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MISSION CONFERENCE 1906.

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Offidal Journa.l

of the

SECOND ANNUAL SESSION

of the

Philippine Islands

MISSION CONFERENCE

of the

Methodist Episcopal Church

Held in the

Central Methodist Episcopal Church

Ma.nila P. 1. February 17-23, 1906.

Including the Minutes of the

WOMAN'S CONFERENCE.

February 17-23, 1906.

The Methodist Publtsbing House. Manila, P. 1.

1906.

PUBLISHED BY THE SECRETARIES BY ORDER OF CONFERENC'E,

As THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL.

(Photo by De }Jerri)

William F Oldham, D. D. Missionary Bishop for Southern Asia.

®fficers of tbe <tonference.

President,

BISHOP WILLIAM F. OLDHAM,

Singapore, S. S.

Secretarg,

HARRY FARMER,

Dagupan, Pang., P. I.

Assistant Secretary,

ROBERT JOHNSON.

Statistical Secretary,

WILLIAM H. TEETER,

Treasurer,

DANIEL H. KLINEFELTER,

Calle Herran, Manila, P. I.

®tber ®fficla[s, :tSoar~s, &c.

Superintendent of the Mission.:-HOMER C. STUNTZ.

Historian.-A. E. CHENOWETH.

Agent, Publishing HOU8e.~A. E. CHE"NOWETH.

Editor of Advocate, English.-J. L .. McLAUGHLIN.

Editor of Advocate, Tagalog and Pampanga.-A. E. CHENOWETH.

Editor of Advoeate, Ilocano and Pangasinan.-HARRY FARMER.

Manila Training School.-M. A RADER.

Dagupan T1'aining School.-HARRY FARMER.

Secretary for Speeial Gifts.-D. H. KLINEFELTER.

Official Oorrespondent.-M. A. RADER.

To preaeh the Conference Sermon.-J. L. McLAUGHLIN.

Trustees.

MARVIN A. RADER, GEORGE .A.. MILLER,

DANIEL H. KLINEFELTEE..

Triers of Appeals.

G. A. MILLER, M. A. RADER, NICOLAS ZAMORA,

HARRY }'ARMER, E. S. LYONS.

Board· of Examiner8.

ROBERT JOHNSON, HARtRtY FARMER, M. A. RADER,

G. A. MILLER, NICOLAS ZAMORA.

M. A. RADER,

ROBERT JOHNSON,

Board of Education.

HARRY FARME:&,

MISS M. M. DECKER,

MRS. E. S. LYONS.

D. H. KLINEFELTER,

MRS. G. A.MILLER,

Jubilee Commission.

M. A. RADER, HARRY FARMER,

J. L. MChlUGHLI,N, E. S. L~ONS,

G. A. MILLER, D. H. KLINEFELTER,

FELIPE MARQUEZ, TEODORO

Hymnal Commission.

HOMER C. STUNTZ,

Vr A. GOODELL,

NICOLAS ZAMORA,

BASCONCILLO.

w- A. GOODELL, HARRY FARMER,

MRS. M. A. RADER,

MRS. A. E. CHENOWETH,

B. O. PETERSON.

Manila Hospital Board.

M. A. RADER, R. T. EDWARDS, MISS M. M. DECKER,

MRs. G. A. MILLER, MRS. W A. KINCAID, J. T. CRAIG,

W H. MUSGRA YE.

Board of Location and Buildings.

J. L. McLAUGHLIN, E. S. LYONS, W H. TEETER,

M. A. RADER, HARRY FARMER, D. H. KLINEFELTER.

5tanbing <tommittees.

Conference Relations.

J. L. McLAUGHLIN, HARRY FARMER, G . .A.. MILLER,

M. A. RADER, NICOLAS ZAMORA.

Auditing.

HARRY FARMER, M. A. RADER, J. L. McLAUGHLIN.

Publishing.

HARRtY FARMER, M. .A. RADER, ROBERT J OHNBON 1

J. L. McLAUGHLIN, A. E. CHENOWETH.

Finance.

A. E. CHENOWETH, M. A. RADER, ·D. H. KLINEFELTER,

HARRY FARMER,G. A. MILLER, J. L. McLAUGHLIN,

NICOLAS ZAMORA, W. H. TEETER.

Sanitariums.

W H. TEETER, MIss M. M. CRABTREE, B. O. PETERSON,

HARRY FARMER, A. E. CHENOWETH.

Sunday Sclwols.

A. E. CHENOWETH, ROBERT JOHNSON, MRS. HARRY FARMER,

EDUARDO BENITEZ, B. O. PETERSON.

ROBERT JOHNSON,

M. A. RADER,

-Vernacular Courses of Study.

FELIPE MARQUEZ,

A. E. CHENOWETH.

BIBLE INSTITUTES.

Manila.

A. E. CHENOWETH,

San Fernando.

HARRY FARMER,

NICOLAS ZAMORA.

ROBERT JOHNSON, J. L. McLAUGHLIN, JUAN MACASPAC,

ARCADIO DE OCERO, VICENTE CUNANAN.

W H. TEETER,

Tarlac.

J. L. MCLAUGHLIN,

ROBERT JOHNSON.

Dagupan.

HARRY FARMER,

HARRY FARMER, B. O. PETERSON, W. H. TEETER,

EDUARDO BENITEZ, FELIPE MARQUEZ, TEODORO BASCONCILLO.

Vigan.

B. O. PETERSON, E. S. LYONS, ISABELO BLANCAFLOR.

G. A_ MILLER,

HARRY FARMER,

MRS. G. A. MILLER,

Pttblir; ]JIm-als.

M. A. RADER,

Pu7)Zishing .llfinutes.

A.. E. CHENOWETH,

RoBERT JOHNSON.

Deac;mess Board.

MRS. W H. TEETER,

D. H. KLINEFELTER,

MRS. A. E. CHENOWETH,

ROBERT JOHNSON,

PEYTON CARTER,

W H. TEETER.

,V H. TEETER,

HARRY FARMER,

MRS. E. S. LYONS,

MRS. M. A. RADER.

MINUTES OF THE SESSION.

First Day-Saturday, February 17, 1906.

The Philippine Islands Mission Conference assembled for its Second Annual Session, in the Central Methodist Episcopal Church, Manila at half-past three o'clock, Saturday afternoon, February 17th, 1906, Bishop Willian F. Oldham, presiding.

The Conference opened by singing "Blest be the Tie that Binds," followed with prayer by Rev. D. H. Klinefelter. The Bishop addressed the Conference from the words: "If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink," John 7:37, following which Rev. G . .A. Miller led in prayer, and the devotions were closed with prayer by the Bishop, and the singing of "Forever here my Rest shall be."

The Conference roll was called and eleven members responded. Harry Farmer was re-elected Secretary of the Conference,

and Robert Johnson was named as assistant. Robert Johnson was announced as transferred from the

Northern Minnesota Conference, On motion, the first three rows of seats were established as the

Conference bar. The time of Conference sessions was, on motion, fixed from

H:30 to 11:00 .A. M. Correspondents for the Church papers were named as follows:

W .A. Goodell, The Christian Advocate. Ro bert Johnson, Zion's Herald, The Pittsburg Christian Advocate. E. S. Lyons, The Northwestern Christian) Advocate. G . .A. Miller, The Cal~lornia Clw'istian Advocate. ,V H. Teeter, The Epworth Herald. Harry Farmer, The World lVide Missions. M . .A. Rader, The Cenb"al Christian Advocate . .A. E. Chenoweth, The IYcstern Christian Advocate, The (Jerman

Christian Advocate.

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Nicolas Zamora, The Christian Herald. Mrs. E. S. Lyons, The Malaysia Message. Miss M. M. Crabtree, (Jhildren's Missionary Friend. Mrs. M. A. Rader, The Pacific (Jhristian Advocat{!. Miss M. M. Decker, Woman's Missionary Friend. Mrs. A. E. Chenowet~, The Indian Witness.

The following changes were made in the committees to act for this Conference session only. it being understood that new com­mittees would be named at the close of the session to act through the next Conference session:

W A. Goodell added to Board of Location and Buildings. Harry Farmer added to Committee on Conference Relations. W H. Teeter to. replace D. H. Klinefelter on Auditing

Committee. W A. Goodell and Robert Johnson added and Harry Farmer

and A. E. Chenoweth dropped from Committee on State of the Church.

Robert Johnson and W H. Teeter added to, and W A. Goodell dropped from the Committee on Publishing Minutes.

W H. Teeter to replace H. C. Stuntz on Public Morals Com­mittee.

A. E. Chenoweth, Miss Crabtree and Mrs. Lyons added to, and W H. Teeter, R. V B. Dunlap, Miss Parkes and Mrs. Stuntz dropped from the Committee on Resolutions.

M. A. Rader to replace H. C. Stuntz on Committee on Sani­tariums.

A new Board of Education was appointed by the Chair: E. S. Lyons, M. A. Rader, G. A. Miller, W A. Goodell, Robert Johnson and Harry Farmer.

On motion, W H. Teeter, was elected Statistical Secretary. The Conference took a recess of fifteen minutes, to enable

some committees to meet. Upon reconvening, the Chairman of the Conference Relations

Committee reported favorably upon the name of George A. Bar­nard for ordination as Local Deacon, which report was adopted.

G. A. Miller was elected correspondent for the daily papers.

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The following introductions were made: Rev. and Mrs. Robert Johnson, new missionaries from the

Northern Minnesota Conference. Miss M. M. Decker, new W F. M. S. missionary from

Cleveland. Mrs. Ferris, a visitor from Wheaton, Ills. The Bishop announced the transfer of W G. Fritz to the

Northern Minnesota Conference. Announcements of Sunday Services were made by the Pastor

of Central Church. On motion, the Conference adjourned to meet at 8:30 0' clock,

Monday morning. The Doxology was sung and the Benediction pronounced by

the Bishop.

Second Day-Monday, February 19, J 906.

The Conference met at 8:30 A. M., and the Bishop spoke encouraging and helpful words from Matt. 27 :42, "He saved others, himself he cannot save," followed with prayer by Mr. Farmer. The Lord's Supper was administered to the missionaries and friends present by the Bishop, assisted by D. H. Klinefelter and G. A. Barnard.

On taking up the business of the Conference, the Minutes of Saturday's session were read and approved, after correction.

On motion, it was agreed that in any committees appointed by the Bishop or elected by the Conference, the first person named should call the comm.itt~e together for organization.

G. A. Miller was, on motion, added to the Committee on Resolutions.

Question Thirteen was taken up, the name of M. A. Rader was called, his character passed, and he made his report as Acting Presiding Elder of the Manila District, and as Missionary in charge of Malabon, Bataan, Zambales and North Manila.

The names of the following missionaries were then called. their characters passed, each offering a report of his work for the past year:

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A. E. Chenoweth, in charge of South Manila. W A. Goodell, in charge of the Provinces of Bulacan, N neva

Ecija and Pampanga. Nicolas Zamora, as pastor of the First Filipino Church and as

District Evangelist. Felipe Marquez, Province Evangelist in Nueva Ecija. Archbishop Aglipay of the Independent Catholic Church was

introduced and addressed the Conference, being responded to by Bishop Oldham.

Announcements were made, the Benediction pronounced by Mr. Farmer, and the session adjourned.

Third Day-Tuesday. February 20, 1906.

The Conference came together at h~lf-past eight o'clock, the devotions being conducted by the Bishop.

The Minutes of Monday's session were read and approved. The Committee on Public Morals was asked to prepare suita­

ble resolutions endorsing the proposed extension of the police jurisdiction of Manila to the five-mile limit.

Question Thirteen was again taken up, the following named missionaries were called, their characters passed, and they pre­sented their reports:

Robert Johnson, in charge of Pampanga Province. D. H. Klinefelter, in charge of Chinese Work. G. A. Miller, Pastor of the Central Church. E. S. Lyons, Presiding Elder of the ~orthern District and in

charge of Western Pangasinan. W H. Teeter, in charge of Tarlac and Northern Nueva Ecija. On motion, the Secretary was instructed to send a telegram

of greeting to B. O. Peterson, who was unable to be present on account of Mrs. Peterson's illness.

The announcements were made and the Conference adjourned with Benediction by Mr. Johnson.

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Fourth Day-Wednesday, February 21, 1906.

The session opened by singing hymn N 0.325 in the new Hym­nal, "The Bread of Life," followed with prayer by Mr. Farmer. An inspiring talk was given by Bishop Oldham from the words: "Other foundation hath n€> man laid,' I and the devotions were closed with prayers by Mr. Goodell and the Bishop.

The Minutes of the previous session were read and, on motion, approved.

The names of Miss Parkes, Miss Decker and Mrs. Farmer were, on motion, added to the Board of Education, as this Board is to take into consideration the affairs of the Woman's Training School.

Question Thirteen was again resumed, and the followin'g mis­sionaries ,were called, and their characters passed:

Harry Farmer, who reported for Eastern Pangasinan. Teodoro Basconcillo, who reported as Province Evangelist in

Eastern Pangasinan. Question Five was taken up: D. H. Klinefelter was passed into studies of the Second Year. B. O. Peterson, absent on account of illness in family, was

recommended advanced to studies of the Second Year provided he passes the First Year studies before publication of the Minutes.

Question Seven: Teodoro Basconcillo was passed to studies of the Third Year,

conditioned in certain studies of the Second Year, and elected to full membership in the Oonference.

Felipe Marquez was continued in studies of the Third Year and received into full membership as elected previously.

Question Nine: A. E. Chenoweth and W H. Teeter were declared passed in

studies of the Third Year and advanced to studies of the Fourth Year.

Question Ten: W A. Goodell was reported as having completed his Oon­

ference Course and was declared effective by vote of the Oon­erence.

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Question Four: The following named persons, having been duly examined by

the Board of Examiners and the Conference Relations Committee, were received on trial and put in studies of the First Year:

Eduardo Benitez, Diosdado Alvarez, Catalino T. Santos, Can~ dido Magno, Serviliano Castro, Juan Macaspac and Alejandro Reyes.

On motion, the Board of Examiners was instructed to prepare a course of study to be used for Admission on Trial, on the basis of the course outlined in the Discipline, but modified to meet the conditions in this Conference.

On motion, Mr. Goodell was appointed a committee of one to purchase the books in the Conference Course for Spanish Traveling Preachers, securing six each of the first year and three each of the other three years.

The Committee on Public Morals presented a partial report, which was ordered signed by the Chairman and Secretary of Con­ference and forwarded to the Honorable Governor of these Islands.

Announcements were made and the Conference adjourned with Benediction by Mr. Lyons.

Fifth Day-Thursday, February 22, 1906.

The Conference met at 8:30 A. M., and prayer was offered by Mr. Rader. The Bishop gave an address, and devotions closed with a prayer by Mr. Johnson.

The Minutes of the last session were read and, aft~r correction, approved.

Mr. A. W Prautch was introduced to the Conference, and presented a letter from Dr. Lund of the Baptist Mission, in regard to the publication of a paper for use in Sunday Schools. A vote of thanks was given Dr. Lund for his kind offer and the matter was referred to the Sunday School Committee.

Mr. Prautch referred to the many evils confronting the people in. these Islands, especially those of opium and gambling. These matters were referred to the Committee on Public Morals which has them under consideration.

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On motion, the case of Felipe Marquez as to his class standing was reconsidered, and he was advanced to Studies of the Fourth Year, conditioned in certain studies of the Third Year.

The following reports were read and adopted: The Bible Institute at pagupan, by Harry Farmer, A. E. Chenoweth, as Publishing Agent. Teodoro Basconcillo and Felipe Marquez were formally re­

ceived into full connection . . Question Four. The name of Ben G. Pay was reported

on favorably by the Conference Relations Commitee, and he was admitted on trial.

The eight men admitted on trial at this session were called before the bar of the Conference and formally received with very impressive words by the Bishop.

Announcements were made and the Conference adjouTIled with Benediction by the Bishop.

Sixth Day -Friday, February 23, 1906. MORNING SESSION.

The Conference met at 8:30 A. M., the devotions being led by the Bishop, with prayers by Mr . .Alvarez and Mr. Johnson.

The minutes of yesterday's meeting were read and approved. The following reports were read and adopted: On Sanitariums, by Mr. Farmer, On Examinations, by Mr. Rader, On Memorials, by Mr. Klinefelter, On State of the Church, by Mr. Goodell, On Bible Institute at Manila, by Mr. Goodell, On Public Morals, by Mr. Rader, It was requested that this

report be sent to the daily papers for publication; On Resolutions, by Mr. Miller, The Publishing . Committee, by Mr. Goodell. The Bishop

added commendatory words regarding the work of the Publishing Agent.

The following were nominated and elected as Triers of A p.

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peals: M. A. Rader, Harry Farmer, Nicolas Zamora, G. A. Miller and E. S. Lyons.

Question Thirty, "Where shall the next Conference be held," was asked, and the new Central Church, Manila, was agreed on.

Mr. Lyons presented a partial report for the Board of Educa­tion, which was adopted after amendment.

