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No.127 ·

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SEE OF RANGOON.

List of .Dioc~san Offici~ls, Clergy and Lay Workers.

(TM t1Jdru. ,i~n i1 ru//rderrf·wi.t/a tlM <i,l4jtion o/" Burm .. ")

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The Ritht Rn. Ro~ STU111TT F~~~P~-~~~~· Cami,.)

(r.o-a.ted on J-.nuuy 17lh, .1910).

m.i.o.·, Chapl,aia.

AidadM- .nd Bilhop'1 Comminary. The v~. Wn.nlD HAi •v CoWPEIIJOHNSON, M.A. Ranaoon.

The BWIOp~, Comminari• in Eaa:laad. The RiahtRev. A M. KNIGKT, Bi.hop, Warden of St. Aupstine', C.OUec-,c:.ntnDWY.

The Rev. G. Cu:11., Wmn:, Pentwyn, Fruhwal•!• I. of Wiaht,

uam.iniq Chaplains. ,

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~Rev. C. E. GHR4D, M.A. . ;;: ~~ ~-s;..;:~.MM~. R~. W.R. Murun, B.A.

M111 G. H. EvANs-Bi1hop'1 Court, R.naoon .•. '"'· c.tliedral Cb. pt.in. Ven. W. H. Cow1'£Jt JoHNsoN, M.A. ~

Dioc-.n Reai,tru. ~

E. W. ~MBD'T, £..q., M.A., Barri1ter..-1.Law, 70, Phane St., Ranaoc,n.

Pri..n. ANDEtSON, N 1co1.,KEITH, M.A., Oriel C.01[ Oxlo.rd (Surronte) (on leaw} Govunrnm.t d:.,plain ... l'J I I APPLETON, GWRCZ, BA, St,Jwyn Coll. c..mh., St. Michael,, Kemmendine S.P.G. Burme.eMinion 1927 AsOlvATHAM, N. $., M&Yl'l'IYCI ... ... ... ... ... Winchetter.Milo,ion •. • 1911 Anroot., D..tVID Cotinrlu.v, M.A, Wor«tU:r C.all. Oidord (on ltaVI!) .,. S.P.C. Burmeae Mia.ion 1909 BUNCOWI, A. H., M.A.. CbrU.t', c.oll. Camb., St. Joho '• Colleee, Ranlfoon do. •.. 191) 8oTm:, NORMAN Dow., M.At c.mb.--OiJlield1 (,in /uoe) •.. ... Dioce.an Ch..plairu Bo.rd 1927 Gu.D1con, JOSEPH CE.ORCE, St. Augu,tin~'• Cant., Riverir,e u,d Bhamo Si.lions do. ... 19 14 Cu.cK, Croact: REGINALD SAOU'.R, M.A. ~ Oxon., Moulft>ein (Dn ltD~) . .. do. 1?07 Cm.oN, Wtll1i\N FRANCIS, M.A., Prineipe.i;° Oio«.an Boys Hilfh School Gox, EtlsTA.CE HA.N,.SON, M.A., St. S.rnabu, Ru,1oon, wilh Syriam D!UHAY, W. (Surropte), Ranaoon Cantoninent ... ... ... D1Lwoimi, A., BA, Worce1ter Coil Oxford, St Au1ustine'1, Moulme.in DoH!RTY, J. W, {on ltaue) · '

., S.P.G.Bunne.e:Minion 1907 Government Cl.plain .. . 1919 S.P.C .• Bum,ese Mu.ion 1927 Minion, to Se.men .. . 1924 Diocesan Cbai,ltini Board 1696

do., ... 1921 Fmt.t11, THOM.U,SL Auru,tiiu,'1 CanL {<1n ftave) • ,. Fou1.B.,Parwnq,e,fo1eto ... ~ .. . ... ... . .. 6..tUW>, CtiA.J:L,ES Eow.o:D, MA, Clare Coll. Camb,.. Christ Oureh, * Mand.Jay ... ... ... .. . ... • .. Wiv,che11erMi11ion 1906

· CAJdW). W1u.i,1.M RoLFE, M.A., Clare Coll. L:amb., Oil'Ut Churdi, -... ~ MandPlay ... .. , . ... , , do. ' 191 0

H1ca,W.B.,B.'\.Camb.,SLPeter'1.T01.1nto0 S.P.G.Karen MiteiPfl .. 192 1 HOUC:irroN, A. T., RA. Durhani, Monhy~u,· Upi:er Eurma ... B.C.M.SKachin Miuion. 1925 HvcHr.s,,Cm1. KnhlRICK, M.A., Queen'1CoU. Oi,.ford, ~I. Luk~'•, Touhroo S.P.C. Kami Minion . .. 1921 J•cKSON, W1LLIA.M HENRY, M.A. Oxon. Blind Srbcol, KemrMndine ~.P.C. Bunnese Mi.etol,, 191 7

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JoKNSON,d~(Su=)~':.;nM.A .• _:rinity .~II.~·· Ar~ 1909

• .• 1914 JosHUA.SAMutLJOS!PH,MandaJey... ... • ••

KEMP, v;~~~:brieI~.'~· ~·~·· K-~·-~·· Sid~.~ s~-~· ~:~ S.P.G.Tami!Miuion ... DioteMn.0.pleimBo.rd S.P.G. Burmae Million Winehetter Mitlion ...

1904 1926 1921 1911 1916 190S 1916 ,926 1921 1906 1921 1924 191ll

KEYAN, A. D. 8.A. Durham, Port Blair .•• K1N M1oUNC, Pnu., St. Mieh.e1'1 Miuion, Kemmendine Kv1o Bu", Cw1ta, Chri1t Church, Mandalay Lu. ARTHUR Oumtu> No1t111s, M.A. C..mb., Kalaw M,.w LAY, Wethoc:o, K.ren Hill, . M,.w Ju. Mew Ku Der, Karen Hi111 •.. • .• M,.THUUM, SwAMIADl,.N 0 ... VID, St. Gabriel',, ffanf(>OII M,.uNc TuN, SAMUU.. St. Mieh.el.'1, Kemmendine ..• MENZl!S. Wn.ntD RoxatntcH, B.A., Caiut Coll. Cami,,, Tounl'oo ON Bw1N, SL Mich.el',, Kemmendine JosuH. John PAULIAH, St. Gabriel',, Ranroon PAHU,Tit1erpoo,KarenHill1 ...

... Govem-t O..Piain ... S.P.G. Karen Million •.•

do .•.• ... S.P.G.TarnilMiuion ...

S.P.G. Bunnae Minion S.P.G. Karen MiMion . S.P.G. BurmeH Mi11ion S.P.G. T em.ii Mitl1-S.P.G. Karen Million .

PAllK, W(~~!)~~~!·· :I.E., ~:~·E., ~~-etar ~~· Oxford Government 0..plain .. . 1912 1921 1922 191)1 1926 1918

PtH Lf:H U, St.Paul',, Tounroo ... Po CHo, Thrawpu, K.ren Hilla Po SAK, DAvro, Kyaild,,t .. ... •.• • .• PIIOCnll, K. S., B.A. Durham, Basaein and Oilfi1tld1 Stations . SAN NYUN, Prmt. St. Barna.bu Mi .. ion, Ranl'oon .•. SHwE LEH, Luwekko ..• •.• . .• Snvr.NS, R. J., St. Matthew', Boy,' School. MouJmein

S.P.G. Karen Mia.ion .. . ... ... S.P.G. Burmeac Million

Diocaan Ch.p)ein, Bo.rd S.P.C. Bunnne MiMion S.P.G. Karen Minion

Sn:vuooN, G. E., M.A., Trin. Coll. Dublin, St. Philip',, Ran,oon Diocesan 0..plain, Bo.rd STOCKINGS, Hl!NllV M.utK, K.I.H., S1. A~ne'1 CanL, All Saints,Shwebo S.P.G. Burmeee Mit,ion

"" 1926 1886 1927 191)7

T1o1111, W. G., B.A. Bri,tol, All Saint,, Shwebo d0t •.. TH1o Pwu:, Kidderper, Karen Hill, ... ..• ... ... S.P.G. Karen Mi11ion ... THU11SFIW>, CERAUI AimilJJI RICHUD, M.A., St, John's Coll. Camb .•

M,.ymyo (Sunopte) .. . • .• WDT, GroltCE ALCEJtNON, M.A., M.M., Lincoln Coll. Ox:ford, Keppt.li WILSON, HUCH McDowALL, M.A .. Oxon •• St. John', Collewe, Ranroon Woou.c::.orr, JoHN JACKSON, 8.A., 0Kon., St, Michael,, Kemmendine .

Government Chaplain ... 1913 S.P.G. Karen Million .•. 1921 S.P.G.B-Mitlion 1924

do. 1926

PHJU.1PS, D. I. W., B.A. c.mb., Ranroon C..tbedral CHIT TWAY, 5,.MUIL, M.Jidalay ... PAUL, P111s~ KRISHNA, s,. G.u111n's, Ran,oon EtLUAII Euk1t1., Toun100 ... MA• SHA Po, Kaw So Ko, Karen Hill. •.• TAw Mw1o, 5nPHlN, K.ppali,MoWmein KYABn-Karen.Hill, ... D1oN11LN1tKHINlt •.• Po KUN, St. John'a Colle,p

Lay Worhn-M-. CuYTON, R.H .. St. John'a Coll~. lunp,on UnTTLE.Monh)'VI •.• FoWLD. THOMAS E., Monhrin HACKING, H.uioUl, MOMYin K1TCHtN, H.uiow, Monlil'UI ... t....w, S. J. , Blind School, KfflUDffldine

Luma, H. M., M.ndaiay ••. MOACAN, H., 245, Dalhouaie Stftet Nw., J. H., Wi:ndi"1e1 Miuion, Mand.lay. .. • .. POULTON, W. W., St. Raphael', Blind School, Moulmein RusKTON, Al.aDT E., Monhrin 5.u.illAJ, M. T .• Moulmei:n •.• SWINNDTON, M.jor J. C., ~o VYAu, F. S., Myi1kyina .. . WH"UTLY, F., Tounaoo .. . Pnas. G. T .• lnMUI .. .

Dio«1&11 Chnplain, Board 19'28 Wi.ncbeaterMiMion .•. 1918 S.P.G. Tamil Miuion .. .

do. ... 1927 S.P.G. Karen Million . 1916

do. • .• 1923 do. 1926

... S.P.G.B~Mitaian 1927 do. ... 1927

... S.P.G.S-Mieaioa •.• B.G.M.S. Kachin Mia.ion ... ... ... .., •.• Dioc:aan l....ay Reeder and

S.P.G.Miaian ..• 1923 Diocetan l....ayR-der •.• MietionttoSeunen .. .

... OiocMan La,. Rider .. . S.P.G. s- Million 1923

... B.C.M.S. Kadii.n Miaion IJi-.l.ay ...... ... ... ... ...

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MW Q..ur. i\NDmoN. G.F.S. Hoetel, Ran,oon ,. Hit.DA 8!UHAM, Queen Aleirandn Ho.pita!, Mtnd.lay .. . ,. BIIOGl>ut, St. Muy", Normal Sc;hoo1. Kemrnendine .. Hn.J>A BIIOMWJCM, S)'IWl'I, Ran~ .. ,. S. BUIINITT, St. Matthew',. Moulmein

K. M. BURTON. G.F.S. Ho.tel, Ran1oon A. Cut, Queen Aleundra Ho.pital. M,ndal,y •.. K. A. C.OLLIDI, B.A., Moulmein

,, L. Coon:, St. M.n,',, Kemme:ndine . .. OnumNJ C.Ous1NS, Monhrin ,. I. DIIT'HII!, Queen Aleundra 0.ildren', H01pit,I, M..,d.l,y •• A. Dvu. Winehe.ter Million, Muid.lay

,. M. DlilUITT, St. M.ry"1, Ran~ P. ENGLAND, Kemmendin, . M. L f.+.ntcLOUCM, St. Matthew',. Moulmein .

