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Turkish .Missio~sJ Aid Society FOR THE PROMOTION OF

EVANGELICAL MISSIONS

IN BIBLE LANDS.

"LOOK ON THE FIELDS."-.John iv., 35.

"TOWARD THE SUNRISING."-.Joshua xiii., 5.

"WE HAVE SEEN HIS STAR IN THE EAST, AND ARE COME TO

WORSHIP HIM."-J£att. ii., 2.

W~irt~=~eCOll~ Jltnnual PRESENTED AT THE

ANNUAL .MEETING,

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. .JUNE, I888.

OFFICE OF THE SOCIETY:

32, THE AVENUE, BEDFORD PARK, CHISWICK, LONDON.

'1888.

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ContrzbutJ01lS to th~ Soci~ty ma)' b~ 'sent either to th~ Society's Bankers, Messrs.

RANSOM, BOUVERIE & Co., No. I, Pall Mall East; or to Rev. T. W.

BROWN, D.D., 32, The Avenue, Bedford Park, Chiswick, London. Post OJlice

Orders should be made payable at CHARING CROSS POST OFFICE. If mon~y sent

is intended for a special object in a~y part of tlu Mission field, that should be

expressly mentioned.

PROPER FORM OF A BEQUEST OR LEGACY TO THE

SOCIETY.

I GIVE and bequeath to the Treasurer for the time being of "The Turkish

Missions' Aid Society" Pounds, free of Legacy .Duty, * for the

general purposes of the said Society, to be paid within calendar

mo~ths next after my death, exclusively out of such part of my Personal Estate

as by the Laws in force at my death may be bequeathed for charitable purposes,

and in priority of all other payments thereout, but to be subject to abatement

proportionately to other Legacies, in case my general Personal Estate shall

be insufficient for payment of them all in full. And I declare that the receipt

of the Treasurer for the time being of the said Society shall be an effectual

discharge for the said Legacy.

" " *

~ If so intended.

Devises ¢ Land, or mon~J' charged on land, or secured !,n mortgage of lands

and tenements, or to be laid out ill /ands or tenements, or to arise from the sale of

lands or tenements, or of debenturlS, are void; but money or stock may 6e given 6"

wzll, if not directed to be paid out of the produce of the sale of la",ds or tenements,

or of debentures, or to be laid out ill land.

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TUrkish,Nissio~s' Aid Society FOR THE PROMOTION OF

EVANGELICAL MISSIONS

IN BruLE LANDS.

"LOOK ON THE FIELDS."-Yohn iv., 35.

"TOWARD THE SUNRISING."-Yoshua xiii., 5.

"WE HAVE SEEN HIS STAR IN THE EAST, AND ARE COME TO

WORSHIP HI M. "-Matt. ii., 2.

PRESENTED AT THE

ANNUAL J.\([EETING,

YUNE, I888.

OFFICE OF THE SOCIETY:

32, THE AVENUE, BEDFORD PARK, CHISWICK, LONDON.

1888.

ANNUAL MEETING.

THE Annual Meeting of the Society was held in the Council Cha~ber, Exeter Hall, on Tuesday, June 5th, 1888.

The Earl of Aberdeen, President of the Society, 'occupied the chair.

Prayer was offered by the Rev. W. Wingate.

The Secretary read extracts from the Annual Report, and the Lord Kinnaird gave an abstract of the accounts for the year ending 31st March last. Lord Kinnaird then proposed, and the Rev. Dr. McEwan seconded, the following resolution :-

" That -the report now read be adopted, printed, and circulated; and that the following be the Executive Committee for the ensuing year, with power-to add to their number." (See page 4.)

Dr. J. P. Cochran, Medical Missionary at Oroomiah, described 1:he origin, history, and present position of evangelical work in Persia, especially among the Nestorians.

The Rev. Dr. Thomson, Agent of the British and Foreign Bible Society at Constantinople, spoke of Bible circulation among various nationalities in t~e East.

Miss Carrie Borden, Director of the Women's Board of Missions at Boston, craved leave to express her gratification in being present, and testified to the high value of the service rendered to Missions by the Turkish Missions' Aid Society.

The Meeting was closed with the Benediction.

OONSTITUTION AND MANAGEMENT.

I. The object of this Society is not to ongmate a new Mission, but to aid in the extension of Gospel work in Bible Lands, especially that carried on by the Americans.

2. Annual Subscribers of half-a-guinea and upwards shall be Members, and Donors of ten guineas shall be Life Members of the Society. All Donors of £50 or more, at one time, shall be designated Life Governors, and shall be entitled to deliberate and vote at all meetings of the Committee.

3. The affairs of the Society shall be conducted by a Presi­dent, Vice-Presidents, Treasurer, Secretary, and Committee.

4- The Committee shall be appointed at the Annual Meeting, and shall consist of persons connected with various Evangelical denominations. They shall meet as often as may b6 necessary, and every meeting shall commence with prayer.

5. The Committee shall have power to add to their number, and to fill up all vacancies ia. the official staff.

6. Before applying the funds to missionary purposes, the Committee shall make themselves cquainted with the objects for which help is sought; and contributions towards any specific object shall be directly applied to th€ same, agreeably to the will of the contributors. And it shall be competent to the Committee to make grants to ind-ividuals labouring in the Turkish Empire, provided that such l~bourers be under some recognised and responsib,le supervision.

7. The Ann1l:al Meeting shall be held in London, of which d»e notice shall be given, and at which the Report shall be read, together with an abstract of the accounts of the previous year.

8. No alteration shall be made in the foregoing ConstitutioJl, except at an Annual General Meeting, or at a General Meeting of Members called specially for that purpOie by at least twenty­one Members of the Society, six of whom shall be Members of the Committee.

LIST OF OFFICERS.

~te6t~ent.

THE RIGHT HaN. THE EARL OF ABERDEEN.

lI)ice:::~te6t~entg.

THE RIGHT HaN. LORD EBURY. SIR WILLIAM MUIR, K.C.S.I., LL.D., D.C.L.

'Ctteasurer. THE LORD KINNAIRD.

'llonorar)! aounctl. THE RIGHT HON. LORD BLANTYRE. THE HON. & REV.W. H. FREMANTLE. REV. HENRY ALLaN, D.D. REV. C. C. LAYARD. REV. W. ARTHUR. REV. J. STOUGHTON, D.D. R. C. L. BEVAN, ESQ. REV. W. ROBERTS.

15recuti\?e aommtttee. REV. W. BURTON ALEXANDER. JOHN CUNLIFFE, ESQ. REV. W. A. ESSERY. REV. D. FRASER, D.D. REV. J. GWYNNE JONES, D.D. THE LORD KINNAIRD. REV. H. S. PATERSON, M.D. T. GIBSON PLAFORD, ESQ. ARTHUR C. RAINEY, ESQ.

REV. W. RAITT, PH.D. D. H. SMALL, ESQ. REV. J. GOSSET TANNER, M.A. REV. R. TUTIN THOMAS. REV. W. TUBB. REV. ARTHUR WICKSON, LL.D. REV. W. WINGATE. REV. W. WRIGHT, B.A., D.D. REV. H. W. WEBB.PEPLOE, M.A.

Uo,th jJower to add to their number.

$ecteta~.

REV. T. W. BROWN, D.D.

lJankets. MESSRS. RANSOM, BOUVERIE & Co., I, Pall Mall East, Londoll.

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11fe Go"emors.

ALEXANDER, Sir J. Wallis, Bart. ALLIsoN, T. Faulkner, Esq., Louth ARTHINGTON, Robt., Esq., Leeds BAGSHAW, W. H. G., Esq. BEVAN, R. C. L., Esq. BLACKWOOD, Lady A. BOULT, W., Esq., Bristol BYLES, Mrs., Ipswich CUNLIFFE, J., Esq. DOUGLAS, James, Esq., Cavers ELLICE, W., Esq. FARRER, Miss G., Norfolk GELLIBRAND, Mrs., Chigwell HALLIBURTON, A. F., Esq. HAMILTON, F. A., Esq., London HUBBARD, W. E., Esq. JONES, Rev. Henry, M.A.

JUPE, Isaiah M" Esq., Mere MACFIE, R. A., Esq., Edinburgh MACKENZIE, F. H., Esq. MARSTON, Miss, London OAKLEY, Miss, Tan-y-bwlch PAGE, Miss Selfe, Malvern PATON, D., Esq., Alloa RAWLINSON, W., Esq., Taunton REEVE, Mrs., Ipswich RIDLEY, Robert, Esq., Hexham ROGERS, J., Esq., Ilfracombe SELLWOOD, Messrs. SOMERVILLE, W., Esq., Edinburgh START, W. W., Minehead WARNER, Thomas, Esq., Brighton WATSON, Mrs., Beirut WEBB, H., Esq.

lUfe .members.

Alcock,·W. N., Esq. Allan, R. N., Esq. Allen, Miss, Camden Town Allin, James, Esq., Brandon Anderson, Mrs., Torquay Bacon, J. P., Esq., London Balance, John, Esq., Clapton Barclay, J. Gurney, Esq. Baxter, Right Hon. W. E., Dundee Blackie, J., Esq., Jun., Edinburgh Itligh, The Hon. and Rev. E. V. B'owron, J., Esq., M.D., Brighton Brassey~ Mrs. Brodrick, Miss L. Broomfield, Mrs. E. Burton, Mrs., Alderley Edge Buxton, Lady Cavendish, Hon. R., Stoney Stratford Cheetham, Charles, Esq., Manchester Clark, H., Esq. Clarke, J. H., Esq. Clayton, Miss E. A. Crewdson, Miss, Manchester Crosfield, W., Esq., Liverpool Dale, T. B., Esq. Dalton, Rev. J. E., B.D., Seagrave Deverell, J., Esq.

Dixon, J., Esq. Du Pre, Miss L., York Gate Ebury, The Right Hon. Lord FenDing, Lieut.-Colonel, Brighton Forester, Lady M., Ventnor Forster, Mrs. James, Stamford Hill Foyster, Mrs., Launceston Frewin, Morton, Esq. Gascoyne, Rev. R., Bath George, F., Esq., London Gladstone, Dr., Kensington Glyde, W. E., Esq. Grant, W. W., Esq., Berwickshire Griffith, J., Esq. Hardcastle, E. Hart, Lady, Blackheath Hayhurst, Rev. Thos., Fram:e Hayward, W. P., Esq. Heywood, Mrs., Manchester HUlyard, Mrs., Bath Hooper, C., Esq. How, Miss Jackson, James, Esq. Joy, W. Glover, Esq., Leeds Lancaster, Rev. N. T. Lavers, W., Esq., Torquay Lawrence, General Sir Arthur

Lewis, Colonel, Dublin Lloyd, Mrs., Stockton Hall Lomas, T., Esq. Mackenzie, F. H., Esq., Gairloch,

Ross-shire Mackillop: G., Esq., Bath Wartin, I., Esq., Lincoln's Inn Martin, Lady, Tunbridge Wells McArthur, Sir W., London Millar, W., Esq., Hampstead Miller, White, Esq. Minasian, S. M., Esq. Monkton, Miss E. Muir, Sir W., K.C.S.!., LL.D., D.C.L. Mullings, I., Esq. Murphy, John, Esq., Dundalk Murray, Rev. A., Cape of Good Hope Nicholson, B., Esq., Annan Owden, I., Esq., Belfast Pakenham, Admiral Pannel, C., Esq., Hastings Peek, F., Esq. Peek, Wm., Esq. Peek, W., Esq., Blackrock Pepper, Miss H., Dublin Perry, W., Esq., Castle Comer Perry, Mrs. W., Castle Comer Pe~, Miss, Castle Comer Philip, Sydney, Esq., Tavistock Pidcock, G., Esq., Guernsey Playne, G. F., Esq., Nailsworth Powell, W., Esq., Mecklenburgh Sq.,

W.C. Prinn, Lady, Cheltenham Rawlings, E., Esq., Wimbledon

Common Red.mayne, Giles, Esq. Rich, Miss Julia, Margate

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RichardsoI\, F., Esq. Roberts, M5ss, Kendal Rogers, I., Esq., Blackheath Schroeder, Mrs. Shepherd, Miss, Cheadle Sinclair, F., Esq., Belfast Sinclair, J., Esq., Belfast Skinner, H., Esq. Smith, Abel, Esq., M.P. Southhouse, Rev. G. Spartali, M., Esq., London Sperling, Miss E., Halstead Stewart, John, Esq. Stone, T., Esq. Stuart, General Sutton, A., Esq. Swift, J'I Esq~ Teague, Rev. J. Kingswood, Bristol Thompson, Lieut.-General, India Thomson, Mrs. Gordon Timreus, Mrs., Bedford Todd, W., Esq., Dublin Tottingham, Miss]. M. Trowsdale, Mrs. Tucker, Miss Tuckett, Fred., Esq. Waldegrave-Leslie, Hon. G. Walters, Miss, Newcastle-on-Tyne WasteU, Mrs. Williams, Miss M. Wilson, G. 0., Esq., Belfast Wilson, R. M., Esq., Belfast Windeatt, John, Esq., Plymouth Wood, Mrs. H., Bath Wood, J., Esq., Brixton Hill Wood, Basil, Esq., Hampstead Woodhouse, A. G., Esq., London

CL~irl~-Seconb tlnnual ~el'orl.

WE are happy to be able to report a considerable improvement in the matter of funds. The total revenue for the year ending 31St March last, balance included, is £2,796. Retrenchment in working expenses has been carried out as far as possible, but the full effect of the changes made will not be realised till next year.

One outstanding and noteworthy circ.mstance in the home history of the year is the institution of the Adana Famine Fund. Early in the summer of 1887, tidings came from Adana, a considerable town in the province of Cilicia, to the effect that, in consequence of drought during the twelve months preceding, the expected crops of the usually fertile plain, south of Mount Taurus, had utterly failed, and if relief did not come from abroad many lives would be lost from famine. The claims of our common humanity, and the interest awakened by the remarkable success of the American missionaries in that very region, forbade indifference. The Committee resolved to take action, and, with their sanction, the Secretary appealed to the general public again and again for contributions towards the relief of the sufferers. The responS8, though hardly adequate to the requirements of the case, was very gratifying. A sum of £735 was received and duly transmitted to the scene of distress. This action of the Committee has been gratefully acknowledged by the almoners of the Relief Fund, as well as by the officials of the American Board, who did their utmost, and with great suc­cess, to call forth the liberality of the American people in the same cause. It may be mentioned that the past year has been remarkable for the occurrence of famine in divers places within the Turkish empire, occasioning deep distress, which was aggravated by the chronic poverty of the people at large. But your Committee thought it wise to confine attention to what was 'probably the most pronounced case of suffering. It is gratifying to think that many lives have been saved, while there is good reason to believe that many of those who had to pass through such a painful ordeal have been moved in spiritual concern to attend to the things that belong to their peace. "In their affliction they will seek Me early."