Mr. Rader presented the matter of land rent on the Cervantes property which must be submitted to an arbitration committee. On motion, this matter was referred ~ the Finance Committee.

The Secretary read a telegram from Mr. Peterson reporting: "Wife convalescent."

The Oommittee on Vernacular Course of Study, stated that they would report to the Board of Education.

A motion was made and carried ratifying the action of the Finance Committee in the acceptance of a gift of $7,000 from the Insular Government to be used in aiding and relieving needy Filipinos, and in the appointment of a Committee for its adminis­tration.

This Hospital Oommittee presented a report of their work which was accepted.

On motion, this Committee was instructed to open as soon as possible a Hospital for the treatment of maternity and children s cases, with a dispensary.

The Committee on Resolutions was instructed to present to the Hospital Committee and Dr. Edwards, the gratitude and thanks of this Conference for the work so far done.

The motion referring the matter of Dr. Lund's Childrens paper to the Sunday School Committee, was reconsidered, and the matter referred to the Publishing Committee.

The Location and Buildings Committee was reported by Mr. Lyons, recommending that the Florence B. Nicholson Training School be established not nearer than five miles and not farther than 75 miles from Manila, which report was adopted by the Oon­ference.

Announcements were made and the Conference adjourned until four o'clock P. M., with Benediction' by the Bishop.

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AFTERNOON SESSION.

The Conference came together at five PM., and the Bishop led in prayer.

The Minutes of the lllorning session were read and approved. On motion, a Conference Deaconess Board of nine was ap­

pointed, consisting of the following: Mrs. G. A. Miller, Harry Farmer, Mrs. A. E. Chenoweth, D. H. Klinefelter, Peyton Carter, Mrs. W- H. Teeter, Mrs. M. A. Rader, Mrs. E. S. Lyons, Robert Johnson.

The Deaconess Boa,rd reported, recommending Miss Decker and Miss Crabtree for renewal of their licenses. Adopted.

The Educational Board Ina de an additional report, that, pending the location and beginning of the Florence B. Nicholson Training School, a temporary training school for Tagalog students be conducted in Manila, and one for Ilocano students in Dagupan" and that the Bishop appoint missionaries to superintend this work. Adopted.

The Statistical Secretary presented his report, which was adopted after correction. (See Statis~ics).

On motion, the Secretary was instructed to present the names of the Publishing Committee of this Conference to the Board of Publication of the Central Conference, for approval.

On motion, the Bishop was requested to take up with the authorities at home, the matter of the Fifth Collection.

On motion, it was decided to request th~ Philippine Commis­sion to pass an act defining the meaning of the marriage law; as to who is a minister and what is a denomination, and who has the power to perform a marriage ceremony.

The list of committees for the coming conference year were read and agreed to after corrections: (See list.)

The following committee was appointed to arrange plans and location for the new Woman's Training School, and to have charge of its erection: Miss Crabtree, Miss Decker, Mrs. Kline­felter, M. A. Rader, A. E. Chenoweth.

On motion the printed Minutes were made the official records of the Conference.

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On motion, it was agreed, that after the reading of· the Minutes and the Appointments, the, Conference adjourn.

The Appointments were read, prayers were offered, and the Oonference adjourned sine. die, with Benediction by the Bishop.

We hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct report of the proceedings of the second session of the Philippine Islands Mission Conference.

HARRY FARMER,

Secretary.

W F OLDHAM,

President.

This certifies that in Manila, P. 1, on Sunday evening, Feb­ruary 18, 1906, George A. Barnard was ordained a Local Deacon in the Methodist Episcopal Church.

W F. OLDHAM,

Presiding Bishop.

PUBLIC SERVICES.

Sunday, February 18th 1906.

Bishop W F. Oldham preached to the American congregation in the Central Church at 10:30 A. M., and to the Filipino con­gregation in the First Filipino Church, at 4:30 P. M.

Rev. Nicolas Zamora preached to the Filipino congregation at the Rizal Theater, at 10:00 A. M.

Rev. Robert Johnson addressed the Young Menls Christian Association at 3 PM., and preached in the Central Church at 8:00 P M. -

Rev. E. S. Lyons, preached at the First Chinese Church at 8:00 P. M.

The Ordination service was held at the close of the evening sermon in the Central Church, when Bishop Oldham ordained George A. Barnard as a Local Deacon, being assisted by Revs. M. A. Rader, A. E. Chenoweth and G. A .. Miller.

ApPOINTMENTS

Superintendent: ·HOMER C.STUNTZ, Mt. Vernon, Iowa.

~N1LA DISTRICT

Presiding Elder: M. A. Rader, 342 Calle Cervantes, Manila.

Bataan Province ................................... M. A. Rader-2 Province Evangelist............................ Simeon BIas

Mala.bon... .. . .. ... . ... .. .. ... . . .. ... Supplied by Simeon BIas Manila:

Central Church, American work ........ · .... G. A. Miller-3 Chinese Work. ............................ D. H. Klinefelter-2

North Manila, Filipino Work .................. M. A. Rader-2 First Church, Filipino.................. Diosdado Alvarez-l Navotas Circuit ..... o ..................... Serviliano Castro-l Santa Mesa Circuit........................ Candido Magno-l Tondo Circuit.~~............................ Nicolas Zamora-l

South Manila, Filipino Work............ A. E. Chenoweth-2 Malibay Circuit......................... Catalino T. Santos-l Pandacan Circuit .......................... Alejandro Reyes-l

Zambales Province................................. M. A. Rader-l

CENTRAL DISTRICT

Presiding Elder: J. L. McLaughlin, Malolos, Bulacan.

Bulacan Province. .... ....... ...... ......... J. L. McLaughlin-l Evangelist.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . D. H. Klinefelter--1

Nueva Ecija Province, North.................. W H. Teeter-l

Nueva Ecija Province, South ............ J. L. McLaughlin-l

Pampanga Province ....................... ~ .. Robert Johnson-2

Tarlac Province...................... ............ W. H. Teeter-3

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NORTHERN DISTRICT

Presiding Elder; E. S. Lyons, Lingayen, ·Pangasinan.

Cagayan Valley................................. To be supplied

llocos Sur-Abra Province ........ ~ .......... B. O. Peterson-3

Pangasinan Province ........................... Harry Farmer-3

Province Evangelist, Bautista............ Felipe Marquez-l Province Evangelist, Dagupan.... Teodoro Basconcillo-3 Province Evangelist, Lingayan......... Eduardo Benitez-l

Methodist Publishing House, Manila, ......... A. E. Chenoweth.

Editors Philippine Christian Advocate; English, ............................................. J. L. McLaughlin. Tagalog and Pampanga, ........................ A. E. Chenoweth.

Assistant for Pampanga, ..................... Robert Johnson. llocano and Pangasinan, ........................... Harry Farmer.

Tagalog Training School, Manila, .................. M. A. Rader.

llocano Training School, Dagupan,............... Harry Farmer.

On furlough in United States, W A. Goodell, 603 E. Warner Ave, Guthrie, Oklahoma.

Left without appointment to attend school, Juan Macaspac.

auesttons of tbe lDtsctpltne.

1. Who have been Received by Transfer and from what Con­ference? Robert Johnson, from the Northern Minnesota Conference.

2. Who have been Readmitted?-None.

3. Who have been Received on Credentials, and from what Churches?-N one.

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4. Who have been Received on Trial? (a) In Studies of First Year.

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Candido Magno, Ben G. Pay, Alejandro Reyes, Catalino T. Santos, Diosdado Alvarez, Eduardo A. Benitez, Servilia.no Castro, Juan Macaspac, (b) In Studies of Third Year.-None.

5. Who have been Continued on Trial? (a) In Studies of First Year.-None. (b) In Studies .of Second Year. Daniel H. Klinefelter, Berndt O. Peterson. (c) In Studies of Third Year.-None. (d) In Studies of Fourth Year.-None.

6. Who have been Discontinued?-None.

7. Who have been Admitted into Full Membership? (a) Elected and Ordained Deacons this year.-None. (b) Elected and Ordained Deacons previously. Teodoro Basconcillo, Felipe Marquez.

8. What Members are in Studies of Third Year? (a) Admitted into full membership this year. Teodoro Basconcillo, conditioned in certain studies of the second year. (b) Admitted into Full Me~bership previously.-None.

9. What Members are in Studies of Fourth Year? A. E. Chenoweth, W H. Teeter, Felipe Marquez, conditioned in certain studies of the Third Year.

10. What Members have Completed the Conference Course of Study? (a) Elected and Ordained Elders this year.-None. (b) Elected and Ordained Elders previously Willard A. Goodell.

11. What others have been Elected and Ordained Deacons? (a) As Local Preachers. George A. Barnard. (b) Under Missionary Rule.-None.

12. What others have been Elected and Ordained Elders? (a) As Local Deacons.-None.

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(b) Under Missionary Rule.-None, (c) Under Seminary Rule.-None.

13. Was the Ch.a.racter of each Preacher examined? This was strictly done as the name of each preacher was called . in open Conference.

14. Who have been Transferred, and to what Conferences? W G. Fritz to the Northern Minnes<Yta Conference.

15. Who have Died?-N one.

16. Who have been Located at their own ~quest?-N one.

] 7. Who have been Located?-N one.

18. Who have Withdrawn?-None.

19. Who have been permitted to Withdra,w under Ch~rges or Complaints?-N one.

20. Who have been Expelled?-None. 21. What other personal. Notation should be m~de?-N one.

22. Who are the SupernumeraryPreacher3?-None.

23. Who are the Superannuated Preachers?-N one.

24. Who are the Triers of Appeals? M . .A. Rader, Harry Farmer, Nicolas Zamora, G. A. Miller, E. S. Lyons.

25. What is the Statistical Report for this year? See Statistical Table.

26. What is the Aggregate of the Benevolent Collections or­dered by the General Conference, as reported by the Con­ference Treasurer?-P 334.

27. What are the Claims on the Conference Fund?-None.

28. What has been Received on these Claims, and how has it been Applied? Nothing from the Conference.

29. Where are the Preachers Stationed? See List of Appointments.

30. Where shall the Next Conference be held? Central Methodist Episcopal Church; Manila.

Presiding Elders, Philippine Mission C,onference 1905-=06.

Marvin A. Rader, Manila District Ernest S. Lyons, Northern District

(Dr. Homer C. Stuntz, Supt. of the Mission. was Presiding Elder of Manila District until Dec. 1905, when on accollnt of failing health he was ordered to America by his physician. We were unable to find a photograph of Dr Stuntz so could not have a cut made.-Publishill,l[ A,c;'C1I/.)

REPORTS

ACTING PRESIDING ELDER OF THE MANILA DISTRICT.

It is with much hesitation, that I undertake to make this report, because so little time has elapsed since the departure of the real Presiding Elder from the Philippines. I feel my insuffi­ciency. I have scarcely been outside the bounds of my own field of labor during the two months I have been the acting elder. Hence my report must of necessity be largely general in its scope.

Perhaps first of all I should give voice to the feelings of every one of us concerning the sickness and speedy departure of Dr. Homer C. Stuntz and family for the States. His going from us, the sick man he was, filled us all with sorrow and discouragement. From the very first he has given character and dignity to the work of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the Philippines. He is recog­nized as one of the strong men of the church. He occup~ed a high place in the estimation of the heads of the Government in these islands. Some of the best strength of his life was poured out for and on behalf of this Mis3ion. The sickness that compelled him to leave us for a time has robbed us of a bold leader. We feel the greatness of this loss. Weare comforted in the thought, however, that Dr. Stuntz still carries in his heart our Philippine work and will as soon as he is able, do all in his power to send us relief. He and his family are greatly missed, and wIll be missed more as the days go by. May the beneficent Father speedily restore him to health and service in the Church.

The sickness of Dr. Stuntz, coming on ,as it did early in the year made it impossible for him to visit the charges to any great extent. As a result, each missionary within the bounds of this District has feen compelled to hold most of his own Quarterly Conferences.

THE FILIPINO WORK.

The Methodist Episcopal Church as a whole is, I think, on much better footing than at any time in the past. We have not increased in numbers as rapidly as formerly, but we have increased in stability. Our people more clearly understand the Truths of the Word of God. They have stood the trials and persecutions and their faith has brought them into brighter experiences. Their work of love in the service of the Master has given its own reward

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in peace within and delightful fellowship without. That they are seeing the necessity for righteousness of life is witnessed by the higher moral standards they ate adopting. In a large number of churches the local committees have met and stricken from the rolls all whom they thought to be unworthy, without t'rial. I am aware this is not in harmony with the Discipline, and perhaps ought not to be allowed. But on the whole they have been moved by a laudable desire to purge the church from all who are unfaithful. Greater care is exercised in receiving members than formerly. As a result not so many have joined us, but they have been of a better quality.

Then we have felt ourselves hampered by lack of proper sites for our churches. In many places it is almost impossible to secure titles. When it is remembered that about 95 % of of the holdings in the islands are without titles,' and the other 5 % ~re in the hands of either the friar or his rich friends, it can be readily understood how greatly embarrasse~ we are. In two towns I have been trying to secure"building sites for a year with no success to date.

W ehave reached that stage of progress and devolopment when factions are begiIining to spring up. The Church of Paul's day is repeating itself here. While we have no Pauls to meet the situation it is a matter of profound gratitude that we can give 'to the people that great Apostle's letters, some of which are quite as applicable here as they were in Corinth Or in Galacia. There are many discouraging elements entering into the problem which caIinot be touched upon now, but in spite of them all a growing spirit of harmony exists among our people. The schism that oc­curred last year has had only the result of taking from us a few of our disgruntled members.

The Christian courage of our people to undertake more for the glory of God is rising. Three years ago, if one spoke of rais­ing money for the native preachers, it only brought the cry of "'Friar." But now all is changed. In almost every place where I have brought the matter to the attention of the congregations, they have cordially entered into the plan of self-support. I be­lieve within a very few years we shall have a large number of churches, that will wholly or in part gladly meet the support of the native ministry. Springing from that possibility, however, will arise one of the most serious problems we shall have to meet as missionaries. But I believe with brave hearts, a firm trust in God, boundless patience and firmness mixed with gentleness and hUmility, we shall win. .

The realization of the possibilities that are all~bout us, and in new fields yet untouched within our particular territory, fill us

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with boundless hope and hopeless despair. In reality we have only touched the edge of the work as a church in these islands. Every where there are

WILLING AND READY HEARERS OF THE WORD OF GOD.

There is a vastly larger number of Protestant paople than are listed on our books. There are several things to indicate this. For instance, atthe recent elections a number of men of our church were' elected presidentes of some of the largest towns, and this too in the face of the active and diligent campaigning of the Catholic priests. What does that indicate? This: that the majority of the voters of those places are against the organization that dominated these islands the past three centuries, and that they are accessible to Protestant influence. What does that mean? This: We have a very great work to do in bringing this multitude to an appre­ciation of vital truths and helping them to the Master. This must be done.

The policy of this Mission first and foremost is evangelistic. It needs to be. The "go ye" is clearly seen before the Church, like unto a star with streamers of light pointing in every direction Go 'Out in any direction here and you will be led into a field of magnificent possibilities. In obedience to the "go ye" I made 'B

trip in January, into the as yet unworked province of Zambales. This province is separated from our other work by a range of mountains. It is a great rice. country lying along the western slope of the island of Luzon. Olongapo the new base for our Navy, is at the southern end of the province. At this place we alrea,dy have a work, it having been started by a man who walked across the mountains a distance of 22 miles once a month to preach to the people. I went alone on this trip through twelve of the fourteen largest towns of the province, walking a distance of seventy miles. The towns range in population from 2000 to 12000. There were only two Roman Catholic and three Aglipay priests in the province. The church buildings are mostly in ruins. The great mass of the people have

NO RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.

Some of the priests they do have are in bad repute. The spir­ituallives of the people are being shamefully neglected.

In every place I found the people were accessible and eager to know about the Gospel of Jesus. At one place I w~s asked why I was a Protestant. When I explained that we protested against the corrupt and immoral practices of the priest, and against the

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substitution of man religion for the religion of Christ, the man said. If that is it then I am with you. .At another place I stop­ped at a store to make some inquiries about the religious condi­tion of the town. An old lady became greatly interested in what I was saying. I asked her if she did not want to become a child of God and know that she was a child of God. She said she did. Then I explained to her the way as it is in the Bible. Suddenly the light broke in upon her as she saw how simple the way of salvation was and she said "until now I have bep.n blind. Why did you not come to tell us this before? Will you not stay and tell all our people how to be saved?" She bought a Testament and I marked the passages for her. I put down the name of Perfecta del Angeles as the first convert in that town. I antici­pate we shall see a large number of such conversions in that province during the year. .A man has already been sent there whose sole business is to preach the Gospel. I have word he has found an open door every where.

The immediacy of the situation is just as apparent now as ever, and needs again to be emphasized. The masses are not against us now, but Rome is fast re-forming her lines. If she does not allow her greedy, grasping desire to carry her to an extreme- she may yet be able to shut many a door in our faces. Already, however, the suits she has brought for the land on which all the towns are built has so aroused the masses that she is bringing upon herself intense opposition, especially is this true of Manila and adjacent provinces.