.. V10UT F,u.a>ND:, Monhyin ..•

.. F. G•u.+..D. St. A~tine",, MOWmein

.. Do111s H.+.u1s. Monhl'in, Upper B~ F. M. HWIN, B.A.. DioceMn Girls' Sc:hool, Rana-OOl'I •••

.. HoucNTON, Monhyin, Upper Bunm. (on £:aw) •..

HUJlDtN, St. M1o11v, Kenunendine •.• ,, ANNIE isHl!flWOOD, Monhyin ,. M. P. JAMISON, Bi1hop'1 Home,~ ., E. loHNS. B.A., DioceM.n Girl,' Sc:hool, R..nroon

TAYLOR JoNIS, Diocetan Girl,' School, Ran,oon ,, EuUllETH LANE, Monhyin, Upper Bunm.

L H. M. LAUGHLIN, K.I.H., St. M.ry', School, R.np,n .. E. M. L1Nnv.D, 'St. John'•· Tountoo

FRANas McD.u,1, Syria,m, Ran~ . Mi .. MWIOSE, Diocuan Girl,' School, R.ntoon ...

Dolt1s PIJU(IJI, Monhyin .. Lors Prnulf:, 8.A., DioceMn Girl,' School, Ranwoon .. Lois PvPDCOaNr, G.F.S. Ho.tel, R..nroon ••. ., PIIOY, Monhrin, Upper Burma

Mn. Potn.TON, St. Raph.e1'1 Blind School, Moidmein MW J. Rosa)!, B.A., St. Mary',, Kemrnendine• ...

.. M.Sauv,St.John',,Tounroo• D. SED.EY, St.Muy',School, Mandal..y

., 5-rrvENS, St. Ma1thew'1, MoWmein ••• MARY STIUMAN; Monhyin, Upper Bunna A. J. SUMN!II, Diocetan Girl,' School, Ra.n,oon

., Gu.a W.+.noN (on leave) .•. ,. E. W.uu..ow, Bithop', Home, Rancoon

Simn of the Cbarda. St. Mich.el', School, M.:)'myo ... Silw Lois, SUlter Al,rr, Sitter Ei..s,~ Si1ter H.+.u1ET ...

G.F.S. 1928 Win<:he1terMi11ion 1911

1921 S.P.G. 1927

Mothen'Union 192S Winch"ter Minion 1922

"" S.P.G. 1924 8.C.M.S. 1927 WinehulerMi11ion l92S

do. 1925 S.P.G. 1909 S.P.G. • .. 1919

1896 B.C.M.S. 1927

... B.C.M.S .

B.C.M.S. S.P.G.

• •. 8.C.M.S.

... 8.C.M.S. S.P.G. S.P.G.

1926 1912

"" "" ·1924 192' 1921

... 1926 1897 1919 1927

B.C.M.S. 19Z7 1927

S.P.G. 1923 S.P.G. • .• 1920 S.P.G. • .. 1907

1919 1927

... B.C.M.S. . .. 1926 ••• 1906

Winehuter Mi.ion

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1Surma Jletu~. The Quarterly Paper of the Rangoon Diocesan Association.

VoL. XI. 8. JULY, 1928. No. 127.

Grneral Secretary R.D.A. :-REv. P. H. CooKE, lcKLETON VtcAn_.\GE, GRF.AT CHESTERFORD, Ess&x. Telegrams: HtNXTOS.

111 alter inten<kd for publication in the October number should reach the Editor, Rev. F. E. Trotman, Little Bredy, Dorchester, Dorset, not later than October 1st. The Magazine can then be is:med on the 15th.

EDITORIAL. As we issue this number of u Burma News," University

Students are touring our parishes in West Dorset. There are twenty-eight in the Archdeaconry of Sherborne, and they repre­sent some five hundred men and fifty women who are scattered about England this summer, trying to impress upon their fellow laity the urgency of the World Call. They are young, and not 1:1any of them practiserl speakers. But the value of their witness hes not so much in what they say as in what they are. A few years ago you would not have found men and women of College age ready to go out to plead the cause of Missions. The World Call has brought them out. Certainly here is one way in which at last the Church " appeals to youth."

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Perhaps also their presence in our parishes bears witness to something else, an increasing number of young men and women, who are either prepared to take orders, or to go abroad for teaching and other work. The question must have occurred to many of us : " Why should this tremendous call have come to the Church just when she was under-manned, and hardly able to face up to calls at home?" Perhaps only some very desperate need will rally youth to the service of the Church. It rallied youth to the service of the Nation, in the World War; it may now, in this new need, to the service of the Church. The Head Master of one of our largest Public Schools told the writer, eighteen months ago, that he had never known so many of his boys contemplating Holy Orders.

* It is good to look on the more hopeful side just now, for we

seem to be passing through a difficult time, especially in Burma. The Bishop's successor has yet to be found, and the Diocese has lost two of its most experienced Missionaries in the brothers Purser. The Rev. W. C. B. Purser sailed for home with Mrs. Purser on the S.S. Hengada, on 28th April. In " News from the Front," we include an extract from the Rangoon Gazette, the chief daily paper in Burma, giving an account of a farewell gather· ing at Kemmendine ; also an appreciation from the Rangoon Diocesan Magazine. The Diocese has greatly changed since Mr. Purser landed at Brooking St. Wharf twenty-four years ago, and in effecting those changes few have played so prominent a part, or have kept so steady or hopeful an eye upon the future of the Church in Burma.

It was appropriate that Mr. Purser's last activity should have been the Benediction of the new building at St. Michael's Normal School, Kemmendine, on 9th April, in the erection of which the Government of Burma and S.P.G. have equally shared. The R.D.M. gives an interesting summary of Mr. Purser's remarks on this occasion :-

(1) The School is a diocesan and not merely a parochial one, and it is the only Church institution in the diocese which trains men as school teachers.

(2) As such it is the counterpart of St. Mary's Normal School for the training of girl teachers and just as it is considered desirable to have a specially trained European principal and vice-principal for the girls' school, so should it be also for the boys' school. The training of our vernacular teachers will continue to be unsatis· factory as long as it is allowed to remain the part time job of a missionary whose energies are largely absorbed elsewhere.

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(8) The Government is rightly giving more and more attention to vernacular education and there are hopes of a measure of compulsory education being introduced into parts of the Province This wiJI necessarily make the training o~ vernacular teachers an increasingly important matter. It is consequently a cause for congratulation that the authorities of the S.P.G. Mission at headquarters in London should have anticipated this and by making a large grant for the erection of this building made it possible to provide adequate accommodation for the sixty students at present under training.

Mr. Purser's departure left Mr. Appleton in charge of Kem­mendine, and Mr. Woolcott, after spending two years in the Winchester Brotherhood, has been transferred from Mandalay, to help him. Mandalay loses another valued worker too, for on 12th May, at the Rangoon Cathedral, the marriage took place of Major A. L. Sheppard, M.B., F.R.C.S., I.M.S. to Dr. Edith Marshall, M.B., B.S., who for the last eighteen months has been resident Surgeon at the Children's Hospital. Our best wishes to them both.

* Mr. J . H. Neal, the Principal of the Royal School, Mandalay,

returned from leave in England in April, and the Rev. A. H. Blencowe, Principal of St. John's College, Rangoon, at the end of May.

It is with much regret that we record the death of one of our old schoolmasters, Mr. E. Hart. He came out to Mandalay in November, 1906, and was Head Master of the Royal School there from 1906-1918, when he was transferred to St. Augustine's, Moulmein. In 1918 he accepted the post of Government Agent in Car Nicobar Island, and so severed his connection with the Diocesan Staff. But he did not cease to be a Christian Missionary, in the way in which we wish all our own folk overseas would be Missionaries, but at his lonely outpost helped on the work of the Church to the very best of his ability. R.I.P.

In and about Rangoon there has been a certain amount of shifting of our forces. The Rev. J. W. and Mrs. Doherty have gone on leave, leaving the work of the Missions to Seamen in charge of Mr. H. Morgan. We give extracts from the very inter­esting report on a later page. The Rev. D. I. W. Phillips was ordained Deacon at Calcutta at Easter, and is now Assistant Chaplain at the Cathedral. He took his degree at Cambridge before the war, and then served in the Army in Mespotamia.

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The Rev. T. Fisher has gone on leave, to the great regret of his congregations at lnseim and elsewhere on the Railway. He has thirty years experience to his credit in Burma, and it is good to think that he will be returning. The Rev. B. Ford has been transferred from Akyab to take his place.

Akyab is on the West Coast of Burma, and Mr. Ford's transfer leaves it without a Chaplain. This is not a new experience at Akyab. Looking through old files of Rangoon Diocesan Quarter­lies, as the old Magazine in Burma used to be called, one fin<;is many such gaps in the Church history of Akyab, notably in 1904 and in 1906, when they were left for six and eight months without a Chaplain, but leading laymen kept services going in the beautiful little Church, and Missionaries earned a short holiday by taking the week's sea voyage there and back to give them their communion after Easter or Christmas. Yet throughout these times the people of Akyab were maintaining their contributions to the Diocesan Chaplains' Fund.

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The ups and downs of Akyab would afford many a telling illustration in pleading the cause of" Our Own People Overseas." Perhaps also the following extract from a letter to Bishop Knight :

" I do not know when I shall see the College again as we are very short of men and I am not able to take leave ; fortunately I keep very fit in Upper Burma and have great happiness in my work. I have now, since my return, been travelling without a break for six and a half years in charge of the English Churches spread over an area as large as England ; for three years out of this I also had charge of the Oilfields which was most interesting and varied work. I cover this large parish once each month, but I have one place in the Chin Hills I can only reach once a year ; the journey there and back means two train journeys, five days by steamer, and 250 miles on pony and post, but our people there are very grateful for the visit. One wonders what our somewhat spoilt congregations at home with their many services would say if they only saw a priest once a year ! This part is near India and not far from the Manipur State, whilst another section of my parish is only thirty miles from the China border.

So it· has been very interesting and happy work-Oilfields, Ruby mines, Jade mines, a sugar plantation, and the settled congregations in district headquarters. I wish more men would come out-they would find much happiness and keen congrega· tions."

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A fairly full account of the Annual Meeting of the R.D.A. will be found in this issue of " Burma News." It was a glad surprise to have the Bishop present, and we hope he has not had to pay the penalty of his temerity, for we believe he was frankly disobeying doctor's orders. We wish we had a fuller account of the evening meeting. A very interesting paper, read by the Rev. D. W. Atwool, who, with his wife, was returning to Burma next day, has been sent us, and we propose to print it, with its vivid account of St. Augustine's Mission, Moulmein, in our next number.

The Combined Sale for Missions in London is fixed for 8lst October and 1st November. Miss Atwool is planning a kind of " Burma Campaign '' in connection with it. Her idea is that friends of Burma should meet for tea at the Sale on one of the days, and at a Celebration next morning, and then go forth in twos to speak where they can find opening. The incidence of All Saints Day may make it a little difficult for those of us who Jive at a distance, but we hope Miss Atwool may be able, with some modification, to develop her suggestion. We can act in unison. although debarred from meeting on tour.

In "News from the Front," we give some details of the visits of His Excellency the Governor, Sir Charles Innes, to St. Luke's, Toungoo, and also to Mandalay. The latter was a historic occasion for it was to relay the " Memorial Stone " at Christ Church, Mandalay, first laid by Major E. B. Sladen, the British Political Agent on 1st September, 1869. Nothing but sheer necessity and the depredations of the white ants would have allowed the demolition of the historic link with the days of Mindohn Min and the old regime.