Very many of the subscribers to the Adana Famine Fund wert~ from outside the circle of the supporters of the Society. In every case their gifts were acknowledged in the pages of the STAR IN THE EAST, as well as privately. We hope that many

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of those who contributed so liberally for the relief of bodily want will become helpers in the great spiritual enterprise which contemplates the uplifting and enlightenment by the Gospel of the several nationalities within the Bible lands that have been for so many ages abiding in the darkness of ignorance, super­stition, and sin.

For, let us state explicitly once more the aim and operation of the Turkish Missions' Aid Society. It was originallyestab­lished, and still exists, for the purpose of a£d'l1zg in the 8van­gelisation of the lands of the Bible. Many missionaries from Great Britain and America, chiefly the latter, have taken up their places on that large and interesting field, and are more or less fully supported from home. But there is room for a Society like this, which advocates their cause, and steps in with a measure of help. With impartial hand, as becomes its catholic and unsectarian character, it assists both foreign and native workers in the East, only taking care that these latter are under some responsible supervision, in which the Committee have confidence. And testimonies are not wanting that our method of administering help is highly appreciated. When the American societies were crippled in their resources, during the disastrous civil war, this Society rendered valuable aid; for its supporters at that time, many of whom hav~ since "fallen asleep," were men of large ideas, and liberal givers. N ow that a new generation has arisen, and the rate of contribution for various reasons is much restricted, it is less able to help, but its ambition still is to reach as far as possible all parts of the vast area with the promotion of whose interests it has charged itself. We trust that this branch of the tree of Christian liberality will flourish again, and bring forth fruit that may abound to the account of the givers.

Engaging, as before, in a general survey of the mission field, in order to indicate what progress has been made during the past year, we are led to consider separately the North and the South. Drawing an imaginary line from the head of the Gulf of Alexandretta eastward, you have two regions, all over which the missionaries of the Cross are endeavo'Q.ring to lift up people of various races to the love and service of God. The popula-

. tions in these two regions differ in one respect. In the north, while Turkish is either the vernacular or acquired speech of all, the several races cultivate and cherish their mother tongue. This renders it necessary for the mission staff to circulate the Scriptures and other religious literature in a variety of languages-Greek, Bulgarian, Armenian, Syriac, as well as Turkish. And in the Bible House in Stamboulprovision is made for this. From· that central spot streams of bving water flow forth into all the regions around to fertilise and bless.

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On the other hand, the races of the south mainly speak one language, the Arabic. Accordingly, the Bible House at Beyrout is a great centre for the production of Arabic literature, which finds its way all over Syria, Palestine and Egypt. There may be other points of distinction between the north and the south springing out of the history of the Saracenic, and. afterwards, of the Turkish, conquest, but this of language is sufficiently marked, and will justify the classification which we have ventured to suggest.

Let it be borne in mind that in our review of the events of the year it will be impossible to indulge in great minuteness of detail. The facts on which our estimate of progress is based will be found recorded in the pages of the STAR IN THE EAST -the quarterly organ of the Society.

Beginning with the north, we shall arrange the countries in three groups: (I) Greece. European Turkey and Constantinople; (2) Turkey in Asia j (3) Persia.

Greece, Euro­pean Turkey,

and Constantinople.

THE Evangelical Church of Greece, represented by Dr. Kalopothakes, is small but lively. For some years back it has ceased to be in connection with the Southern Presbyterian .Church of America, and aims at being self-supporting. Its

two chief congregations are at Athens and Volo, while the Athens Church maintains a mission at the Piraeus. Dr. K., who is agent for the Bible Society, spends much of his time in evangelistic work over the country, and in the preparation of book and tract literature. The Greeks at home are intellectual and clever, but, speaking generally, are sunk in formalism and spiritual death. The Gospel is still" foolishness" to them. Dreams of a great political future preoccupy their mind, to the exclusion of personal concern for the salvation of the soul.

In Macedonz'a and Albanz'a there is a little stirring of the waters. Salonica, the chief town of Macedonia, is central for Jewish and Greek work, and the new railway, just opened, will contribute to progress in evangelising. The Rev. T. R. Sampson, whom we assist this year, is labouring hopefully there. " .t)..mong the Albanians (says Dr. Thomson) there is decided progress, both in the reception of Divine truth, and in the::: cultivation of their own vernacular, which we regard as an essential condition to their national evangelisation." Mr. Kyrias, who will be remembered as having been ransomed from brigands at considerable cost, is pursuing his way among his countrymen as colporteur and preacher of the Gospel, and meets with much encouragement; while his brother, a young man of great promise, is preparing for entrance on the same work:

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As for the Bulg-arians, who occupy so large a portion of the Balkan Peninsula, the steadiness with which they hold on their political way finds its parallel in the quiet progress of the evang&lical work carried on in their midst by the missionaries of the American Board. Here we avail ourselves of a brief abstract by a recent traveller, ~o rightly connects the intellectlia l and religious movement among the people with Robert College, on the Bosphorus :-

This college for students of all countries, of which American, ex-Missionaries are the masters and professors, grew out of a smaller American missionary effort at Bebek, close by, The Bulgarians, thirsting for education for their sons, have used it largely, and it has become a kind of parent educational movement for that State. When Bulgaria gained the opportunity of to some extent governing herself, she largely availed herself of her sons educated at Robert College to fill positions, from that of the humblest schoolmaster to the ministers of state.

While some of those thus employed are decided Christians, all have at least a head knowledge of Protestant evangelical teaching, and the result for Bulgaria is so far of the happiest kind.

It is no longer possible for a population thus taught and led to be satisfied with the narrow sacerdotal formalism of the Greek Church. Hence it is that the Greek priests greatly favour Russian influence, hoping that by its means evan,gelical teaching may be held in check, and that the Bulgarian Church may remain in close alliance, as to government and as to non-teaching, with the Russo-Gre~k Church.

There are also good American missionaries settled in Philippopolis, who love the Bulgarian people, and have suffered with them in their cruel wrongs, in some cases having only escaped the sword of the Turkish troops through the intervention of Mussulmans of importance, who had been the neighbours of these missionaries, and had learned to respect and love them.

From this centre of Philippopolis they Vlsit the small towns and villa~es of Southern Bulgaria, where, in almost every case, they have placed a natIve Bible woman, who is welcomed by the peasant population. Some of these native Bible women are ardent and efficient Christian workers.

Mr. ~d Mrs. Tonjoroff have also still their mission at Philippopolis, and, together with the American missionaries, have established classes of men, and mothers' meetings there. These latter are held by turn mainly in the houses of the Bulgarian Christians. Mr. Tonjoroff's Sunday services are well attended, often quite crowded. M~t:l.Y of the, officers in the Bulgarian army go to listen to ~he sermons preached tliere, because of the interest attached to any public utterance, a sermon being a thing unknown in their own church.

There is a seminary for young women at Samokov, under the Balkan ran,ge, and its students become the teachers of the elementary schools throughout the whole of the Balkan Peninsula. Many of these are earnestly seeking the spiritual good of their children.

There was a great rush for education generally after Ithe securing of partial independence, and High Schools for boyS and girls were rapidly established, where the course of teaching includes classics, mathematics, physics, drawing from models, languages, &c. j but alter a time the intensely practical bent of the Bulgarian mind demanded some more immediate~y remunerative knowledge for their childfen, and Industrial Schools I\.re now springing up everywhere.

It is proper to add that at the apex of the educational apparatus in the Bulgarian Mission is a theological institution for the training of students for the ministry. This is situated

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at Samokov. With the approval of his colleagues, Dr. Kingsbury has recently established an industrial department, of the succe~s of which high hopes are entertained. "Students who have but little money caB, by helping out that little with remunerative work, carry themselves through the school year, sometimes, it is true, with difficulty, but always with self­respect. The students, during the hours of work, form a busy and interesting sight." The number of students has naarly doubled within a few years, which shows an increasing appreciation of the work which the missionaries are trying to do.

In Consta1ztz'nople every branch of missionary work previously mentioned continues to prosper. From the Bible House outwards the city is a hive of industry; and the Union Church at Pera, under the able ministry of the Rev. Mr. Henderson, serves as a rallying point for the evangelism of the British residents. We single out for mention one branch of educational enterprise, because it was not referred to last year. This is in the district of Stamboul, called Gedik Pasha, and is under the charge of Mrs. Newell and Miss Twichell. There is a Sabbath school in close connection with the work. The Secretary visited that school a year ago, and was struck with the thoroughness and efficiency of the teaching. One Bible clas~ of adults was specially interesting, on account· of the readiness with which the members replied to his questions. Weare sending a small sum for the purchase of maps.

The following letter, from the pen of the Rev. Robert Thomson, of the Bible House, throws light on the policy of the Moslem authorities, and so far explains the fact that recently conversions to Islam have been somewhat frequent:-

The Leva1lt Herald of this city, in its issue of the 7th inst., published a lengthy letter to which it ri~htly called special attention as of peculiar interest. The letter is from the Shelkh-ul-Islam (next after the Sultan, the chief func­tionary of the Mohammedan religion), and is addressed to M. S., a German subject, in reply to a communication from him asking permission to embrace Islamism.

The Editor of the Levant Herald prefaced the letter with the remark that, at a time when conversions to Islamism have become very frequent, this clear setting forth of the precepts of the Mussulman religion is of the liveliest interest. I think it will be generally felt that the letter fully justifies this remark; and those who are engaged in spreading Christianity in the East in its evangelical simplicity cannot fail to find particular interest in those passages of the letter in which the Sheikh-ul-Islam emphasises the absence of formalities in the Mohammedan religion, and the non-sacerdotal character of its cLergy. It is not necessary her.e to enquire what justification there is for the Sheikh's claim tha~ there are no formalities in connection with Moham­medanism i in regard to that there may be differences of opinion. Nor is it necessary to do more than mention that, although he cites baptism on the one hand, he is silent regarding circumcision on the other. The interest lies in the fact that the Sheikh of to-day, judging from the Christianity that he knows in the East, still makes the claim in favour of his religion that was made at its founding,-that it knows nothing of the formalities and of the sacerdotalism of Christianity. In other words, as we should put it, Islamism is a protest against corrupt Christianity.

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It is impossible to tell what part, if any, religious conviction, and what part personal interest, have played 1D the numerous secessions from Christianity to Mohammedanism that have recently been reported. But if dissatisfaction with the formalism and corruption of Eastern Christianity-if inability to reach the Fn of truth through the husk under which it is concealed-has had anything to do with the secessions, there is surely in this a renewed call to the preachers of the truth in its simplicity, and an encouragement to them to come to the rescue of the East, and to make known a pure, non-sacerdotal Christianity. Obviously, too, were such a Christianity to become prevalent in the East, it would so nearly coincide with the views of Mohammedans as set forth in this letter of the Sheikh-ul-Islam, that it might be expected to make great progress among them. Indeed, the spread of Evangelical Christianity in the Turkish Empire, comparatively limited as it is, must be accepted as the explanation of the determined hostility which the Turkish Government has been shewing of late towards every branch of the Bible and Mission work carried on in this land. Mohammedans have found nothing to object to in Christianity so preached and practised; they have enquired further, and in many cases they have been convinced. And so, as they learn the power of evangelical truth upon their own people, the Government have been alarmed into opposition. .

I give only those portions of the Sheikh's letter which express the ~entiments that I have quoted :-

. ." We must always remind you that your conversion to Islamism does not depend on our consent; for Islamism does not allow of any intermediaries, such as the clergy, between God and His worshippers. So far as we are con­cerned, our duty consists only in giving to the people religious instruction, and in teaching them what they do not know. Consequently, conversion to Islamism requires no religious formality, .and depends on the permission of no one; to obtain it, it is sufficient to believe and to proclaim the belief. . . •

" All this appears very strange to people accustomed to sacerdotal reginu; and that is why we shall give you certain points of instruction. When a Christian child IS born, in order to become a member of the (societe) church it must be baptised bya/riest clothed in his official vestments in the character of an ecclesiastic; an when he grows up, in order to contract marriage he must again have recourse to the priest; to pray, he must betake himself to the church and there find the priest; to obtain remission of his sins, he must con­fess them to the priest; and finally, at his death he needs the priest to bury him.

" In the Mussulman religion, as clergy do not exist, there is no occasion for such duties. When a child is born Mussulman, its father or the chief of the family gives it a name. When a man and a woman wish to contract marriage, they, or their representatives, themselves engage themselves in the presence of two witnesses: the contracting parties are only those interested, and no others than they can interfere in the contract, or associate themselves with it. A Mussulman prays, quite by himself, anywhere and everywhere at his con­venience; and in order to merit (SIC) the remission of his sins, he implores God directly: he does not <;onfess them to anyone else, and he ought not to do so. At his death, the Mussulman inhabitants of his quarter, or of his town, are obliged to put him in a coffin and to bury him. Any and every Mussul. man may discharge this duty; and the presence of a religious dignitary is not necessary.

"In one word, in all the acts of religion, there is no intermediary whatever between God and His worshippers." . • . •

CROSSING the Bosphorus, we enter on the vast T~rkey in Asia. area occupied by the American Board, and deno­

minated Turkey proper (for the Turks have no business in Europe). There are minor agencies not under

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their control, but the bulk of the evangelistic and educational work is carried on by missionaries from the United States. It was originally a mission to the Armenians, but Greeks, Turks, and Koords have come in for attention, and the converts are all one in Christ Jesus.

For the sake of convenience, the missionaries have divided the field into Western, Eastern, and Central Turkey, and we shall allude to them in that order.

But before specifying missionary facts, let us indicate some features of the experience of the subject races that ought to be taken into account in forming an estimate of the success of the Gospel among them. One is the grievous oppression often practised by the official Turks, especially in the exaction of taxes. Take the testimony of a lady missionary in Cilicia: "The Government has pretended to help, but how? They give a man 50 lbs. of flour for food, and demand 100 lbs. back for tax. In the ..mountains at Gurmuza and Tashji fearful cruelty is practised on those who cannot pay taxes. On our way to Hadjin we met fifteen men driving a cow to Feke to give her over towards their taxes. They had nothing more to give. Some of them firmly expected to occupy a prison vault for an indefinite length of time, if the cow would not pay all the debt."

The common people are in a chronic state of poverty, and a feeling of sadness prevails, produced by uncertainty as to their future. Says another lady: "I have heard of poverty, and imagined it, but never before have I known how it can cloud the life of a people. It takes the spirit out of a man. Of course there are degrees, but all seem alike in this-they eat to-day what they have, and if they have nothing to eat on the morrow, they suffer. It seems to be impossible for most house­holds to accumulate, and the little that the majority live on is pitiable. If the supply were a little less. they must starve." As 'already remarked, this last year has been characterised by wide­spread famine. Under the distress thus caused the people have not only suffered at the time, but in many cases the liabilities incurred through borrowing will hang like a millstone round their neck for years. Such are the outward conditions of the, case. In spite of all that,' and notwithstanding the con­sciousness that the authorities view missionary effort with suspicion and dislike, the Gospel "is making way, and in that whole region the steady march of evangelical religion fills the hearts of the labourers with hope for the future of the Bible Lands.