The Friars have broken faith with the American Government. After having sold what was supposed to be all af their holdings in the Philippines to the Government at an exhorbitant price on the condition that they leave the islands, they are rapidly coming hither again. Such a low sense of honor will but mitigate against the dominant church in these islands and indirectly enlarge the opportunities of Protestantism.

EDUCATION.

I have said we will continue to hold to the program evangelistic. And yet we do not want to make the mistake of imagining this 'can permanently be built up without seeking the development of the people along educational lines. Proper education produces sanity and capacity. Preaching by the missionaries is not enough to change the religious ideals of a people. It is necessary to create an atmosphere in which Christian truth can find expression. An enlightened understanding with an enlightened conscience are

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absolutely necessary to the p,=rmanent establishment of Christ­ianity

The educational program of last year has been repeated and more. The Bible Institute at Manila held what those in attend­ance considered its best session. It lasted three weeks and was attended by more than one hundred preachers and exhorters. The Institute was conducted by Revs. Goodell, Stuntz, Chenoweth and Rader. All the teaching was in Tagalog except three or four lectures in Spanish by Dr. Stuntz.

Following the school here Rev. W A. Goodell held a two weeks Institute at San Fernando. That school also was well attended and was highly satisfactory.

In October last the missionaries in Manila, together with Dr. Stuntz and Mr. Goodell decided to open a Men's Training School, as recommended by our presiding Bishop. After a thorough discussion it was thought best not to open the Seminary to any one who might present himself, but to invite only those who had received first grade in the Bible Institute. Only six complied with the condition of entrance, and they are now knocking at the door of this Conference for admission on Trial. Their coming marks a new era in the history of our Church in the Philippines. It is with no little satisfaction that we welcome this change. The burden of the salvation of this people must ultimately be borne by the Filipinos themselves. That these men are called Q.f God to begin to assume their share of this responsi­bility is cause for devout thanksgiving on our part.

There is no more important work before us than the training of these and other men for the work of the ministry.

You will at this Conference determine where the Seminary shall be located. Mr. George E. Nicholson of lola, Kansas, thanks to the influence of Bishop Oldham, has given $10,000 for the erection of this seminary. It is a magnificent gift and this Mis­sion will ever hold Brother Nicholson in grateful remembrance.

The Deaconess Training School has had another most suc­cessful year under the superintendency of Miss Parkes. All available space is used to accommodate the twenty-five girls in at­tendance.

Early in the year Miss Parkes was reinforced by the coming of Miss M. M. Decker, and recently by Miss M. M. Crabtree. Both of these new missionaries have been heartily received, and they have lost no time in helping in the work of the school, thus bringing relief to Miss Parkes Mrs. Stuntz, and Mrs. Chenoweth, who where carrying too much for their strength.

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Mr. N. W Harris of Chicago has generously offered "to give $5000, if the W F. M. S. will raise a like amount. for a Training School for Women at Manila. The conditions have been met and the money will speedily arrive for this very needy purpose.

The' enlarged place of our work among the Chinese encouraged Brother and Sister Klinefelter in September to establish a Boys, Chinese Boarding School. It has been a success from its in­cipiency. The Night-school for Chinese has also had a very suc­cessful year. In addition to the Chinese work Mr. Klinefelter has kept the treasurer's books in splendid shape.

HOSPITAL AND DISPENSARY.

Early in the fall Governor General Wright gave to our pro­posed Maternity and Children'S Hospital and Dispensary $7138. The Committee having the matter in charge has been limited to the Free Dispensary as no arrangements could be made for the Hospital. However, plans are now being perfected for the early opening of this greatly needed work.

PUBLISHING HOUSE.

The Methodist Publishing House, has had a far more sat­isfactory and successful year than was thought possible. The Agent, Rev. A. E. Chenoweth deserves great credit for the skillful way in which he has conducted the finances of this important branch of our Mission work. We cannot emphasize too stroI}.gly the very necessary and telling work being done by' the House. Brother Chenoweth has had a good year as missionary in charge of South Manila.

CENTRAL CHURCH.

One of the joys and yet one of the uncertainties of the Mis­sion is the Central Methodist' Episcopal Church. Joy, because of the influence for good that church has in the life of Manila; un­certainty, because of the transient character 'of the membership, almost the entire membership having changed within eighteen months. In spite of this, they have the courage to begin the erection of a fine stone church. Brother Miller is bravely and uncomplainingly carrying a heavy burden that should be shared by us all.

THE WORKERS.

Our hearts were greatly cheered. last . November by the co­ming of Rev. and Mrs. Robert Johnson to take up work in the

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Mission. They quickly settled in their field of labor at San Fer­nando. Since then they have been plunging into work as though they had been missionaries of years standing. They had been in their home only three weeks when their dear little Margaret, a sweet child was taken from them. The lonely parents in a strange land have the sympathy of the entire Mission staff. May the Lord bless the precious memory of their darling to the comfort of their hearts and to the magnifying of His glory.

Until the coming of Mr. Johnson, Mr. Goodell had charge of the Provinces of Pampanga, Bulacan and Nueva Ecija, besides he has done a great deal of translation and Sunday-school literature work. In order to enable him to take up with the least fatigue possible, the work of Dr. Stuntz in the Seminary, he moved to the city in December. At the close of this Conference Mr. and Mrs. Goodell expect to go to the States for their well earned furlough. They deserve a good one. Mr. Goodell came during the first days of the life of our Church in the Philippines. He speedily became effective and has increasingly remained so. In the Tagalog parts of the work he has been of invaluable help, ever willing to do more than his full share. No man among us has so mastered the Tagalog language. He is at once our envy and delight. No others could be greater missed from the field than they. The un­certainty of Mrs. Goodell's health makes it uncertain just when they may return. But it will be the earnest prayer of Americans and Filipinos alike, that God may be merciful to them and to us, and in due time send them hither again.

Brother Nicolas Zamora has had another good year at the Cervantes Church. Besides he has been very helpful in many of the other churches.

As to my own work. There are many things I would like to say, but really there is little to say. I have been kept very busy and am glad I have had another year of service for the Master in the Philippines. A large share of the good things that have been done are due to the Junior Leagues of ~Irs. Rader and the loyal assistance of the Filipino 'men and woman.

Time fails to tell of the sixteen new chapels built during the year, of the thousands of sermons preached by self-sacrificing Fili­pinos, of the persecutions, imprisonments, beatings and insults they . have endured cheerfully for the sake of the cross of Christ. The Lord abundantly reward them.

Though the Mission force has been depleted the reports will show that advances have been made along many lines. Everyone of us reports large increases.

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We need men, we need money, but above all we need more of the love of God in our hearts, greater humility, an increased amount- of tact and a large measure of patience.

I have prayed the past year, not for an "easier life but to be a stronger man; Not for greater tasks but for powers equal to my tasks." This is still my prayer.

MARVIN A. RADER.

PHESlDING ELDER OF NORTHERN DISTRICT.

The new district unlike many Filipino infants safely passed its first year: A million of the so-called Christians live within its borders, and a hundred thousand more callBd the wild tribes, are living in its hills and mountains. Seven distinct dialects are spoken by the Christian Filipinos of the district. The Tinguianes or "non-baptized" Indians, the head hunting Igorrotes and the bushy headed little negritos largely make up the wild tribes.

During the past year four missionaries and their wives 'have been working in the district. Though some times hindered by sickness, some times by lack of transportation, often by bad roads and rainy weather, and always by want of time and lack of strength to enter the open doors of opportunity around us, God has given us to see a great religious awakening among the people and the real conversion of many souls.

A RETROSPECT.

In the month of March 1903, when the writer with his family came to Dagupan to live, there was but a single Methodist. Orga­nization in what is now called the Northern District. This congre­ga,tion was at Gerona in Tarlac Province, and numbered about 200 members and probationers. No new work was organized until six months later which makes nearly all the work upon the district less than two and a half years old.

The past two years have witnessed great changes in this field and a revival of the true religion among the people. At the Con­ference session in March 1905 the Missionaries reported a staff of local workers numbering forty six, twelve chapels and forty five congregations containing four thousand and forty-five members.

A collection of figures now reveals a truly wonderful growth during the last few months. The number of chapels have grown to twenty-two, the local preachers and exhorters to one hundred and twenty-five the congregations to one hundred and fifty and

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the membership to about six thousand five hundred. Surely God hath wonderfully wrought amongst us in the short period of a year.

As from the beginning, the greatest gain has been in Eastern Pangasinan. Here Brother Harry Farmer with the help of Basconcillo, has carried on an aggressive campaign in the open­ing of new work, establishing many new preaching places and receiving more than a 1000 new members. This part of the field received 'a great inspiration from the Bible Institute held in Dagu­pan to which it sent fifty-five or sixty representatives out of the 80 men present, receiving in return large gains in spiritual power and evangelistic effort.

Two years ago Pangasinan seemed practically closed to the Gospel. Now a most promising condition is found. Men and women are coming to us from both the Catholic and Aglipay Churches. Many people are found who are refusing to go to either of those Churches for marriage and baptismal ceremonies. There are centers in Pangasinan that have waited two years for the gospel; there are men and women who have walked from fifteen to twenty miles to attend the preaching services. There are whole barrios and villages whose inhabitants number from one to two and a half thousand who seem ready to come to us in a body: But we are not ready to take them for we cannot teach them, nor even minister unto them the sacraments of the Church.

In the province of Tarlac, though the work is the oldest in the district, there is the ever present difficulty in reaching and dealing with the people because of the "babel of tongues." Within this province there are tour distinct dialects separate and apart from each other, each claiming a considerable portion of the Province. Though at the last Conference Bro. Teeter was only a beginner in Mission work and did not speak any of the dialects, and although much hindered by illness during the year, he has single handed carried on a vigorous campaign, preaching in almost every part of, his large province and has received more than seven hundred new members.

In the province of llocos Sur, Bro. Peterson has been at work. It is here that a somewhat difficult policy has been pursued. Bro. Peterson has chosen to confine his efforts more particularly to the Municipal centers, and until now he has very little work in the barrios of his province. The peculiar shape of Ilocos Sur, making his circuits more than a hundred miles long has necessitated in a measure the adoption of the plan pursued. His work everywhere has made substantial gain both in spirit and in numbers. We find

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Bro. Peterson after one year upon the field preaching to the people in their own dialect.

In Western Pangasinan, the gain has been but little. The work is new and without native preachers. Because of lack of funds no one could be secured to enter the field until November, when the assistance of an exhorter was obtained for a part of his time. Because of the extra work which came to me through the sickness of Dr. Stuntz, and the official'duties which took me away from home so much, the beginnings that were made have been given little attention. Enough has been done to convince me a great work is awaiting our church in Western Pangasinan.

NEW WORK.

It has been proved in the North, that an aggressive and well directed plan in opening work, will yield a beginning in almost any center and will enable the missionary to safe guard against promiscuous openings of the work in distant barrios and out of the way places, where adequate- supervision is impossible.

The policy has its dangers, the chief of which is that of the worker yielding to the fascination of entering new fields to the neglect of the older work; of propagating to the expense of the equally necessary work of building up. In the opening of new work Bro. Farmer has pushed his lines to the border towns of the province. Bro. Teeter has made substantial beginnings in several Pampangan towns of South Tarlac. Bro. Peterson has established a circuit in the mountain province of Abra where he has organized half a dozen churches. In Western Pangasinan good beginnings have been made in five of the cities on that side and in several of its larger barrios. The sudden call of the Con­ference has prevented organization in several of the centers, and the reception of many members who were waiting to be received.

A notable new work has been begun in the Cagayan Valley. The Presiding Elder in company with a native pre~cher visited m9st of the valley towns in August, preaching and selling Bibles and distributing tracts along the way. A most promising condi­tion was found everywhere. We returned again in November, when the native preacher, Filomeno Galang was left at Aparri, the key city of the Valley. A third visit was made early in this month by the writer who was in Aparri holding services when the notice convening the Conference arrived. In the services great eagerness for the Gospel was apparent. Men women and children, several of them from distant Valley towns were there. The Spirit of the Lord was present. When the invitation for membership

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came, Justices of the Peace, members of Council, clerks and school teachers joined,., and in three services one hundred and eighty two united with us. Exhorters are now at work in Tuguegarao, Ilagan and other of the south Valley towns. It is my belief that God is leading our church into a great work among the p"eople who inhabit that distant valley. The opening of the Juan de Verde trail from Pangasinan into the province of Viscaya, has greatly facilitated the journey to the Valley and reduced the cost of the trip.

BASCONCILLO AND OTHER NATIVE PREACHERS.

We come to Conference with a staff of 125 licensed native preachers. Of these Bro. T. Basconcillo naturally stands at the head, he being the only ordained native preacher in the North. A native of Pangasinan, speaking fluently both Ilocano and Pan­gasinan, having a Christian experience, and a deep sense of his call to preach the Word, Brother Basconcillo has been a great power in Eastern Pangasinan where he has alternated with Bro. Farmer during the year in the work of ministering to the people. When in Dagupan he has been at work upon the Advocate or on the work of translation. In teaching in the summer schools, counselling and encouraging members and preachers, in first one dialect then the other, Basconcillo has had a year of great use­fulness. "Eduardo Benitez, who has been at work revising the New Testament in Ilocano, Isabelo Blancaflor who preached in Abra, Filomeno Galang, who helped open the work in Cagayan, Maximo Paraso whose field was North Tarlac, and the host of-others, have aU done faithful work often at great personal sacrifice, but to the glory of God and the saving of many of their fellows.

SELF SUPPORT.

We do not mean by the term, that which a man has who supports himself while he is preaching, but that which the preacher gets from the people. In view of the rapid advance we are making the question of self support becomes one of first importance. Regular collections have been tried in different congregations 'with varying results. But ready money among the provincial people is too "scarce to make the Sunday collection a success. However, rice, eggs and chickens are plentiful for the greater part of the year.

Partial support of preachers has been found in several centers. Offers or some support and a house awaits competent workers in other places. Out of the twelve new chapels built this year, but three have received" any help in their building and those received

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only a small amount each. A'9out 30 pesos in value was received in money and supplies for the Bible Institute in Dagupan on only a partial canvass of the district. That the whole support of preachers could be secured on many circuits, there is little doubt had we competent men to place upon them. It is earnestly hoped that the time will be taken during the coming year to fully demonstrate the truth of the matter.

EDUCATJONAL WORK.

The cause which out-tops all others in the North as to impor­tance, is the need of preaG-hers; called of God and the Church and trained in the doctrine and discipline of the church. They must be men taught by example as well as precept to live the life of a true Christian minister while they are preaching the word.

The Bible Institute is doing something toward supplying such men. An exceedingly interesting and profitable session was held in Dagupan in Oct. About 80 men were present. The expense and distance kept the men from llocos Sur and Tarlac from attend­ing. Great enthusiasm and eagerness for the work was shown by the men who came. Many of them came at great per.sonal sacri­fice and staying through to the end. To put this kind of help within the reach of the men the Conference should authorize a session in each of the tJrree Mission centers of the district. The subjects taught in School were those tending to fit the men for the immediate work of preaching. The missionaries are unani­mous in their opinion of the value of this kind of work. But for the preparation of men for the office and work of pastors, something more must be done. To enable the men to be qualified for membership in the Conference, they must have more instruc­tion. Let our Church provide the Northern district a training school and set aside a man who knows the di~ect, to guide the work of preparing candidates, or this North field will soon be in hopeless condition. .

What is true of the need of training among the men is large­~y true of the need for the training of women. No greater field lies before us than the field among the women. A beginning was made at the time of the Institute for men. About twenty of them ,came from different parts of the District. They studied for thirty "days under direction of the wives of the missionaries, such sub jects as the Bible, Sunday School Work, hymns and sanitary­measures, and then went back to their distant homes to help their less fortunate sisters.

Following the suggestions of the last Conference with a view

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of laying the foundation for securing a class of strong candidates for the Filipino Ministry, the plan was early laid to open a dor. mitory in. Lingayen for out of town students who might care to attend the High School. It was not until November that the in­stitution was really opened for the reception of boarders. The work is in charge of Eduardo Benitez a local preacher, who has ten or twelve boarders and the place is on practically a self suppor­ting basis. The boys, besides attending the devotional services of the institution, are regular attendants upon the Sunday services, and two of them are assisting in the work of preaching in the neighboring barrios of the city.

NEW PROPERTY.

Following the instruction of the Finance Committee, the Pre­siding Elder has taken the time to secure sites for mission build­ings in some of the Northern centers. .A church and house site have been secured in the city of Vigan, a house site in each of the cities of Lingayen, Dagupan and Tarlac, together with houses in Lingayen and Tarlac which with some repairs will make suita.­ble dwellings for the missionaries at a considerable saving in rent . .A church site has also been secured in Lingayen, and a building which, without any further expense, will answer for the beginning of a training school either for men or women. N early all of these sites are on the plazas of their respective towns and their titles are good.

THE CREATING OF A LITERATURE.