Also in " News from the Front " we print the speech of Mrs. Booth Gravely at the Annual Exhibition and Meeting of the Mission to the Blind at Kemmendine, on 28rd February. It reached us too late for inclusion in the April number. Mrs. Booth Gravely IS the President of the Mission, and was able to speak of the great difficulties which the Mission has to face, and her statement of present conditions was supported by a very strong appeal from H.E. the Governor.

THE ANNUAL MEETING.

On WEDNESDAY, _28RD MAY, we began with a happy gathering in the S.P.G. CHAPEL, where the Bishop of Rangoon celebrated, followed by breakfast together. A large MEETING OF THE COM· MITTEE at 12 met to discuss our relations with S.P.G. Of this more will be heard later, but we can say now that the relations of our Association to the Society are most happy, and if adjustment should be needed, there will be little difficulty.

At 2.30 our friends began to arrive for the AFTERNOON MEETING and to greet the Bishop and Mrs. Fyffe, Bishop Knight, and the speakers. There were present: Rev. T. and Mrs. Fisher, Rev. D. C. and Mrs. Atwool ; of our Committee, the Revs. E. C. Bedford, G. H. Colbeck, W. E. Hardcastle, G. M. Scott, Mrs. Chard, Mrs. Petit, Misses Atwool, Colbatch Clark, Eicke, Gipps, Langton, Lathom Browne, McCulloch, Willes, and Mr. Clayton. Also Mrs. H.J . C. Knight, Mrs. Swinnerton· Weston, Miss Edmonds, Lady Bertram Cary, Mrs. Godber, etc.

BISHOP KNIGHT was our Chairman, and before introducing the speakers, dwelt on the very grea{ help the S.P.G. was giving by its large block grant annually, by its supply of workers, both men and women, and by its hospitality to our Association for its meetings and in other ways.

A telegram was received from the Archdeacon in Burma. The words of is as received were : n Mens vobiseum." Probably the first word should have been "Deus or Dominus." Anyhow the telegram was very welcome, and we hope that the efforts of the friends of Burma who gathered in S.P.G. House will be an assurance of support to our brethren in the diocese.

THE BISHOP OF RANGOON reiterated this point, and then spoke of the loss to the diocese of the Rev. W. C. B. Purser who had worked with great wisdom and power for twenty-four years in the Kemmendine district, and now found it necessary to come home to look after his family; also of the Rev. C. R. Purser whose touring work in the Delta and around· Prome had left a strong mark on the Diocese.

He announced that he had had a telegram stating that Mr. Ernest Hart, the Government agent at Car Nicobar Island, had died at Nicobar on 21st April. Mr. Hart, an unmarried man, had lived without any European companion on the island for some years. He was formerly a schoolmaster, in charge first of the Mandalay School and then of the Mouhnein School. He first came to Burma to work with the Bishop in 1908. By his pure

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and upright life and missionary zeal he had given great help to the Christians at Nicobar, and won the respect of all. Very few men would have undertaken such a post and held it as he had. He took off his hat to Ernest Hart and believed that the meeting would join him in affectionate respeet.

Mission work generally took one of three forms. There was the bringing to the child races-Aminists-the power of the Gospel, to deliver from evil spirits. They were generally ready to listen to the appeal of the Gospel when it came. Then there were the old established systems of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Mahomedanism. These called for careful and sympathetic study and not for mere hostile criticism. It was the task of the Christian Church to develop the good and subdue the evil in them by bringing to them the life giving power of the Redeemer.

Then we had to consider the civilising influences of Western rule with its gifts of just government and education-the Civil servants of the Empire were doing great work for these Ea.stern races, but the leaven of the Gospel was a vital necessity to such a civilian system. Without it, civilisation was a bankrupt concern as we saw in the great War. The Church of Christ had a great task to do in holding up Christian ideals in this complicated system and permeating the whole life of the great organised communities.

In Burma all these three aspects were to be seen. We were working to get hold of the Animists-the Hill Karens, the Chins and others before they could go off to Buddhism.

Recently an officer in the late War had been ordained, and with a strong band of helpers was working in connection with the B.C.M.S. among the Kachins, and the people recently freed from slavery by our Government. This was hopeful work, if we could judge by the results achieved by the Baptist Mission, which after thirty years work could point to the Bible translated and a gather­ing of 10,000 adherents for conference.

Western civilisation was making its way. In Rangoon City there were electric lights and trams, the Law Courts with a great system of law. Throughout the county there were schools, though not yet enough, many Vernacular, some. A~glo-Vemacular, and some English. For all classes produced by .tilese d1ff~rent grades of education we were endeavouring to SUP,P.IY a M,mstry locally. For the Karens and Burmese of the country districts there were their own priests and deacons, who were carefully prepared in the vernacular. Training of canqidates was always going on, and there was increased readiness to give. At the recent conference the Christian Karens adopted a Church rate

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for the support of their native ministry. This support was partial at present, but likely to become complete before long. Then there was need for the provision of really well educated indigenous clergy able to hold their own among the modern Burmese and Indians. Our own Burmese priests had been trained at Bishop's College, Calcutta, and it was proposed that a promising Karen candidate should come to England and return later to work among his own people.

There was also a very promising Anglo-Indian at Bishop's College training for the English speaking ministry, and an English graduate of Cambridge who had been in business in Rangoon. One great need just now was two or three Diocesan Chaplains for English work. Another need was a supply of books in the verna­cular. The Rev. C. Garrad had been lent to the Bible Society to help in producing a revised translation of the Bible. They had the Prayer Book in Burmese and Karen, and a hymn book in those two languages in Tamil, as well as several tracts and small books of instruction, but practically nothing to put into the hands of catechists and theological students and others who wanted something more than the rudiments of the Christian Faith, and yet were unable to read English.

In conclusion the Bishop appealed to the Association to persevere and go forward in their efforts, and to take the encourage­ment of the Whitsuntide message of power and witness.

THE REVEREND G. R. S. CLACK, speaking of English work in the smaller stations, said that he had been very happy in Burma and had much liked the life ; he was very sorry that his service in Burma was finished, as he preferred Burma to England. Some reasons why he had so liked the life out there were these: the English and Anglo-Indians were very kind to their padre; they supported their Church well in money matters ; the Churches were small and the padre was able to keep them beautifully clean and well cared for, and he loved them. The padre's visits to the outstations were made very pleasant by the kindness and the help that were always so readily given ; the Burmans were very friendly and attractive people.

He said tbat the Anglo-Indi11ns were a great help to their Church ; they subscribed liberally ; they attended the services well, and they generally formed the majority of the congregations, the choirs, and other Church-workers ; they had been very good to him, and he had many most generous and loyal friends among them, and he asked for their sake, a sufficiency of chaplains be supplied, that the Orphanages be generously supported, and that the Boys' Schools be supplied with more men teachers.

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He told a story, showing how much better and more attractive optimism is than pessimism, and said that there was ·good reason for optimism as to the value and the future of English work in Burma, for there was much less self indulgence and intemperance than there used to be ; the firms were getting over a very good class of young men, and the Anglo-Indians, recognising the difficulties in front of them, were doing their best to give their children a good education.

He thanked Bishop Knight for giving him the opportunity to say how truly he loved Burma, and he longed tha.t more men would go out to carry on the English work, and so help on the Kingdom of God in Burma. He said that the work of the mission­aries was splendid, it was they who did the hardest work and endured the greatest hardships and difficulties, He mentioned also the generosity of Government, which made it possible for the padres to visit and minister to the small communities of white people in the out-stations, and he said that these visits were greatly appreciated.

The REV. G. S. Paovts, who had recently been on a short visit to Burma said that he was much struck with the excellent work which the Church was doing in Burma. In the few moments allotted to him he would speak of the Women's work. The Diocesan Girls' High School, under Miss Petrie, was most satis­factory in everything except buildings, and he hoped the scheme of enlargement would soon be carried out. There was a staff of very capable and vigorous ladies, and their spirit was reproduced to a gre.at extent in the girls. The other Girls' School which he saw, including the Chinese one, were each in its way, splendid. The Association should back up the work and workers with all their power.

The REV. P . H. CooKE, General Secretary, gave some remini­scences and contracts. The R.D.A. was started 36 years ago in 1892, by Miss Hodgkinson, and he was one of the first members, and the first Diocesan Secretary. The only then worker left in Burma was the Rev. H. M. Stockings, who went out in 1886; the only worker in England still at work for R.D.A. was, he believed, the Rev. G. Cecil White. The fourth balanc"' sheet-that for 1896-showed receipts £117; now from £1,200 to £1,500.

In 1897 the Quarterly Paper commence<!. Miss Langton then began her work as Scholarship Secretary, Miss N. Langton as correspondent for newspaper supply. There were three Diocesan and two local Secretaries-now twenty-eight Diocesan and many local. There were four scholarships, now over 800. Two of the four parishes had been constant throughout-St. Matthew's, Clapton, and St. Peter's, Worcester.

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In 1900 the Ladies Working Association, which had been run by Miss G. F. Martin for a good many years in the Winchester Diocese, gave an off-shoot, the Guild of Workers, afterwards the Guild of Intercession and Work, under Miss Lathom Browne. It still continues its useful service under her sister.

There is also now the Burma Band of P;ayer managed by Miss D. Atwool.

In 1906 the Quarterly Paper was enlarged, and in 1928 made another step forward as the" Burma News," under a new Editor.

One yearly effort had been the stalls at the Combined Sale for Missions Overseas from 1896 onward.

In 1905 our Association was affiliated to S.P.G., and has always been a dutiful daughter in very happy relationship.

Thirty years ago there were only nine native clergy, now twenty-five; eight ladies, now forty-nine; four laymen, now ten. On the other hand there were twenty-nine English Clergy, but now only twenty-six .

It had been a great happiness to watch this development, and to find here at home so many willing and faithful helpers and good friends all over the country.

The REv. N. K. ANDERSON, who was starting back to Burma the next day, spoke of the Anglo-Indian work. In the new University, hostels were not desired as all denominatiens and races lived together, and mixed thoroughly in .\lll sorts of ways ; but the Rev. H. M. Wilson, Principal of St. John's College, had started a "University Church Union," as a bond of union for Church members of either sex. At present it numbered only twenty or so, but it would grow and be very helpful. It was interesting at the last meeting he attended, to hear a girl student speak fluently and to the point on "What Religion means."

The Diocesan Girls' School had of late years developed and consolidated ; but so far, no way had been · found of developing spiritual powers. It should be a nursery of workers.

For the Diocesan Boys' School a Vice-Principal, or another English assistant master was needed-a Graduate who would come for three to five years.

A great deal was being done in the way of building. Th• first section of the Boys' School was rebuilt, and the Girls' School had a scheme in hand for replacing the present building and adding a Hall.

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In the last seven years at the Cathedral, the improvement scheme drawn up by the Rev. Price Evans had almost all been achieved. The Organ was in splendid order. Mr. Collin's legacy had provided for marble ftoor in the aisles.

COLLECTIONS were taken at the Celebration and Meeting. We then went upstairs for tea and talk-quite an important part of the proceedings. We are grateful to the ladies of the S.P.G. House for arranging the very nice tea.

SocIAL EVENING AT S.P.G. HousE, 22ND MAY.

We had a very happy Social Gathering on the evening before the Annual Meeting, at which about one hundred friends of Burrna were present. It was a great pleasure to us all having our two Bishops with us, Bishop Fyffe in the chair, and Bishop Knight at his right hand.

I think it will interest you if I give you the impressions of two who were present. They are only rough notes jotted down for further amplifying, but taken together they seem to give so vivid a picture of the Gathering, that it seems a pity to alter th.em.

I. " After refreshments and chat we came down to the Board Room to listen to a fine array of speakers. Miss Colbatch Clark, late of the Girls' Diocesan High School, Rangoon, the Rev. E. Courtenay West and the Rev. D. C. Atwool, whilst both Bishop Fyffe and Bishop Knight spoke.