Now for tokens of progress in Western Turkey. Anatolia College, which takes its name from the province, is situated at Marsovan, 60 miles from the Black Sea, and is a development' of educational work which had long been under

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the care of the missionaries at that centre. This institution seems to meet a felt want, and will complete the chain of light centres required for the higher education of intelligent youth in Turkey. A great effort will be made this year on behalf of the endowment fund, and from a paper about to be issued, we make the following extracts :-" It has now the sympathy and patronage of Armenians and Greeks, as well as Protestants, from the Marmora to the Russian border, and from the Black Sea to the Taurus mountains, and it is beginning to win favour, and will soon win patrons, from the Moslem races. It is already proving a stimulus and a guide to educational enter­prise. The certain influence of the College upon the advance­ment of a Christian civilisation in Asia Minor i upon the harmonious relation of races i upon the diffusion of the best language and literature in existence; upon the spread of western ideas, unhampered by political or ecclesiastical complications i and upon the increase of western commerce, will be almost incalculably great.n

One feature of missionary service which calls for remark is the necessity for visiting out-stations, which are sometimes situated at an enormous distance from the centre. In some of the more extensive districts it" is not unusual to have to travel 150 or 200 miles for this purpose. The fostering care of the missionary may be urgently needed, and his wisdom is often called for in the adjustment of local affairs. In the prosecution of such work severe hardships have sometimes to be endured, but they are gladly suemitted to. During the last year we have had occasion to know something of the "touring" that has gone forward, and our impression as to its utility and value has been strongly confirmed.

We cannot do better than quote the account of an evange­listic tour by Dr. Constantine, of Smyrna, furnished to us by Miss Grimston, of "The Rest." Dr. Constantine has been in charge of the Greek work in and around Smyrna for some time back, and he is the chief promoter of the Greek Evangelical Alliance:-

o.n the south-eastern shores of the Black Sea is the little town of Ordoo, which, in the beginning of February last, was visited by the Rev. George Constantine, of Smyrna. The town consists of about 1,500 houses, the larger proportion of the inhabitants being Greeks. A boys' school has "been for some time in existence, and a female teacher was recently sent there by the Greek Evangelical Alliance, of Smyrna, to open one for glrlS. Dr. Constantine arrived late at night, and thoug. unexpected, received a most hearty welcome, and arrangements were soon made for him to hold a meeting every night, and to preach three times on Sunday, so that during a stay of thirteen Clays, he preached eighteen times to full audiences of from 200. to 500. The interest displayed was intense, accompanied by conviction and conversion, and' some backsliders were induced to return to God. Many stayed to the after-meetings; and one morning from thirty to forty peol!le visited Dr. Constantine in his room, and the leader of the party was so 'impressed that he afterwards went through the streetlt shouting, U We are all undone."

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Three years ago only one woman had dared to attend the meetings, but now numbers came, and one meeting was held for women only. The married women carry spelling books in their pockets, so anxious are they to learn to read the Word of Life.

The whole town became interested, groups of two or three might be seen talking things over in the market-place, and one man said that it reminded him of the time of the Russo-Turkish war, when they used to discuss the approach of the Russians.

Five members of the Greek Orthodox Church signed a petition inviting Dr. Constantine to preach in their schoolroom, from the neighbourhood of which they had, some time ago, tried to stone away a Protestant family. Here a large crowd collected, both inside and outside, reminding one of the scene in Mark ii. 2.

The town of Ordoo is connected with ten or twelve villages where there is a great deal of awakening, in fact, all along the coast the people are hungering­for the Bread of Life. From one town it is reported that about thirty people meet to study the Bible, led by a man who, in a drunken fit some time ago, tried to stab a colporteur in a cafe because he refused to treat him to drink. Next day, feeling repentant, he bought a Bible, and so the interest spread.

Up to this, the schoolmaster in Ordoo is the preacher, but in answer to an appeal to the Greek Alliance, an efficient pastor has just been sent there, and it is hoped that the work will extend further.

The next place visited by Dr. Constantine was the inland village of Sardovan, containing about 300 houses. This place is not easily reached, as some of the journey has to be made in springless waggons, part of the time drawn by buffaloes, and over ditches and streams, and along the shores of a lake, where at times the water almost comes into the waggon. Sardovan is a very simple place without even a market, the people being chiefly farmers and shepherds. There are no such things as tables and chairs, all sit on mats on the floor, and eat out of one big dish .. But here, too, is the same love for God's word; though reading with difficulty, whole nights are some­times spent over the Bible, comparing Scripture with Scripture. A farmer is the teacher, and a shepherd the preacher, but God has blessed, and there are now fourteen families confessing Christ. Preaching is carried on every Sunday in winter, in a silkworm shed, which durin~ the week serves for a schoolhouse; in summer both are held in the open aIr.

Although it rained all the time of Dr. Constantine's visit, his meetings were attended by from 150 to 300 people; he had besides personal talks, and visited many families. He also had a Communion Service; for which he examined fourteen candidates-ten women and four men. One of the four men had,been the terror of the village, and his wife (who was one of the ten women) was 'Sometimes found nearly beaten to death. A very little woman, she, however, at last won her terrible husband, and now they together partook, for the first time, of the emblems of a Saviour's dying love. One shepherd, when asked if he trusted Christ, replied, " I will trust Him though He send me to hell; but I know He won't."

Many other instances might be given, but the above are enough to show how deep is the interest for the truth in the hearts of these simple people, whose influence is felt in neighbouring villages. In many.places in Asia Minor the same opening for Cliristian work is to be found, and as we lift up our eyes and look on the fields we see how: white they are ; but where are the reapers? " Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest that He will send forth labourers into His harvest."

Another very extensive district comprehends Cappadocia, Pontus, and Galatia. The chief station is Cresarea, and Dr. Farnsworth, an experienced missionary, who has been nearly forty years on the field, has given assiduous ;lttention to the formation or building-up of churches remote from the centre.

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Dr. Farnsworth was present at our last annual meeting, and on his return to Cresarea he sent his impressions after eleven months' absence. He says that in nearly all parts of the educational and evangelistic work throughout this large field there has been decided and substantial progress. This has been made in the face of pinching poverty, and in the fear of actual famine. On the very day of his arrival his fellow-workers were meeting for their sixth general conference. Some thirty­five different cities, towns, and villages were represented in this conference. The reports presented were very encouraging; more so than in any previous year.

But it is time to turn to Eastern Turkey. The Harjoot field is very extensive, embracing 118 out­

stations, which involve a vast amount of active work and careful superintendence. Being also the seat of the Euphrates College, Harpoot i.s an important centre, telling powerfully on the district around through the preachers and teachers who go· forth into all quarters. As a quiet picture of the sort of service expected of missionaries at stations remote from the centre, we give the following from the narrative of a tour by the Rev. J. K. Browne. The scene is Argani, 192 miles from Harpoot :

Just at dusk on Saturday night we made our way with difficulty into this strange town, which seems to be clinging, as it were, to an almost perpendiCUlar cliff. We had a royal welcome from preacher, teacher, and brethren. At sunrise on the Lord's day was the prayer meeting; at 10 a.m. a church meeting and women's meeting at the same time; at noon a meeting with the young men; at 3 p.m. came the preaching service, and in the evening a prayer and praise service. All were fully attended, and we have never had before so thoroughly enjoyable a Sabbath here. To-day, while Misses Seymour and Bush have been lainfully climbing up and down these precipitous streets, carrying cheer an blessing to the wretched, poverty-stricken homes, with rare love and devotion, exemplifying practical Christianity, I have remained in comfort at home, hearing the earnest pleas of the brethren and examining their plans for enlarging their present chapel, now overcrowded. So deeply do the needs of the work move them, that for enlar~ement, so that they can have a commodious chapel, schoolroom, and preacher s rooms in one, they courageously propose to raise of tpe estimated cost, two hundred and twenty dollars, at least one half. How they are to do this is a mystery,yet confident they will, I gladly promise our help to the same amount.

Mardz'n is the most distant part of the field, adjoining the Koord country and Persia. Here also "touring" is largely necessary, for the purpose of breaking fresh ground, as well as encouraging isolated flocks. The account of such a tour by the Rev. C. F. Gates is full of interest, but our failing space will not admit of quotation. The report of the American Board for last year says: "The question what to do with Mosul, the ancient Nineveh, still awaits solution." But the question has now been settled. It will be remembered that Mosul was once a station of the American Board :-

The climate proved to be unfavourablo as a missionary residence, especially

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in the summer, so the station was transferred to Mardin, and Mosul became an out-station. Several branches of the Oriental churches are found there, and for one or two hundred years it has been a stronghold of the Papacy. These influences have been too difficult to reach and overcome with the missionary force 160 miles away; so it has been decided to again occupy Mosul as a winter station, one of the families from Mardin spending the winter there. The friend.s at Mardin even propose to make it a permanent station.

A word about Central Turkey. It is gratifying to learn that all over that region the ordeal of

suffering from famine has been overruled for the furtherance of the Gospel, and that many have been brought to the Lord. A revived interest in Divine things is manifest. The presence of 1,000 people at a week-day prayer meeting is a fact of much significance, and the missionaries are filled with hope and courage. Out of the darkness and gloom of last year a happier .state of things has already begun to emerge.

The one spot of commanding interest in Central Turkey at present is Zeitoon. In our last report attention was drawn to it as having been the scene of a remarkable awakening. Since then a great calamity has overtaken the place. 0 n the 9th August last, Zeitoon wa!' burned to the ground, and the distress -of the population thus rendered houseless was truly heartrend­ing. The Rev. Henry Marden, of Marash, has taken a special interest in promoting the temporal and spiritual welfare of the inhabitants, and the following notanda from his pen will give a correct impression of how the matter now stands :-

An agent of the Armenian Patri:trch at Constantinople has brought to Zeitoon more than a thousand pounds, which he is now distributing in sums of from one to four liras. The Turkish Government, notwithstanding all the trouble it has experienced from the Zeitoon people, is now doing nobly for them. In addition to providing- e\'ery facility for rebuilding the town, it has ,distributed in cash the sum of two dollars to every man, woman, and child among the fire sufferers, and has given also to some extent both flour and timber. With the help from these various sources, the poor people have with one accord risen to rebuild their ruined homes. The many acres of ash-heaps and blackened walls swarm with workmen like a hive of bees. They are .$training every nerve to complete their houses before the winter rains.

On Saturday, when dark clouds gathered on the mountains, the men sprang to their work like hay-makers before a shower, and even when the rain fell they kept right on as usual. Sunday was bright and clear, yet, as we went up through the city to our place of prayer, every shovel and hammer was silent. The solemn stillness of the Sabbath in these peculiar circumstances was very impressive. '

We held our Protestant services in the rooms of the parsonage. A few -evenings a~o a delegation of Armenians came to me with a petition signed by forty heads of families begging to be enrolled as Protestants, This is the first instalment of the large number of Armenians who have become leavened with the truth, and for a long time have seemed just ready to cross the line that separates the old Church from ours. I t is of little moment that dissatis­faction with the relief measures of the Armenians was probably the immediate ·cause of this movement. The men themselves maintain that they ha,'e long waited for a convenient opportunity to come over in a body, and now they say :that day has come. They ask no favours, and seem to expect none. They

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know well that a large proportion of the relief funds from Protestant sources was given to Armenians because of the greater number of their poor. They express their conviction that the truth is with Protestantism, and not with the old Church. Yesterday nearly a hundred men of this class came to our preaching service, and declared that they have permanently cast in their lot with us, and that hundreds more stand ready to join them.

The names of families on the petition have increased to sixty-five, represent­ing at least three hundred individuals. They have made up this list wholly themselves, and are adding names every day.

'Ve rejoice with trembling while we extend a cordial welcome to these new men, and carefully explain to them the essential principles of evangelical faith: I trust that God's hand is in this movement, and that it is the firstfruits of an abundant harvest. Surely the fields are all white.

THE work of the Wester11 Persian mission Persia. (Oroomiah, Salmas, Tabriz and part of Koordi-

stan) is mainly among the Nestorians, a Syrian race, while that of the Eastern mission (Teheran and Ramadan) is carried on among Armenians and Mohammedans. The former is of long standing, dating back to 1836, and the results are delightful and satisfactory. Frequent revivals attest the approbation, and have secured the blessing, of ciod. By His providential ordering, moreover, influential friends have been raised up. The Crown Prince, who is governor of Tabriz, has a.ppointed Dr. Holmes his physician, at a large salary, and has again and again rendered the mission valuable service. The Eastern Mission is of much more recent origin, but the workers are zealous and active, and are making way. They require to be very prudent, however, in dealing with Mohammedans.

" The last two years have witnessed much spiritual progress in Persia. At the annual meeting of the West Persian Mission, held last autumn, it WAS found that a larger number of persons had been received into the church, during the year under review, than in any former year. At the meeting of Presby­tery in the spring previous, one of the native pastors called attention to the fact that as many converts had been won during the winter, then just past, as in all the first quarter of a century of the mission's history, though in those years there were some most memorable revivals."

The subjoined items of intelligence will interest many. Miss Van Duzee writes, regarding Moslem women :-

During the entire year there has been a Sunday Bible-class and Fridayafter­noon prayer-meeting for Moslem women. The class was open to all, and the attendance from five to ten. It has been encouraging to meet the same ones from week to week, and to know that they came because they wished to learn, and. not from mere curiosity. The prayer-meeting has been only for those who have become Christians, that they might be free to talk and pray without fear. In the -beginning there were only three women to come, but now there are two others whose h.usbands are church members, and who are themselves so far interested that the Christian sisters feel no reserve in their presence, and still another who hopes that. she has been converted. Her husband was baptized, and she came several times to talk with the wife of our Mirza, who is

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a very earnest Christian, and once they spent most of the night in prayer and discussion, but she could not be quite certain that her own faith was wrong. During the week of prayer, in 1887, she requested that they might spend another night in the same manner, so she and two other women met with this Christian sister in one house, while their husbands, all of whom were Christians, met in another house and passed the night in prayer. God heard their prayers, and that night she renounced her faith in Mohammed. Since then she has seemed to be a growing Christian, and is asking for baptism.

OUf last piece of news is fresh, and full of interest. It describes a new arrangement for co-operation between the missionaries of the American Board in Eastern Turkey, and those of the Presbyterian Board in Persia.

The work among the Nestorians living in Koordistan has long been considered unsatisfactory, owing to their peculiarly inaccessible position. The high snow· covered passes between them and Oroomiah makes touring from the latter point possible only during a few summer months. Native helpers, teachers, and colporteurs are sent constantly from Oroomiah, but the work suffers for the want of the presence of a missionary. More than once efforts have been made to start a station in the mountains, but nothing permanent has been accomplished, either from the difficulty of finding a proper location, even if a missionary could be spared from the Oroomiah force, or hindrances have arisen through opposition or other causes. The missionaries of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in Eastern Turkey have been in the habit of making occasional tours among the Nestorians living near the Tigris and Euphrates, and in the southern moun­tains of Koordistan. For some years the practicability of forming a joint station has been considered, and two years ago a delegate was sent from the Persian Mission to the annual meeting of the Eastern Turkey Mission, held at Van, to discuss this question. It was decided, with the consent of the Boards, to open a station among the N estorians, to be occupied by two families, one from each Board-the headquarters being in Mosul during the winter months, and for the summer in Tkhooma. In this way, being south of the highest ranges, work could be carried on more conveniently at all seasons of the year. In March, 1888, Messrs. Coan and McDowell started for a three months' tour in the mountains, and they expect to commence the buildings for the summer station.