The Ilocanos, Pangasinans and the Ibanogs are all people practically without a literature. Not even a good grammar of their language may be had. But little is being done among the preachers outside the study of the Bible. And this work is lim­ited to a study of the New Testament among the Ilocanos, for outside of the New Testament in Ilocano and a few copies in St. John's Gospel in Pangasinan there is nothing to be had.

In the past year Bro. Farmer with the help of Basconcillo, has put out a small hymnal containing the Oree4, th~Lord:s prayer, and the Order of Service, in both Ilocano and Pangasinan. Both of these books have been exceedingly nseful. They have also had published aritual of 'the church translated by .Bansconcillo into Ilocano. The translation of the Life of John Wesley is, now ready for publication. .

The translation of the Tag~log hymnal into Ilocano requested by Dr. Stuntz is under way and a committee should be appointed

by the Conference to carry the work through to completion. Other books iilpreparation are a treatise on 'Pastoral Theology, a short Scripture History, a brief work on Introduction. Lack of time has prevented th~ completion of the books ~ithin the year. The Order' of Service" the Creed arid six hymns in Ibanog are now ready for the Press.

The nocano edition Advocate, has had a year of great use­fulness,' Besides being a valuable means of communication be~ tween the Mission, the preachers and members, it has been a power in opening and building up of the work, furnishing reading mat: ter and helps to hundreds of people who without it would have nothing. Brother Farmer himself has often written much of the material printed. The Conference should cut out -the Tagalog portion, and give the North work a sheet of its own in llocano and Pangasinan, at a reduced subscription.

THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE.

In the midst of the multitude of other duties the men have found time to study the language. All the ·men on the district save Bro. Teeter are preaching in . nocano and all except Bro. Peterson have been preaching regularly in Spanish.

The wives of the missionaries must not be fogotten in con­nection with this most important matter. For some months Sister Farmer has been conducting her classes alnong the women 'and children in the most difficult dialect of Pangasinan. Mrs. Lyons, Sister Teeter and Sister Peterso~ hav~ also be~, tea~hing and lecturing during a greal part of the year through the medium of Spanish.

These good women, besides the watch-care of their homes and the direction of the loc~ workers, which so often falls to their lot in the absence of the Missionary, have been instant in the work of organizing and teaching classes among the women and children, the visitation of the sick and the dispensing of medicines and charity among the poor.

MEDICAL WORK.

There is nothing which so moves the he~rts of the Missioh­aries in the North as the lack of medical attention. Men, women and children 'die from injury and of all manner of disease without having seen a doctor in all their lives. There seem to be but a half dozen qualified physicians in all the North country; How can we continue to preach peace to these people when such a condition prevails upon every side. This year the Missionaries

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have provided themselves with a stock of simple medicines, and beside greatly extending the influence of the Mission among the people through its use, they have relieved much physical suffering.

There must be a medical Missionary for the Northern dis­trict, not to open a hospital, fol' that woUld require much money for the plant and would limit the usefulness of the worker to a single locality, but to establish free dispensaries in the larger centers and to trade among the people and hold conferences on sanitation and to get out helps and suggestions for free distri­bution.

SOME NEEDS.

1. A medical Missionary-preferably a woman-because it is among the women and children that is found the greatest need.

2. A training school for men and women, where we may be preparing leaders for the hosts which are surely coming to us and to whom we must give leadership and ministerial service.

3. We do not ask for a missionary for the great Cagayan Valley, but we must have three new workers, one for our training school, one to help care for the five thousand members in Pangas­inan, and one to serve the membership. and the seventy thousand people who live in the south of nocos Sur, more than 30 miles from the ho~e of the province Missionary.

As we turn our backs upon the past year and look out into the future, it is with profound gratitude to God for the many blessings received and with a strong faith that in the future he will supply all our needs.

ERNEST S. LYONS.

SOUTH MANILA.

P ANDACAN CIRCUIT:-At Pandacan a new chapel has been built valued at P' ~30. The most of the money for this chapel was provided by the congregation, and indeed more than half was provided by two of the officials; one, Ricardo Lozada giving po 300. and the other, Victor Francisco giving P' 250. If I have been rightly informed the old chapel at Pandacan was the first chapel for Filipinos built in our mission. There have been forty admis~ sions on probation and thirty nine to full membership, twenty adults and one infant baptized.

At Santa Ana, on this same circuit, there has also been a new chapel built. The severe typhoon of last year destroyed their

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chapel, which was only 'a year old, neverthless the people soon set about collecting funds' for a new chapel and now a much better building stands in the place of the old one. Its value is p 450 of which P 132 is a debt.

Santa Ana was not reported 1ast year so that the 122 proba­tioners there make a clear gain over last years report. We have as yet no full members.in this cO~OT'egation. During the year I have baptized at Sta. Ana ten adults and six children.

The work is spreading from Sta . .Ana to San Pedro Macati and Guadalupe, the two adjoining towns. The next year ought to see work well under way in both of these places.

MALIBA y CIRCuIT:-On Malibay circuit regular meetings are held at four different points. At one of these we now have a chapel, and at another, one is now under construction. At Malibay proper we have used for five years, a stone chapel belonging to the Roman Catholic Church. Recently the Romanists threatened to take the matter into court and aJ.so offered our people P 50. towards the erection of a chapel of their own if they would vacate the Roman chapel. They accepted the offer, and then a delegation of the officials came to see me saying that they could purchase for P 350. a building of the military barracks which were being torn down and removed. They had paid po 50. as a guarantee and wanted to borrow from the Mission 300. They promiseS. to pay back the amount in forty-five days and signed a note to that effect. The money was loaned to them and on the forty-fifth day they again came to me carrying a sack containing P 250. and some cents, which they ha4 raised and come to pay on the note. The Fihance committee was in session at the time and at once voted to grant them po 50 from the- Churcn Extension funds thus clearing off the loan. They are now building their chapel from the materials purchased.

On this Circuit, early in the year, there was quite a little div­ision among the six 'licensed Local Preachers and Exhorters, the opposition being against the Local Preacher appointed to the Circuit. However, this seems to have, died out chiefly because the great body of the members refused to be stirred' up by the petty jealousies of the men with licenses.

This circuit has paid its preacher regularly twenty-five pesos a'month and thus is entirely self supporting, being, I believe, the first charge in our Mission to attain to this distinction. We have received 101 new members, baptized 45 adults and 17 children on this circuit. '

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year of 255 members, P 1.300 raised for chapels, two chapels built, and another under construction.

In addition to the oversight of the South Manila work I taught History of Protestantism, in the Manila Bible Institute and since the opening of the Theological Training School have taught the same study in it twice a week.

The work of Publishing Agent will be reported separately.

A. E. CHENOWETH.

PASTOR OF FIRST FILIPINO CHURCH.

During the year of 1 H05 and 1 $)06 my labors as Pastor and Itinerant of the above mentioned church have, thanks to God, been productive of Vf~ry gratifying results.

My services in said church have been continuous and uninter­rupted throughout the year,-always conducting the Sunday ser­vices at 4:30 P. M., and generally the Thursday evening prayer meetings, as well as the services on several extraordinary occasions. Occasionally, however, these services were conducted by members, or by persons from other churches.

On good Friday I preached from 12 M., to 3 P. M. I also held divine worship on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas, and a New Year's Eve Watchmeeting. All these meetings were well attended by the members-the attendance being so large that the chapel could not accomodate them all, and more were compelled to remain standing than could be seated.

By the help of God I have endeavored to make my services to the church of the greatest and most lasting benefit possible. I have regularly visited those members who, from time to time I have noticed to be lax in their attendance at Sunday worship. I have visi~ed them in sickness, prayed with them in their homes, and officiated at their funeral services. I have especially endeav­ored to have the members attend regularly the communion ser­vices held on the first Sunday of each month;. and the number of communicants at those meetings has been from 130 to 150 regularly.

I have preached 108 sermons in the church, held 58 prayer meetings, baptised 30 adults male and female, and 26 infants, male and female.

The church membership is as follows: Full members, 365; probationers, 50; adherents, 400. The collections for the year 1905 have alnounted to P 261.18. Expenses P 214.71. The col-

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lections for the Jubilee Fund for 1905 have amounted to F 170. As itinerant preacher I have preached in the following dif­

ferent places during the past year: Bancusay, Gagalangin, Lemery, Palumpung, Plaza de Leon

XIII,. Santa Monica, Tutuban, Tayuman, Bilbao, Lecheros, Rizal Theater, Presbyterian Church, San Lazaro Hospital, Bilibid Prison, Sampaloc, Balic-Balic, Santa Ana: San Pedro Macati, Manda­loyon, Pandacan, Bagong Bayan, Tangos, Ibaba, Baliuag, San Miguel de Mayumo, Bulacan, and Olongapo. The total number of people to whom I have preached is at a conservative estimate 13,000 souls. Report of work in these places follows:

Number of adults baptised .................. 23. Number of infants baptised .................. 30. Holy Communion. ......... ...... ... ... ........ l.---Tayuman. Chapels dedicated.............................. 2. Total Number of sermons preached ........ 73.

NICOLAS ZAMORA.

MISSION TREASURER; CHINESE WORK.

The work of the year has been about equally divided as follows: bringing up the Conference course of study, work as Mis­sion Treasurer, as Superintendent of the Chinese schools and work as regular missionary to the Chinese.

Work as Mission Treasurer has taken much time.W e have opened the books for 1906 in accordance with the instructions of the Missionary Society but shall continue the use of a Journal if .we continue in office as we think it necessary to the proper handling of the accounts on this field.

As Superintendent of the schools for the Chinese we are much indebted to Bros. Sanderson, Mangels, Foo, Chan Kee and Chee Ring each of whom have done good work teaching. Through

. the attendance in these SC11001s we have been able to reach about a hundred of the Chinese youth of the city, many of them for a considerable portion of the year, and as God's word and the plan of salvation therein is made a very prominent part of the work we .have seen some very encouraging results. The schools are each out of debt with rentals paid" in advance.

As Missionary to the Chinese we have not wished to expand the work at the expense of solidity. We found the membership roll of the church contained quite a number of names of Chinese who under the Spanish regime had learned that it was the proper

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thing to belong to church and when the American occupation began had asked our missionaries for baptism and membership thinking Church and State were combined as fonnerly. These people have shown they have neither part nor lot in the work of the church and our statistical report will show twenty names less than last year from this cause.

The work among the Cantonese is almost at a standstill owing to ~he lack of an interpreter, but about a dozen of them attend our night school on Thursday evenings and there hear the Word of God read in their dialect and we are trusting that some good is being done in this way.

The work at First Church on Calle Rosario is most encourag­ing. The congregations are good and a deep spiritual interest is manifest. Here we have a sunday school with an average attend­ance of over 30. Two classes are taught in Chinese and one in English.

We have 25 subscribers to the Chinese Christain Advocate. A new hymnal is now on our presses in Shanghai. It will contain 112 hymns, many of them being the old standards of Methodism. The work of getting out this book is principally that of Bro. Pay, we having made some selection of pieces and some suggestions as to edition.

The work among the 30,000 Chinese of Manila and the more than double that number in the islands seems to be left almost entirely to us. The work among these people is the work among the really heathen of the islands for what ever Catholic church roll may claim them one needs but to visit amomg them to learn that the heathen religion of their fathers is still theirs.

Wife has helped me much in the plans and teaching con­nected with our work. In addition to the above I have written personal'letters to every donor to our work among the Filipinos thanking them for their gifts and if possible giving them some item of interest connected with the work.

D. H. KLINEFELTER.

PASTOR OF CENTRAL CHURCH.

The past year has been spent as pastor of Central Church . The report of the church for the year is as follows.

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FINANCIAL.

Collected for pastor's salary ................ . incidental expenses .............. .

for Missions. Sunday schooL .. . Church ................ . Epworth League.

Education ............... . for building fund.

25.00 75.00

100.00

$1625.00 1110.00

2734.00

200.00 17.00

3430.00

Total collections for all purposes ........................... .

WORK OF THE CHURCH.

6381.00

The Sunday School, Epworth League, Guild, Choir, and Official Board have all been earnest and efficient during the year. Constant removals leave our membership very little in advance of last year.

BULLETIN.

The Bulletin was early in the year enlarged to its present &ize, and 600 per week are circulated. It seems to be the best way to reach our scattered constituency.

NEW CHURCH.

The first building plan was' abandoned on account of cost. The second one met the same fate after months of planning and anxiety. The third plan, now under construction, will cost $14,400 to complete the auditoriJ.lDl. This cost is provided' for all but about $4,500.

PARSONAGE .

. ' The first two p~tLns involved the destruction of the parsonage, the present plan saves the building. The parsonage property is in the hands of the Mission, and is valued at $5000.00. Central Church has paid $1500.00 on this property and has requested that the church be granted the continued use of this property without further payment of rent or purchase price. This request the Mission has forwarded to New York with the endorsement of the Finance Committee. W e ~ghly appreciate the magnamimous spirit of the Mission in thus coming to oUr relief.

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EXODUS.

Nine-tenths of the Americans in the Philippines expect to return. to the United States as soon as possible. We minister to a swift flowing stream of humanity. The aggregate of lives touched by our work must always be large, but we must have a church in order 'to minister to these men.

Self support will be maintained during the coming year under some disadvantage owing to the burden of the building enter. prise:

G. A. MILLER.

BULACAN PROVINOE,-NUEV A ECIJ A PROVINCE.

1. The field and the helpers. By the action of the Conference of 1905, I was relieved of

the work in Bataan Province, and had added to my work, the churches in Pampanga, Nueva Ecija and eastern Bulacan. Rev. Felipe Marquez, an ordained preacher was appointed to Nueva Ecija to help in the work of that Provincc. Of unordained help­ers, I had one regUlarly appointed evangelist for Pampanga and one man supported by a special gift for work in river towns of that province; one regularly appointed evangelist for Nueva Ecija Province, and two missionaries of the Tondo Society in Bulacan Province. In addition to these every congregation has some local preachers and exhorters, who, with the "cantoras" or singing women, have done much of the real work of carrying the Gospel to new localities. It is' a sight to stir the heart to see these little' bands of men and women walking long distances across rice paddies or traveling for hours in bancas eager to preach and sing the message of salvation.

2. The Churches. The congregations in Nueva Ecija Province are only a little

over two years old. In San Isidro, Gapan and San Antonio there has been a slight but steady growth. The barrio of Carmen in Aliaga has become Protestant almost in a body and the barrio chapel and bell have been converted to Methodist use. The moral tone of the barrio is wonderfully improved. In Licab a great many names had been placed on the list, but when it became known that gambling was forbidden by the Methodists the congregation dwindled to almost nothing. The church in San Miguel de Mayumo has been troubled with factions among the workers, but in spite of this the church has seen some ,growth.

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In Baliuag1 matters are discouraging but not hopeless. .A few members have been faithful and feel keenly the lack of life .in the church. In Baliuag there is a peculiar lack of appreciation for service rendered but a quick resentment of any failure to render service. We spent a week here holding daily Bible classes for both men and women, as well as evening services, in which there was. small interest and appreciation. .The town of Bulacan has had for the entire year an evangelist supported by. the Tondo Society. While the growth both in interest and number has been good, there has not been the development of local workers that a church should have, and the congregation hesitates to be left to do in­dependent work. The Hagonoy church went to sleep but woke up again and for several months has been doing active aggressive bar­rio work, which is at once the sign and help to spiritual growth. At Atlag there has been a year of splendid work; there have been services in neighboring towns, in the Provincial jail in Malolos, and much excellent work in visiting and caring for the sick and needy. As a result of their work, a church was organized in the barrio of Pamarauan. There is a splendidly organized Sunday School at Atlag. This school and the classes for women and children have helped to keep warm the interest of the church. In the death of Narcissa de Magiba, we ha'\Te lost a faithful member, a ~uperior worker and an inspiring example of love and zeal. The church at Gatboca, a barrio of Calumpit lost spiritually by a schism originating in Baliuag, but toward the close of the year new workers have arisen and the church is now in advance spir­itually to what it has ever been. The church of Pulloc, Calmnpit, in her love, her zeal and her good works, according to her ability, perhaps leads aU the rest. New work has opened up on all sides. Almost every church has opened up a new preaching place and some have begun several. 3. Chapels.

Ten chapels have been dedicated during the year, most of them erected entirely, and all of them largely, at the expense of the members. Four in Nueva Ecija:-Carmen, San Antonio, San Isidro and Gapan. One in Pampanga:-in the barrio of Palaui, San Fernando. In BulacanProvince five:-in San Miguel de Mayumo, in Camias, (These two were erected the previous year.) in Taal, Bocaue, in Bulacan to replace one destroyed by fire, and in Pulloc, Calumpit, where the chapel has been rebuilt greatly enlarged. Total value of these chapels is po 2,500, of which at least P 2,000 has been contributed in money, materials and labor by the 'members.