Mr. Atwool gave us a vivid picture of a typical day's work in Moulmein ; and the impression remaining from his talk and the remarks made by a member of the Mission of Help, Rev. E. P. Swain, was one of great hopefulness.

We then said Compline and joined in a Service of Farewell for David and Rose Atwool who were returning to their work in June, and so a happy and inspiring evening ended.''

II. "MR. ATwooL's ADDRESS . . .. .. . . .. description of a day at Moulmein-bell rung at 6 o'clock wakes residents all down the neighbourhood. 6.80 bell rings for Church : you would see girls trooping in from the Mission School, covered during the rains by enorrnous umbrellas ; then the boys come from their school and each tries to give a tug at the bell to the annoyance of the little bell-ringer. As many times as possible the Eucharist is celebrated. After returning home every one has tea and the work of the day begins. There is teaching, visiting, preaching, etc.

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One of the great supports of the Church there is the Catechist­( ?)-who once led a bad life, cruelly ill-treating his first wife. He is now completely changed and is a pillar of the Church, also his second wife.

Mr. Atwool also spoke of the Chinese School and Khoo Pick Chyoung.

Miss CoLBATCH CLARK gave an address on the Girls' School and spoke highly of the morale-capacities for fair play-and said that the girls were responsible and capable of doing great things.

THE VICAR OF PUTNEY told some amusing incidents of his visit to Burma during the Mission of Help, when he was much struck by the picturesque pageantry of Burma. What remains in his memory is the sight of Mr. Atwool's congregation walking in procession to their Church in Moulmein with banners and in their picturesque clothes with Mr. Atwool in his robes-he said it seemed as if the procession though small was a " Vanguard of the Armies of Peace."

· MR. COURTENAY WEST spoke of Bishop Titcomb's Personal Reminiscences, a book he had found in S.P.G. Library, describing the beginnings of work in Burma, and he told several amusing stories of elephants, etc. that he had found in this book. He described the beauties of Burma and said how great a privilege it was to work there. ·

REPORT FOR 1927.

The special feature of the year's work has been the Celebration of the Jubilee of the Bishopric. Our gatherings in London on 14th December were not very largely attended ; no doubt the heavy and cold rain was partly responsible, and we know well how many of such events call on the activities of those who are keen. Still we made our effort and are thankful, and hope that more results than were visible will some day be found to have issued.

Our contribution to the Jubilee Fund amounts to £385 (May, 1928), and although we wish the total were higher, for the new site and new buildings so imperatively needed at Toungoo will

eventually cost about £12,000, and at once £1,500 is needed, yet we are glad to find that this " special effort " brings the total of money raised by the Association during the year to £1,567-a record, as is right in the Jubilee year. We hope that more will come in for the Jubilee Fund before it is closed next Autumn.

Here is the usual Comparative Financial Statement :-

Total Receipts .. Subscriptions and Donations Special Appeals Collections Boxes Sales Our Own Missionary Forward Movement Scholarships Catechists Drafts to Burma Home Expenses .. Deficit on Q.P ...

Included in Home Expenses.

1924 1925 1926 1927 £ £ £ £

1289 1094 1280 1567 817 255 357 830 148 200 384 486 286 182 230 178

61 49 49 58 181 98 119 IOI

8 7 8 14 16 18 18 17

357 340 367 87 5 15 8 8 8

1170 942 1098 892 116 128 122 127 31 32 33 39

It is to be noted that the General Fund which is at the disposal of the Bishop and his Council, has suffered a decrease in support which we much regret. It is natural that we should like to support individual works, and have an interest in persons, yet the leaders who are on the spot can appraise the various needs better than we can who live so far away.

Our other operations have been chronicled in our Quarterly Paper and need not be repeated here. Suffice it to say that there is no slackening of energy ; and on the whole it is evident that we can report another year of happy and, we think, fruitful support of the splendid band of workers for Christ in Burma.

We are vert grateful for the steady perseverance and zeal of our Diocesan and Local Secretaries.

In the Diocese itself, the most noteworthy event has been the close of Bishop Fyffe's years of leadership. But we rejoice to look back and see how much has been achieved by him and his colleagues during the eighteen years of his episcopate ; and his ,·aluable experience will continue to be given to the service of the Church here at the Home Base. We all rejoice to know that he is likely soon to be restored to health and able to work.

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Of the staff of the Diocese, only one has been removed by death-the Rev. Tarber Ber, a faithful Karen Christian and Priest of many years standing. The English staff has been reinforced by four Clergy-the Revs. G. Appleton, N. D. Bower, A. Dilworth, W. G. Tarr; by the ordination of three others, the Revs. Eleazar Ezekiel (Tamil), Daniel Ne Khine and Po Kun (Burmese); and by the addition of the Rev. S. D. Mathuram (Tamil Priest). The clergy of Asiatic birth thus number now twenty·five--another record whereat we greatly rejoice.

No fewer than ten ladies have been added to the list of workers -a splendid addition, even though several of them fill vacant posts.

S. John's College Chapel has been completed and consecrated, and the Sgau Karen Prayer-book reprinted-two indications of life and progress much greater than this bald statement would suggest.

Once again we thank God and take courage. We need courage, wisdom, and glad sacrifice if the Call of the World-the call of our own people overseas,. and the call of those of other· races on whom our empire, our trade, our science is having such deep and wide effect, in many ways good, in others dangerous. and injurious-is to be answered.

" Our help is in the Name of the Lord."

A. M. KNIGHT, Bishop, Chairman .. P. H. COOKE, Secretary.

NEWS FROM THE FRONT.

Gathered from the Rangoim Diocesan Magazine, the Annuaf Reports of the various Missions, Letters Home, and occasional publications such as S . John's College Chronicle, Mountain Men ..

During his visit to Toungoo, His Excellency Sir Charles Innes, Governor of Bunna, paid a visit to St. Luke's School on 6th March. The day was a Buddhist festival, recognised by Government as a public holiday, and school would ordinarily

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The e"ntrance to the compound and Big School had been decorated and the Governor was received with such ceremony as we could devise. It was a charming visit and has left upon both teachers and staff the pleasantest impressions of the Head of the Province. His Excellency made a very kind and encouraging reply to the address (read to him by the ~chool Captain) to which he listened with the closest attention, for he quoted from it almost verbally three or four times. Later in the day in conversation with Mr. Dobson he remarked on the contrast between the boys and the buildings (Tun Hla's phrase was " Though it progresses inwardly its buildings decay with age ") and in his official note in the Visitor's book he wrote ;-

" I visited the School for a few minutes with much pleasure this morning. My impressions of the boys and girls I saw were entirely favourable, but I quite see that the School has outgrown its buildings and it is high time for it to be removed to a more suitable site and more commodious buildings. I wish it all success.''-From u Mountain Men.''

The work at the Children's Hospital is becoming more appreci· ated every day, and at the present time all the beds are occupied by little patients. Miss Cam, the Sister-in-charge, has recently returned from furlough and she received a very warm welcome on her return to duty. The marriage of Miss Edith T. Marshall, M.B., B.S. (Lond. ), has left the Hospital without its resident Medical Officer, but Dr. Parakh has again most kindly volunteered his services in an honorary capacity, and regularly visits the patients. A dispensary has been open for some time in Madaya, and is proving a useful centre for infant welfare and evangelistic work. At the Royal School, Mr. J . H . Neal is back again at his work, and looks full of energy after his leave in England. After nearly two years' work at the Mission, the Rev. J . J . Woollcott has been transferred from the Brotherhood to Lower Burma, and there is no talk at present of anyone coming to take his place. Meanwhile the new Church is rapidly rising on the site of the historic wooden building of Mindon Min, and will probably be ready for consecration within the next two months.-Mandalay a11d Myitnge Magazine.

Punctually at 4 p.m. on 13th March, His Excellency, Sir Charles Innes, K.C.S.L, C.LE., LC.S., arrived at the Mission compound [Christchurch, Mandalay-Ed.] and was heartily cheered by the school children lined up by the side of the road. The purpose of his visit was the placing of a memorial stone in the Church of our Lord Jesus Christ that is now in course of erection upon the site of the old Church. The stone which His Excellency kindly consented to place in the wall of the new Church

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is the foundation stone of the Church built by Mindon Min: The stone was originally laid on 1st September, 1869, by Major E. B. Sladen, the British Political Agent, assisted by Capt. G. Strover, Assistant Political Agent, in the presence of Princes Minetone, Theebaw, and Thahgarah. It was accidentally found this year four feet below the ground, after all hope of its recovery had been abandoned.

The old Church was of wood, which, through the ravages of white ants and in the course of time, had reached a condition beyond repair, and had to be dismantled. The new building is being erected on the same spot. The old Church was b.uilt entirely at the expense of King Mindon, and its erection cost the mission nothing. The new Church is being built by subscription at a cost of Rs. 54,000.

On arrival, His Excellency was met by the head of the mission, the Rev. W. R. Garrad, who conducted him to the panda! and there presented the Burmese, Tamil and European clergymen of the mission. These were the Reverends George Kya Bin, S. Chit Tway, N. S. Asirvatham, J . Joshua and J. J. Woollcott. A short service was then begun with the singing of the hymn "0 God our help in ages past." After prayer and the reading of Psalm 84 I" 0 how amiable are Thy dwellings ; Thou Lord of hosts !"). His Excellency proceeded to the platform and laid the memorial stone saying: H In the faith of Jesus Christ, we place this stone, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holv Ghost. Amen." The final prayer was then said in English, Burmese and Tamil, after which the Blessing was pronounced by the Rev. H. M. Stockings, K.H.I. (Shwebo), who was ordained in the old Church nearly forty years ago.

There was quite a good number of people present representing the Fort, the Town Church, and the Winchester Mission. Promi­nent among these were the Hon. Mr. Justice H. S. Pratt, Lieut.­Col. and Mrs. D. N. Stuart, Major and Mrs. Clarke, and Miss D. Seeley, L.L.A. ; several missionaries and chaplains were present, including the Rev. and Mrs. H. Crawford Walters, and the Misses Robertson and Merrick (Wesleyan Mission), Ensign and Mrs. Butcher (Salvation Army), Reverends T. Fisher, formerly in charge of the Mission (1908 to 1905), W. R. Park, C.I.E., O.B.E. (Town Chaplain), G. A. R. Thursfield (Maymyo), and W. G. Tavr (Shwebo).

The wOmen's work of the Winchester Mission was represented by Dr. Edith Marshall, M.B., B.S., and the Misses Cam, Duthie and Belsham of the Queen Alexandra Children's Hospital, and by Miss Dyke of the Vernacular School. A choir formed by girls from this mission school and from St. Mary's School, assisted greatly in leading the singing of the service.

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The ceremony, though not of long duration, was very impres· sive, and concluded at 4.15 p.m. As a memento of the occasion, the small silver trowel that had been used in the ceremony was presented to His Excellency. It was of Burmese workmanship, and inset in the silver were two Burmese peacock rupees corres· ponding to the two (dated 1862) that had been found under the foundation stone of the old Church.

The memorial stone is situated in the east wall of the new Church about ten feet from the ground. On it is inscribed the date 1869. Another stone is let into the wall below on which is the inscription :

The above stone of the original Church was relaid by His Excellency Sir Charles Innes, K.C.S.I., C.S.I., I.C.S.,

Governor of Burma, 13th March, 1928.

-From Rangoon Diocesan Magazine.

The Karen work, with its centre at Kappe.Ii, lies now outside our responsibility, and very likely will continue to do so. It was started, and has all the time been financed, from Toungoo, as a Mission of Karens to Karens ; the oversight fell upon the Missionary at Moulmein simply because the place lies geographically in his jurisdiction, and there was nobody else within reach. In the last year, however, Rev. G. A. West (S.P .G. Missionary at Toungoo) has been able actually to go and live at Kappali, and as he sees possibilities of great developments amongst the Karens he means if he can to stay there. What will come of it, one cannot tell. It may be that the Karens will become Christians, as many of them have done elsewhere, and then show the way to the Burmans.