IN what remains of this Report we propose to Syria, Palestine direct attention to the southern part of the field,

and Egypt. which embraces North Syria, Syria proper, Palestine, and Egypt. But we must, perforce,

be brief. From North Syrz'a and the valley of the Orontes, occupied

by the Reformed Presbyterian Church of the United States, we learn that the embargo laid on scho.ols by the Government has been partially relaxed. The word of God is not bound, and human proclamations cannot impair its efficiency. Here is the testimony of a native: "If we compare the present condition of the N usairyeh with their condition twenty years ago, we see a very great difference. '}:'hen they cared nothing for knowledge, and did not wish to see a teacher in their midst. Now they are very anxious, and are always pleading for schools, and they will come and listen to an evangelist or teacher with marked attention."

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From Beyrout, the great centre for Syria proper and the Lebanon range, we have a valuable paper of statistics, from which we make the following extracts :-Under the head of "evangelistic and general educational work," we learn that 104

persons were added to the church by profession during the year; and that there are nearly 4,000 Sabbath scholars, and I ,500 church members. Further, in the Syrian Protestant College there are I 75 students, and the whole number of pupils in the schools of the American Mission is 5,391. The facts connected with the Bible House are these :-Volumes printed during the year, 57,000 ; pages printed, 20 millions; Scriptures distributed, 21,484 j copies of publications of all kinds, 284,45°. This record of work speaks of continuous devoted labour and of decided progress. Letters from the labourers are equally hopeful. The schools are hives of industry j teachers and scholars alike are busy bees, gathering honey all the day from the opening flowers of the Divine Word. Lebanon is already a fruitful field.

From Palesizlze our only direct intelligence is the report of Miss Walker-Arnott's school in Jaffa j and that is very much a record of steady Christian work, varied only by such incidents as the visits of travellers, and the occasional marriage of one or other of the pupils.

We recall, with deep thankfulness, indications of spiritual blessing. On one occasion, especially, a visit from an earnest Swedish evangelist was much blessed, and I trust it was the means of stirring up many, and deepening the work begun in some hearts. Yet J think I never realised more keenly than I did this last year what a deeply solemn and anxious matter it is to watch over those in whom there is reason to hope a new life has begun. What wisdom, faith, love, patience, are needed! There is a sad want of depth in the native character-a great lack of tenderness of conscience, and an alarming tendency to think lightly of sin. One trembles to think how easily they yield to temptation, till one often is led to doubt whether any good work is begun in them at alL Yet amidst the many painful discouragements, there were also frequent cheering evidences of the working of God's Spirit in the hearts and lives of some; and the marked attention and thoughtfulness often manifested in the the Bible-classes gave much hope.

The American Mission in Egypt holds on its way. Dr. Lansing writes: "There are at present some special signs of blessing in different places, and we are praying for a great revival." That is the right attitude for every Christian church. The droppings of a heavenly shower encourage us 'to ask for more, and He will be enquired of by the House of Israel to do it for them .. Dr. Lansing has supplied a paper of facts which is very suggestive. It is a record of happy progress. The number of ordained missionaries has increased froqI seven, in 1865, to eleven, in 1887 ; unmarried female missionaries, from

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three to ten; native pastors, in ten years, from one to ten; native licentiates, from three to seven; organised congregations, one to twenty-four; stations occupied, five to eighty-five; communicants, 79 to 2,307; average Sabbath attendance, 125 to 4,747; pupils in Sabbath schools, 236 to 4,338 ; number of schools, five to eighty-two; pupils in schools, 315 to 5,601 ; books distributed, 5,506 to 33,609; total paid by natives, £55 0 to £5,450.

It gives us pleasure to print in this Report a letter which the secretary recently received from the Rev. Dr. Clark, th~ venerable secretary of the American Board :-

"DEAR MR. BRowN,-I have just been looking over The Star in the East for April, and have been much pleased with the careful manner in which this pamphlet is gotten up. It contains much valuable information, such as I am sure will be of interest to the public in England, and will be helpful to you in the securing of funds for the enlargement and prosecution of your work. I notice with special satisfaction the amount you have raised by way of famine relief. You have doubtless seen in the Missionary Herald that quite a large sum has been raised here. It is one of the delightful proofs of a large Christian interest, world-wide in its scope, that prompts to such generous contributions for those who can make no return. I trust your funds are coming in well, and that J may soon see a record of work accomplbhed the past year, with larger returns to your treasury.

" With Christian regards,

"Very sincerely yours,

"N. G. CLARK. "Rev. T. W. Brown, Secretary."

N ow we conclude with a few brief words. First, we ascribe all praise to God, as is most due, for creating in us a warm interest in these dear old Lands of the Bible, and for the measure of financial success with which He has blessed us during the past year. While so many societies have had to report a deficit, we are able to speak of increase. We hope it is the turning of the tide. Second, our purpose is to push forward on the same lines as hitherto, curtailing home expenses as far as pos::ible, and making widely known the glorious news of Gospel progress all over the ancient world. Our motto is-The Bible for the Bible Lands; a Divine-Human Saviour for the

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sunken masses of the East; Salvation by grace (not by sacraments) for all! Third, will everyone who reads this report help us as actively as possible? Subscribe for the Star £n the East, it is only Sixpence per annum. Spread informa­tion among your friends, and welcome the Secretary when he comes to your town. Pray for the enlightenment of Moham­medans and mere nominal Christians, and contribute to -the funds of the Society as the Lord hath prospered you. And the Lord give you understanding in all things.

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NORTH-EASTERN:

YORKSHIRE, LINCOLNSHIRE.

Anston, Mr. W. .. .. Armstrong. Miss H. M.,per Barclay, Miss .. Bottomley,S., Esq. Briggs, A., Esq. Brook, Miss •• Buckler, J. F., Esq. Crossley, E., Esq., M.P. Grearn, Miss Lloyd Harvey, Mrs. T. .. Hebden, E. H., Esq. Hobson, Mrs. . . Holford, Rev. W. B. Kidd. Mrs., per .. Kilnar-Millar, Mrs. S. Laycock, J. W., Esq. Lloyd, Miss .. Longridge, Mrs. Marshall, Mrs. Moodie, John, Esq. Newton, Horace, Esq. Parker, Miss M. •• Pearson, Rev. H. H. Rooke, Rev. Principal Ryder, C., Esq. • . Sanders, T. A., Esq. Sanders, T. W., Esq. Shaw, Rev. W. •• Stirling, Miss .. Waites, Rev. Josiah

.. 0 2 6

.. a 6 0 •• IS 0 0

200 I 0 0

010 0

050 500 I 5 0 500 o 10 0

I I 0 010 0

04 6 100 100

700 o 10 0 o 10 0 010 0 200 030 o 10 0 010 6 I I 0

050 050 o 10 0 060 I I 0

Anon., £1; lOS.; A., IS. 6d.; B., £7 lOS.

M iss Campbell, per­Campbell, Miss •• • . Campbell. Miss G. M. M. Harvey, Miss Macdougall, Miss Monson, Miss C. G.

£ s. d ..

9 I 6

Miss Rhodts, }>,!r­Marsden, Mrs. •• Parkinson. Mrs ... Rhndes, Miss M ... Shill ito. Miss

Mrs. Dr. Ward, per-Fawcett, Mrs. . . Gallsworthy, Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Theo. Musgrave, Miss Scholefield, Mr. Stead, Mrs. Ward. Mrs. Dr. Donation •. ••

026 050 026 050 o 2 ()

o JO t> o 10 0 8 10 0 o 10 ()

o 3 t> .. 0 2 6-.. 0 5 0

05 0 026 020-a 10 0

050 04 0

Collection at Drawing - Room Meeting (A. Briggs, Esq.) . . 8

Huddh'sjidd.

Secretary-B. D. Hill, Esq. Allen, Thos., Esq. per . • 8 Collected by Miss Hotchkiss­

Allen. Thos., Esq. Antliff, Rev. R. S. Clokie, Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. •. Dawson, W., E:;q. Hill, B. D., Esq.

Spratt, Mrs., per

NORTH MIDLAND;

050

05 0

050 026 o 5 6. 050-o 16 0

SHROPSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, LEICBSTERSHIRE, RVTLANDSHIRE.

A Friend •• A Leicestershire Vicar Beattie, Mrs. Jane •• Brown. Walter, Esq., per •• C.C ... Carr, Miss .• Cook, Mrs. F. L. . . De Capel Brooke, C., E~q .•. Ellerton, Rev. G. M. K ... F. .. .. .. Hopkins, J. S., Esq. Huish, Miss.. .. J.C... .. .. Longueville, T. L., Esq. Norman, H., Esq ..• Ogle, Dr. .. .. Reynorth, Mrs. A. A. Sevc:rne, Arthur de M., Esq. Shaw, Giles, Esq. .. Shawe, Miss E. P .•• Thompson, Samuel, Esq ... Turnbull. Mrs. .. .. Wright, Mrs.

I 0 0-

I 10 0

I 0 0

23 0 ()

I I 0

I 0 0 0 4- 0

4 0 0

0 5 0

2 0 0

5 0 O·

010 o· I I o· 10 0

o 0 I o·

054 100 220 200 100

o 10 o· 10 0 0

SOUTH-WEST MIDLAND: HEREFORDSHIRE, MONMOVTHSHJRE, WORCESTERSHJRE, WARWICKSHIRE,

GLOVCBSTERSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE.

Coxwell, C. R., Esq. 0 10 o· Dale, Thos. B., Esq. •• 2 0 ().

Gillett, C., Esq., per J.L. C. .. •• Jones, Miss. per Lambert, Mrs. Lockett, Rev. W. .• Lockett, Mrs. M. B. Maling, A. T .• Esq. Rickells. Mrs. .• Rogers, Rev. W. R. C. Selfe-Page, Miss C. Stannus. Rev. B. W. Tilson, Mrs.

Bristol and Clifton. Secretary: General Grove.

General Grove, per-Collection at Drawing-Room

£ s. d. 5 5 0

I I 0

3 2 0

5 0 0

I 0 a 0 5 0

2 0 0

I 0 0 010 0

10 0 0

0 0

0 0

Meeting (Mrs. Mav) .. .. 2 Collection at Drawing-Room

8 0

Meeting Bird, Mrs. E. Cobham. Miss Grove, General Hatch. Miss .. .. Littlejohn. Rev. W. D ... Moor. Miss •. .. Montague, Miss .. Newbolt. Colonel Savile, Mrs. H. .. .. Sommerville, W., E~q .•• Young, Rev. E... ..

Carlile, The Misses Davis. Rev. E. J. Lillington, Miss Lucas, Miss .• Cheltenham.

200

o 2 6 05 0 a 10 a o -5 0

o 10 a 050

05 0

05 0 o 2 6 I I 0

I 0 o 0 o 0 o 0 o 0

Rev. Canon Bell. I Rev. J. More. Collection at Drawing-Room Meet-

ing (Mrs. Bennett) . • . . 2 10 9 Collection, Presbyterian Church.. 2 7 6 Forbes, Mrs. W. A. .. .. 2 2 0 Murray, Mrs. .. .. 0 10 a Collected by Miss Radcliffe-

BUCKle, Miss Crofton, Miss •. Falkner, The Misse~, •. Fothergill, Miss (the late) Gordon, Miss Hobson, Mrs. Hodson, Miss Holliday. Mr. .. Jordan, W., Esq. Lane. Miss Lewis, Mrs. .. Lloyd. Mrs. •• Monkhouse, Miss .. Pilgrim, Mrs. . • . . Stubbings. Mrs. and Miss Walwyn, Miss Wilcock, Miss Williams, Miss Wilson, Miss

05 0 o 10 0 o 10 0 200

05 0

05 0

05 0

050 o 10 0

026 010 0 o 10 0

050 I I 0 o 10 0 o 2 6 050 I I 0

6 o 2

SOUTH-EAST MIDLAND. N ORTHAMPTONSHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, HUNTINGDONSHIRE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, BEDFORDSHIRE, HERTPORDSHIRE, MID-

DLESEX, LONDON, AND SUBURBS.

Counties.

Blackwood, Lady Alicia •. Brine, Miss Caroline .. Buxton. Sir T. Fowell, Bart. Doxat, Miss.. .. .. Letchworth, Miss ..

£ s. d. I I 0

o 0 o 0

10 0

27 10 0

25

McKillop, Mrs. Na~h, Rev. F. Orris, Rev. E. •• Page. Mrs. Alfred, per Pearse, Miss E. Pettit, W .• Esq. Robinson, Mrs. .. Shepherd, Rev. R. •• Thomas, Rcv. R. T. Timams, Mrs. • • Walton, Miss EmilV Willis, Rev. Philip .. A. B. £5, J. S. 6d., L. F. lOS.,

For the Starving Turks, £5 5S., Two Friends at Luton,

£ s. d. 05 0 100 o 10 6 54 0

I 10 0

o 2 6· 05 0 o 6 o 0

2 6 o 0

10 0 0

£22S. •• 12 17 6

LDndon and Suburbs. Bacon, J. P., Esq ... Bailey, E., Esq. ., Balmain, General •• Barlow. W., E~q ... Bell, Mrs... .. Bevan. R. C. L., E!>q. Beyfus, Mes5rs. P. & S. Braithwaite, J., Esq. Brailhwaite, Mrs. .. .• Brooke, Rev. Stopford A., M.A. Blown, Rev. T. W., D.D ••• Budd, 1\lr. W.,per-

Dawson, E., Esq. .. .. Rawling, E., Esq. . . •.

Burnett, Miss (per Mis" Beaton) Callcott, Miss Cameron, Miss Carter, Miss .. Chappell, J., Esq., per Collett,.Miss, sen ... Collett, SirM. W. .. Crichton, Stuart H., Esq ... Cruicksha.nk, Mr~... .. Cruse, Francis, Esq. Cunliffe, John, Esq. Cust. R. N., Esq. .. Dixon, H. G., Esq. Duncan, G., Esq. Du Pre, Miss L. Eardley. Mrs. Ebury,- Lord .. Ehermann, Rev. Mr. Ellice, W.,E;;q. Ely, Mi&s •• Ely. Miss, per •. Fletcher-Bennett, Mrs. Fortescue, J. F., Esq ... Goff, Miss A. . . Groom, J., Esq. .. Habershon, Miss, per Haberstock, Mr. J. Haig. General .. .. Hardie, Thomas K., Esq. Harker, J. W., Esq. .. Hendcrson, Miss, per Hooper, Mrs. •• Houldsworth, Mrs. Howard, Mrs. Rachel Johnson, Mr. W. Keating. Miss Keiller, W., Esq. Kinnaird, Lord .. Kirkham, G., Esq ..• Larbalestler, Miss .. Lea, Miss •. ,. Llewellyn. Miss •. Lyle. W. V., Esq .•. Maclaren, D., Esq ...