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4. Special Work. The month of September was spent in the Training Institute

in Manila. For this work I prepared a booklet on the Apostolic Times, which was printed and used as text-book. Two weeks ill October I conducted an Institute in San Fernando for the Pam­panga worker.3. I also shared with Mr. Rader the task of pre­paring the Sunday School lessons for the first six months of 1906. Since Dr. Stuntz' departure I have taken. his classes in the Manila Training School three days a week.

5. Circulation of Literature. Besides circulation of our free tracts through the local

workers, I have sold about 700 Old Testaments, 200 New Testa­ments and about po 250.00 worth of our own literature.

I give gratitude to God for five years of unbroken health in which to carryon a work which he has graciously blessed at all times. "

WILLARD A. GoODELL.

PAMPANGA PROVINCE.

Nearly 300,000 people speak this dialect, most of whom live in this Province, which lies in a fine fertile level valley about forty miles north of Manila.

The work has been hindered (1) by the forced retirement on account of sickness of Brother Fritz and afterwards of Brother and Sister Brown for the same reason; (2) by the lack of a resident Pastor, Mr. Goodell only visiting as often as his other heavy burdens would permit; (3) by lack of the Word, having only a bad trans­lation of the Four Gospels and the Acts; and (4) by lack of other literature. Cholera has also interfered with our plans, and per­secution has been on our trail. I hurried to Conference from Lubao where I found seventeen of our people in jail, one of whom was suffering from a slightly fractured rib caused by the guns of those whose duty it was to enforce the law; the only crime of these people being that they took part in a Protestant meeting. N ot­withstanding, our present force of twenty-seven preachers and nearly 2,000 members have stood four square for religious and civil freedom. The work is prospering in all our appointments, but we are greatly crippled by the lack of funds. Two, churches have been built during the year and two more are on the way. Our time has been fully taken up learning the language, teaching, preaching, traveling, etc. Our needs are so many that I am be-

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wildered when I think of them. Our greatest need is more preachers to take care of our people who are so eager for religious instruc­tion. A little money goes a long way in this work. As an illus­tration, we gave $10.00 per month the past six months to one man and sent him into a distant section of the Province. On a recent .visit, we 'found a new church and sixty-three members ready to form a society and to sacrifice tha,t they might build a church. In another place there were forty, and in still another thirty were ready for organization.

We have worked with sad hearts. Exactly two weeks after our arrival here our darling little daughter of 21 months preceded us to the better land. Why such a sorrow should come to us we do not know, but we have tried to be content to toil and wait believing that "some day we'll understand."

ROBERT JOHNSON.

PROVI~CE EVANGELIST IN NUEVA ECIJA..

At the last Conference, I was sent as traveling evangelist in the Province of Nueva Ecija, and the Presiding Elder, Dr. Stuntz, personally conducted me thither and decided that. Gapan would be the most central location. Later on it was found that San Isidro offered the best facilities for visiting the work of the province. There were three chapels in the province and I arranged regular Sunday services in these, alternating with two exhorters, Lorenzo Tamayo and Santos Beley. During the year I have held 162 meetings with a total attendance of 8,000, and I have also made 276 visits. I have baptized twelve children and officiated at five funerals and 17 weddings. I have walked 910 miles during the year, over rice fields, through swamps and through the tall grass. There is a great deal of malaria in this province and five times this year I was laid low with this sickness. There are many things to impede the work of the Gospel in this province but the greatest of all is that of gambling. In the smallest of barrios as well as the largest pueblos this is the vice that holds the interest of all; it seems to occupy the waking and sleeping moments of all. The Chinese game of "J uetang" is the worst. At times the whole municipal authority has opposed the preaching of the Gospel; my meetings have been dispersed at the command of aldermen in the midst of the preaching; 'stones have been thrown and at one meeting two stones struck my head, drawing blood. Some of the Catholic priests have organized societies such as The Heart of Mary, the Heart of Jesus, and the Heart of San Roque, 'and

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by means of these, they keep the people from following with us and even use them in working against us. Word has come from the town of Caranglan inviting us to come and occupy the vacant church. It is very difficult to go to this town on account of its distance and the dangers of the road from wild animals and robbers.

Tha moral condition of this Province is very low, and the work must be continued with faith and prayer if we would hope to win it for our Christ. We know that our Lord is faithful to his promises and that he will give us the victory through faith.

FELIPE E. MARQUEZ.

TARLAC PROVINCE.

In rendering this report I am sorry to say that the year has not been nearly so satisfactory or successful as we had hoped and had reasons to expect.

Nevertheless there have been some features of the work that have been very gratifying. The things Spiritual have certainly taken an advanced step. In the beginning of the year it was evident to us that certain churches would either have to receive a new Spiritual life or die. We believed the remedy to be: a deeper consecration among some of the workers and a change of workers in the older places. These two plans we tried to carry out and as a result we have had the pleasure of seeing these churches revive as if taking on a new life, many of the members who had been attending the cock-pit and gambling in other ways have been persuaded to give up these vices and have become regular attendants upon the means of grace which are offered to them.

The new work has not been what we wished to see nor what we had had every reason to expect. Several things tended to interfere with this part of the work; for example, our own inability to visit the work as often as we should have done, the lack of native' helpers who could give all of their time to the work and especially the lack of helpers who could interpret for us.

The paid Filipino workers that we did have upon the field rendered most valuable service, and the unpaid workers did far more and far better work than anyone would have expected. They have not only preached on Sundays but they have held mid­week meetings for prayer and the study of the catechism. The work along these lines has been all that anyone could wish, but

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the work that lies long distances from any center .has suffered because of the impossibility of sending workers much of the time; for all such places we should have regularly paid men at our com­mand whom we could send to feed these hungry flocks. Mrs. ·Teeter has organized and carried on a very successful Sunday School in Tarlac. She has in this manner touched the lives of over two hundred children, not all of whom were regl,llar attend­ants, but many have been at their places every Sunday. We have had another project thrust upon us this year and it is causing us much distress of mind. It is the question of a local Hospital. This is one of the greatest needs of the Provinces. The influential Filipinos realize this and many are anxious to help establish such an institution, but they realize that this can never be successfully accomplished withbut the aid of some well organized institution and in this case that institution must be the Methodist Episcopal Church. .

We desire to thank our H~avenly Father for the unbounded blessings which he has bestowed upon us in the year that is past and we pray that His Grace may so strengthen us in the year to come as to enable us to bring many 'sheaves of golden. grain' before His altar.

W H. TEETER.

EASTERN P ANGASINAN.

At the beginning, we must thank God that we have had uniform good health in the parsonage at Dagupan, and that we have been especially blessed in the coming of a sweet little child to help brighten the home. In April of last year, we took advantage of the Baguio Sanitarium and feel sure that this is one of the causes of continued good health.

Practically no new work has been established. The statistical report will show an increase of some 800, which really means 1100, as 100 were transferred to the district of Western Pangasinan and 200 have been dropped from the rolls. Five new chapels have been built and dedicated without financial assistance from the Mis­sion. Preparations are now being made to build four more, all of which will receive some aid.

The Bible Institute was a great success and will be reported separately. The month of October was spent in this work. In the months of August and, September, a Bible School was opened for those who would a~d could come. Ten 'pesos were received to aid in this work; otherwise, the men who came either brought

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and prepared their own food or paid their board. The average attendance was seven, of which two had previously been licensed exhorters, and now four are exhorters and one a local preacher. Courses were given in the Life of Christ, Bible History, Catechism, Hymns, preaching and English.

There are now organizations or preaching places in every pueblo in Eastern Pangasinan except one, and here efforts have been made without success.

During the year there has been a partial success of self­support:

Hipolito Guirnalda has had charge of the work in the town of Pozorrubio. In the barrio of Outing, the members have built him a house anti supported him. They have assisted him in working a piece of land which will bring him some profit. He has supervised the work well, and there are now three neworganiza­tions and five new preaching places.

Benito Espejo has been placed on the Rosales Circuit, at P10.00 per month and the people have given him his support.

Mauricio Loria has preached in the towns of Binalonan, Asin­gan and San Manuel, at a salary of P10.00 per month, and the people have furnished food.

In Dagupan, beginning January 1st, the officials have under­taken to pay Pablo Pinuliar P15.00 per month and I agree to raise it to P25.00. He is working faithfully in the pueblo and barrios.

An exhorter visiting his wife's relatives in Nueva Vizcaya, held several meetings in a Presidente's house, and created a great deal of interest.

The caretaker at Bagnio, Mateo Marquez, is an exhorter, and has opened meetings in Trinidad, and hopes to find a way to preach to the Igorrot.

Very little opposition has been encountered. It is learned that the Friars and Filipino Padres are hiring men to go through the barrios with a variety of stories to offset the freely given work of our exhorters and members. At least one of our exhorters has received an offer of pay. direct from Aglipay for this work for the Independent Catholic Church.

We have visited constantly in the season when traveling was possible, and yet many places have been visited but twice during the year and some only once. Only by God's grace do these people remain faithful. Their continued fidelity is a great miracle. We have lost enthusiasm for new work, but there is a great burden to

. minister to the people already ours.

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Mr. Basconcillo has been of the greatest usefulness as preacher, teacher and translator, and will give his own report.

The Americans have not been entirely forgotten. In. many centers their homes are ours, and many profess the greatest pleasure to help in even a small way the advancement of God's Kingdom. In Dagupan regular preaching services in English have been held at the Filipino Church, and while there has been a small attendance, the collections have been large and a material help.

Eastern Pangasinan needs three American Missionaries; it would mean 20,000 members in a few years.

HARRY FARMER ..

PROVINCE EVANGELIST, EASTERN PANGASINAN .

.At the last Conference, I was appointed as Province Evan­gelist to work in the field of Eastern Pangasinan, and from the first felt that I had not sufficient strength to labor in so extensive a vineyard of the Lord. I have made many trips through the province, sometimes in company of Pastor Farmer, sometimes with an exhorter and many times alone, and twice with the Pres­iding Elder. I have great joy and satisfaction in the abundance of the harvest of our Lord in this province. I have preached to more than forty different congregations and the result has shown seed sown in good ground, and the edification of many believers. In all, T -have preached one hundred and sixty seven sermons, have conducted three funerals, have. baptized eighteen adults and twenty-six. children, and celebrated "twelve weddings. In trans­lation, I have completed the Life of John Wesley. and a book of Hymns in llocano; the Catechism and Ritual in Pangasinan, as Bilso :fifty songs. Most of the time I have translated the llocano and Pangasinan articles for the Advocate. In all these works, I give thanks to God and his only Begotten Son our Redeemer and Saviour Jesus Christ.

TEODORO BASCONCILLO.

ABRA-ILOCOS SUR PROVINCE.

! . Last year, after six months work, we reported twenty preaching pointBand 117 probationers. To these have been added eleven more stations and 416 more probationers.

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Work has also been opened in seven towns of the heathen Tinguians. These people have always refused to become Roman­ists but they are becoming very friendly to us. They are a peace­able virtuous people and very numerous east of Candon. One man could easily gi"e all his time to providing for their spiritual needs.

Twenty -seven exhorters are giving time and energy to the evangelization of their people. Only two of these receive financial aid from the mission.

In the beginning some of our members came through curiosity, but now members are joining the church as a result of conviction. Some have fallen away but others have left off their drinking, gambling, cockfighting, and Sunday buying and selling.

We have tried a policy of beginning work in the chief centers, but we now deem it best to pay more attention to the barrios where there is less bigotry and prejudice.

We have to travel 250 miles, almost entirely on the main road, to reach all the preaching points, and there ~re barrios by the hundreds, lying off the main road, which we have not yet visited. Candon, 37 miles from Vigan, has thirty or more barrios. Several populous centers are within easy reach. The only road into the province of Lepanto-Bontoc starts from Can­don. The evangelization of this whole great region depends on how Candon is won and held. There is great need for a mis­sionary here. The door is wide open.

I have traveled on horseback 1350 miles; preached 220 times to an average audience of 28; attended and taught in the summer school in Dagupan, teaching the Articles of Faith and using the llocano language. In November I also held a training school in Vigan for six days.

During t~e year we have gratefully received aid from the Epworth Leagues of Scandia, Kan., and St. Edwards, Neb. Also from the Y. M. C. A. of Kansas Wesleyan University, Salina, Kan. An Estey folding organ from a brother in Coin, Iowa, graces the mission home ap.d work.

One of our work~rs has died. Teodocio Arco was preparing to preach when typhoid siezed him. Four days before he died he gave a clear testimony of present salvation. Against his will his Romanist relatives called in a priest to administer extreme unction. The woman' who nursed Teodocio, impressed by the sick man's faith, has, since his death, put off the worn out rags of former ~8ichingS and taken Christ as her Saviour by faith.

B. O. PETERSON.

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METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE.

At the opening of the conference year the first thing attempt­ed was the reducing to some system of all matters pertaining to the Publishing House. Some attempts to do this had been made by previous Agents, but nothing had been carried to a conclusion. This together with the following facts will give some idea of the difficulties encountered: I was the third Publishing Agent to have charge of the House in as many months; I had had no theoretical and very little practical training in book keeping, and no training either theoretical Or practical in printing; There was a debt of over P 3,000 on the House, no money in sight for the future, and for a year, in obedience' to orders from the- Publishing Committee, all job printing had' been refused. -

If the Publishing House has achieved any success during the past year, no small factor towards that success has come from the patience, courtesy and helpfulness of the brethren.

PRINTING-RELIGIOUS.

During the year the output in books, booklets and tracts has amounted to two million pages average tract size. .Included in these are the following:

History of ~rotestantism, Tagalog; Ilocano Catechism; Pan­gasman Catechism; liocano Hymnal; Ilocano Ritual; Life of John Wesley, llocano; Sunday School Lesson Quarterlies, Tagalog; Times of Apostles, Tagalog; Lessons on Preaching, Tagalog.

The o-utput in tracts has been small but up to the middle of the year not a dollar was available for printing tracts, and since that time all tracts approved for publication have been printed.

PHILIPPINE CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE.

Twice a month 2600 cop~es .of the Advocate in the vernacu­lars, and monthly 1000 copies in English, have been published, making 44000 copies .or 528.000 pages the size .of the Advocate. We have 1100 subscribers to the vernacular, and 600 to the English.

The cost .of printing the Adv.ocate has been........ P 2,276.53 Receipts from subscriptions ....... ,............... 421.00 Receipts from advertisements.,..... .............. 761.50

T.otal Receipts..................... 1,182.30

This leaves a deficit .of....................... P 1,194.03

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Thus it can be seen that the Publishing House has been constantly putting funds into the Advocate, and the Mission really owes more than P 1;100 to the Publishing House for printing the Advocate: if the receipts are to be made even equal to the expense." .... ' . ,....

In 'all about P 4,500 worth of religio~s ~i~~~~t~e for our own us~ has been printed during the year. ., .

In addition to ,o~r own religious printing, we print a four page weekly paper for the United Brethren Mission, and a four page monthly for the Presbyterian Mission.

JOB PRINTING.

In tlbedience to instructions from the Publishing Committee, very little effort has been made to solicit job printing. We have taken all that has been offered and it has been done without noticeable delay to our own printing.

Received for job printing .................. , ........... P 2,388.20 Expense ...................................................... 1,474.33

Profit ...................... P 903.87

SPECIAL GIFTS.

Received during the year ................................. P 1,441.46 Which have been applied as follows:

Wages, General Expense........................ 194.59 Literature .......................................... 856.87 Equipment ............. , .. '........................... 390.00

Total. ................. P 1,441.46

EQUIPMENT; STOCK; PRINTED MATTER.

The plant has increased in value to the amount of P 648.30. We have ordered one thousand pounds of ten point type which will cost about P 700. The change in the electrical system has necessitated the purchase of a new motor costing P 276.76. We have this motor in use now and owe the purchase price. Stock, or unprinted matter, has increased in value P 169.67; Printed Matter P 252.23.

The value of the Publishing House at the present time is, Furniture and Fixtures .................................... P 4,162.00 Stock ......................................................... 427.52 Printed Matter. .... ................ ................... ..... 2.603.78

TotaL .................... P 7,193.30

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CASH.

Debit. Credit Cash Mar. 1, 1905..... 179.68 Wages ...................... 3,608.79 Special Gifts ............ 1,441.46 Job Printing ............ 2,388.20

Stock ........................ 1,372.81 Fixtures..................... 371,54

Advocate .................. 1,182.50 General Expense ......... 728.63 Sales and Accounts ..... 2,326.81 Literature.................. 475.85

Accounts .................. 552.77 Cash Feb. 1, 1906 ........ 408.26

p 7,518.65 p 7,518.65

Publishing Agent, A. E. CHENOWETH.

RepORTS OF COMMITTEES.

THE PUBLISHING COMMITTEE.

The Committee takes pleasure in reporting that in every respect the work of the Publishing House during the past year has been successful and progresive. The Publishing Agent has conducted the affairs of the plant in a manner entirely satisfactory to the Publishing Committee and the Committee itself has had an advisory interest in substantially every department of his work. ,

. In the interests of literature, the Committee has engaged the services of a Tagalog translator, to have his office in the Press building, to be under the supervision of the Agent and to be used for proof reading, the correction of MSS. etc.

