,,, ( ;, "I ",,'.; > )10 " . I "'I< " ,,'Hi, "5
1"1,,,,41 lUI' 2 I H ()81 8 1 :2 Gujarat ;) 1 ij[):2'i!J H ~I:I:;~II' lHOH(I( 1801ifll' iillil]5 I 0425U 40800 210( U Z~I I :Ji j j fili ;Hi :j~'r.\ 71 (J "i K :2!' ~'I If, 0 ,2!1 U
1
)'''' 15J ~ 404 ;, I (j5HI 13 2 3 Ku.thiawarl .. I'" 1 ,W,,·... d,jl l:'![j() j ... I"iH lz Ii i!li i; (I Ij (JI 1 '.' ' J:2 I ... "'1 'b'.l: () 3 4- Murathi i 73:)1)1'1 G, a&85(1ll(J~130l, 8300 ~2(J!)50 lOfJ?fJO ~\)550... 1650 I~UUO 1137 ... ~~I 34 1;!U\ ZI 51 2 t 'lz 1 (II h 0 ." I ! 3 ... ,1155 k 1 ~ ~I; 1 f ." 1.);-;.... .. ! ~:,;)H 1 () 4 5 Financial Board ... ... I 00, ... :... ... HR80((J 38HIOO 2!JU.'181... '.' ... ." ... ... ... ." ... ... ... ... ... ..... '.' I' ... .. ." ... ." ·"1 ... 5 (l '" "" To'u' '.' ~,-'%:,: 03 ~~..il!l iG~ ~4i!'O ~:':1iI' i5lH2Jill5i.~~ ~:!85;' 3200 = 23Jl3 , '~21 "7s:i1 :""J3 ":." ~;;-, ,~5:i ~~ '5 -H " 14":.." II ~ 8 ===I~~ or:: =13~:. (j 5~5 ~ E" !l 07 :l =,'(:. ,,&06 Ie Last year ... 21 28710R 24 25R51:l(i... .., 1545314 48i1437188:200 2700 4~1281 I.. 5!'l4 1 !lB15 320 27~1 24R24 :14 1
' (J 23 (I 10]0 0152 0' ." 1 15 (i ... 3376 ( 4~IOG 04876 10247 151l ... i45l'fi2 U ------_._---------------------------1-------.-------------- ------,---------1----'--------------~.~_=_I-~I-.:.:--=--~--~.- -':7544 ~:: __ 500 _...:..:.... __ ::_..:~2~i _17:.=1'~~..:.~_~2\< _:.-..._-=-_:2'3 2:_= __ =_i.:~~ ____ ~~I-~ ~f--' 8~...:.:.:..._2_~5(J:'~ .•• 'Boc~I'" I 'W4"... ... 2'" 7l ... 5350... 2Glr.8 ... ... I .. · 21 !If> •• , 59 11 B B .. , \41 8 '" I .. · ... '" I· ...... 144 ... ...
Increase
DecrellHC
NOTE.-Owing to a readjustment of figures, and to the fact that last year some properties were reported twice, there is a shortage shown this year in values of churches and parsonages.
w. LEE.CLARKE.
Slaihfi.'f;('1I1 Seef·clary.
NA;\IES OF CIROUITS~
STATISTICS OF THE BOMBAY ANNUAL CONFERENCE RELATING TO SCH()OLH.
STATISTICAL FORM III. Fo?' tlw ~/r.ar ending Oclolm' .) 1.~f, 1908.
Vernncnln.r Schools. Eurol'can and Anglo- \' ernllcllinl' f;chooIR.