I 0 o 0

10(> I 0 0 200

20 0 0 I 0

o 0 20(> I I 0 I 10 0

o 10 I I (> o 10 0 o 10 6 I 0 0 I I 0 280

o 10 0 I I 0

4 00 200 o 10 0

20 0 0

I I 0 o 10 0

o 0 o 0

100 2 0 I 6

20 0 0

07 6 200 I I 0 I I 0

3 00

10 0 0

40 0 0

04 0 o 0 o (>

o 10 0 5 10 0 I 0 0 200 20(> o 10 0

5 00 o 0

10 0 0

100

o 6 o· 5 0 100

I 0

o 0

Maclaren, James, Esq. Macnaghren, Mrs .••

£ s. d. 3 2 0

o 0 2 . Macnicoll, A., Esq. • • • • I 0 0 Macbeth, Mrs. (per Dr. Maxwell) I 0 0

Mruples, R. M., Esq., per 8 2 0 Marston, Miss •• Mathieson, J. E., Esq. Matthews, Mrs., per Maxwell,Dr. Maxwell, Dr., per •• Messenger, MISS J. Morgan, R. C., Esq. Morton, J. T., Esq. Mudford, F. J., Esq. Muir, Andrew, Esq. Mulvany, Miss, per Murray, Lady Nicholson, Mrs. •• Norton, J. R., Esq. Penner, Wilhelm A., Esq. Petrie, Mrs. Capt .• per Plaford, T. Gibson, Esq .•• Radstock, Lord • . . • Ransom, Bouverie & Co., per Riach, Mrs. Robertson, J., Esq. Robertson, Miss Robertson. T .• Esq. "Savery, Miss Emma Smith, Miss Denham, per Smith, Mrs. and Miss Tallack, W., Esq ... Tanner, Rev. J. Gosset TaYlor. R., Esq. •• Underhill. Mr. ,. Webb, Miss. per Webster, R., Esq ... West, W .• Esq. •. Western, E. Y., Esq. Whitehorn, Mrs., per-

don.

100 3 00 o IS 6 100 o 13 0

05 0 220

50 0 0 o 10 0 220 o 16 3 010 0 200 o 10 6 220

4 00 I I 0

5 00 II 0 0

3 00 220 050 I I 0

05 0 35 0 0

3 00 05 0

o 10 0

550 100

500 100

·0 10 0 2 2 0

Thomson,S .• l!.sq. . . I -0 0 Whitehorn, J. H., Esq... 0 10 6

Wigram,Rev.F.E. 15 0 0 Williams, George, Esq. 2 0 0 Wingate, Rev. W... I 0 0 Wylde, G., Esq. 0 0 Wynford, Dowager Lady.. I I 0 Yares, Mrs. Holt .. • • • • 181 I 0 'Collection at Annual Meeting 3 16 0 Ditto, at Drawing-Room Meeting

(Mrs. Faujconer) 19 14 6 Ditto, at Drawing-Room Meeting

(Mrs. Hands) . • • • 2 14 6 Ditto. Southwark and Clapham

(Miss Wall) I 18 0 Ditto, Stepney Presbyterian

Church I 8 0 Dividends. per Bank • • ,,78 3 4 "Reader of ,. Word and Work".. 0 5 0 Realkrs of .. The ChIistian" '. 4B 14 IO Anonymous sums-

Anon., £2, £1, £1, £1, 105., 105., lOS., 51;., 5s., 55 .• 55., 55., 21'. 6d., 25. 6d., 25. 6<1.,25. 6d.; A. M. M., £5; C. A. H .. 25. 6d.; C. M., 35.; E. M. G., £3; A Friend, £1, £1, lOS. j Friend, A Scottish, £2 ; G. P., Mrs.. 2S. 6d.; Governess (jubilee offering from), 105.; H. H. A., £~; j. W. A., £25; Lan~ter, -'I ; L. F. H., £1 M., £, 10; M. E. (In Memo­riam Mrs. Edmonds) •. £,1 ; Ring, value of (Anon.), 3S.­R. O. F., 55.; S. C., lOS;

S. 5., 3s.; Sympathiser. A. £, I, 5s.; Sympathiser. A Humble. 55.; T. R., £2; W . & H. C., £,1; other sums.

£ s. d.

us. 2d.. . ., 70 16 2

EASTERN: NORFOLK, SUFFOLK, ESSEX.

Archer, Miss 0 5 0 Buxton, Lady 5 0 0 Byles, Mrs. ..•• 20 0 0 Caley, A. J., Esq. .. Copeman, J., Esq .•• Crabtree, Miss Cross, Mi~s M. Grafton, Duchess of Jeffrey, Mrs. A., per-

Everett. A., Esq ..• Gibb, A., Esq. Jeffrey, Rev. A. Jeffrey, Mrs. A. Kidley, Miss P. Moir, L.. Esq. Pratt, J., Esq. Roy, Mrs ...

Anon. .• A Shamrock .• .• ., CollectIOn in Walton Church, per

I 0 o 0

200 010 0

20 0 0

026 o 6 o 0

o 2 6 o 6 o 0 o 2 6 026 100 660

Rev. H. Rich I 6 3 Maxwell, Mrs. 2 10 0 Reeve, Mrs .•. Rich, Rev. H.

.. 100 0 0

Singleton. Mrs. • . Toller, The Misses W.B. Mrs. Gellibrand. per-

Barnes, Mrs. Pemberton Clarke, Henry, Esq. .. Fordham, j. H., Mrs ... Gellibrand, Mrs. W. C. Gibson, Mrs. •• Gibson, H., Esq.

do. " In Memoriam " Ropes, W. H., Esq. Ropes, Mis~ E. H. Ropes, M~ss

SOUTH-WESTERN:

2 10 0 026 I 10 0

5 00

100 600 J 0 0

15 4 6 I I 0 I I 0 o 10 6 200

I 0 2 0

WILTSHIRE, SoMERSETSHIRE, DORSETSHIRE, DEVONSHJRE, CoRNWALL

An Aged Servant (per Miss R. Alexander)

Anon. •• Brodribb, Mrs. Brown, Miss •• Brown, Miss Elizabeth Clarke, H., Esq. .. Clarke, Herbert, Esq. Edison, Mrs. Gleed, T., E!oq. •• Goodwin, Albert, Esq. Gush, M., Esq. .. Harvey, H. M., Esq. Hosken, Mrs. Ludlow, Rev. E. ., •• Madge, The Misses •• Maitland, Rev. H. Fuller ••

Do. do. per May, Miss .. Penny, Miss H. Punnett, Mrs. •• Rowlands. Rev. John Start, Mr. W. W. .. Stoll, Mrs... " Tanner, H. A., Esq. Tapley, Mrs. R., per

05 0 030 050 500 5 0 0

10 0 0 I I 0

o 10 " 050 1 I 0 1 o 0 3 o 1

o 0 5 0 I 0

200 200

21 S 0 IS 0 0 076 050 220

IS 0 0 100 o S 0 ISO

·Toogood, Mrs. • . Two Poor Ladies .• Valiant, Capt. Venner, Miss A. •• Walker, J. R., Esq. Watch .. .. ·Other sums ..

Bath.

:4 s. d. 100

.• 0 5 0 :I :I 0 o 10 0 a 10 6 I 10 6 o :I 0

Rev. J. W. Sproule, M.A., W. T. Blair, Esq., Rev. G. E. Tate, M.A., Mr. W. Gibbs, C. Hutton, Esq.

Secretary and Treasurer: R. O. Heywood, Esq.

Bartrum, J. S., Esq., per " D.C.L. .• .. •• Etches, Mis!>

Do. per Layard. Rev. C. C. Miss Maberly, per­

Cornish. Miss Maberly, Mrs. . . Saumarez. Miss C. Smith, Mrs.

Murray, Mrs. Porter, R., Esq .. Stevenson, Rev. J. . . . . Trt:aSurer and Collector, per-

Bartrum, J. S., Esq. .. Brodrick, Hon. Miss Broke. Miss Buckle, Mrs. Cole, Miss .. Gascoyne, Rev. R. Goldie, J. H., Esq. Green, Mrs. G. .. Layard, Rev. C. C.

Windsor, Mrs.

Exetff and West 0/ England.

4 17 0 I 0 0 2 10 0

o IS 0 I 10 6

o 5 0

05 0

050 050 o 10 0

8 3 0 100

I I 0 o 0

o 5 0 o 10 0

05 0 1 1 0

o 10 0

05 0 o 10 0 o 10 0

Treasurer: Miss E. Brown, Exmouth. Bayley, Miss 0 5 0

Evans, Miss 0 10 0 Holmes, Miss 3 0 0 Munk, Miss.. I 10 0 Treasurer, per-

Brown, Miss I I 0 Friend, A 0 10 0 Hetzler, Miss I 0 0

Johnson, Miss •. . . 0 2 6 Lillingston, Mrs. 0 10 6 Porteous, Mrs. 0 IO 0 Warden, Mrs. 0 10 0 Warry, Miss 0 2 0 Interest 0 2 6

Miss C. B~nt, per-Bent, MISS C. .. 0 2 6 Church, Mrs. 0 2 6 Holmes, Miss 0 2 6 Isaac, Mrs. 0 0 Mitchell, Miss 0 2 6 Yorke, Miss 0 2 6

.Miss Bluett, per­Bluett, Miss Carden, Miss .. Lee, Rev. Canon Lee, Miss .. Parkhouse, Rev. W. Parsons, Miss Phelps, Mrs. Rowe, Misses Taylor, Mrs. Vine, Mr .•• Other sums

o 10 0

6 o :I o 10 0

o 5 0 050 05 0 03 0 050 050 o 2 6 060

Miss Powell, per­Bamber, Miss .. Butland, Mrs. Capron, Mrs. J ... Colson, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Janson, Mrs. L.F.P. Mathews, Miss Munk, Miss Powell, Miss E ... Rookes, Mrs. Savile, Lieut.-Col. Townsend, Mrs. J.

Bamstaple. Miss M. Gribble, per­

Fletcher, W., Esq. Fletcher, The Misses Gribble, The Misses

Sidmou/h. Miss L. E. Acraman, per­

Acraman, Miss L. E. Castle, Miss Channon, Mr., per Clements Miss Clement~: Mrs'. Cowell, Mrs. E.J. E. Frost. Miss Hardwick, Miss .. Lester, Miss M.S. Miller, Mrs. Minifie, Mrs. Skinner. Miss Warner, Miss

Torquay. Secretary -;\liss Jellard.

Gooch, Miss Miss Jellard, per­

Alexander, Mrs ... Borwick, Mr. Cartv.right, Miss Gamble, Mrs. Henry Haliburton, Mrs. Haydon, Mrs. Hunt, Miss Jellard, Miss Mackinnon, Mr ..• Moir,Mrs. .. .• •. Needham, The Lady Georgiana Reid, Mrs.

Collection Drawing Room­Meeting (Miss Jellard) Ditto, Evening Meeting

l-Veston-supff-Mare.

:£ s. d.

o 0

05 0 026 05 0 05 0

05 0 o 2 6 o :; 0 o 2 6 o I 6 o 5 0 I I 0 o 0

2 2 0 o 12 6 o 10 0

05 0 o 2 6 05 6 o 2 6 05 0 05 0

05 0 026 026 05 0 o 6 o 2 6 026 o 2 6 o ;, 0

I 0 0

o 10 0 200 010 0

20 0 0 o 10 0 o 2 6 o 2 6 05 0 o 10 0 o 10 6 200 026

6 14 I 08 4

Secretary-Rev. J. Urquhart. Blyth, E. H., Esq. . • II 0 0

Carter, Mrs. J. F. .. c 5 0 Charrington, Miss .. I 0 0

Cotton, Mrs. 6 0 0 Gervis, F. S., Esq. • . I I 0 Miss Margary. per-

Matheson, Mrs. H. Rogers, G. A., Esq. Rogers, Miss Other sums ••

Rainev, Mr. A. C .•• Miss Roxburgh, per­

Gourlay, Miss Roxburgb, Dr.

026 6 6 6 6

o 2 o 2 o 12

312

050 o 10 0

Roxburgh, Miss Soars, Mrs. Urquhart, Rev. J.

Miss T~mple, per­Baynes, Mrs. • • Crawford, Mrs. •. Dalton, Mr. Temple, Mrs. Earlier Remittance Other sums ••

Weston, -, Esq. .. Collection Drawing Room­

Mt:eting (Mr. Roxburgh)

SOUTH-EASTERN.

£ s. d. 03 6 05 0 026

026 026 026 o 2 6 o 10 0

04 0 o 10 0

57 6

28

BERKSHIRE, HAMPSHIRE, SURREY, SUSSEX, KENT. CHANNEL ISLANDS.

A Friend Anon. Bidder, Mrs. Blackwood, Sir A. Bowles, Rev. H. A. Brooke. Rev. H. E. Canning. Hon. Louisa Cator, Miss Diana Chandler. Mr. F. •• Church, Mrs. Clay. Captain Colvill. Lieut.-Col. Cook, Mr. T. Cox, Miss L. E. Cox, Mrs. E. Crosfield, A. J .. Esq. Cumberlege, Mrs ... Dllwwn, Miss Fremlin, Mrs. R. J. Frome, Mi~5 M. Green, L., Esq. Habershon, Mrs. Harris, Miss (the late) Heisch, Re\·. J. G. Hill, J., Esq. •• Hope, T. Radford, Esq. Homiblow, Col. .• Hull, H. W., Esq. Jansen, D., Esq. • • Kennedy, Lady Constance Lawrence. Gen. Sir A. •• MacLachlan, Mrs •.. Martyr, Miss •• Morrice. R. E., Esq. Moser, F. A., Esq .•. Mo~r, J., Esq. O'Connell, Mrs. __ Peterson. Rev. W .• _ Potter. Mrs. •• Roberts, Miss M. D. •• Tipper, Rev. J. G., (the late) Thomson, Mrs. Gordon ., Vincent, Miss T. C. Walker. Miss Watney, Mrs. .. Wilson, Miss M. E.

500 010 0

05 0 100 o 5 0 100

10 0 0 o 10 0 o 12 0 o IS 0 026 05 0

05 0 200 o 10 6 100 100 100

5 00 o 10 0 I I 0 100 I 10 0 o 10 0 220 100 o 10 0

10 0 0

3 00 010 0

720 500 100 I II 0 010 0

500 010 0 010 6 010 0

4 00 100

44 0 100 010 0 200 I I 0

03 6 Wills, Miss •• •• •• Collection at Drawing-Room

Meeting (Rev. F. Baldey) .. 63 Do. (Mrs. Bryant) •• . .