The Committee has adopted a phonetic system of ortho­gr'ctphy for Tagalog, the rules for which, in printed form, are ready for circulation among the Tagalog contributors.

We recommend the publishing of the Advocate in future in three editions as follows: one l2-page edition in English, monthly; one 8-page edition in Ilocano and Pangasinan bi-weekly; and one ~-page edition in Tagalog and Pampanga bi-weekly. We nomi­nate as editors of these Advocates the following: English edition, J. L. Mc-Laughlin; Ilocano and Pangasinan edition, Harry Farmer; Tagalog and Pampanga edition, A. E. Chenoweth, assistant for Pampanga, Robert Johnson.

A general examination and estimate of the work produced during the year by the Press was made and is summed up as follows: The value of literature produced, including the Advo­cates, is aproximately P 4,000, which figure also represents the cost of the same to the Publishing House. It is b.elieved that the production of this literature would have cost 100.per cent more or po 8,000 if hired done by a house capable of doing an equal grade of work. At 6 per cent interest, the. value of our. plant should bring in P 600. Adding the ~ntire salary and rent of the Agent, to this interest on the plant, making a total of P 4,200, we find an excess of. P 200 only to be set down as a mission luxury. . On the other hand, the Agent and his force have been r.esponsible for the delivery, shipping, storing, ordering, etc~ of all literary supplies, besides conducting the greater part of -the sales of the same; the mailing of the Advocates and all the care of keeping a cOITect record of subscribers and their pa,yments; In

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addition to this, the Agent has been a missionary to the churches of South M.!tIlila. We f~e,~that this general estimate will be borne out by. an accurate rendering of accounts along these same lines.

For. the Committee, W A. GOODELL .

\. . REPORT OF THE EDUCATIONAL BOARD.

We :r:ecommend that the control of all educational institutions ~n:der the jurisdiction of the conference be vested in the Board of .~ducation of the Conference.

I. BIBLE INSTITUTES.

1. There shall be five Bible Institutes established in the year 1906, one for the Tagalogs, to be held in Manila; one in the prov­ince of Pampanga; one in the province of TarIac; one in Panga­sinan; and one in llocos Sur; the sessions to be not longer than three weeks. .

2. Each of these schools shall be in charge of a committee appointed by the conference. .. 3. . The Presiding Elder of the district shall, in conjunction

With the several chairmen of the committees, so arrange the ses­Sions of the schools as to secure t4e best cooperation of the mis­sionaries in the work of instruction. . 4. No travelling expenses shall be allowed students attend­ing such schools, and the Mission shall not advance any money nom any othe;r fund for the living expenses of students while in attendance at the sessions of the schools. But money given espe­cially for the support and maintenance of Institutes may be so used at the discretion of the committee in charge.

5. The courses of study for the Institutes must, so far as is possible, follow the lines laid down in the Minutes of the Confer­ence for Exhorters and Local Preachers.

,,;.; II.. WOMEN'S TRAINING SCHOOL.

1. It is with pride we refer to the work that is now being done by the Women's Training School in Manila. The institution is· preparing a' staff of workers who will do much for the advance­ment of Christ.'s .kingdom among the Filipino people. May the Lord bless and :prosper the undertaking.

~ . 2. ThecomID.ittee recommends that· the .responsibility of

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placing the Filipina girls who have completed the course of study, or are·ready to leave the school, shall be left with the missionary in charge of the field ~o which the workers go.

3. That the teachers in charge be asked to prepare a sched.c ule of studies to be given in the school, and to submit the same· to the Board of Education of the Conference.

4. It is recommended that the Conference appoint a com­mittee whose duty it shall be to select a site for the Training School, and to have charge of the plans and construction of th~ buildings to be erected.

III. SE:MIN ARY.

1. We recollllnend that the Conference merge the beginnings of the training school in Manila and Dagupan into a permanent training school for preachers, the new school' to be called the Florence B. Nicholson Seminary.

2. As soon as possible there shall be selected by the Con­ference, two missionaries; one as a president and the other as vice·president, who shall have charge of the affairs of the insti"' tution. One of these two missionaries so chosen, shall qualify himself in the Tagalog language, and the other in llocano, and both shall have· a working knowledge of Spanish.

3. The seminary shall be located at a place to be selected by the Location Committee. The site chosen shall be large enough for two master's residences, a dormitory and a recitation hall; and if possible so located as to admit of an extension to accomodatea college at some future date.

4. The Board of Education shall meet immediately after its election and shall adopt a charter and by-laws for the government of the Seminary, and shall immediately take steps toward the raising of two classes of funds; A. An endowment for the support and maintainance of. the teachers and instructors of the Seminary, and B. A fund to provide for the running expenses of the institu­tion and the support of the students who may attend its session.

5. The treasurer of the Mission shall be treasurer of the school, disbursing the funds of the Seminary upon order of the Board of Education.

6. The accounts of the Seminary shall be audited by ·the Conference.

IV CHINESE SCHOOL.

1. We most heartily commend the school as organized and conducted by D. H .. Klinefelter, and rejoice in the success that has

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come to his ~ffort to establish a boarding school for Chinese stu-4i=mts, . and to connect therewith positive Christian teaching.

2. ·We recommend the appointment by the Conference of an Advisory Committee of three persons who shall have control of tl;le finances of the school.

V HILL SCHOOL FOR AMERICAN CHILDREN.

We recommend that the Conference through the pre'siding Bishop apply to the Civil Government of the Philippines for a site at Bagnio for Hill School for American children, and a Church.

For the Committee, E. S. LYONS.

BIBLE INSTITUTE AT DAGUPAN.

The Second Bible Institute in the north was held at Dagupan in the month of October, 1905. A large house was rented and put in charge of Exhorter Hipolito Guirnalda. Some eighty men were acconunodated, here during the month, the enrollment of the school being eighty-four, .divided as follows: from llocos Sur, 7; East~rn Pangasinan, 62; Western Pangasinan, 4; Tarlac 11. The total expens~s of the school were $296.00, $200.00 of which was advanced by the Finance Committee, $50,00' was received as a special gift from a friend in 1Jniversity Park, Colo., and $46.00 came in money and rice from local churches.

. The classes were held in the Central Church and in the Boar~g, Hall, and instruction was .given in singing, preaching, Catechism, .Gospel of John, Acts of the Apostles, Church History, and lectures on the duty and work of a preacher. The teachers were: B. O. Peterson, E. S. Lyons, W H. Teeter, Teodoro Bas-concillo and Harry Farmer. ,

The mo,st noted results seen this year are: better church organizations,better church services and more attention given to ':aible Study and instruction of children.

, For future Institutes it is recommended that one-half the expense be borne by t~e churches sending men to the school. It is also recommended that Institutes be held in more than one cent9r, in or~er to accomodate the different fields.

For the Committee, HARRY FARMER.

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BIBLE INSTITUTE AT MANILA.

The annual session of the Institute was held during the month of September. There were more than one hundred local preachers and exhorters present. The course of instruction was larger and more satisfactory than ever before.

A. E. Chenoweth taught the "History of Protestantism" using as a textbook the one written by Rev. T. H. Martin. Little booklets containing the outline of a co-qrse of study on "The Times of the Apostles" by W A. Goodell; and on "The Work of the Ministry" by M. A. Rader, were published and used in the Insti­tute, being taught by the respective authors.

It is the plan of those having this work in charge to make it a feeder to the Seminary. The method of grading simplifies this to a minimum. However, there are many who are used of the Spirit of God who will never be able to enter the higher school. We can and must help all such to the largest effici~ncy.

These men came from our chapels throughout the Tagalog teITitory and returned to their homes full of zeal and the Spirit to take up their work of leadership. Their testimony is unanimous as to the profit received from the Institute. However successful may be the Seminary there will be great. need of the Bible Insti­tutes in the strengthening of our Church for years -to come.

Weare profoundly grateful to Rev. Mr. Sallenbach and wife, and other friends at hOlne for providing for the e:xp6nse of this school.

For the committee, M. A. RADER.

THE SUNDA Y SCHOOLS.

The past year has witnessed a very satisfactory growth of the Sunday Schools in our Filipino work. This committee has contributed its share in this, by having prepared in the dialect lessons for each Sunday, and distributing several hundred pesos· worth among the people. Theee have been of great help not only in the study of the lessons on the Sabbath, but in directing the people to a more intelligent study of the Bible.

We urge all missionaries to be diligent in building up this very important part of our work.

It is earnestly hoped that uniform lessons may be isaued in all of the prominent dialects of our teritory.

For Committee. M. A~ RADER.

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SANITARIUMS.

During the months of April and May of last year, eighteen persons enjoyed the invigorating climate of Benguet, occupying the Mission Sanitarium. Some of the missionaries remained until the rainy season had begun and suffered great discomforts and even peril of their lives on the return . journey by reason of landslides. ~le the road becomes increasingly safer with each succeeding year, it is recommended that no person remain at the' Sanitarium after June 1st.

The house has been put in order for this year's' visitors and now is i~ charge of a caretaker. .A,. barn and servants' quarters has been built and an addition to the kitchen is contemplated, making possible more than one mess table.

A new Government road has been built from Baguio to Whitmarsh valley, making it possible to ride the whole distance in a carromata. Many improvements are being made at·Baguio and it is evident that the Government intends making it· a perma­nent city. Architects and surveyors are at work; many new buil­dings are going up and this summer will be a time of great activity in building. A road is now projected and begun from Bagnio to San Fernando, Union, and tourists will soon have a choice of routes via Dagupan or San Fernando.

Attention is called to the rules published in last year's Minutes. Intending visitors should notify the Chairman of, the Sanitarium Committee at once as to the time and length of their proposed visit.

After a visit by a sub-committee to Sibul Springs, it was decided not to build a house there at present, on account of the difficulty of access and the general lack of development at the Springs.

For the Committee, HARRY F A.RMER.

PUBLIC MORA LS.

The committee on Public Morals, recommends the adoption of the follo:wing resolutions.

WHEREAS, the practice of gambling is wide-spread among the American and other residents of the Philippines, and it is known to us that this. vice has penetrated even to the homes of church members, the lives of. officials and the commercial interest of the country; therefore:

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RESOLVED; that we greatly deplore this situation, and we heartily commend the efforts made to suppress the evil. We com­mend those newspapers t~at have had the courage to denounce the evil and we hereby call upon all Christian men and women to put away from their homes this vice; and we urge the enactment of such legislation as shall bring under control the illegal and pernicious gambling now conducted at the race tracks of this city and vicinity,

We believe that the donation of various sums to charitable purposes by these agencies is in no way any sort of excuse for their continued course of crime and demoralization.

We express our unqualified disapproval of the cockpit and all its unfortunate consequences among the Filipino people, and we unite with the Filipino press, the Agricultural Congress and all other public spirited people and organizations in urging a more vigorous method in dealing with this evil. The cockpits should be suppressed.

WHEREAS, another public discussion of the opium question i~ announced, and it is known that the importation of this drug has during the past year been very heavy, and that pressure is to be brought to bear against the enforcement of the total prohibition of the traffic after the date designated in the act of Congress as the beginning of total prohibition of the traffic in the islands, there­fore be it,

RESOL VED; That we hereby most earnestly express our strong disapproval of any effort made looking toward the continuation of the license system, or the repeal of the said act of Congress, and we urge the Honorable Commission to use every effort to secure the successful enforcement of the prohibitory act. We believe that the traffic should be regulated in entire independence of the recommendations of interested parties whose views on the question are inspired by motives of personal gain. As representing the Methodist Episcopal Church in the Philippines we record our unanimous and vigorous approval of the total prohibition of the traffic.

For the Committee, G. A. MILLER.

RESOLUTIONS.

l.-We hereby express our gratitude for the presence of our presiding Bishop, W. F. Oldham, and Mrs. Oldham, and we ap­preciate the able. and impartial administration of the sessions of this Conference.

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2.-W e feel keenly the absence of Dr. H. C. Stuntz, and Mrs. Stuntz, and we record our high appreciation of their services while among us. It is our earnest prayer that Dr. Stuntz may be speedily restored to complete health.

3.-=-We- bid God-speed to our missionaries who leave us this year for the enjoJInent of well earned furloughs in the homeland. We record our confidence in, and love for, brother and sister Goodell, brother and sister Lyons and Miss Elizabeth Parkes, and we sincerely desire their return to the field at the expiration of their furloughs.

4.-We rejoice in the addition to our forces of Rev. and Mrs. Robert Johnson, Mies Margaret Crabtree and Miss Margaret Decker, all of whom we most heartily welcome to our ranks: ; 5.-We greatly regret the necessity that takes from us our Bishop at this titne, and we pray for him a safe voyage, a Inost successful mission in -the States, and an early return to the field.

6.-We express our hope that the great nee~s and present abounding opportunities of this field may be so presented to the Missionary Society by our representatives who may be in America during the coming months, that our force of missionaries and ap­propriation of money may be very greatly increased.

If these open fields and ripe -harvests are not entered and possessed by us, others will step'in before us, and the day of our opportunity in the Philippines will have passed.

7.-W e express our disapproval of the proposed limiting of the public school age of Filipino children to nine years and over. We feel that it is more important to provide primary education for the common people, than to further extend the present high­school system, the benefits of which reach the class of Filipinos least in need of a free public schooL

8.-W e record with gratitude our appreciation of the large special gift of $10,000.00 from Mr. G. E. Nicholson for the Theo­lo-gical Seminary, of $5,000.00 from Mr. D. S. Gray for the Fili­pino First Church of Manila, and-of $5,000.00 from Mr. N. W Harris for the Filipina Woman's Training School.

We also -appreciate the work done by Rev. J. L. McLaughlin in stimulating the donation of special gifts for the Philippines.

9.-W e record our appreciatlonof the work of Dr. R. T. Ed­wards who has so hearlilyand generously given his time and skill ·to the work of the Free ,Dispensary in Tondo.

For the Cominittee, G. A. MILLER.

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MEMORIALS.

lJ:fargaret Johnson.

During the past year it has pleased our Heavenly Father to take to Himself little Margaret Johnson, the 21 months old daughter of Brother and Sister Johnson.

She was stricken with phneumonia at the family home at San Fernando only a few weeks after they had moved there and though brought to Manila at once for treatmeut it proved of no avail and the little spirit went to God who gave it.

The sympathy of the entire missionary family go out to the sorrowing ones and we pray that God may comfort and sllstain them until we all meet where_ tears are wiped away and there is no more death, sorrow or crying.

D. H.> KLINEFELTER.

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CONFERENCE EXAMINATIONS.

1. The Chairman, Registrar and Examiner of any particular study shall have power to decide all matters relating to certificates of credit in the interim of the Conference. The Registrar shall make all reports of examinations to the Conference.

2. Examinations shall commence on the week day prior to the opening of the Mission Conference.

3. Examinations shall be in writing so far as practicable. 4. Seventy per cent must be obtained in each subject as a pass. 5. A syllabus of a designated chapter of each book to be

read will be required together with a certificate stating the book has been read, and must be in the hands of the examiner one month before the date of Conference.

6. All prepared written work must be sent to the Chairman one month before the date of examination.

7. Any candidate may present himself to the Examiner for examination at any time during the year.

ENGLISH AND VERNACULAR COURSES FOR

TRA VELLINO PREACHERS.

For Admission on Trial. (Native) Language, dialect and Spanish, Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Doctrine and sermon. General History.

First Year. (American)

English and Vernacular: Introduction to the Holy Scriptures. (Pp. 1-447.)-Harman. Systematic Theology, Vol. I.-Miley. Christian Purity.-Foster. Discipline of the M. E. Church. 1904.-(Parts I-IV.) V ocabulary and Grammar in dialect. Short written sermon in dialect.

To be read: Wesley's Sermons Vol. I: I-XXXIII.

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Second Year.

Introduction to the Holy Scriptures. (Pp.448-770.)-Harman. Systematic Theology. ~ (Vol. II.)-Miley. Discipline of the M. E. Church 1904. (Parts V to end.) Ritual and Rules of the M. E. Church in dialect. Methodist Hymnal, in dialect.

To be read: Wesley's Sermons. (Vol. I: XXXIX-LVIII.) Digest of Methodist Law, 1900.-Merrill.

Third Year.

Biblical Hermeneutics.-Terry. History of the Christian Church. (Vol. I.)-Hurst. The Land of Israel,-Stewart. Gospel of St. John, Acts and Romans in dialect. History of Protestantism. (Dialect.)-Martin. Written sermon in dialect.

To be read: The Supernatural Boo~.-Foster.

Fourth Year.

History of the Christian Church. (Vol. II.)-Hurst. Foundations of the Christian Faith. -Rishell. Analysis and Exegetical study. Isa. 6: 1-13. Corinthians to end of New Testament in dialect. An extempore sermon in dialect before Examiners.

To be read: Life and Epistles of St. Paul.-Conybeare and Howson.