1 ____ B_O_Y_H_'_S_Cl_'o_o_I_8 ____ �-----(T-'i-1'1-~-'S-C-h-O-O_'R,· __ ~I---~B-o-y-i-S-C-h-o-OI~8~·.-~I--~~G-i)-.1-H'-.-~-h_o_ol~8~' ___ 1 i A \,prage el1l'ol- ~'oo :\ vemge enrol-:A jA vern.go enrol- rf. /A verago enrol- rn c:; 'lielltlH ~.'rn. )~':'''. 1 ~ ",_Ol_lt_s _~or ~~.lIr. ~ } OIcllt8 :or yellr. -" ~ ments for year. 1 ~
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II ·-o"s.!. 'C 00 >=·c c ~ .!!:.c' I.~·s . ~./ i ~,~ ~ .... to . .B - - 1 ~-:::! ::" Z .E ~_~ ._~~ 0 - c -:; 0 ~ ...c :::: I ~.,..' 1 -
\ Zo ;§ I z=- - § -- ~ .§, ~ ~ § (5 .~ .§.} I' ."....~ = -=
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Chand 'l'ot ItlR_
8TATISTJCS OF THE BOMBAY ANNUAL CONFERENCE RELATING TO COLPORTAGE.
STATISTICAL FORM IV.
Fof' the yeaf' ending October 318t, 1908.
~A)lES OF ClIWUITR.
Scriptures and Tracts Sold and Distributed.
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BOMBAY l11STRICT. I
I BOMBAY DISTRICT. I 1 Karachi Vernncnlar ...
2 Poona
Total
Last year
Increase
Decrease
GFJARAT DISTRICT.
Ahmednbad-Me.nna :l Bnlasinorc .•• ~ Baroda Church 4 Baroda Circuit 5 DebgaUl .. ". ... ••• ... 6 Florence B. Nicholpon ~chool of Theology 7 Godhrn 8 Jl\mbllf;;\\' ~ Kalol
1(, Kapudvanj 11 Kathlal 12 Mahudha 1:-l Nndiad 14 Ord 15 Padm 16 Palej 17 Sandasal 18 SavaJi 19 Thasars 2( Umreth 21 Utarsanda 2~ W'\lvod 2i Wasnd
Total
Last year
Increase
I Decrease I KATHIA WAD DlSTRIOT.
I: ~~~~1iu 1m
Ohola 4 Jetalsad . Jlmagad 6 Vaeo
'fotal
Last year
Increase
Decrease
MAHATH I DISTRICT.
1 Bombay-Mnrnthi Circuit 2 ,. Gnjarat Circuit 3 ,. Hindustani Circuit 4 Igatpuri-Puntam ba 5 Kalyan-N eral 6 Poona i\1 >nthi 7 ., l"';!ining SellOol R Tllh~guon-Lon!\vla
Total
LaRt year
] IlCl'oase
[lecren.se
1 Bombay 2 Gujarat a Kathiawad 4 Marathi
BY DISTRICTS.
Grand Total. .•
Last year
Increase
Decrease
. .. ~i 17R 1 ~a ] 11 78 'I'llY 101' Memorial Church ... ; lWO I _~.~_________ 178 ~ 17 17K 123 Heamen'Fo Mission ••• '[ 2G7 16 6~ 2000('2
7R .. ,
----{l -;:--::------------ --.. ,-----:---~---~:-:-- Knrnchi \Tcrnaculnr .• - 1(;5 4(;0 i57:i 4373 I 1,2,8._. ____________ ! -- ... ~1178 .. _ 1,812~ ;J 1H2obJ23KotriHyderabad ... i 1H 45644 13';1 3
-~~-i7 Hfl~.~ -- -- ___ 1--' _____ -----2 1f)()~.~1;,~.~- 4- -16-235-- 'rotul ... I-:w- 5~1-2279 271744
--1--------------- -I-- ---- ---28 -:-.-:- -28-.:- -:-.-:- -'2 - 21 . Last year ... 1- 132 208 = 3895172414
=-1 ~-2 = 5:= .. =-:-.. .==.= .... ~:~~=~== .. -:-.~_.~=====>_ 1 =-~ .. '~ lncre.se 319 313