7 9

A. E. T. £10. A. Y. Z. £2 25., F. U. N. 55., G. B. £1, H. B. R. 55., Y. Z. £3 ..

Reading. Dewe, Miss

16 IZ 0

o 10 6

Sutton, M. J., Esq. Major Papillon, per­

A Friend .. .. Bazett, R. G., E.."<l. Bunon, Mrs., (per) •• .• Devonshire: House, collection at Hedas, D., Esq.

f. s. d. I o 0

o 2 9 o 10 0

o 6 63 2 IS 050

Do. •• .. don. 0 5 0 Huntley, Joseph, Esq .•• Moore, W., Esq. • • Palmer, Wm. J., Esq ... Papillon, Major .. . . Simonds. Mrs. Charles •• Sutton, M. H., Esq. Sutton, A., Esq .•• Sutton, M. J., Esq. Sutton, A. W .• Esq. Sutton, H., Esq ... Thurpe, Thos., Esq., sen. Worsley, R., Esq.

Winchester.

Collected by Miss Anna Garland-

100 o 2 6 I 0 0

8 13 6 050

I 0 2 0

I I 0 I I 0 I I 0 o 6 o 6

Baring, Miss 0 0 Brett, Miss 0 2 6 Brett, Miss E. 0 2 6 Brett, Miss M. 0 2 6 Brett, Mrs. •• 0 2 6 Butler, J. E., Esq. 0 2 6 Conduit, Mrs. A. B. 0 2 6 Crawford, Miss 0 5 0 Dixon, Mrs. 0 2 6 England. Mrs. 0 2 6 Forster, Miss 0 5 0

Green, Mr. 0 5 0 Homer, Mrs. . . 0 5 0 Humbert, Rev. Canon •• 0 2 6 Lam bert, Mrs. ~ S ~ Lowth, Mrs. C. L~Miss 0 6 Mitchell, Mrs. ~ ~ ~ Newbolt, Mrs. 0 2 " Sealy, Mrs. E 0 2 6. Sealy, Mrs. . Svmons, Mrs. 0 10 0 Tanner, Mr. E. 0 5 0 Watson. Miss . 0 5 0 White,Miss 0 3 0 Whitear, Miss 0 2 6 Willis, Miss.. 0 2 bo Wither, Miss Bigg 0 5 o· Wodehouse, Lady E. 0 2 6 Other sums 0 18 0

Isle 0/ Wigkt. Anon. Baillie, Colonel Bayles, Mrs. • • Mis!' A. Eldridge, per-

Baker. Miss •• Clayton, Mrs. S. W. Eldridge, Miss A. Gillson, The Misses Goode, Miss Manin, Mrs. E .•.

Noble, Mrs .•• Pelham, Mrs. Dudley

Brighton.

04 0

100 100

026-o 10 ()<

026 010 0

050 050 I 10 0 100

Treasurer: john Bowron, Esq., M.D. Barker, Mrs. 0 5 0 Bayley. Miss, per •• 0 10 0 Bayley, Rev. T... .. 3 1 0

Bayley, W. H., Esq. Collett, Miss •• Corbould, Miss J. Eardley, Mrs. G.C.N. -G. E. F. .. Fox, Mrs. Douglas Hankey, Mrs. A. Holland, Miss M.G. .. Soames, Miss .. Stapylton. Mrs. M .• Weoll, Mrs ... Dr. Bowron. per­

Bowron, Dr. Carr, Miss .. Figgis, Rev. J. B. Kennedy, Mrs. Padwick, Miss Tibbitts, Mrs.

Soutlzampton.

Collection at Meeting Lamb, Mrs. .• •• McDonald, Miss, per Sloper. G. E, Esq ... Southouse, Rev. G. W.

£ s. d. 2 2 0 o 10 0 0 2 6 I 0 0 o 10 0 I 0 0 I 0 0 2 2 0

3 0 0 o 10 0

10 0 0 I 0 0 0 7 6

0 0 I 0 0 0 5 0 I 0 0 0 5 0

0 5 0

.. 0 15 0

.. IIO 0 0 o 10 0 o 10 0 500

29

jersey.

Anthoine, Miss .. Capel, The Misses .• Greaves, Miss Lucy Gruchy, Mrs. . • Hpath, Miss •• Le Gros, The Misses Qu;rk, Mrs. .. .. Quirk, T. E., Esq ... Valcher, Mrs. .. .. Williams, E. C., Esq., per-

Allan, Master Douglas, per Brooks, M iss, per Corbin, M iss, per.. .. .. Roy, Master George, per ..

Collection, Drawing-Room Meet-ing (Mrs. Gruchy) •• ..

Collection, Presbyterian Church St Hdier's .. • • . :

Do., Meeting, St. Helier's Do., St. Aubin's .• Do., SI. John's

Guernsey.

Collection at Meeting Millican, Rev. H ...

Do. do. (per) Whit~head, John, Esq.

£ s. d.

o 10 0

050 o 10 0 I 10 0 Ii) 10 0

200 o 2 6 100 100

o 10 0

0 6 6 I 4 6 0 6 0

6 6

4 13 0

3 10 0 018 8 I 8 6

I 9 0 0%2 0

4 IS 6 0 5 0

WALES. £ s. d.

Barnes, Thos., Esq. Cory, John, Esq. Cory, R., Esq.

I 0 0 Davi~on, Mrs. ::\1. •• • • £ s. d'l I 0 0 200 o 12 0

IS 0 0 Gwynne, Y'/. Cust., Esq., M.D. zoo Paglar, MISS H. . . . .

SCOTLAND.

DUMFRIES AND THE SOUTH­WEST.

Anderson, Mr. D. Bennet, Rev. W. Cowan, A., Esq. Ewart, Lady Ann Halliday,Mrs. Maxwell, Miss

£ s. d. 100 o 10 0

o 10 0

I I 0 o z 6 I 0 0

GLASGOW AND THE WEST. .Glasgow. Andrew, Rev. A. Black,Rev. J., D.D. Bonar, Rev. A. A.,

D.O. Elder-Cumming,

Rev. J., D.O. ·Gault, Rev. R.

I Lang,Rev.M .• D.D. MacKinnon, W.,Esq.

I

Math.eson, Rev. A. S. Sloan, Rev. J. Smith, J., Esq. Stevenson, J., Esq. White, J. C., Esq.

Secretaries: Rev. A. Andrew. I Rev. A. S. Matheson.

Treasurer: Robert Gourlay, Esq.

Bell, Imrie. Esq. •• A. Breingan, Esq., per­

Campbell of Colgrain, Mrs. Kerr, The Misses

£ s. d. 200

4 00 I 0 0

Miss Barron, per­Lindsay, Rev. Mr. McFarlane, Miss

Miss Craig, per­Caldwell, Mrs ... Jaffray, Miss .. McLaren. Mrs. ..

Miss McAuslan, per­Anderson. J., Esq. Beattie, Mrs. .. Gebbie. ]., Esq ... McMicking, Mrs. Other sums ..

Miss Snodgrass, per­Barron, Mrs. .. Breingan, A., Esq. Colquhoun, J., Esq. Primrose, T., Esq. Snodgrass. Miss Wilson, Miss . . . .

£ s. d.

0 2 6 0 2 6

0 2

0 5 0 0 2 6

o 10 0 0 3 0 o 10 0 o 10 0

0 4 0

0 2 0 o 10 0 0 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 6

Mrs. Duncan, per-Duncan. T. D., Esq., M.B. 0 10 0

Duncan, Mrs. . . 0 10 0 McFinl'l.Y, Dr. .. 0 10 0

R. Gourlay. Esq., per-A Friend.. .... 0 2 0

A Friend (per Rev. Dr. A. Bonar) .... 0 10 0

Arthur & Company, Limited, Messrs..... 5 0 0

£ s. d. Bonar, Rev. Andrew A., D.D.. . I 0 C Brown. Hugh, Esq. I 0 0 Bryce. J. D .• Esq. • . . . 2 0 0 Campbell, James Alex., Esq.,

M.P... •• .. •• 2 2 0 Campbell. J.& W .. &Co., Messrs. 3 0 0 Coats. J. & P .• Messrs... 5 0 0 Collins. Sir Wm. •. 0 0 Davidson. W. J., Esq. .. I 0 0 Ferguson. Alex. A., Esq. I 0 0

Frazer. Daniel, Esq. •. I 0 Gardner. Peter, Esq. •• 0 0 Gilbert. Mrs. • • • . I 0 0 Gourlay. Robert. Esq. .. 0 0 Johnston, J. A .• Esq. .. 0 0 Pirrie, Robert, Esq. 0 0

Pirrie, John. Esq. 0 0 Robertson. Lawrence, Esq. 0 0

Smith. Rev. R. C. . . 0 0 Smith & Sons. Messrs. George 0 0

Stewart & McDonald, Messrs.. I I 0 Train & Co .. Messrs. Thomas 0 10 6 White. J. C .. Esq. 2 0 0

Govan. W. J., Esq. I 0 0 Gray. James A., Esq. 0 2 0 Grieve. Dr.... .. 0 10 0 Hamilton. James, Esq. 5 0 0

Macbeth. Daniel, Esq. I 0 0 Martin, Miss ~ • . 0 10 0 Merrylees. Jame!', Esq. 0 10 0 Moon. Mrs. • . •• 5 0 0

Murray-Knox G .• Esq. 0 5 0 Philip, G. E., Esq... 0 5 0

Scott. Mrs. " .. I 0 0 Smith. Rev. R. C. •• 0 0 White,J. C., Esq .• , 0 0 Collection East U. P. Church,

Strathaven • • . . • • I 10 A Friend. £,2; Anon. £1; 2S. 6d.; -E. R. W, £2; Three Svm-

pathisers, 35. • 5 5 6

STIRLING AND THE CENTRE.

Jenkins, Alex., Esq. Mercer. R .• Esq. •• • • Mowbrav. Mrs. •. .. Murray. 'Sir Patrick Keith Paton, D., Esq. Reid, Rev. J. Tod. Mrs. Walker, Dr ...

Bridg~ of A.lIan. Miss Howat per-

Carter. Mrs. Douglas, Miss Glass. Mrs. Hislop, Mrs. Howat, Miss Largue. Mrs. Leitch, Mrs. Marshall. Miss Martin, Mrs. " McDowell, Miss •• Oulton, Mrs. Pullar, Miss •• Robertson, Miss •• Sinclair. Mrs. Tailor, Miss

~h~:~~U:~' Mrs. Hannay, per­

A Friend Balfour, Miss

o 10 0 100 500 100

20 0 0 o 2 6 010 ()

I 0 0

o 2 6 026 o 2 6 026 050 026 050 026 o 2 6 026 026 026 o 6 o 0 o 6 026 030

o 0 o 6

Hannav, Mrs. Houston, Miss .. . . Mackray, Wm., Esq. .. Paterson, Mrs. Montgomery Stark. Dr. •• Trotter. Robert, Esq.

Miss Richardson, per­Anderson. Miss •• Blackadder, Mr. Henderson. Mrs. McRitchie, C .• Esq. Muir. Re\,. James Richardson, Miss Scot, Mr. ••

£ s. 2 0 0 3 0 5 010 0 5 o 10

0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2

d. 0

0 0 O· o· 0

6 6 6 6 6 6 0

EDINBURGH AND THE SOUTH­

EAST.

Agnew. Rev. Joseph. per Blackwood, Miss C. .. Cairns, Miss Davidson. Miss " Fairbairn, Rev. J ... Macdougall, Miss C. E. Mackenzie. Mrs. " Maxwell. Miss .. .. Murray, Mitchell, Rev. Dr. Stuart, George, Esq. Stuart. Miss .. Tweedie. A. G., Esq. Wilson. John, Esq ... Collection, Free St. Andrew's

Church, per H. Todd, Esq. Do., Free Church, Dunbar

C. E. M., £2; E. M., lOS. ; J. E. F. 5s.

M~lrose.

Miss Boston,per-Amos, Miss •. Beattie, Mrs. " Borthwick. Mrs .•. Boswell, General •• Broad, John. Esq. .. Clephane, The Misses ., Curle ]., Esq. •• Curle, -, Esq .•• Erskine, Mrs. • • • • Family at Dryburgh Abbey Fraser, Mrs. •• . . Gardner, Mrs. . . Henderson, Miss .• •• Herdman. Rev. James C., D.D. Kerr and Boston, The Misses •• Lothian. Mrs. • . Mitchell, Mrs. J ... Murray, Miss •• Riddle, Mrs. •. Simson, Mrs., A. T. Smith, Mrs. C. Smith, Miss Other sums

EdinbUrgh. President:

Sir William Muir, K.C.S.I.

Vice·Presidents :

I I 3 100 o I:! 6 o 10 0

100 200 100 200 o 10 0 200 200 I 0 I> I 0 0

2 16 8 010 0

2 IS e

0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 5 0 0 2 6 0 5 0 0 2 6 0 5 0 0 2 6 o 10 0 0 2 6 I 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 I> 0 3 0 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 3 0 0 5 o· 0 5 0 I 9 I>

Lord Polwarth. I Wm. Ferguson, Esq. Rev. G. D. Cullen. R. A. Macfie, Esq.

Committee:

Armitage. Rev. F. L.l McGregor, Re\·. Dr. Bonar, Rev. Dr. H. Muir, Rev. R. H. Brown, Rev. W. M. Robertson, Rev. J. Cold5tream, J. P., Smith, General

Esq. Teape. Rev. Dr. Crawford. Colonel Thomson. Rev. Dr. Gillies. J. B .. Esq. Whyte, Rev. Dr. A. Gregory, Rev. J. Wilson, Rev. Dr. J. Keay, Rev. A. H. Lowe, Rev. Dr. Wilson. Rev. Dr. G.

Treasurer: Thos. C. Addis, Esq.

Secretary: Rev. A. Luke.

A Friend .• Blackadder. Mrs. Carmen!. Dr. Crawford Col. Dempster. Captain •• Fraser. Mrs. H. E .•. Muir, Sir William Ogilvie. Mrs. Ogilvie. Miss .. .• .. Collectinn at Drawing-Room

Meeting-(J. P. Coldstream, Esq.) .. .. Do. (Rev. A. Luke) Do. (Mrs Muir)

Treasurer. per­A Friend Addis, T. C. •• •• .. Collection at Annual Meetinj!' ..

Do. at Morningside Free Church

Drysdale, Miss Hearne, J. A. Lowe, Dr. Macfie. D. J. Macfie, R. A. Philip. Rev. Geo. Reid. Mrs. (for 1887) Simpson, The Misses

Miss Muir. per­A.M. .. .. Abercrombie. Miss A Friend A Friend A Friend Anderson. Mrs. .. .. Blackwood, The Misses Borthwick, Miss .• Brown, James C. A. Brown. Mrs. B ..• Campbell. Mrs. D. Cathcart. Rev. Dr. Crichton. J. •. Cunningham, Mrs. o ick.'ion. Mrs. . . Grindlay, Mrs. .. Guthrie, Mrs. C. J. Macdonald, J. . . McIntosh, J. B. •. Mitchell. Rev. J. P. Moffat, Mrs. Wm. Muir, Mrs. •. Robertson,Johu .. Sandeman, Miss Stephens, Rev. J. Other sums

M iss Hart, per-A Friend A Friend A.R.E. .. Allen. J. & Son ..