The most notable feature of the year's work has been the admission of some Telugu labourers working in a lime quarry thirty miles away. Influenced by the mass-movement in their own country, six of these men have been learning eagerly about Christ : and though I hesitated about baptising people with whom we can have so little contact, they would take no denial, and I have baptised them. It must stand to the credit of Saya Pragasam that he has found this group and helped them on.-Report of St. Augustine's Mission, Moulmein.

Because of a breakdown, the labourer in this part of the vineyard has " failed to fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds worth of distance run," yet the hand of the Lord of the Harvest has not been slack . . .. .... with the result that the end of the year 1927 sees the Rangoon branch of the Mission in a

stronger position than it has held since the labourer ·came seven­teen years ago.

In May we purchased the premises of 245, Dalhousie Street, for use as an Institute and Chaplain's Quarters, and have enjoyed the use of them for six months, during which short period the number of men using the place doubled. From all directions the men express appreciation of the great improvement upon the old Institute in Sparks Street, relinquished on 30th June. Their indications of pleasure go far in the way of recompense for the thought and work entailed in enhancing the means at our disposal for their convenience and enjoyment while in port. An examina­tion of the financial position reveals how wonderfully blessed we have been in that respect. . . . . . . . The new Institute is centrally situated on a main road and is easy to find. Besides the small chapel there are two full-sized billiard tables, piano, Badminton court, circulating library, games, papers and magazines. With the additional space at our disposal we have been able to provide hard-up seamen with (rather rough !) free sleeping accommodation for fifty nights.

There is in Rangoon a Captain R. B. Rushall, O.B.E., who has been a friend to the Mission ever since the station · was opened in 1904. His latest benefaction pro bona publico is the making of a garden by the Victoria Lake six miles out, where swimming, water-polo and other recreations can be enjoyed. He extended an invitation to the Mission to bring as many sailors as we liked to his p_lace, timing the " temptation " to coincide with the arrival of H.M.S. Effingham. We took several parties, the largest of which numbered eighty-seven sailors from both Services and eighteen helpers. Tea is provided for them on the spot ; the men themselves defraying the out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Mission for food and transport.

. Of the real purpose of the l\1ission-the religious . work-it is increasingly difficult to speak. How can one tell to the world what happened during a little Bible-reading on a ship at the close of which one of the men present said : " Thanks very much, this has been a most instructive two hours?" Who can reproduce in cold print the atmosphere on a similar occasion when a man said : " Will you please read us some more of that?" On a third ship the Captain's Bible was used for the little service. On another we used the Mate's Missal. It is impossible to portray the sense of infinity and eternity called up at the end of a long religious talk as a man, obviously deeply moved by the Holy Spirit, looks straight into your eyes, quietly and slowly asks : " Do you really believe these things or are they only talk ?" and waits for an answer. This incident, together with an R.C. Engineer's remark : " We consider you people who are not Roman Catholics but are

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doing your best to live a Christian life to be of the soul of the Church even though not of the body," strikes me as being the most remarkable of the year.

A new man comes out from home for the mission early in 1928, and if his salary can be found he will remain at the station after the close of the Chaplain's furlough. The extra man is a man of necessity. Although the port has grown so tremendously, the executive staff of the Mission is the same as when the station was first opened in 1904. Funds are needed for the consolidation of what has already been taken in hand. There are various avenues of expansion open before our eyes and a survey of some of the possibilities has been made : but plans cannot be carried out because of the inertness of material things. This inertia is not a sullen antagonistic negative factor-it is simply neutral, and the introduction of a positive factor in the shape of financial assistance would result at once in a flow of energy-and things could be done.-E:rtractsfrom Report of" Th£ Missions to Seamen."

The tenth annual report of the Mission to the Blind of Burma, which comprises the two.institutions of St. Michael's, Kemmendine, and St. Raphael's, Mouhnein, gives the public an interesting insight into the working of the institutions and the difficulties which beset their labours. Tribute is paid to the indefatigable labours of the Rev. and Mrs. W. C. B. Purser who worked so earnestly and so long for the blind and who are now returning to England.

The report states that the present accommodation is inade­quate. Motihnein requires further building accommodation and Kemmendine is both overcrowded and restricted for new building sites.

Continuing, the report says :-

The heartbreaking business of weeding out undesirables amongst those who seek admission, has not saved us from having a certain number of almost entirely incapable people on our hands. In some, the promise of early years is not fulfilled ; in some, a definite deterioration of constitution takes place at the critical period of growth. Special arrangements must be made for these, both for their own sake, and for the tone of the whole community

If full advantage is to be taken of the industrial market in such lines of manufacture as we are able to utilise, there must be some scheme of srriall centres for workers in others of the large towns of Burms, both to serve as agencies for the main workshops,

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and to take up such local work as it is not possible to operate at a distance.

It is pretty clear that, by the time our present generation of schoolboys and girls have grown up and taken their places in the ranks of the workers, demand and supply in such industrial lines as we are at present able to foresee, will have come to the point of balance. This means that other fields of occupation must be opened up for any newcomers, and seems to indicate that experi­ments in horticulture should be taken in hand at once.

The financial statement shows we have had to call upon the reserves for a fairly large sum to meet the working expenses of the past year. We must of course keep a careful watch· out, to make sure that we do not pass the crest of the wave without proper precautions for the u lean years"; but I do not think we need to get worried as yet. The past year has been exceptional in three ways:-

Our income producing capacity has been at a low ebb, both by the absence on leave of Mrs. Booth-Gravely, the President of the Auxiliary Committee, and also by the absence on leave of Mr. S. J. Law who is reponsiblefor the output and sale of workshop products. The generosity of the subscribing public has been much overtaxed by a very large appeal for the endowment of the Rangoon University. The Mission has been extended both by a considerable increase of numbers in the schools, and also by the laying down of equipment in the workshops. On the whole I feel that we have tided over the year remarkably well ; and the fact that things are not considerably worse is in no small degree due to the really effective work and quiet enthusiasm of the Hon. Treasurer, Mr. A. A. Bruce.

Details of the religious life of the institutions are included as well as their progress both scholastically and industrially. An attempt has been made to solve the problem of the incapables by starting a hostel in Moulmein under the supervision of Mr. W. W. Poulton, with an elderly blind man and his wife as managers.

Of the new ventures attempted, it is interesting to note that English dancing has been adopted, also a co-operative provident system, tuition in English conversation and elementary reading and writing, and teaching of Hindustani. Other amenities for the well-being of the inmates have also been provided. A vote of thanks is recorded for all supporters, and the report then goes into detail concerning the daily life of the two institutions and the success which have attended the efforts of those who are trying to make the blind "see."-Rev. W. H. Jackson in the Rangoon Diocesan Magazine.

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Over three hundred people attended a reception which was held at St. Michael's S.P .G. School, Kemmendine, last evening, to bid farewell to Rev. W. C. B. Purser and Mrs. Purser, who are proceeding to England on 28th April, on retirement. The gathering consisted of members of the Burmese, Chinese, Karen, and Euro­pean communities, both from Rangoon and the districts.

Before the time appointed for the farewell reception, there was a dedication service of the new St. Michael's Normal School which was conducted by the Rev. Purser.

The gathering then assembled in the spacious hall on the ground floor of the Normal School, and here, after refreshments, during which they were treated to some selections by Mr. Gabriel's orchestra, they witnessed the presentation made to the Rev. and Mrs. Purser.

Rev. Peter Kin Maung spoke in Burmese, eulogising the good work the Rev. Purser had done for the Mission. He referred to the able manner in which Mrs. Purser assisted her husband in his arduous duties. The speaker briefly reviewed the work which the Rev. Purser had carried out during his twenty-four years among the Karens, Chins, Talaings, and Burmans, all of whom, the speaker stated; had by this time come to look upon him as their father and Mrs. Purser as their mother. They had decided to offer the Rev. and Mrs. Purser small tokens of their affection, and hoped these would constantly remind them of their faithful parishioners in Burma. The Rev. D. Po Sa, said he had known the Rev. Purser for over twenty years and knew of the splendid work he had done among the Karens and Chins. Ever since the news of his retirement leaked out, they had been filled with regret at the knowledge that they were going to lose their Sayagyi and Sayamagyi. On behalf of the parishioners, he wished them all happiness in their retirement.

The Archdeacon thanked them for their kind act in inviting hil)1 to be present at what he might aptly describe as a family gathering. It was an affectionate farewell and an expression of family affection and family love. He was glad to have the opportunity of expressing something of what he felt about the matter. The Rev. Purser's departure was a great loss to the Diocese. He thought he would be speaking the truth when he said that the Rev. Purser had laid the foundation upon which others in years to come would build up the Burmese Church. The Rev. Purser's desire had been to lay the foundation of the Burmese Church and to leave it to the Burmese people themselves to build it up, and this he had accomplished. They had the school, where the educational side was being catered for ; they

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had the Church; and that very day they had opened the Normal School, which would turn out Christian teachers-Burmese and Karen-who would afterwards go out to minister throughout Lower Burma. The Rev. Purser did the right thing in opening the Blind School, a philanthropic work which his Master had taught him in the matter of healing the blind and attending to the sick, and the necessity of which was fully recognised in Burma. He regretted the new Bishop was not present to get acquainted with the work of Rev. Purser. That morning he had received a telegram from Bishop Fyffe, wishing all of them a happy Easter. What he felt most was that they were going to lose a dear friend and brother (Applause).

Rev. Peter Kin Maung presented Mrs. Purser with a large sized silver bowl and the Rev. Purser with a fountain pen and pencil. U Po Sa presented Mrs.· Purser with a silk scarf on which were painted figures representing the various races of Burma and the Rev. Purser with a Burmese gong.

The Rev. Purser said he much appreciated the kindness which had brought them there that evening, and for the gifts. He was, however, sorry that it gave a feeling of finality. He hoped some day to come back to Burma (Loud Applause). His policy all along had been for decentralisation, and the success that had been attributed to him was due to the adoption of this policy. He was for handing over all responsibility to others and just to ~upervise; and the success in connection with the Blind School was due to Father Jackson and in regard to other depart­ments to Sayas Peter, Ohn Bwin and Po Sa. The acid test of his policy would come out when he had gone away. His second principle was to see that education was sub-ordinate to evangelisa­tion ; he was of opinion that the school should help the missio11 and that the school should be primarily for the good of the Christian community. He said 8,000 people in the Delta districts looked upon St. John's College as their school. He hoped they would all extend to Mr. Appleton the same assistance they had given him, and he thanked his colleagues for the kind help they had given him during all the years he had been in Burma.

After the Rev. Purser had shaken hands with all those present, the gathering dispersed, the orchestra striking up the National Anthem.-From the Rangoon Gazette.