CONFERENCE ROLL

NAME. In what year PRESENT ADDRESS. Home Admitted When ar- of conference Conference. on trial. rived in P ••• courlle. ---

AL V AREZ, DIOSDADO P I. 1906 1 Manila BASCONCILLO, TEODORO Malaysia 1904 3 Dagupan, Pang. BENITEZ, EDU AREO A. P. 1. 1906 1 Lingayen, Pang. CASTRO, SERVILIANO P I. 1906 1 N avotas, Rizal CHENOWETH, A. E. Central Ohio 1901 1901 4 Manila FARlXIER, HARRY Upper Iowa 1901 1904 Dagupan, Pang. GOODELL, W A. .Upper Iowa 1899 1901 Guthrie, Okla. JOHNSON, ROBERT Nor. Minn. 1900 1905 San Fernando, Pamp. KLINEFELTER, D. H. Oklahoma 1904 1905 2 Manila LYONS, E. S. * Rock River 1899 1903 Lingayen, Pang. MACASPAC, JUAN P I. 1906 1 San Fernando, Pamp. MAGNO, CANDIDO P I. 1906 1 Mariquina, Rizal MARQUEZ, FELIPE Malaysia 1~I02 4 Bantista, Pang. McLAUGHLIlS", J. L. Upper Iowa 1H97 1900 Malolos, Bulacan. MILLER, G. A. SO. Calif. 1H~16 1904 Manila PAY, BEN G. P. 1. 1906 1 Manila PETERSON, B. O. P 1. 1905 1904 2 Vigan, 11ocos Sur. RADER, M.A. Oolorado Hmo H)03 Manila REYES, ALEJANDRO P. I. 1906 1 Manila SANTOS, CA'l'ALINO T. P I. 1906 -1 Malibay, Rizal STUlS"TZ, HOMER C. Upper Iowa 1884 1901 Mt. Vernon, Iowa. TEETER, W H. Wisconsin 1903 1904 4 Tarlac, Tarlac. ZAMORA, NICOLAS S. W Kansas 1900 Manila

* Arrived in Singapore. 1899.

STATISTICAL REPORT, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS MISSION CONF. FOR YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1906.

CHARGES.

BATAAN PROVINCE. Orani. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. " ..... , 176 128 258

BULACAN PROVINCE. Baliuag Circuit. ................ . Bocaue ....................... ,. B111acan ............. , ......... ,

128 208

37 168

Calumpit Circuit ................ . Hagonoy ............. .......... 70

Malolos Circuit. .. " ............ 78 San M;guel de Mayomo.......... IS Pulloc ......................... . Pamarawan ..................... .

ILOCOS SUR-A BRA . Vigan Circ~it. .: . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 N&rvacan CIrCu1t..... . . ..... . . .. . IO

Santa Maria..................... 15 San Esteban.&. San ti ago ... . Candon ........................ . 3 Sta. Lucia Circuit. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . Santa Cruz & Civilis ............ . Tagudi~ .. :.. . . . . .. . . .. ' . ... ... 12 San Qutntln .................... , Bangued........ .... . ........ . 3 La Paz Circuit .... " ........... . Dolores & San Juan. . . ......•.. 2

Bucay ........................ . Balanganan ........... , ....... .

MANILA. t

174 210 258 320 189

50

86 99 93 17 84

9 17

IS

12 20

2

9

10

25 75 75 75 75 70

120

55

7 3

12

13 4

12 12 3 2

32

5 6

Ct:ntral Church (American)...... L42 5 300

Chinese ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I I 46 25 First Church [Filipino]. ........ 365 50 300 I

MANILA-NORTH

5

3

2

7 5 6 4 8

3 3 2

4

2

2

.3

.3

1 7 8

Caloocan ... . ......... . Malabon ........................ . Mariquilla ..................... .

84 1[6 200

55 2 II96 1348 1

I 4 13

Polo Circuit.............. .. . .. Santa M~sa Circuit ........ .

2

4 9

Tondo Circuit ............... .

30 270 350 101 197 320 155 4 T 3 750 393 350 260 4 f2

MANILA-SOUTH Pandacan Circuit. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 72 217 125

Malibay Circuit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 375 326 300 NUEV A ECl] A PROVINCE.

I\..liaga, Carmen.. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . 20 I22 23 Licab ......................... . Gapan .......................... . San Antonio ................... .

2

8

58 92

10

San Isidro ....... , . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 20

100

74 53 82 32 1

PAMPANGA PROVINCE. Angeles .................... , .. . Bancal ..................... . Puling Masle ................... . San Isidro............ ..... .,. Candaba ........................ . Santo Tomas ................... . Mexico ........................ . San Fernando .................. . Panipuan ..................... . San Vicente ................. .

PANGASINAN-EASTERN. Alcala ........................ . Sto. Tomas ......... .

4 104 51 250

20 10 60

[2 9 40

27 ,38 12 68

188 90 205 128 175 80 210 98

60 30

50 98

ISO

90 112

50

Asingan. ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 12 40 Balungao. .. ..... ....... ...... 1 IS 300

Bautista. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... 8 66 25 Villanueva ........... , .. " ...... 17 122

Bayambal1g. . . . . . . . . .. . 122' 30

Binalonan ................. .... t 12 298 100

Calasio. . . . . . . . . . . . ............. 6 50

3

BanzaI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 176 2

Dagupan *. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ..... 154 90 50 I 2

Malasiqui ................... " . . . 3 30

Manaoag ........ .............. 5 86 100

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tSummer School held one month, 100 Filipino preachers enrolled.

~ " " " " " 84" " " • *Night School, Bible and English taught; Boarding School, Common English branches and Bible taught.

SECOND ANNUAL SESSION

of the

WOcWA8('S C08(FEf(E8(CE

of the

Philippine Islands Mission Conference

of the

Mb.·THODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Manila, February 17-23, 1906.

MINUTES OF THE" WOMAN'S CONFERENCE.

First Day.

The first session of the Woman s· Conference of the Philippine Islands Mission, met at the home of Mrs. W A. Goodell at 11: 15 a. m. on Monday, Feb. 19, 1906 with Mrs. Farmer presiding.

Mrs. Oldham was elected president of the Qonference and conducted the devotional exercises, reading the twelfth chapter of Isaiah, and offering prayer .

.After singing a verse of "He Leadeth Me," the remainder of the officers were elected.

1st Vice Pres.. ................ Mrs. Miller. Secretary ........................ Miss Crabtree. Ass't Sec'y ..................... Mrs. Teeter. Statistical Sec'y ............. Mrs. Rader.

A motion was made and carried that the sessions of the Con­ference be held at the Training School at 11 o'clock each morning, and any other necessary meetings to be held at the call of the president.

The following visitors were introduced:-Mrs. Ferris of Wheaton, Ill.; Mrs. Gambell, Manila; Alejandro Reyes ~nd wife of Atlag, and Nicolasa Austria. Also the following new mission­aries:-Mrs. Robert Johnson, and Misses Decker and Crabtree.

Adjournment.

Se~ond Day.

The second session convened at the Training School Feb. 20th, with the president in the. chair.

She opened the meeting by reading and commenting upon the 23rd Psalm. Prayers were offered by Mrs. Johnson and Miss Crabtree.

The roll was called, fifteen responding. The minutes of the first meeting were then read and approved.

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The reports of Mrs. Rader, Mrs. Lyons, and Miss Parkes followed.

Mrs. Goodell read a paper on "Bible Training Classes for Women." In the discussion which follow.ed, led by Miss Decker, helpful plans and suggestions were brought out.

Adjourned with the doxology.

Third,Day

The Conference was opened with devotional exercises led by Miss Crabtree.

The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The president appointed the following committees:-

Program. Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Rader, Miss Decker. Education. Miss Decker, Mrs. Lyons, Mrs. ,Miller. Editing Minutes. Mrs. Klinefelter, Miss Crabtree. Temperance and Public} .

Morals. . Mrs. Rader, Mrs. J" ohnson, Miss Parkes.

Nominations. Mrs.Farmer, Mrs. Goodell, Mrs. Klinefelter. Literat'!1re. Mrs. Rader-'Tagalog.

Mrs. J ohnson-Pampanga. Mrs. Farmer-Pangasinan. Mrs. Lyons-llocano.

, Miss Parkes-Spanish. After the committees were appointed, reports were read by

Mrs. Gooden, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Teeter and Miss Decker. Mrs. Farmer read a paper on "Medical Opportunities,"

showing the great need of that worJr .. In the interesting discussion that followed, the subject of

preparing suitable leaflets for the native women, to aid in the care of children and the sick, came before the ladies. It was all referred to the Literature Committee.

Adjournment.

Fourth Day.

Mrs. Miller led devotions. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.

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Reports of the year's ,work were read by Mrs. Farmer, ·Mrs. Klinefelter and Mrs. phen6weth.

Mrs. Rader favored us with a piano solo. It was followed by Mrs. Miller's report.

The Nominating Committee gave the following report:­Treas.-,-Miss M. M. Decker; Official ColTespondent-Mrs.

Farmer; Reference and Finance Com. to consist of Mrs. Rader, Mrs. Lyons, Mrs; Chenoweth, Mrs. Miller, and Miss Crabtree.

Mrs. Rader gave the report of the Jubilee Committee. It was adopted. The paper on the "Jubilee Movement," read by Mrs. Rader, called out plans and suggestions.

Mrs. Oldham appointed Mrs, Chenoweth as Historian of the Woman's Philippine Conference in order to insure a proper repre­sentation of this field at the Jubilee' celebration.

In order to further spread information and interest in this work, it was moved and carried that the chair appoint different members of the confe17ence to contribute articles to the "Womans Missionary Friend," in the specified month, and another church paper from time to time.

The assignments were as follows:­Feb.-Mrs.. Farmer-Baltinwre Ohristian Advocate Mar.-Miss Crabtree-The Ohristian Advocate April-Mrs. Johnson-:-Zion's Herald May-Mrs. Miller-Oalifornia Ohristian Advocate June-Mrs. Lyons-Ohildren's Mis8'ionary Friend July-Mrs. Rader-Pacijic Ohristian Advocate Aug.-Miss Decker-Pittsburg Ohristian Advocate Sept.-Mrs. Teeter-NorthuJestern Ohristian Advocate Oct.-Mrs. Klinefelter-Central Ohristian A,dvppate Nov.-Mrs. Goodell-Oentral Ohristian Advocate Dec.-Mrs. Peterson-Epworth Herald Jan.-Mrs. Chenoweth- Western Ohristian Advocate

It was moved and carried that a statistical blank be prepared and brought to the next meeting.

Adjournment.

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Fiftb Day

The last session was opened by the singing of one verse of .~, A Charge to Keep I Have," and reciting different verses that have helped during the year.

The Minutes were read and approved. It was moved and carried that five dollars be given toward

the cost of· printing our Minutes. The following committees read reports:-Program, Education,

.Temperance and Public Morals, Literature, and Reference and ~inance. They were adopted.

It was moved and carried that an Advisory Committee of five be appointed by the chair for the Training School. Mrs. Rader, Mrs. N esom, Mrs. Klinefeltet:, Mrs. Seaver and Miss Crabtree were chosen.

A motion was made and carried that all reports of committees be filed for reference.

The new statistical blank was adopted. The president asked different ones to write to absent

members. The meeting adjourned with prayer by Mrs. Oldham.

M. MARGARET CRABTREE,

Secretary.

W OllAN' S WORK

Manila District. Manila:

Training School. ............................. Miss M. M. Decker. Training School.............................. Miss M. M. Crabtree. Maternity and Childrens Hospital. ..... Miss M. M. Decker, District Work. ................................ Mrs. M. A. Rader. Vernacular Work............................. Mrs. A. E. Chenoweth. English Work ................................. Mrs. G. A. Miller. Chinese Work ................................. Mrs. D. H. Klinefelter. V ernacular Work. Mrs. Nicolas Zamora. Maria Apolinario.

Rosa Magno. Maria Magno.

Central District. Malolos:

District Work................................. Mrs. J. L. McLaughlin .. San Fernando:

V ernacular Work............................ Mrs. Robert Johnson. Tarlac:

Hospital and Woman's Work. ............ Mrs. W H. Teeter.

Northern District. Lingayen:

District Work .. ~ ............................. . V ernacular Work ........................... .

Dagupan: Vernacular Work ........................... .

" .......................... . Bautista:

Mrs. E. S. Lyons. Mrs. Eduardo Benitez.

Mrs. Harry Farmer. Mrs. T. Basconcillo.

V ernacular Work............................ Mrs. Felipe Marquez. Vigan:

Vernacular Work ............................ Mrs. B. O. Peterson.

Absent on furlough in the United States: Miss Winifred Spaulding; Mrs. H. C. Stuntz, Mt. Vernon, Iowa; Mrs. W A. Goodell, Guthrie, Okla.

Absent on furlough in England: Miss Elizabeth Parkes.

REPORTS ..

DEACONESS TRAINING SCHOOL.

The Training School opened July, 3rd, with sixteen girls, only two of whom were new ones. In October,. eight others came, two returned to their homes -during· the term on account of sickness, and at the close· of the term, two others went home. This brought our family down to a more comfortable number.

Ip. July Miss Decker~rriveQ..and hasqeen i.n labors abundant ever since. Mrs. Ohenoweth helped with the teaching .until com­pelled by ill-health to lay down her work. . Miss Orabtree came in January and inmediately took it uiY. Twenty Bible Olasses and Junior Leagues have been taught by the girls each week, and sick and absent members of these classes, as well as others, have been visited.

The work has been hampered for lack of room and when sickness visited our family, it was difficult to care for the sick one,~five girls having to sleep in the corner we reserve for our dining room.

The third year girls have been put into a uniform for economy. Three are ready.to go out as Bible women, the others must remain until they are more firmly established. One of the most inspiring thi~gs in the work is their eagerness to know the spiritual teaching of the Word before going forth to teach, and their joy when they return, that "many listened and asked ques­tions.'· Whenever new girls come to the school, we realize the growth in grace and the improvement in the· daily life of those who have been here some time.

In watching their lives and seeing their deep grief over the sins. of others, their abounding joy ov.er a lost one being found, their happiness when so~e doubt has. been cleared away and a new truth imparted which enables them to help another, one feels that the happiest and fullest life a person can live is that of a missionary. The command the master gave to his "sent ones" comes to us in greater ~orce "pray ye therefore, for more laborers."

... 'ELIZiBETH PARKES.

REPORT OF MISS M. M. DECKER.

One event of the past year' I shall not forget-the arrival ,of the Tagal'og Bibles-of all the confusion and excitement that

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attended the advent of those Bibles! It was a touching scene to me, having been here only a few weeks. It brought to mind pic­tures of Martin Luther's day. An hour or so later we chanced to go to the front door and found the steps literally covered with girls and Bibles. Each girl reading aloud from the one she had selected for herself. It was shortly after this that Mrs. J. Ellen Foster visited us. Passing through the yard she saw the girls pouring over their new possessious, as many a girl at home would over a new story book, and taking Isabel's Bible from her hands she pressed it to her lips saying 'Blessed Book." This the child will never forget. It is interesting to hear her tell about it. We have spent from two to three hours a day in Old Testament work and are now finishing II. Kings.

The New Testament work has consisted in the study of the General Epistles. Each girl in the senior class has been called upon to reproduce one or more of these lessons in her own lan­guage and method, and to take the teacher's place during the hour. Some of these classes have been very well conducted and have given evidence of deep spiritual life.

In Church History we have grouped events around the most prominent characters. This has been most fascinating work. Next year we expect to have text books which will be a great help.

The other three classes have been secular-Geography, Grammar, Physiology and Hygiene.

The girls have studied hard and some have done commenda­ble work. The measure of their success and Spiritual development has been attested, mostly by the growing Christian fellowship, feeling and patient forbearance one with another which has unmistakably been manifested.

MARGUERITE M. DECKER.

REPORT OF MRS. RADER.

The work of the year naturally divides itself into three parts. First.-Women's and children's classes.-A central class at Cervantes has been taught by the "Pastora," a Training School girl assisting. Several of the women have a remarkable grasp of spiritual things and as evangels carry the good news to their neighbors. Two women in Bataan also have classes, studying the Gospel of Luke.

Classes at Bancusay and N ovaliches have been led by girls from the Training 'School. "Inez." I asked, "did you have a good

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time to-day?" "Oh, yes, Mrs. Rader; and after lesson, we have testimony. One old woman say, 'I am four years old. Four years ago have birthday ·in Jesus. Another says, 'Forty years I was blind. Now Jesus make me to see. For forty years no rest in my heart, now a great peace all the day.'"

The future of Protestantism in thes'e Islands lies with the' children, The Romanists beside their multitudinous schools have classes whose attendance is compulsory.

We have in charge thirteen Junior Leagues. With the ex­ception of one led by an exhorter, these are taught by girls from the Training School and from our different churches. All do most excellent work.

Second.-Visitation.-The women are the hardest to reach. the last to accept the truth. We must go to them and win their confidence. Then we can win them to Christ. Appalling needs exist all the time which the visitors have tried to meet. This one statement shows how much the mothers need enlightenment in material things. Fifty-six % of the children in It[a1~ila die under the age of one year. The cause for this awful record is ignorance.