!l 100 35 135 6 2!1 2~1 OR 1 105 [) 110 1 HI HI 1 12U 204 324
4, 10 1 3 1 1 (iO I 7 2 84
8 18 2 5
16J 7
24 104
1&5
V~ 13 153 7 7 63 4 2H WZ8 35!! 55 55 53 52 2 2 2111 3 i3 428
l' 5fJ fiG 55 ~7 27 27 2 13 82 82 4 15 12 27 1 HIO 4 t !I.! ] 90 5 ; 1 221 U)Q 5 ~O 4 34 5 5 34 G 35 1!J 45 3 17 [) 22 \1 ~, 67 5 54 10 64 2 10 f) 15 7 7 7\1 3 62 6~ ] 25 25 4 4 87 8 6f~! tlS 4 22 ~~ l~ 12 ~)O ... 4 167; ~2 J8~) lti7 8 12/ 8 2(' -; 18 20~1 167
12 1611 4 1G5 7 f,f; i~ MI It I 1H 224-3 31 31 ~ 3 3 31
~ l~ I~I 2i ~ >1 ~ ~: ~ ~ 2~ 6- 30 20 50 2 10 5 15 7 7 66
13 138 26 164 7 46 15 61 20 20 225 9 7~ If 91 6 40 8 48 15 15 64 1 ~I 7 16 1 2 2, 2 2 9 8 70 11 81 1 8 6 14: 9 V 25 -- - ---- ---__ ---_ ----1--- ------ __________ . ___ -____ _
1121336 432 176B 2GfJ 51' 706 !l8 804 3-Hi 2 11(; ,.. 110 ] WI 2 Hn... Hft 7~1 167 21 H 2770 80B I-------- -- _ .. -- - __ ---- --------- -- __________________ _
1~61627 357 1984 ••• 58 730 112 842 ... 2 107 2 to!) ._. 2, 87 _.. 87 ._. 192 2453U22 ...
-:.-:- -:-: 7 f) ~.- ~.~ -::.- ~.-: -=-1 ~.-:- -:- -=- --8 -:.-:- -1-.-.. - -::-: ~ --::- -:.-:- ~.-:- -:.:- -:::- -:::- ~.--: --------------------1---------------------------
24 291 ... 216. _. 7 ~4 14 38... 2 .•• 7... 7.. 25 26 252 ... ______ oer.-. _______________ "-'_ - _______________ ~ _______ _
2 1
14 13
14 13
2 1
2 1
14 13
------ ----------------------------------------3 27 ... 27... iJ 3 27 ._.
~ ____________ - ____ --__ 1-_----________ 1 _____ -- ____ - __ _
. ] 12 •.• 12 ... .•• ... ..0 ... ... ... ... •.• .., -.- ... .-. I'" "- '" 1 1 12 •.. 1-------_._--,--_._-------------------------1---------
Decrttase
GU.IARAT DISTRICT. Ahmeduhad-Y.chsll.na Balasinore Baroda Rnroda Ci,'cl\it lJehgnm .. _ Florence B. Nicholson
School of Theology ••• GOfllm\... '.0 •••
Jambusar Knlo1... • .. Knpndvanj Kilthlal Mahudha Nadiad Ol'd .,_ Padro. Pulej SandasI11 Savali Thasan Umreth Utnrsanda Walvod Wasad
Total
Last year
Increase
Decrease
KA'l'HIA WAD DIST. Asamli Dhanduka Dhola JetalRad Junn.gadh Vaso
Total
-----------1616 14524C
--- --- ------
3640 1 10403
234tiO 3 15604 18205
{) 50 ~40r-01
3 l56US 25009
4 577410 4 7800 11
8 728012 15 13000 13 15 15601_1 14
20HOO 15 960 16
!IS 17 3!JOO 18
10 fl24019 4 8320 20
728021 15 2091 22
~360 ~3 -----------.-
59 55 10168020 ---- ------
14090(] ------------
55 15 27120 ----------------- ------
2 25 50
1 2
25~ 754
5 6 ------ ------
2 75 100 --- ---- ------
Last yell I' 175 225 2 15 ... 15... -.. I ... . ~ 2 15 .. ~----------- --------- ---------------- ------------ .