Mrs. Booth-Gravely, the President, opened the meeting, and said:-

Your Excellency, members of the Committee, ladies and gentlemen, having just returned from a year's leave in England,

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I feel it i~ not necessary for me to say more than a few words this afternoon. Always it falls to my lot to beg on behalf of the Blind School which is badly in need of funds. I appealed last year in all the papers, before leaving Burma, for one lakh of Rupees. We had hoped very much to have got something approaching this, but only about Rs. 17,000 came in. Further, there was not even sufficient collected to meet actual expenses so that we now have a deficit of Rs. 10,000 on last year which somehow or other must be paid off. Unfortunately, due to my being away, no appeals were sent out all over the Districts, and, owing to the appeal made on behalf of the University, the Blind School has been badly hit. The cost of keeping up the Moulmein Girls' School, this Boys' School, and the " after care," amounts to between Rs. 60,000 and Rs. 70,000 a year. We receive from Government Rs. 8,000 for the '.lfoulmein Girls' School, Rs. 8,000 for this Boys' School and Rs. 5,000 for the "after care," making a total of Rs. 16,000 as. against the expenditure of between Rs.60,000 and Rs. 70,000. This Rs. 5,000 for the "after care" was granted last year by Dr. Ba Yin for three years only, and we now have only two more years to go ; I am hoping that the Honourable Minister will see his way to helping substantially in the future. Apart from Go,·ernment grants, we receive grants from District Councils for pupib coming from their Districts, and the income this year from this source should amount to about Rs. 8,000. The sales of work done by the "after care" workers amounted to Rs. 11,500 last year. Of course, out of this, expenses for materials, etc., have to be deducted. For the remainder of our expenses we trust entirely to charity. It is not possible to take in more blind boys and girls than we have at present. We had hoped to be able to build a work room suitable for work done by the .. after care ,, workers ; the one used at present being far too small, and also to have extended these premises; but aU this must wait till we have the money for it.

You will have seen today the work carried on by Mr. Jackson, whose energy is untiring, and who, in spite of a very serious operation and illness this last year, has never slackened, never had leave, and spares himself not at all. This is veritably a School for the Blind, as you will have seen; not only a Home where they are cared for and befriended, from the moment they come in ; many of them in a pitiful state of neglect. Mr. Jackson assisted by Mr. Purser and Mr. Law work hard in this School. It is in a splendid cause, and the results are truly good. One blind man, Paul Ba Khan, has passed out of the Blind School as a Pleader, and has every intention of working as such. This speaks well for the great trouble Mr. Jackson takes with his boys. He has given his time and life to this good work; surely it is up to all of us to give something towards the upkeep and expenses.

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Whilst I was in England, I tried to collect money by going to see the various wealthy City Companies, such as th'e London Goldsmiths' Company ; the Fishmongers' Company, etc. The only one who gave anything was the Cloth Workers' Company who sent me £25. I was told that these Companies give a great deal to the Blind in England, including the " after care " of the Blind and provision for aged blind, all to be cared for, and each company said they thought Burma should look after her own Blind. I .appeal to you all, therefore, to do what you can, no matter in how small a way, to help the Blind School to live, and to carry on its good work. If only it could be given a large sum, which would endow it, I should not have to do so much begging. I told you last year that His Excellency Lord Goschen, Governor of Madras, appealed two years ago for five lakhs for the Madras Blind School. Well, our Blind School is far in advance of that School, and we also need a large sum to carry on. I shall go on hoping that before long we may be in a better position than we are at present. It seems to me that it is not unreasonable to expect that, when Government is able and willing to spend tens of lakhs, providing educational and other opportunities for those who are unhandi· capped, it should be no less willing to spend at least an equal number of thousands of rupees on giving those who start life under the severest of all handicaps a fair chance of establishing themselves as useful, self·respecting men and women.

This is a thing that transcends all race, creed and caste, and I make my appeal on behalf of those men, women and children who cannot speak for themselves, who cannot, unaided, help themselves, to all of you, Burmans, whose native country this is, and Indians, Chinese and Europeans, whose lives and interests are so closely identified with this country, to help this deserving work, and bring a measure of conSolation and happiness, into the lives of even a small proportion of those thousands of blind people, whose condition without your help, and t4e help of the Government must remain one of unsurpassed suffering and pathos. I make this appeal in the full hope and confidence that it will not remain unanswered (Applause).-Frmn the Rangoon Diocesan Magazine.

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IN MEMORIAM. ERNEST HART,

At Rest, 21st April, 1928.

On 21st April last, there entered into rest Ernest Hart, Assistant Commissioner in Car Nicobar, at the age of 58 years.

Over twenty years ago he came out from England at the behest of Bishop Knight, and because he was a keen Christian, to work at Mandalay under the present Bishop when he was head of the Brotherhood. All who knew him knew Hart for a keen Missionary as well as an able schoolmaster. Later he went to Moulmein. He was always full of life.

His greater work came to him in 1918, when he gave up his school work and was appointed Assistant Commissioner of the Nicobars under the Chief Commissioner of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. His gifts made him peculiarly suited to this work and he loved the Nicobarese and was loved by them. The Christians in Car Nicobar found in him a true friend and adviser, but he was scrupulously fair to all, and no Christian received special favour from him. He was a regular worshipper with them in their services. For all the time he was there he lived alone, except when a Chaplain went down ; never did he complain of loneliness or of being depressed. Occasionally he paid visits to Port Blair for the sake of meeting some society and for his health. On every hand it was recognised that he was doing a great work in the Island. About five years ago he almost died, and it was by the merest chance that word was got to Port Blair that he was dangerously ill. A ship was dispatched at once to bring him back to the base, and then for weeks his life was in the balance.

For almost a year he had not been quite well, and when he came to us at Christmas last, it was obvious he was very ill. Still he responded to treatment and at the beginning of March at his own earnest request he Was allowed to return to the Island, especially as the ship would be going down again in less than a month. At that time he seemed so much better, and he persuaded us that he was, and he was allowed to carry on till our next trip in five weeks. Within a few days of our leaving he was taken ill and finally passed away on the morning of 21st April. The Nico­barese buried him with every reverence ; he was placed in a coffin and laid in state, when Christian and non-Christian paid their respects. In the afternoon of that day he was buried in the old Churchyard near the old Church. The grave showed all marks of

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loving care, and a large wooden cross had been erected. When the ship arrived on 2nd May, the Chaplain lield a Memorial Service over the grave. The service was attended by the D.C., Mr. Conlin, and one or two other officers of the Station and the officers off the ship, in addition to the Nicobarese themselves, and the Port Blair Scouts under the Scoutmaster Khan Sahib Nawab Ali. Later the grave will be made pucca. He is the first white man, so far as is known, to die and be buried there. Nothing could have been more fitting than that his body should rest amongst the people he loved and laboured for. The sad thing to us all, and more so to his relatives, is the fact that in a few months he would have been going home on retiring leave.

One of Ernest Hart's great desires was to erect a pucca Church in the Island before he left, and had his health been good the building-for which a plan had been drawn and girders provided on the site-would have been put up. Now it is waiting and we need technical advice and help. As a Memorial to him we want to erect the Church and we feel sure that many who knew him, both in Burma, Port Blair and at home, would like to contribute. The scheme will cost about Rs. 1,500 together with a tablet to be put up inside the building when finished. Donations, however small, will gladly be acknowledged by the Rev. A. D. Kevan, Chaplain Port Blair, in charge of Car Nicobar Mission.

The Chief Commissioner, J.M. Wright, Esq., O.B.E., I.C.S., is in favour of the proposal.

A.D.K.

RETIREMENT OF THE REV. W. C. 8. PURSER.

Reprinted from Rangoon Diocesan Magazine.

On 27th April, the Rev. W. C. B. and Mrs. Purser sailed for England. Unfortunately it was not a case of leave but of resigna· tion. Since they have five children of school going age, it is not at all surprising that they should have decided that they must be in England, and we can heartily sympathise with them in their decision. But the loss to the Diocese is a very serious one indeed.

:Mr. Purser arrived in Burma in March, 1904. For two years he was Chaplain of St. John's College. In 1906 he joined the staff of the Kemmendine Mission and since the resignation of the Rev.

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T. Ellis in 1911, he has been head of it. Under his direction the work has developed remarkably. The establishment of the Mission to the Blind was his idea. He leaves some fifty Vernacular schools in the Delta, all of them staffed with Christian teachers, and a male normal school in a fine new building in St. Michael's compound with some sixty pupils for the training of men teachers. The women teachers are trained at St. Mary's Normal School in Hanthawaddy Road.

But it is not only in the Delta mission that he will be missed. He has for many years taken a prominent position in Diocesan affairs. Since 1915 he has been examining chaplain to the Bishop. He has served on the Diocesan Standing Committee and Board of Missions ever since the Diocesan Council was constituted, and on four occasions, he has been a clerical representative of the Rangoon Diocese at the General Council of the Province of India, Burma and Ceylon. He has been a prominent member of the Christian Literature Society of Burma and of the Burma Christian Council. As a Burmese scholar, he has been a most valuable member of the Board of Examiners for examining missionaries in Burmese. Throughout his service he has taken the long view and has set himself to lay the foundation of the indigenous Church among the Burmese and Talaing Karen people of the Delta and to train his people to build upon those foundations for themselves.

The Rev. G. Appleton is now in charge of the Mission . It is a big task for any man to undertake, and particularly for quite a young man who has only been in the country for seven months. But he is making remarkable progress with the language ; he is a man of real ability and there is good reason to believe that he will prove himself a wise leader.

The very best wishes of a host of friends go with Mr. and Mrs. Purser to England. We have no doubt that they will quickly find a useful sphere of work there and that they will continue to serve Burma from the home base.

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HOME NOTES.

THE COMBINED SALE FOR MISSIONS OVERSEAS, will be held at the Central Hall, Westminster, on 81st October and 1st Novem· her, 1928.

ELY DIOCESE.

The Rev. A. C. Woodhouse who has been our Secretary for six years, is now leaving the Diocese. We are very grateful to him for his help. The Rev. E. E. Phillips, Bartlow, Cambridge, is kindly taking his place.

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BURMA BAND OF PRAYER, S.P.G.

Tl-IA~KSGIVINGS.

For all who have been kept true to the faith . . . ... Those of you who take in "Mountain Men" will have been struck by the words of the H Teacher, Naungbo." We can imagine in some small way the difficulties which face a Christian teacher entirely surrounded by heathen neighbours. Then, too, the natural man is so eager­for immediate results and the work of conversion is so very slow. And the temptation comes to lose heart. Read the words of this valiant teacher. He says: .. At present several more villagers have decided that they want to become disciples too, so I think that if we try hard and persevere year by year the Christian Church will gradually grow in this village without any doubt." He then goes on to tell of a man who has given up drink and comes to join in the Christian worship week by week. He writes : " I believe that God our Father because of our prayers will turn the heart of this man slowly to him, and I believe that every kind of work that succeeds at once is unstable and is quickly destroyed, while that which is accomplished with difficulty will stand firm and will only be destroyed with difficulty also. Therefore in this village we must work slowly and perseveringly, and we need not doubt but that the work will prosper.

N.B.-For the first few thanksgivings amongst the SPECIAL TnAXJ{SGIVINGS AND PRAYERS I have referred you to news in the various magazines. I am quite ready to lend these to any who-· ask me for them, or to send them regularly to those who would like to take them in. They are : Burma News, published quarterly in England, annual subscription 2/-; Rangoon Diocesan Magazine, published monthly in Burma, annual subscription 3/-; Mountain Men, published three times a year in Bum1a, annual subscription 1/6. Address: Miss D. Atwool, St. Just, Malvern.

Of our A•twal Meetings you will read elsewhere in thi& magazine.

Shwebo. ·. ', . .. Mr. Stockings writes a very interesting letter. Since Mr. Tarr has joined him the work has gone steadily forward. Many more children are at the school, but not so many girls as there ought to be. Mr. Stockings speaks in high praise of the Catechist, Saya Lu. He writes : " Saya Lu is here and as faithful as ever. I am lucky in having him to assist me for he is most consistent in his life and is highly respected by everybody."

For all who have become missionaries to others . ..... Miss R. Davidson of the St. Raphael's School for Blind Girls, Moulmein, writes in a recent letter: "We had a great deal of exciteme,;,.t last

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wee·k, and I was almost-I was going to say • mad with joy.' With two of our own old children, came two new little girls. One of them couldn't see and the other could, but she was brought hoping that we'd keep her as well. I did long to keep her, she was such a dear little smiling scrap of about four years I should think, though her aunt thought she was eight and rather big for that even. They both had dear little smiles when they smiled. The one who couldn't see-rather let's say, who was supposed to be blind-could see a little bit, and it was sweet the way she put her head on one side, looked wonderingly at you, and then broke out into a smile."