J. s. d. 050 o IS 0

o 0 0 0

0 5 0

0 3 0 1,5 5 0

0 0 0 0

4 I

0 0 6

0 5 0 010 6 I 0 3

I

0 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 o 19 6 2 0 0 0 2 .6 010 0 0 5 0

o 10 0 I 0 0 o 10 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 2 6 0 5 0

0 5 0 0 5 0

'0 3 0 0 2 6 0 0

0 0

0 2 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 I 0 0 0 6 o 0 026 09 0

100

03 0

03 0 o 2 6

31

Brodie, Mrs. T. D. Bruce, Miss •. Constable, T. & A. Cowan. John •. Darling. James .. Douglas, Mrs. Brown Dunlop, Mrs. John Falconer. J. Gaff, Thomas •. Lorimer & Gillie~ Lorimer, Mrs. J. C. Mitchell, A. M. Moir, Dr... .. Simpson, Prof. .. Young. J... ..

Miss R. Y. Hart, per­Allan, Mrs. .• Allan, Mrs. Geo .•• Balfour. James .. Black. Mr~. .. Coldstream, J. P. Hart. Rev. A. Laing. Mrs. •• Muir. Re\,. R. H. Muir, Sir \Vm. .. Ro~e. Miss .. Smith, Gen. Nepear. Swan, Mrs. .. Tod. Henry, ..

Miss Cathcart, per­Barbour. A. H. F. Campbell, Mrs. Fraser, Mrs. Gordon, Mrs. Gourlay. Mrs. Mackenzie. Mrs. McCandlish Meldrum. Mrs. Pearson. Lady Syme. James ~7enle\', Mr. Whyte, Dr. .. ..

Baroness V. Gerstdorff, per-Bell, R. C. •• .. Bruce, George .• Dalmahoy, James .. .. Sultana Victoria Krim Ghirev M. V.F..... . Neilson, Wm ... Scott, John W. S. Watson, Mrs. .. .. Watson, Patrick Heron

Miss Gray. per­Anderson. Miss •. Campbell, Miss •. Cook, The Misses Cullen. Rev. G. D. Drybrough, T. .. Gray, Mrs. .. Harvey, The Misses Leckie, Miss March, Mrs. Marshall. Mrs. Millar, Mrs. Rhenius, Mrs. Rose, Mrs. •. Somerville, Mrs .•• Thomson, Mrs. •• Thomson, Mrs. M. Warrack, Mrs. •• Younger, Mrs. ••

Miss Carphin, per­Auld, Miss Buntine, Mrs. . . Carmichael, Mrs. Crichton, Mrs. ••

£ s. d. 0 5 0 010 (}

C 5 0 I 0 0 0 2 6 o 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 100

100 026

026 o 2 6 o 0 026

o 0 o 0

010 0 :1 0 0 2 :1 0

050 o 10 0 I 0 0

050

050 050 050 o :1 6 o 5 0 o 5 0 o 10 0 05 0 o 10 0 100 o 10 0

050

05 0

050 o 5 0 o 5 0 o 2 6 05 0 026

o 0 o 0

o (} o 6 o 5 0 I 0 0

o 6 o 2 6 o 10 0

05 0 o :1 6 050 050 o 10 0 o 10 0

050 020 o 6 o 0 o 6

o 3 0 026 026 026

-Curron, Mrs. <:arment, Mrs. ·Carphin. Mrs. Findla\", C. P. Kenned". John Leigh Mrs. Macnab, Miss Millar,Mrs. Ogilvie. Miss •• Patrick. Mrs. Sheldon Rettie, Mrs. 'Sandeman, Mrs ..• Scott. Mrs. .. Strachan. Miss •• Stuart, Rev. Dr •.. Th'lms, Geo. H ... Thomson. Rev. D. A. Wilkie, Miss .. .. ..

:Miss Hart, per (for Miss Robert· son)-Cook, Miss 1\1. .. Donation •• Henderson, Mrs .•• Robertson, MIss •• Other sums •.

Miss Macdonald, per­Ferguson, Miss .. lnnes, C. •. •. McDougall, Miss Simpson, John •• Thomson, Mrs. •. Other sums .. .. ••

~Miss Stuart Stuart Gordon, per­Henderson, Miss Macfarlane. Miss Mc!'.iicking. Miss Rankine, R. W ... Wallace, Miss •• 23, Coates Gardens •.

"Miss A. H. Gordon. per­Crabbe. Miss .. Forbes, The Misses Ford, Mrs. W. GiII~spie, Wm ... Guthne,. Mrs. • • Horsburgh. Mrs ..• Jeffrey, Miss .. Simson, Mrs. R. .. Whyte, Miss Wilson, Mrs. •• Younger, Miss .. Younger, Mrs. • .

"Miss Macrae. per­Cairns, Rev. Dr .•• Cumming, Thomas ., (,ibson, R. and T., Messrs. Nelson, Mrs. •. Small, William •. Teape. Mrs. Todd, Mrs. ••

Miss Forbes, per­Andnson, Mrs. •• Anderson, Miss •• Bonar, Rev. Dr .•• Forbes. Mrs. Gibloon. Mrs. Pelgrim, Mrs. Smeaton, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. . .

Miss R. Addis, per­Brown-Crawford, Mrs ••• Clason, Miss •• Edmonston, Mrs.

. Gordon, Mrs. Kennedy, Mrs. McGregor, Mrs. ••

£ s. d. 0 2 6 0 5 0 0 2 6 0 2 6 o 10 0 0 3 0 0 2 6 0 5 0 0 2 6 0 5 0 0 2 6 010 0 0 5 0 0 2 6 0 6 0 6 0 2 6 0 5 0

o 2 6 o 10 0 100 o 10 0

04 0

o 2 03 0

03 0

050 050 03 0

0 2 6 a 5 0 0 2 6 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 2 b

0 2 0 0 2 6 010 0 0 2 6 0 2 6 e 2 6 0 5 0 0 2 6 0 5 0 0 2 6 0 6 0 2 6

0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 7 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 0

026 026 050 o 10 0 026 020 o 2 6 03 0

03 0 026 o 6 026 026 026

32

Paterson, Mrs. •• Smeaton, Mrs. • • Steedman, Mrs .•. Whitehead, Miss •. Wilson, Mrs. .. ..

Mrs. McLauchlan, per­C~mpbell, The Misses .. Cuthbert, Miss •• . . Duncan. Mrs. McDuff .. Elliot. Mrs. H,ll,Mrs ... Meik, Mrs. Melrose, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. .. .. Smith, Mrs. Stevenson •• Whitten, ]. C. Wright, Mrs. Young, Mrs. Other sums ..

Miss Whitehead, per­Bishop, Miss •• Fairbairn, Mrs ... J.B. S. .. .. Martin, Rev. A ... McLauchlan, Mrs. Mushet, Miss Peddle, Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. . . Thompson, Mrs ...

Mrs. Hogg, per­Brotherston, Mrs. Davison. Mrs. •• Douglas, MISS •• Edgar, Mrs. •• Fraser, Mrs. R. •• Heron, Alex .• Esq. Mackenzie, Mrs. . . • • Paton & Fmlay, Messrs. Ronaldson, Dr .• , .• Wishart, Mrs. ..

MISS Patrick, per­Ainslie, Dr. Guthrie, Mrs. . . Newbtgging, Miss Ritchie, Miss Other sums

---,per-A Friend •• Bleloch. Dr. •. Crawford, Colonel Deuchar.-Eadie, Mrs. .. Hill, The Misses Mutter, Mrs. .. Walkinshaw, Miss Other sums •. ..

The Misses Edmond, per-Davidson, Mrs. •• • . Edmond, Mrs. • • Edmond, Miss •• Hardie, Mrs. • . . • Home-D ummond, Mrs. Johnstone, Mrs... .. Livingstone, Mrs. Luke, Rev. A. Macfie, Mrs. .. Wemyss,.Mrs. .. Other sums •• ••

Miss Thomson. per­Addis, Rev. Thos., D.D. Buchanan, Miss •. Paterson, Mrs. • .

Miss Fullarton, per-Annan, Mrs. • • Bell, Mrs. •• •• }<~ullarton, Mrs. ••

£ s. d. 0 2 6 0 2 6 o 10 0 0 6 0 5 0

0 5 0 I 0 0 0 2 6 0 3 0 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 4 0

0 2

o 10 0 0 2 6 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 2 6 0 5 0 0 5 0

0 7 6 0 2 6 I 0 0 0 5 0 0 2

, 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 0 0 2 6 0 2 6

0 5 0 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 7 6

o 10 0 0 2 6 100 050 050 026 026 026 090

0 6 0 6 o. 2 6 0 6 0 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 5 0 I 0 0 o 10 0 0 3 0

0 5 0 010 0 0 I 0

0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 6

Gunn, Mrs. Other sums

uith. Miss I. W. Thorburn, per­

A Friend .. Dobson, Mr~. . . . . Hender~on, John, Esq ... Lyon, Mrs. Geo .. , Pringle, Mrs. . . . . Thorburn, The Mis~5 Thorburn, Rev. Dr. Walker, Mrs. ••

Miss Maclagan, per-A Friend.. .. ..

£. s. d. 050 040

0 2 6 0 6 0 2 6 0 0

0 2 6 0 0 0 6 0 1 0

0 2 Callender, D. & Sons, Mes~rs ... Chalmers, Mrs. •.

0 0

5 0 2 6

Hutchison, Mrs. Dr. Maclagan, J. T., Esq. Mitchell, Mrs. Paterson, Mrs. Raimes, The Misse,; Turner, Miss •. Wood, Peter, Esq.

Porlobello. Miss Neilson. per­

Lawrie, Wm., Esq. Neilson, Mrs. Neilson, Miss Tait, Mrs ...

Miss Archer, per­Gray, Mrs.

o 10 6 0 2 6 0 5 0 0 5 0

0 6 0 0

0 2 6

o 10 0 0 6 0 2 6 0 2 6

0 5 0

DUNDEE AND THE EAST.

Amica, per Rev. D. Turner Boase, Henry, Esq. . . Christie, Mrs. Cumming, Mrs., per Turner, Rev. D., per Macainsh, Rev. P. Smith, David, Esq. Dundee. John W. Shepherd, Esq., per­

Anderson, Alex .• Esq ... Armitstead, G., Esq. Buist, A. J., Esq. Carment, Mrs. Cocks, Mrs. .• Denny, Rev. James Fotheringham, Miss .. Henderson, Alex., Esq ...

.. 5 0 0

300 o IS 0 4 2 0 o 15 0 I 0 0 o z 6

1 0 0 2 :2 0 I 0 0 o 0 o 10 0 o 5 0 I 0 0

1 0 0

33

Kinmond, Miss .. McIntyre, "Rev. M. McIntyre, J. M., Esq. McIntyre, Messrs. Moncur, A. H., E~q. Newton, Mrs. Ogilvie, Mrs. John Park, Mr. W. .. Rough, Geo., E~q. Shepherd. John W., Esq. Thorn, Mrs. Turner, Mrs. . . Turner, Re\·. Duncan Young, Miss

£ s. d. 03 0 o 10 0

o 2 6 o 5 G o 10 0 o 2 6 o 10 0

o z 6 I 0 0

o 5 0 o 2 6 o 10 0

.. I 0 0

I 0 0

ABERDEEN AND THE NORTH­EAST.

Aberdeen. Lord A Friend in Scotland Anon. Edmond, Dr. Francis Mackenzie, Miss .. Milne, Mrs. Henry ..

o 0 :; 0 0 o 6 3 0 o·

o 0 o 0

INVERNESS AND THE NORTH.

Mackintosh, Rev. E. .. :2 0 0

Forre~·.

Miss Black, per-Black, Miss o 10 0 Black, Mr. I 0 0 Burn, Mrs, .. 0 :2 6 Davidson, Mi~s .. .. o 10 0

Fraser, Miss .. 0 3 0

Frazer, Mrs. .. .. o 10 0 Grant, Miss Macphen;on .. I 0 0

Hutchinson, Mrs. 0 2 6 MacKenzie, Miss 0 I " Naughton, Miss .. 0 5 0

Raff, Mr. J. 0 5 0 Raff, Mr. W. 0 5 0

Robertson, Mrs. F. 0 5 0

Ross, Miss 0 5 0

Sime,Mr ... .. 0 5 e Smythe, Mrs. 0 5 0

Stuart, Mrs. Loch 0 5 0

Thompson, Mrs .•• 0 5 0 Urquhart, Mrs. R. 0 5 0

Watson, Mrs. 0 3 0

IRELAND.

LEINSTER. f.' s. d. £. h. d. Percivall, Mrs. .• .. 0 5 0

Miss Breakey, per- Rainsforci, Rey. J. G. 0 6 Barton, James, Esq. 1 0 0 Shekleton, A., Esq. .."0 0 Bell, T. W., Esq. 0 2 ,9 Supple, Mrs. 0 2 6 Bells, The Misses 0 4 It Tempest, Mr. .. 0 6 Cowan, Mr. •• 0 3 0 Williamson, Mr. 0 0 Murphy, John, Esq. 3 0 0 The Collector • 0 2 6 Murray, Mrs. ." 0 3 6 Cairnes, Rev. C. E. 0 0 Palmer, Mrs. 0 I 0 Dobbs, M:t>r-General 0 0 Patteson, Mr. 0 5 0 Fox, Miss "Arcy .. 0 5 0

Malone, Mrs. •• Mrs. Murphv, per­

Beamish, Miss Isola Denham. Mrs. • . Porter, Mrs. Reid. Mrs. •• Smith, Mrs. Col. Other sums ••

Nicholson, Miss (per Mrs. Ma-lone) •• •.

Persse. Mrs. F. ._ •• Reid, J. Hamilton, Esq .••

IJublill. President:

I. s. d. 100

026 026 05 0 026 026 066

o 0 o 0

100

The Most Rev. Lord Plunk.et, Archbishop 6f Dublin.

Vice-President: Charles Gaussen, Esq.

Committee: Blood, J. Lloyd, Esq. Hamilton, Rev. J. S. Chambers. George. Hayes. Rev. F .

. Esq. Maddock, R., Esq. Dobbs, Maj.-Gen. Magee, Rev. H., Drummond, D., D.D.

Esq., J.P. McComas,S., Esq. Dnncan, J.F., Esq., , McKee, Rev. Dr.

M.D. gyan, Thos., Esq. Eason, Chas., Esq. Waddell, Rev. H. M. Fowler, John R.,Esq. Wright, Rev. Dr.