Increase ... 1-:---2 . ~~.~- --.:--
Deere.se "'1='-" __ "'_= 100 = 12fi :\[ARATHI DISTlnCT I
BOJllbav-l\[nrathi Circuit ... ') • Gujarati Circuit ••• ., Hindustani Circuit
r gatpllri-Puntalllba 8 1
45 143 18R 15 lfll
65 132 : !17 t!~ u.) 85
2 8 8. IRR 1 1 ]!)I
15 15 11 If) .3li7: IGfj 17... 17 .-. ... 1 2 171
__ :.:.:~-~_6~ ~.~ ____ 5G ...::~_~_52 ...::.:.. ____________ ]8/-_ ~_~1__~-~~361 '7(1
~ 134 ~33 667 (5 _~::~~ 233 _~~1~_2 32_.-_. _32!~:..._~ _18:~~~_18 ~1_51 ~911-=~
_~ 1!1~ ~~ 554 .:.:~ _ 10 ~ ~H ~ H4 -""7 ~~~ _ 15 __ 40 _i'i' ~~ _~ _~ ~~ ~ ~~ _ 35 ~ ~~{~.~ 3 _.. 172 113, ... ~ 8 fi!I 77 .-. 17 ••• :1, 3 1Il5: ...
1---1------1------------1---- --------------------:-- --.-_ ... 59 -.. ... I'" ... •.. ... ... ... ... ... 4(l 23 --. ••• 2... 2 ••• ... I... " - I '"
KalYIlII-Neral Poona Ma.rathi TalegaQn-Lona\'la ' ..
Last yenr
Increa8e
Decrease -- - -- --/---- --1-------- - ------ -- ---------1----1---
I I r BY DISTRICTS.
1 n 7~ 78 I...... 2 178 178 J2H H 18 256 123 Bombay ... 1121.1~fj -1321768 260 51 706 98 8U4 346 2 118 118 10~ ~ 80 8(1 'i~ ]67 21!! 277(J ~U3 Gtljarnt
B 27 27 3 3 27 1\nthinwad 2:) H~4 533 6()7 G5 12 141 233 374 137 2 32 32.. 1 18 18 18 4t· 51 H!ll 235 MaratJIi
----:---_ -- -__ - -_ -- --1----- ---------- --i---- -- . - - -- -_ 1411.ljp3'1!!a7 ~54C1 330 63 847 3311178 482 4 150... 1[,(1 IOU 5 27(i ___ I 27B 2~C ~13! 2~1414411(jj
~6118~1~9;2G35-~=~ 863 2~1:~:":"'f-4 1~=4~ 1~~ .. ~~~=.~~57~.=-23()I!W4i~=.~ ~~ _. _. 242..:::.. __ ~~ _ .. __ 55 _~ 3!I,..:" ~:.:.:. -~ --'-- ...:.::.. ~::...~ -~ ~~ _::' -'::~f~ ~:"_I' .. ~'.'-.
20 337 !l5... 5 16 ••. ••• ..- -.. 42]4 ......... I .,. _. 17 1~' 51 .. . ! .
Grand Total ...
Last year
lllcrcnH~
Decrease
4 2
2 11
3
2400
1 1502 100 ;}
4 .. 5 !)(}()U 6
7 --- --------
fj 16 2520 - - -- ----------
2210 lGUOO -----------
(j 3]0 -----------
1:; 10750 -----------
451 5~1
Ii
521 55
2 If)
2279 271741 151680202 75 1003
2521.. 525014: --------- ---
51ti 5!J.t 4889200544 --------- ---~~i_ 2~_~~i17241 ..
_ .. ~841 ... :~I-.. ~~ -=::~