Many of our readers will know that Rose David5on who writes this letter is one of Miss Colbatch Clark's "Old Girls" from the Diocesan Girls' School, and it is good to read of her own " Old ·Girls " in their turn bringing others to the Mission.

Overseas Sak and the Burma Campaign in London, 31st October and 1st November. The usual Combined Sale for Foreign Missions is to be held in the Great Hall, Westminster, on 31st October and 1st November. We have conceived the idea of having a kind of" Burma Campaign," at the same time. A good many workers from Burma, past and present, are in England now, and we are planning for as many of us as can manage it to meet together for tea in the Sale on 31st October, and then to go out in twos to address meetings where we can find openings. Nothing definite has so far been arranged though several have promised

· to join in the Campaign, including one Christian Student from Burma, who is studying in London, and several parishes in London are ready to welcome speakers. I should be glad to hear of other parishes that would be ready to welcome the " Campaigners," and of any friends from Burma who will join us in the "Campaign.'' Those who have not friends with whom they can stay in London will be put up at Mrs. Dyer's Club, 2, Templeton Court, Earlscourt. The next morning, All Saints' Day, we hope to meet at the Holy Communion at St. Mary's, Bourdon Street, and Mr. Colbeck has very kindly invited us to breakfast. It is possible that owing to the difficulty for country Vicars in leaving their parishes for All Saints' Day we may have to have the Campaign on the day preYious to the Sale, i.e. 30th October.

That more priests may hear the Call ..... . Mr. C. E. Garrad writes in his report of the year's work at St. Augustine's J\foulmein : " The English staff has now been strengthened by the arrival of Rev. A. Dilworth. This is the result of many years of praying and saving on the part of the supporters of the Forward Movemen~ who are meeting the whole of the expenses involved. So far their purpose of increasing the staff of Clergy in Moulmein has not been

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accomplished, because the Chaplain of the English Church (St. Matthew's) has left and the charge necessarily devolves on us for a time. Generally there have been one clergyman at St. Augus­tine's and one at St. Matthew's ; now there are two at St. Augustine's and none at St. Matthew's. That is all the difference at present. But St. Matthew's will have its own Chaplain again presently, as soon as the necessary man can be found, and in the meantime we are enjoying the work . . .. Those interested may be assured that the work being done, if not what they designed, is closely allied and quite essential ; and their contributions of money are not being diverted from the purpose proposed, since the proportion of time which we give to the Chaplaincy is paid for out of Chaplaincy funds, and this amount is credited to the Forward Movement. Mr. Dilworth has made a good start a.t Burmese, and will very soon be taking his full share of work at both ends."

(By the time this Magazine comes from the printers, Mr. and Mrs. Atwool expect to be back at Moulmein, and Mr. Ga.rrad will be a.t Mandalay).

The Sia:th World Call Report. I hope all our readers will procure a copy of this as soon as it comes out in October. A part of it will touch our work in Burma very closely, viz., that part which deals with the Dispersion of Eastern Peoples and Students. In Burma we have many immigrants from China and India, and many Students from Burma. find their way to Colleges and Uni­versities in Engl~nd.

Band of Prayer Enrolment Card. Through the kindness of S.P.G., the picture on our new enrolment cards is being printed from the small block of the beautiful picture of the Crucifixion which always hangs in the place of honour in the Central Hall of our Missionary Exhibitions.

Bu,ma Dresses. These have been greatly in demand this summer. The scenes at the Norwich Exhibition were beautifully executed by Miss Foulger and her little company of friends, and were greatly appreciated by those who saw them. S6me beautiful paper flowers from Miss Burnett arrived in time for the Exhibition at Marlborough and greatly added to the attraction of our Courts, and of the charming Burmese ladies who dressed up to show off the Burmese Costumes.

Another splendid gift of Burmese Ladies' Eingyis and Lungyis, pa.was and ornaments has been brought by Mrs. W. Purser from friends in Burma, for which we are very grateful.

DOROTHY ATWOOL.

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JUBILEE FUND.

Acknowledged previously, £861 ls. Od. Kanturk, County Cork, £6 Os. 2d. ; St. Nicholas. Guildford, 10/-; Miss Patch, 10/-; H. Clayton, Esq., £1 ls. Od. ; Mrs. Allen, £2 2s. Od. ; Sir Richard Temple, £1.

MOULMEIN FORWARD FUND.

During the second quarter of the year I have received, including Banker's Interest, a sum of £102 8s. lOd. Our grateful thanks to all contributors.

DOROTHY ATWOOL,

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SPECIAL THANKSGIVINGS AND PRAYERS.

Thou that heareit till prayer, Unto Thee shall all flesh come.

For the Ordination of the Tamil Catechist, Eleazar Ezekiel, at St. Luke's­tide, and of D. I. W. Phillips, on Easter Monday (see Burma News for April, p. 50, and R .D.l\1. for May, p. 170).

For the blessing on the work of the :Missions to Seamen in Rangoon (see R.U.i\l. for May, p.p. 171 and 178).

For the building of the new Church at Mandalay (see R.O.M. for May, JJ· )72).

For the restoration to Communion of the wife of Thomas Pellako, and peace restored to the Karen Community (see Burmn News for April, ·p. 50).

For n Mother's prayers (see Mountain Men for March, p. 6). For the success of our Annual Meetings in London. For blessing on the work in Shwebo. Por all from our Missionary Schools and Colleges who have become

missionaries to others . We thank Thee, 0 God.

Lord, teach us to pray :-That the work of training Vernacular Teachers may be more fully devel­

oped (see R.D.M. for May, p. 171). That there may be a ·great outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the whole

Church of Burma, and hearts ready to receive it. For ull in lonely outstations, far from the means of grace. t<'or a blessing on all who teach in the schools of Burma. For a 1Jlcssi11g on St. Raphael's School for Blind Girls, Moulmein. For all doctors and nurses, and an who minister to the sick and needy. For the healing of the division amongst Indian Christians in Rangoon. That a door may be opened for the -preaching of the Gospel by Christian

Missionaries in the Huku.wng Valley, where now the Buddhist :Missionaries arc allowed to enter freely (see Bible Chur<'hman's Missionary Messenger for .July, p. 08).

That there may be more co-ordination in all the work of the Church in Hurma, and a development of the missionary work in the Diocese.

That more priests may hear the call to Burma. For a blessing on all plans of workers in England for the coming winter,

and especially on the Combined Overseas Sale and the Burma Campaign in London, 31st October and Jst November.

For a blessing on the presentation of the Sixth World Call Report in York, November 8th and 9th.

Let us pray for unity amongst all Christians.

Blessed is He Who biddeth us all come in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.

How good and joyful a thing it is, brethren, to dwell together in unity.

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CYCLE OF PRAYER. (As arran,.ed for uae in the Dioc .. e of Ran,.oon) .

(Home Or11anization added).

Sunday-The Bishop, Clergy, and Layworkers in general; British Residents.

On furlough: the Bishop, Rev. W. C. B. and l\lrs. Purser; Rev. T. Fisher; Miss Houghton. S.P.G. and Diocesnn Committees. Ladies' i\'Iissionury Association. Mothers' Union. G.1".S.

The British residents are the witnesses to Christ to the heathen, and can help or hinder the work immensely by their life and conduct.

Monday-Bhamo, Shwebo, Monhyin, and Kalaw-

RufflU!se Mi.uion.-Revs. H. 1\1. Stockings and W. G. Tarr, nt All Saints' Church ; Boys' and Girls' Schools. Ma Doris.

Kachin Mis.sion.-Rev. A. T. Houghton, B.C.M.S. Mission ; Messrs. Crittle, Fowler, Hacking, Kitchen and Rushton ; Misses Cousins, Harris, J<'alconer, Parker, Islerwood, Lane, Perry and Stileman.

Ji.,'nglisli Work.-Rev. H . M. Stockings, at Shwcbo; Rev. A. 0. N. Lee at Kaluw, each with out-stations.

llome.-The General Secretary and Speakers.

Tuesday-Mandalay, Maymyo, Riverine Chaplaincy-

Winchester Mi.ss-ion, Mandalay.-Revs. C. E. Gurrad, W. R. Garrad, ,J. S. Joshua and S. Chit Tway. Boys' School. Hospital and Women's l'ommunity with School for Girls-Dr. Edith Marshall, Nurse Belsham, :\lisses Duthie, and Dyke. Out·stutions at Maymyo l\fadayu i\Jyittha­Hev. N. S. Asirvutham, Tamil Priest, and School and Congregntion.

English Work.-S. Mary, l\fandalay-Rev. W. R. Park. School-Miss Seeley. Mnymyo--Revs. G. A. R. Thursfield and G. Kya Bin S. Michael's Girls' School under Sisters of the Church-Miss Taylor Jones. The G.F.S. Home of Eest.

Riverine CJ,aplaiucy.-Rcv. J. G. tuldicott Sagaing, Pakokku, C.:hindwin, Monywa, Minbu and Magwe, and Oil Fields.

1/onu.-Winchester Dioces11n Association and Secretaries.

Wednesday-Toungoo and Karen Hills ; Railway Chaplaincy.

Rev. W. R. Menzies, Rev. C. K. Hughes. St. Luke's Mission ; Rev. G. A. West, Rev. W. B. Hicks, St. Peter's Mission; seven Kal'en Priests, three Deacons; Kleuzar Ezekiel, Tamil Deacon. Boys' School-Mr. Shields. Girls-Miss Linstcad. Printing Press-Mr. Wheatley. Theo­logical School. About 100 Christian Villages, 4000 adherents. Engli.<.h Work.-Rev. B. Ford at lnsein, ThH.yetmyo, Pegu, and Tharra· waddy. Rev. C, K. Hughes, St .. John Baptist's Church, 1'oungoo, Pyuntaza, Nyau11glebin, Pyinmana. and Yamethin, Shwcygin, Thandoung. European School , Toungoo-1\liss Selby. · 11011k!.-The Guild of Intercession and Work. Secretaries and Members,

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Thursday--Kemmendine and Delta; Thayetmyo, Prome and Bassein-

St. Michael's, Kemmendine, Church, Cchool and Parish-Revs. G. Appleton, J .. J. Woolcott, P. Kin Maung, nnd N. On Bwin. Kyaikll:ll Church and School-Rev. D. Po Sah. Mingnladon- Blind School-Rev. W. H. Jackson. St. Mary's Normal Sc.hool-Misses Roscoe, England, Cooke and Brogden.

Chin and Burmese Work from Prome-Rev. S. Maung Tun.

English Work.-Rev. K. S. Pror.ter, Hassein, Henzada, Myuungmya, Maubin, and Pyapon.

llome.-The Diocesan Secretaries.

Friday-Rangoon.

English and Eurt'uian Work.-Archdeacon Cowper .Johnson, at Cathedral, Rev. W. Delahay at Contonments, Rev. G. E. Stevenson, at St. Philip's. Diocesan Boys' School-Rev. F. W. Cotton. Girls' School-Misses Petrie, Sumner, Hearn, .Johns. Syriam-Misses Bromwich and McDade. G.F.S.­Miss C. Anderson. M.U.-1\Uss Burton.

MUsion lo Seamen .-l\fr. H. Morgan. Bishop's 1/omt for Gitl.,.-Miss Warlow and Miss .Jameson. Burme.,e Work.-St. B,wnabllS' Mission and Syriam-Rev. E. H. Cox

and Rev. P. San Nyun. St. .John's College-Rev. H. l\l<'D. Wilson, Re\', A.H. Blcncowe, Rev. I.. Po I<un, Mr. R.H. Clayton. St. l\'lary's School­Miss Laughlin u.nd Miss Druitt. The Normal School for Masters at St. ,John's.