Third.-Church and Sunday School W ork.-This is similar to that in the home field, only with so many variations that often the similarity is hard to see. An English class for young men has attracted many High School students. One young man who has great opposition from his Romano family is looking toward the ministry. When talking with him I said, "But Sevirino, if you are a preacher you must go wherever you are sent, and your salary will be very small." "That, Mrs. Rader," he made reply, "concerns me not. If I but have enough food to keep me strong and a place to sleep and clothes not fine but sufficient, what matters it? I care only to tell my people of our Christ."

It is with deep thankfulness that I reach the close of this year,-thankfulness for the privilege of living among this people and loving them, and "looking up to the stars", looking away from their present to the heights which they will attain in Christ Jesus our Lord.

JEAN HALSTEAD RADER.

REPORT OF MRS. CHENOWETH.

As I look back over the year, it seems that I have done comparatively very little. Nevertheless, I have done all that I felt able to do. I look very well and strong, but I am not. Con­sequently I could not do all I should like to have done.

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My work this year has consisted for the most part of teach­ing in the Deaconess Training School. I had classes three mor­nings eack week until the holidays. I taught the Life of Paul and two lessons in English. I greatly enjoyed this work. The girls took such an interest in their lessons, that it was a delight to teach them.

I have had charge of our Sunday School at Santa Ana and attended every Sunday that I was able to do so. Our congrega­tion at Santa Ana, tho not very large, is above the average in intelligence and appearance. Taken as a whole, it is the nicest Filipino congregation I have even seen. While many of them are very poor, still they always come to church neat and clean and properly dressed, which is more than I can say of any other one of our congregations. The children there are unusuall:tt bright and several of them might readily be mistaken for Amer­ican children.

We also have a Junior League at this same place, which meets every Wednesday afternoon, with an average attendance of fifteen. This league is in charge of two of the Deaconess girls.

During the' typhoon last September our Santa Ana cha.pel was razed to the ground. Consequently for about two months, we where obliged to hold our s'ervices in a large house belonging to one of our members. We now have a new chapel, much better in every way than the old one. So, we are inclined to consider the typhoon as a kind act of Providence.

I have frequently accompanied Mr. Chenoweth to. his other appointments.

I have assisted him quite a little in the office, posting books, writing letters, and reading proof.

MRS . .A.. E. CHENOWETH.

REPORT OF MRS. MILLER.

The year has been spent in discharging such duties as are in­cumbent upon a pastor's wife in America; calling upon the sick, lonely, despondent and discouraged, and in gathering the chIldren into Sunday-school.

When the project of building our new church was presented to the Guild a little over a year ago, they subscribed one thousand (1000) pesos, to the building fund: To raise this, a cook book has been compiled and printed, the cost of which was four hundred and seventy (470) pesos. One thousand and fifty (1050) pesos

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were secured in advertisements, leaving ·a margin of five hundred and eighty (580) pesos toward our subscription. With 425 books at two (2) pesos a piece on hand we shall, if our books sell, not only be able to pay one thousand (1000) pesos, but to make another subscription.

Perhaps the work that has given me the greatest joy has been that of my Sunday School class.

Just after conference last year the class was organized into a club. Mrs. Oldham was asked to suggest a name, and upon her suggestion of "The Bereans," the name was adopted as being a most appropriate one.

Much has been done by these young men to help the young men in Manila, and win them for Christ.

The records show, without recording those who happened in occasionally, that one hundred men have been in the Bible Study Class during the year.

Some have gone to the provinces, others have gone home, but nearly all. have· ·testified to the attaining of a higher standard of Christian living, and ~re now spreading the Gospel in various places.

Perhaps most touching has been the cases of those who came to the Philippine Islands without Christ, but have returned to the homeland. regenerated men, to gladden the heart of a praying mother.

From the heart of this partially civilized archipelago the Gospel is going to all corners of the earth. .

MARGARET Ross MILLER.

REPORT OF MRS. KLINEFELTER.

We arrived in Manila last year at Conference time and were aSSigned to the Chinese work.

For the first six months, we gave most of our time to the night-school, to the Thusrday night prayer-meetings, and Sunday services. But, at the mid-year meeting of the Finance Committee we were given permission to start a boarding-school for Chinese boys, the need of which was very apparent. An eight room house on Calle Real was rented and the school opened Oct. 1st with thirteen boys.

By the 1st of January, our number had increased to eighteen, "and the missionary family was living in two small rooms, Mr. Klinefelter's office having been changed into a dormitory for the

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boys. As we were to have more pupils after Chinese N ew Year, it became necessary to_find a larger house, which was difficult, since we did not feel able to pay such rents as were asked.

After much searching a house was found, which though old, was comfortable, and large enough to accommodate our work and the rent no more than we were already paying. To this place we moved in January, which is our present location.

During the year we have had three public receptions for Chinese each of which was well attended.

I have taught three months in the night school, and since the opening of the Boarding School I have had daily classes in Geography and sentence building, and have helped the pupils an hour and a half each evening with their lessons.

We have been blest with good health during the entire year, and our little daughter has had school and church privileges that few missionary children enjoy.

My calling among Chinese ladies has been very unsatisfac­tory; their lives are so secluded, that many places I dare not take our interpreter (who unfortunately happens to be a young man) along. They always seem pleased to have me call, and never fail to offer me refreshments, from a cup of rice-water to a glass of the best brandy. But each time I have gone, I have felt more and more the need of our learning the language of the people to whom we are sent, before we can expect to do real missionary work among them.

BLA.NCHE P A.LMER KLINEFELTER.

REPORT OF MRS. GOODELL.

After settling in'Malolos, I organized women s and children' S

classes in Pulloc and Calumpit. These classes maintained a fine attendance and great interest. .

By careful preparation, I have been able to conduct my clas­ses in Tagalog.

In Atlag, N arcissa Magiba has done a great work. The men objected to her preaching in the church, so she got the women together and preached to them. She took the children through the Catechism, but she and others asked me to come there too, which I did every Sunday p. m. that we were in Malolos. The chapel was usually full for the men insisted on coming also. I had the children's class first; then the large boys and men in Old Testament; and a lesson from St. Luke with the women, fol-

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lowing. They all came at the beginning and stayed until it was over. Too much cannot be said about N arcissa ~giba. She was

a leader and a worker. Once she told me, she had spent sixty­five years serving the Lord in a way He hadn't intended but now that she knew Him and had the light,. she wanted to give the rest of her life to serving Him in the right way. Being a strong and popular public speaker, she was invited to speak in many churches. Her business interest took her to Bataan Province and she preach­ed every where that Protestantism is known in that province. Her last illness, the result of fatigue from a trip into the moun­tains to preach to the N egritos, ended in her death in January 1906. Our members came from other towns and the large funeral testified to their love for her.

At Malolos I also had a class composed of our servants' children and their relatives. In July I organized a children s class in Hagonoy. One of the exhorters took charge of it until they finished the Catechism.

In September we were in Manil~ and San Fernando for the Bible Institutes. At San Fernando I had a class of women and one of boys. From there we went to Pulloc. The people gave us a two room nipa house in which we lived for a week.

This was a chance for class work with our people. I had a women's class, taught the Catechism to the children and a class for grown boys in Old Testament, each day. Here we saw real spiritual growth, especially among the women. From Pulloc we moved to Gatboca and did the same kind of work.

Later we went to Baliuag where I had a good class of girls. My class at Pulloc I left in charge of one of the most capable of the women, but before long the men wanted to come and now our exhorter, Augustin Samson, has the class every Sunday after­noon and both men and women attend with great interest and enthusiasm.

My children s class there I left with Pedro Fajardo, a boy of about 1 7 years. He also took the boy's class, It consisted of about eight boys but now Pedro has thirty members and nearly all are Catholic boys but they are interested in the Old Testament stories which I showed 'Pedro how to study and teach.

Although my physical strength has been little and I have not been able to do all that I wanted to, it has been a most delightful year of service close to. the people, and they have won my love and a place in my heart never to be forfeited.

FRANCES FURNAS GOODELL.

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REPORT OF MRS. JOHNSON.

Nov. 21, 1905 we "arrived in Manila. After a pleasant stay of about three weeks with brother and

sister Rader we went to our appointment in San Fernando Dec. 12. Exactly two weeks afterwards our darling little girl left us.

Though sorrowing and lonesome I have tried to pass the time in the Master's service. I have traveled much with Mr. Johnson taking our little organ. Wherever the organ is there is the crowd also.

Not the least of my duties is the entertaining of a constantly increasing number of women, some of whom visit our home every day Mrs. Brown was a messenger of God to them. About all of them ask me, with an eye glistening with a near by tear) "Sabian Ka Pastora Brown?"

About three hours a day I have given to the language. In addition to this I try to be the Pastora to the American people. I have a class of American women comprising all the women in the province with one exception, who meet once a week and study the Life of Christ. This work I consider of great importance.

I have tried to be helpful to our native women but because of the disadvantage of our interpreter I have not as yet attempted to teach them in regular class work.

In the near future I expect to have a class in English Bible for High School girls and women who understand English. We are very hopeful for the coming year. God has blessed us and has truly been a very present help in time of trouble. I would not forget to thank the sisters of the Mission for their sympathy and love toward us in our great affliction.

MRS. ROBERT JOHN SON.

REPORT OF MRS. TEETER.

The past year we have spent in Tarlac. After moving three times we are in a house purchased by the Mission.

Possibly the most promising of my work is the Sunday School.

There are classes in English-the High School students, in Pampanga and Tagalog.

My own class is of little folks who come to hear the story of a picture card given them to carry home if their parents do not object to them receiving it, as is sometimes the case.

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The class consists of from ten to tw~nty-some clean, some dirty, some friendly, some so afraid I dare not offer them a card, but must have the young lady assistant ~o it.

A High School boy and his sister come to the house each day, often twice a day, for a music lesson on the organ. I hope some day to have him able to play in ·church.

I play for the Sunday School, the morning and evening ser­vices, and for a Sunday afternoon meeting at the jail. Part'of ,the year we had a chorus class.

Next year we hope to train some young women in Deaconess work.

REPORT OF MRS. FARMER.

The past year has been more satisfactory than the preceding one in that I have seeemed to come closer to the heart of our people. The work among the children and young people has been carried on in two classes, one in the dialect on Friday afternoons and one on Sunday mornings in English. Many of the boys and girls have done good work in memorizing Bible'verses, besides the Ten Comandments, Apostles Creed and Lord's Prayer. Lesson Picture Rolls and Picture Text cards from the home-land have been a great help in these classes. Under my direction the wife of our native Evangelist started a children s meeting in an IlocanQ barrio and did good work for several weeks until family cares pre­vented her from continuing.

In July I began a weekly class for women for Bible study, prayer and song. We studied St. Luke. It was hard for most of the women to read, yet they were faithful and accomplished con­siderable. The most satisfactory result was that several learned to pray. At first they would prepare a prayer at home and read it from their paper in meeting. But later they came to understand that they could talk t~ God in prayer as to their Father.

During October a Bible Training Institute was held in Dagupan, for the women of the Nothern District. Seven women attended from out of town and the rest of the 20 women who were enrolled were day students from Dagupan and its barrios. Classes were held in the morning from 8 to 11 o'clock. The following was the daily program 8-8:30 devotions, 8:30-9:00 Catechism 9-9:45 Singing (Church hymns); 9:45-10:00 Physical exercise; 10-11 Bible Study in St. Luke. Mrs. Teeter was present during the month and took entire charge of the music. Mrs. Stuntz was with us one week and gave special Bible lessons in the afternoons on

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Prayer. During the last week Mrs. Lyons gave afternom lectures on the care and training of children, treatment of their most common diseases and the responsibilities of motherhood. The aim was to prepare the women as far as possible in the short time tq work among the women and children of their own local churches. They learned to tell the simple lessons of the Gospel, to sing thE' church hymns and to explain our simpler Catechism. These to­gether with the constant atmosphere of true spiritual living did much to help them to an understanding of the real Christian life. Until more W F M. S. workers are sent the Institute method seems to be the only way in which a married woman missionary can come into helpful contact with the distant members of our rapidly growing church.

Since the close of the school I have received letters from three of the women from our province; all three are holding regular classes for women and children.

In November I came to Manila where I remained until after our little daughter was born, returning to Dagupan January 1st. Since then I have not been able to resume much of my former work.

OLIVE OSBORN FARMER.

REPORT OF MRS. LYONS.

District Work. The Northern district is a new district, the organizations are

new. Missionary effort among the women is scarcely begun. In the four large provinces in this district the wives of the four missionaries are the only workers among the women. As yet there is no possible way to reach the women of distant towns and villages except thro the Filipino preachers, for the few Bible women who have come under our instruction are not yet prepared or free to go out a~ay from their homes, and each of the wives of the missionaries has a young child to mother which makes much travelling impossible. Not until we have a large body of trained Bible women can we hope to give any great help to the thousands of waiting women and children in this large northern field.

Within the year blanks were· prepared in the various dialects for the ladies to use among their voluntary workers.

This was not to stimulate ~ny rivalry among the Filipino women but to give them some idea of the kind of work they could do for their people and the church; for they have no reali­zation of the great need all about them.

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Western Pangasinan. This part of the field is newly opened. The women are loyal

to the Roman church, and in and around Lingayen, where our efforts have been largely confined, the women are given over to gambling.

Personal contact with these women and teaching them daily in spiritual things will eventually win them, There are some examples among them which give us great hope.

The first part of the year when I had a competent nurse for the babies I was able to open work in two new barrios and have five regular services a week.

There were no chapels, and the meetings were held in a house or yard of some interested person. These services have been largely attended by men and children. In one barrio while the neighbors would come in to the meeting, the owner of the house went away to gamble. I have not yet been able to get her to more than the first meeting. But that whole barrio is now asking for an organization and a chapel.

The most encouraging work has been a class in Old Testa­ment history for the High School students. There are sixty members; mostly young men, and an average attendanee of twenty five. These students are intensely interested and have a thirst for reading the Scriptures. They come from the different towns of the province and may be a great help in spreading the Gospel among their people.

Only four young women have consented to come in to the class. I sought to have an afternoon entirely for young women, but their promises to come were never fulfilled. This feminine side of our work will require patience.

N ow that we have a few exhorters they take care of four of the services thus giving me more time in the coming year for visitation. Out of twenty-two barrios around Lingayen, ranging from forty to 2500 inhabitants, I have been able to visit but four, and only in the one where we have an organization have I been able to enter the homes of the people-in all about sixty homes. The people all seem so glad to have the missionary come among them.

The opportunity among the children could not be greater. They are willing to go any where and be taught any thing. In a congregation of "sixty men and, women there are present sixty children. How we;n.eed some trained Filipina women to teach them. We are looking to our Institute for much help. Though a four week's training is, so inadequate. It is dificult to know

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which is needed more-evangelistic workers or those able to give lnedical aid, certainly the two ought to go together. The physi­cal ills must be .relieved before we can hope to minister to many souls.

Weare very grateful to the Health Department in Manila for medicines to be dispensed among the people. But one missionary can furnish very little medical aid to people visiting them once a quarter and sometimes once a year. Our voluntary workers need to know something of the simple remedies as well as the preven­tatives. In our Institute last October a week was given to teaching the women concerning the care of children, the treatment of common diseases and the training of the child. All the women in the class ask that these lessons be put into some permanent form, that they may refer to them in their work.

We need a literature for our women and children. We can get several desirable books translated into the various dialects, but we need money for publication, so far there is not one cent available. May there be friends raised up for this need.

We have every cause to be hopeful and thankful, and we do not cease to praise the Lord for the joy that comes as we see these people being lifted up and saved.

HARRIET EWERS LYONS.

REPORT OF JUBILEE COMMITTEE.

The committee in the work of the year has endeavored to awaken the spirit of Jubilee among our Filipino people, to teach them to give freely unto the Lord, and to quicken interest at home.

In accordance with this, curios have been collected from the members. Two large shipments were sent,-one to Mrs. W A. Brown, and one to Miss Ewers, sister of Mrs. Lyons. A full report has not been received, as the sales were not completed in time. We greatly appreciate their unrequited efforts. Cash receiv­ed from natives is P 194.35. The approimxate value of articles sent P 280.00. Efforts along spiritual lines have also received our attention, and a leaflet on the great need of medical work has been published for distribution in the States on Jubilee Day.

Jean Halstead Rader. Mrs. A. E. Chenoweth.

: HARRIET EWERS LYONS,

86 OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE

DEACONESS TRAININO- SCHOOL,

COURSE OF ST~OV.

First· Year.

Old Testalnent. New Testament-Life o.f Ckri~t. Catechism. -Methodist Discipline. English-Reading. Writing. Arithmetic. Regular weekly Sunday School lesson. Music.

Second Year.

Old Testatnent-New Testament-Life o.f Paul. Catechism. Methodist Discipline. English-Grammer. Geography. Arithmetic. Physiology and Hygiene. Weekly Sunday School lesson. Music.

Third Year.

Old Testament. New Testament-Epistles. Church History. United States History. English-Composition. ~. Physiology and Hygiene. • Weekly Sunday Sehoollesson .. Music. FieldWork.