Brown, Mrs. Robt., per .• Miss E. M. Hudson, per­

Bradshaw, B., Esq.,jun. Crofton, D., Esq. (the late) Drummond, D., Esq. •• Greer, The Misses Greyburne Miss Hudson, Mrs. . . Lawson, Mrs. • • Maddock, R., Esq. Peebles, Mrs. Sandys, Mrs. •• .. Symms, W., Esq. .. Trouton, Charles, Esq ... Waddell, Rev. H. M. •• Other sums • • ~

Miss Dickinson, per­Dickinson, Miss •• Kinahan, G., Esq. • . . . Kinahan, Sir E. Hudson, Bart.

£, s. d. 3 20

0 5 .0

o 10 6 I 0 0 o 10 0 o 10 0 0 5 0 I 0 0 1 0 0 010 0

05 0 050 050 100 020

026 200 100

\

I

34

'Murphy, Mrs. McMurrogb Miss A. D. Brooke, per­

Atthill, Miss G., per Brooke, Miss •• Brooke, Miss A. D. Brooke, Mrs. R ..• Brooke, Gen. Brown, Mrs. Day. Mrs. Graham, Mrs. Harcourt, Mrs. H08'gLMiss E. Mabatty, Mrs. McLean. Miss •. Reade, The Misses, per Reade, R., Esq. •• Richardson, Jonathan, Esq. Roper, Miss, per. . •• Roper, Miss G .• per •• Stopford, Mrs. E. • • Williams, Admiral .. Other sums

MUNSTER.

£ s. d. 026

04 0 I 0 0 100 o 5 0 07 6 030 o 10 0 010 0 010 0

05 0 03 0 o 3 '0 010 0 1 O. 0 200

04 0 040 010 0 o 2 6 o 10 6

Leonard, O. L., Esq. •• 8 10 0

ULSTER. Bel/ast.

Hannay, Rev. Dr. Shaw, Rev. George. Corry, R. W.,Esq. I Riddall,Rev.W.,ld.A.

Johnston, Rev. Dr. Williamson, Rev. Matheson.l.K.,Esq. H.M.

Treasurers: W. Quartus Ewart, Esq. W. L. Finlay, Esq., jun.

Secretary-Rev. 1. B. Wylie.

Ashe, Mrs... .. .. Corry, W. F. C. 5., Esq .•• GordoD, :Miss • • •• Johnston, Rev. R . .(per

Malone).. .. Macredy, Rev. John Magill, Rev. W., D,D. •• Mathewson, R. K., Esq. •• Richardson, Jonathan, Esq. Wilson, Mrs. & Miss Wise,Mrs .••

Mrs.

£ s. d. 100 100 7 10 0

100 010 0 100 100 o 10 0 100 100

FOREIGN.

A Friend.. •• Douglas, Rev. A. •• Dun, Major-Gen~ral

£ s. d. 200

o 0 o 0

Ginsburg, Mrs. Crighton •• Letchworth, Thomas, Esq. Mac!l-mlosh, Miss Anne ••

:£ s. d. I 10 0

25 0 0 I 0 0

35

CONTRIBUTIONS SPECIALLY DESIGNATED.

The following contrZ"butions have been applied to the special objects mentioned below, z'n accordance ltJt'th the wish of the Donors.

EUROPEAN TURKEY.

BUILDING OF CHURCH AT SOPHIA.

White,]. C., Esq ...

Cory, John, Esq.

Evans, Miss

Fremlin, Mrs. R. J. Holland, Miss Houldsworth, Mrs.

Anon ... Anon... •• .• Blackwood. Miss C .•. Blyth, E. H., E:,'l Braithwaite, Mrs. . . Brooke, Miss A. D., per Brooke, Rev. Stopford A. Byles, Mrs. •• Cameron, Mrs., per-

Backhouse, T. W., Esq. Backhouse, Mrs ... Backhouse, Miss Bartram, Mr. • • Hancock, Rev. J. W.

Crabtree, Miss .. Cunliffe, John, Esq ... Doxat, Miss.. .. Ehermann, Rev. Mr., per Ely, Miss, per Frome, Mrs ..• Gordon, Miss •• .. Gosset-Tanner, Rev. J.

Lawson, Mrs. Reid, Rev. J.

Roberts. Miss

CONSTANTINOPLE.

EVANGELICAL HALL.

"THE REST."

WESTERN TURKEY.

SCUTARI MEDICAL MISSION.

£ s. d. .. 4 0 0 I ]. W. A. .. .. .. •• :2 0 0 Marples, R. M., Esq., per •.

• 2 0 0 I "The Christian," Readers of

BROUSSA ORPHANAGE.

2 10

I

10

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

I 6 I 0 0 0

I 0

o 0 .. I 10 0

010 0 o 2 6 200

10 0 0 100

3 I 6 27 6 o [0 0

2 10 0 .• 0 10 0

Habershon, Miss, per Haldane, Miss Harris, Miss •• .. Howard, Mrs. Rachel Jones, Miss J. W.A. .. Letchworth, Miss Llewellyn, Miss Lloyd, Miss . . . • Mathieson, Mr. J. E., per Ogilvie, Miss.. .. Radstock, L~rd •. Rainey, Mr. A. C., per Reeye, Mrs. .. Riach, Mrs... .. Smith, Miss Denham, per Stirling. Miss •• • . . . "The Christian," Readers of Timreus, Mrs. . . Turner, Rev. D., per .. Weston, Mr ...

"THE REST"-SMYRNA.

EASTERN TURKEY.

ERZINGAN.'

£ s. d. o 0

5 00

•• 0 10 0

..

£ s. d. 500 820

94 6

40 0 0 500 o 10 0 200 o 10 0

4 00 o 10 0 100

o 10 0

3 06 I 0 0

5 0 0

3 :2 0 20 0 0

I 0 0

35 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 6 z 6 o IS 0 010 0

I 0 0

o :2 6

.. 2 0 0

Brown, Miss, per

Reeve, Mrs.

~6

CENTRAL TURKEY.

CENTRAL TURKEY COLLEGE.

£ s. d. .. 6 2 6 Dividends, Per Bank

DISPENSARY AT ADANA.

ADANA FAMINE FUND.

As acknowledged in "The Star in the East"

ZEITOO:\, FUND. As acknowledged in ., The Star in the East"

Gordon, Mi!;s •.

PERSIA MISSION.

I 0 0 I Stuart, H. C., Esq.

PASTOR JACOB.

£ s. d 78 3 4

.. so 0 0

735 12

17 10 0

•• I 0 0

Erown, W., Esq., Manchester, per- I Dods,]. S., Esq. .. 5 0 0

Garnett, Jeremiah, Esq. 50 0 0 Garnett, Miss B. A., per 9 5 0

Stevenson, C., ESlj. .• . . I I 0 Stevenson, Miss Lydia, per .. 0 IO 0

Whitehead. G. F .. Esq.(balance) 3 0 7 Wood, the Misses 5 0 0

Railton, Mrs. I I 0

"JOSEPH" EDUCATION FUND.

£ s. d.

I Petrie, Mrs. Captain, per

Brown, Rev. T. W., D.O. o 10 0 Robertson, Jas., Esq. Crane, P. Moir, Esq .•. :: 0 0 Robertson, Thos., Esq. Duncan, Ge~e, Esq. 2 0 0 Sutton, Martin ]., Esq. Henderson, is!;, per 5 10 0 Taylor, Robert, Esq ... Johnson, Mr. W. o 10 0

I Wigram, Rev. F. E ...

Morgan, R.. C., Esq. 2 2 0 Williams, Geo., Esq ... Muir, Sir Wm. 10 0 0 Wood, the Misses, per

SYRIA.

SUEDIAH MISSION.

Y~tes, Mrs. Holt, per

MISS PROCTER'S SCHOOLS (SCHWEIFAT.) Browne, Mrs. Robert, per

Page, Miss C. Selfe,

Barlow, Mrs. •• Gordon, Miss .,

A Mother's Gratitude Campbell. Mrs. Cotton, Mrs. • • Crawford, Miss .. MacDougall, Miss C. E. Mactaggart, Rev. John Peddie, Henry, Esq.

SHEMLAN (MRS. WATSON.)

EGYPT.

MISS WHATELY'S SCHOOLS, CAIRO.

•• I 0 0 I Jones, Miss C. E. .. •• 2 0 0 Southouse, Rev. G. W.

AMERICAN MISSION.

2 0 Ra~er Trust Fund .. 0 0 Ro erts, Miss •• . .

:I 0 0 Robinson, Rev. Dr. •• 2 0 0 Simpson, John H.; Esq.

0 0 Start, W. W., •• • . 0 0 Webster, Robert, Esq. 0 0

4 0 0 2 0 I 0

I 0 0

5 5 0

IS 0 0 2 0 0

12 IS 0

.. ISo 0 0

.. 3 2 0

..

..

10 0 0

o 10 0

400

10 0 0 I 0 0 :I 0 0 5 0 0

5 0 0 o 10 0

GRANTS, AN:) SUMS SPECIALL~ DESIGNATED. GREECE

Pirreus ...................................... . Volo ....... -....................... , ............. .. Salonica ..................................... ..

EUROPEA~ TURKEY Building Church at Sophia .............. . Mr. Geo. D. Kyrias ....................... . Monastir ................................... : ... Philippopolis ............................... .. Samokov .................................... ..

CONSTANTINOPLE Evangelical Hall .......................... . The" Rest" ................................ . " K uzularem" ............................ .. Mrs. Tornory's Orphange ................ .. Maps for S.S., Stamboul ................ ..

WESTERN TURKEY The" Rest," Smyrna .................... . Scutari Medical Mission ................. . Broussa Orphanage ....................... . Smyrna: Armenian Mission .......... ..

" Greek " .......... .. Istanos ...................................... . Nicomedia ................................... .. Marsovan ................................... . Trebizond ................................... . Cresarea ..................................... ..

EASTERN TURKEY Erzingan ..................................... .. Euphrates College & Mission, Harpoot Erzeroum ................................... . Van ............................................ . Bittis ........................................ .. Mardin ..................................... ..

CENTRAL TURKEY Central Turkey College ................ .. Adana Famine and Mission ............. .. Zeitoon ..................................... .. Adana Dispensary .......................... . Aintab ........................................ .. Marash ..................................... ..

NORTH SYRIA Suediah Mission ......................... .. Latakia ...... ~ .............................. ..

SYRIA AND PALESTINE Miss Watson's Mission, Shemlan .... . Miss Procter's Schools, Schweifat ..... . Berrout ..................................... . Bntish-Syrian Schools ................... .. Sftk el Ghurb ............................... .. Baakleen ..................................... .. " Lebanon Schools" ....................... . Jaffa .........................••.••...........•••. Miss Taylor, Beyrout ................... ..

PERSIA Deacon Abraham ......................... .. Pastor Jacob ............................... .. Joseph Education Fund ................. . Western Mission .......................... . Eastern Mission ............................. .

EGYPT Miss Whately's Schools ................ .. Dr. Lansing ............................... .. Cairo and the Delta ...................... .. Upper Egypt ............................... ..

£ s. d. 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0

25 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0

IS 0 0 20 0 0

0 0 10 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0

0 0

II 2 6 40 6 6

209 3 6 IS 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0

2 0 0 25 0 0 IS 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 15 0 0

84 5 10 745 12 5

27 10 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0

190 0 0 10 0 0

ro 0 0

13 2 0 20 0 0 IS 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0

14 0 0 102 17 7

75 15 0

3 1 0 0

31 0 0

17 10 0 38 12 0 30 0 0 20 0 0

£ s. d.

30 0 0

80 0 0

40 10 0

340 12 6

77 0 0

92 7 8 3

200 0 0

108 2 0

254 I2 7

106 2 0

RECEIPTS. CASH STATEMENT for the Year

£ s. d. £ s. d.

To Balance in hand, April 1st; 1887, Bank .... .....••• 201 8 3

Petty Cash..... ............... ................... ...... 0 9 8

---- 201 17 II

To Subscriptions, Donations, and Collections for

General Fund, March 31st, 1888 ............... 1,064 8 10

" Sales of "Star" and " El Khindi " ................. .

" Sums specially designated :-

Central Turkey College .......................... .

Evangelical Hall-Constantinople .............. .

Miss Whately's Schools-Cairo ................. .

Miss Watson's Mission-Shemlan .............. .

Erzingan-Eastern Turkey ...................... ..

Deacon Abraham

Suediah Mission

Pastor Jacob--Oroomiah ......................... ..

Miss Procter's School, Schweifat .............. .

Egyptian Mission .................................. ..

Broussa Orphanage ................................ .

The" Rest "-Smyrna ............................ ..

The" Rest "-Constantinople .................... .

Scutari Medical Mission .......................... .

Adana Dispensary ................................... .

Church Building-Sophia ....................... .

Persia Mission ..................................... ..

"Joseph" Education Fund ...................... ..

Distress at Zeytoon ................................ .

Adana Famine ...................................... .

4

----1,065 14

£ s. d.

84 5 10

5 0 0

7 10 0

10 0 0

2 0 0

4 0 0

180 0 0

97 17 7

3 2 0

38 12 0

189 3 6

6

o 10 0

30 6 6

So 0 0

0 0

2 0 0

65 15 0

17 10 0

735 12 5 ----1,529 7 4

-----£2,796 19 5

2

ending March JIst, I888. PAYMENTS.

By Grants and Payments for Special Objects,

March 31st, 1888 :-

To Greece ............................................... .

European Turkey ........... : ....................... .

Constantinople ...................................... .

Western Turkey

Eastern Turkey

Central Turkey ...................................... .

North Syria ........................................ ..

Syria and Palestine ............................... ..

Persia

Egypt

Working Expenses :-

Rent, Housekeeper, etc., to September, 1887

£ s. d.

30 0 0

80 0 0

40 10 0

340 12 6

77 0 0

92 7 8 3

200 0 0

108 2 0

254 12 7

106 2 0

(since discontinued) .................. ............ 33 8 8

Printing, Advertising, etc. ........................ 65 13 8

Petty Cash ......................... '" ........ . ..... 27 8 2

Salaries ... .................. ........................... 332 10 0

Travelling Expenses ................................. 21 18 6

Balance at Bank ....... ................................... ... 142 7 I I

Petty Cash ............................................ . 9 5 2

Examined with the Vouchers and Bankers' Book, and found correct,

£ s. d.

2,164 7 4

480 19 0

151 13

May 17th, r888.

D. H. SMALL,

Auditor.

YAlE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

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PEOUNIARY AID

RENDERED THROUGH THE

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£ s. tI.

MISSIONS IN GREECE. ................................ :.................... 1.379 10 0

MISSlONS IN EUROPEAN TURKEy................................. 3,613 4- I

MISSIONS II\" ASIATIC TURKEy.................................... 35,035 18 .)

MISSIONS IN PERSIA ......................................... ............ 9,360 13 S

MISSIONS IN SYRIA AND PALESTINE ........................... - 15,762 12 0

MISSIONS IN EGYPT 3,166 1

CHURCH BUILDING 3,050

SUNDRIES ........................................................................ .

TOTAL............ ...... ............ ......... £72,262 2 8

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