Tamil Work.-St. Gabriel-Revs. V. N. Kemp, S. D. Mathurnm, nnd P. K. Paul , Mrs. Kemp.

IJome.-Our Own Missionary Fund nnd Secretary. The Forward Movement nnd ScC'rctnry.

Saturday-Moulmein, Cn.r Kicobar, Akyab, Port Blair, Dagshai-

Bunnese Work.-St. Augustine's, Moulmeiu, Revs. D. C. Atwool, A. Dilworth, l\frs. Atwool. Boys' School-l\Ir. Treshum. St. Agnes' School, Ma Lucy.

St. Raphael's HlindSchoolfor Girls.-Mr. and l\'lrs. Poulton, Miss Davidson. Women's Work.-1\fiss Garrad. Karens.-Revs. G. A. \Vest and 'l'aw l\Iwa at Kappali. Tamil a,td Telugu Work.-P. C. Prakasam. Chinese Sclwol.-I{hoo

Peik Choung. Port Blair and Car Nicobar.-Rev. A. D. Kevan. About 120 Christiuns,

also Ca.techumens und Scholars. .John Richardson and Ezekiel (Ct\techists). Engli.vh Work.-Moulmein-St. Matthew's, Tavoy and Mergui- .

-St. Matthew's Bovs' S<'hoo.1-Rev. R . . J. Stevens and l\111-i Stevens. Girls' School-Misses Burnett, Fairclough, and C0Jlier-Akf11b. with Sandoway, Kynukpyu,

RANGOON DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION. Foamled. in 1894 to mm/ tltc wor! of the Cliurd1 in Ron,aon. Af/ilialtd. to S.P G. 190S .

............ THI RIGHT Ri:v. THE LORD BISHOP OF RANGOON.

Pan'-. T,n:Ari<-,

Tu B1sHOP or THE BISHOP OF f11r: BISHOP OF fHE 81SHOP OF

OF C...NTUBllll.Y. THt: AA AND WELLS, THE BISHOP OF Gt.0uCESTQ,

or Yo11K.

URN, THE 81SHOP or HEIIUORD. THE 81SHOP or LINCOLN.

Of R1PON. or ROCHfSTDI OF 5.tUSIUII.Y. or Sr. AtaANs.

THE 81sHOP Of Htl.MSfOIU). THE BISHOP OF CH!STU. THE 81SHOP OF CHICHISTIR. THE BISHOP OP Covunn. TIIE BISHOP or DURHAM. THt 81SHOP or ELY,

THE BISHOP or LIVDPOOL. TMK BISHOP OF l.oNDON. THE BISHOP OF UJettru. THI BISHOP OF MI.NCKISTD. THE BISHOP OF NORWICH. THE 81sHoP or Oxrol\D.

ISHOP or ST. f.DMUNl)SIUJ.Y & (PSWICH.

THE BISHOP OP SollTKWIJtlC. TK! BISHOP or TRURO.

THE BISHOP OF PtnuoROUCH, THI BISHOP or WAKUllU>. THI BISHOP or W1NCHESTU.

The Rirht Rev. Bi.bop Wu.u>oN, Du.Nor DUl:K.t.M. F. S. C.O,unoN, E.q, (l•te Oiid J111tice of Burm.).

~t~lt~.·c.~~~~::~~p;.!~~~=•::mc:!'.r.;,ic;i~ury. Commin..

Miss 0. ATWOOL Rev?t.r;rnc;;~KRitht R~.8·if ~~

Rrv. E. C. BmPOJtD V•n. C. P, C.0•v Miu HOCDKINSON tRrv. A. L 81tOWN Rrv. E. H. 01,v Mitt l.ANctoN M,ior CHAMHRS Miu EICKE MiM l.ATHOM BROWN! Mu. CHARD Rev. A.H. FINN Rev. C. W. LYN! H. Cu.YTOH, £.q., C.I.E. Mitt G1Pl'S Mi .. McCuuocH Mias C.0UATCH Cu.RK, K.J.H.

Tr...-.r uul Gea•rlll S.cretar, •

.......... Lwvn·s Bank, LIMITm, 16, St. Jame•' Street, S.W.1, Cheq11H and Pottal Ordet1 ,hould be cro,,ed u ,bove.

Guild of lnterceHion and Work.

B. T. Pm.n, Eeci. Mn.PmT Rev. W.PrnD Rev. G. M. Sc.on Rev. F. E. TIIO'tMAH tMi .. C.W1uzs

Members make two or more articles for Sale in England for the benefit of lhe Rangoon Diocesan Association Funds, or send an equivalent in money. The articles may be sent either to the Secretaries in London for the November Sule, or to a Branch Secretary for a Local Sale.

Hon. Secretary-Miss Lathom Browne, J, Talbot Road, Westbourne Park, W.2. •

Winchester Miltion • .. Winchester Mission in Mandalay "-founded and mainly supported by

Diocese of Winchester. Hon. Treas: Rev. G. C. White, Freshwater Bay, I. of W. Hon. Secs. : Rev. A. L. Brown, Wonersh Vicarage, Guildford, and Rev. P. R. Wickham, St. John's Parsonage, Winchester.

MiHion to the Blind. Ministers .to the spiritual and temporal needs of Burmese blind folk.

£7 per annum will enable the Mission to make a useful Christian citizen of a blind, uncared for Burmese child. Groups can be formed for raising th.is and less amounts. Collecting boxes and articles for sale, made by the Burmese blind, can be obtained from the Hon. Sec. who will be pleased to furnish full particulars.

Hon. Sec.-John H. Gray Burbridge, 91, Humber Road, Blackheath, S.E8.

Burma Band o£ Prayer, S.P.C.

A little company who ha.ve pledged themselves to help win Burma tor Christ. No subscription ; the one obligation a daily remembrance of Burma in Prayer. In no way supersedes other Guilds and organisations. Embraces all who are working for Burma, either in Burma or in England. Members are of many nationalities. All are united in a daily uplift Of the thought of Burma as they say in the Lord's Prayer, .. Hallowed be Thy Name," and remember that in Burma the name of the Buddha is honoured before the name of Jesus. For further particulars write to the Secretary : Miss Dorothy Atwool, St. Just, Malvern.

Our Own Missionary (0.0.M.)

To give a personal touch to those who desire it. We guarantee tso a year to a particular missionary-just now the Rev. G. Appleton-and invite special subscriptions towards this amount, to be accompanied of course with prayer. Payments to the General or Diocesan Secretaries.

Forward Movemen~(F.M.)

A scheme by which a worker collects small sums weekly or monthly, and remits each quarter to the General Secretary, who will supply subscribers cards.

Student and Scholarship Fund.

£8 maintains a Burman, Karen, or Chin for a year in the Kemmendine Institute for training Teachers and Clergy.

For the support of orphan and other children in the S.P.G. Schools.

a Bu~:~~b~;e2t~:ra~ :~.:eb~1

\r t\~r!B:~!~ ~~i~~ 3\f~:~:rhe!~f~; or Kyaildat ; £2 for a Jungle School scholar ; £5 for a furmese boy or girl at Moulmein ; £6 for a Burmese boy at St. John's College, or girl at St. Mary's Schools, Rangoon, or at Mandalay.

NoU:.-It is not necessary for a School wishing to maintain a child to pledge itself to raise the full amount in the first year or in any year--only to do a.s much a.s it can.

Miss LANGTON, 78, Grosvenor Road, London, N.5., will be pleased to furnish any information.

NEWSPAPERS FOR THE MJSSJONARIES.-Friends willing to send weekly, monthly or quarterly papers and magazines to any Missionary should com­municate with-

Miss N. LANGTON, 78, Grosvenor Ro&o., London, N.5., who keeps lists of papers sent and papers desired.

CoLLECl'ING BoXES can be obtained of General or Diocesan Secs.

SERMONS, ADDRESSES AND LECTORES.-General and Diocesan Secretaries will be glad to give or arrange for such {with or without Lantern), and Drawing Room Meetings.

SALE OF STA.M.Ps.-The Rev. s. 0 . GOODCHILD, The College, Northfteet. Kent, undertakes the sale of stamps on behalf of the Mission, and will be very thank.ful to friends who will send him aets for sale. Sheets sent on approval,

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l;>IOCESAN AND LOCAL SECRETARIE!,

BATB AND WELLS-Miss C. Lythall, Barr House, Taunton. Ba1sT01r-l\frs. Graham,..10, De~ Street, .Bl'Ul.tol. CANTERBU&v--Rcv. G. M. Scoit, 3, Upper Beulah Hill , London, S.E.11. CARLISLE- Mrs. Chas. Gibson, 'Fem Leigh, Kirkby Stephen. CHELMSFORD-Re;. W. Walker, f'attiswick Rectory, Braintree. CnESTER AND L1vER1?001r-Miss Debby, 8, Deysbrook Side, W. Derby,

Liverpool. CHICHES'll&'R-}J.eV. C. W. LynE;, 35, Coombe Road, Brighton. CovENTRY--C. E . Hall, Esq., 280,, Gulson Road, Coventry. Dua uAM- Gefle.ral Secretary, pro tem. ELv-Rev. E . E. Phillips, .Bartlow, Cambridge. EXETER-M~s ·Hockmeyer, .S haw Leigh, B ideford . Cr.ouc~s·TEa- Rev. _R~ E. Grice Hutchinson, Weston·sub·Bdge, Broadway ,

, . Glos. . :-L1cnF1ELo-Mis!] Dunkley, 261 , Tettenhall Road, Wqlverhampton. LONDON- Miss Langton, 78, Grosvenor Road, N.5. ~t ~vceESTER- iiev. W. A. Westley, St. John's Vicarage, Old.ham • . NEWCASTLE- Rev. W. E. Hicks, 82, Queen's Road, Monkseaton1 Newcastle.

· OD·Tyne. :r-;01tw1cu- .Rcv. E . W, Blyth, Y~ham, ~ - Dcreham . 0::,,."'FORD--MJ'S. -Cam, 1, Keble Road, Oxford. PETERBo:aciuoH- General Secretary, pro tem. - . R ocBESTEB.__:!-fiss Sautter, Fairfj.eld, ~denbridge·, .K ent. SAIJSBU.RY-Rev. F . E.-Trotµian . Lit tle Bredy, Dorchester:.

SouruWARk-Miss P-age, 19, Hainthorpe. Road,. S.E.217. Gr.eenwich-Miss HQJ\ 81, King William Stree\, S.E.10.

SoUTRWELir-Miss Severn, 86, Spalding Road, Sneinton, Nottingham. ST. ALBANS- Miss Patch, 12, ~thelstaf! Walk, Welwyn Garden Cityi Hert.a. ST. EoMQNDSBURY AND IPSw1bH-'ReV: F, C. Moore, Wortham, Di88. 'fnuRo-Rev. E. A. Bamber, N . Petberwyn, Egloskerry, Cornwall. WAKEFIELD- Rev. C. S. Newell, St. ~.John, Cleckbeaton, Y0rks. W1NCHES;rER-Rev. A. L. BroWn, Wonersh Vicarage, Gl,!ildford~

R ev. P ., R .· Wickham, St • .Job.n's Vicarage, Winchester. Miss C. Willes, Hope Cottage, Little Basing,, Basingstoke.

Winchester- Miss Gore Browne, 15, Ki.ogsgate ~treet. Basing::.....Miss D. Barton, Basing Mill, Basingstoke.

WORCESTER-Miss D . Atwool, St. Just, Malvern lJnk. lVorctster City-H. M. Bennett; Esq., 14,. Sansome Walk. Malvern- M~. Atwool, St. J ust, Malvern Link

Yo RJ:i::- Rev . .J. A. Colb(.ck, Burstwick Vicarage, H ull.

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