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 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA 
 
 ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 1893. 
 
 WITH NOTES 
 
 By Rev. R. P. Mackay, B. A., 
 
 Secretary Foreign Missions. 
 
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FOREIGN MISSIONARIES. 
 
 I.— MISSION TO THE NEW HEBRIDES. 
 
 Island. 
 
 Missionary. 
 
 Efate 
 
 Eromanga 
 Santo. ... 
 
 Rev. J. W. McKenzie 
 " H. A. Robertson. 
 " Joseph Annand. , 
 
 Date of 
 Appoint' nt 
 
 No. of 
 
 Native 
 
 Helpers. 
 
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 II.— MISSION TO TRINIDAD. 
 
 Station. » 
 
 Missionary. 
 
 Canadian Teacher. 
 
 Tunapuna 
 
 San Fernando. 
 
 Princestown. 
 Couva 
 
 Rev. J. Morton, D.D |Miss A. Blackadder. 
 
 Rev, K.J.Grant, D.D IMiss M Kirkpatrick. 
 
 Rev. F. J. Coffin ' 
 
 Rev. Lai Bihari, Assistant. . 
 
 Rev. W. L. Macrae Miss A. J. Archibald. 
 
 Rev. A. W. Thompson Miss Lucy Fisher. 
 
 Rev F. J. Coffin , 
 
 College Staff. 
 
 Presbyterian College, Trinidad, at San Fernando, Dr. Morton, Principal ; F. J. 
 Coffin, Sec. -Treasurer and Dean of Residence ; Dr. Grant and Rev. Lai Bihari, 
 Associate Professors. 
 
 Ill —MISSION TO THE INDIANS IN THE NORTH-WEST 
 AND BRITISH COLUMBIA. 
 
 Mistawasis Rev. A. Wm. Lewis, B.D., 1892, missionary. Mr. D. H. 
 
 McVicar, B A , a teacher in day school. 
 
 Okanase Rev. Geo. Flett, 1873, missio lary. Miss Mary S. Mc- 
 intosh, teacher in day sch )1. 
 
 Birtle Mr. G G. McLaren, principal of industrial school Miss 
 
 A. McLaren, matron ; Miss Matilda McLeod, assistant. 
 
 ^-^4-7^ 
 
Mr. W J. 
 
 Rpv r W Whvte B.A., 1892. missionary. 
 
 Crowstand Wright instructor in trades Miss Heien nu^.u». 
 
 Ser in industrial school ; Miss Henrietta McK.llop, 
 instructor in sewing, 
 Ir. Alex Skene, principal ol industrial school. Mrs. 
 
 _ ^ Mrs. McKay, 
 
 Round 
 
 ™="'"' "keene, Matron. 
 
 I-aWe «-,,r„Afx;^S';MS„5,TaS7H„ indus, school. 
 
 Lake. End (tormedy Rev. W. S. Moore. B A., .8„, missionary. Mrs. Moore. 
 
 sIefp"r:.^:'.".:'':.Mrr ,, Welboum, princ^pa, of industrial school. 
 
 Stoney fiam ^^^^ Welboun., matron. 
 
 o-^Toil ...Rev. John McArthur, 1888, missionary. 
 
 BirdTai..^. Miss Annie Fraser. principal of industrial school and 
 
 Portage la Praine ^^^^tton m£ ^ara Laidlaw. teacher. 
 
 ,,, . Miss Lucy M. Baker, teacher in day school. 
 
 Prince Albert Misj > xggi. principal of Government 
 
 Reg-- ""TudttiiarSchooi. M;. a' B.^Morton. teacher ^ Mrs. 
 
 Leckie, matron ; Miss Lilly Russell, assistant teacher. 
 
 Pipestone Sioux Reserve.. Mr, Thomas Shield, missionary. 
 
 IV.— MISSION TO CHINA. 
 
 Stations. 
 
 FORMOSA. 
 
 Appointed. 
 ^r M i.vnD . September, i87i..Tam-sui, North Formosa. 
 
 Rev. G L. Mackay, D.D Mavi8q2 " 
 
 " Wm. Gauld way, loy j Ordained Native 
 
 " Tan He \ Preachers. 
 
 " ^''-"^ ^^^«"^ "°" • ■ • • Wuh s's native •preacherV. " ' " ' 
 
 HONAN. 
 
 Appointed. 
 
 ■'-r LrX?cS«ay: BD.::::: &pSer. 
 
 Wm. McClure, M D 
 
 Wm. Malcolm. M.D 
 
 Rev. Wm. Harvey Grant 
 
 " J. Fraser Smith, M D 
 
 " Murdock Mackenzie 
 
 " T H. MacVicar. B.A 
 
 Miss Margaret Mcintosh, trained nurse 
 
 " Lucinda Graham, M.D 
 
 May, 
 
 June, 
 
 v.— CENTRAL INDIA. 
 
 Appointed. 
 
 J. Fraser Campbell Ju^e, 
 
 " ]. Wilkie, M.A 
 
 Miss M Oliver, M D 
 
 " y, P!"u^'''"Mn .' September 
 
 " M. OHara, M.D ^ ,. 
 
 " Lizzie VI cWilliam 
 
 .' Agnes Turnbull, M D J""e, 
 
 StatioMS. 
 
 1888 ChuWang 
 
 1888 
 
 1888 " 
 
 1892 
 
 1892 .'' ^ 
 
 iSgy Hsin Chen. 
 
 1889 
 
 1889 
 
 1889 
 
 1892 
 
 Rev. 
 
 1876. 
 1878. 
 1886. 
 1888. 
 1891. 
 1891. 
 1892. 
 
 Stations. 
 
 .Rutlam. 
 .Indore. 
 
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 s. 
 
 sa. 
 
 3 
 
 Appointed. 
 
 Rev. W. A. Wilson, M. A June, 
 
 " W. J. Jamieson September, 
 
 Miss Jamieson 
 
 " M. McKellar, M D 
 
 " Jessie Duncan July^ 
 
 Rev. J. Buchanan, M.D June, 
 
 " Norman H. Russell, B. A vlay, 
 
 Missl. Ross July. 
 
 '• W. Fraser, M.D September, 
 
 " C. Calder June, 
 
 VI.— CHINESE, B. C. 
 
 Stations. 
 
 1884 Neemuch. 
 
 1890 
 
 1889 
 
 1890 
 
 1892 
 
 1888 Ujjain. 
 
 1890 ..Mhow. 
 
 1882 
 
 1890 
 
 1892 
 
 Rev. A. B. Winchester. 
 
 Appointed. Stations. 
 
 December, 1 891 Victoria. 
 
 VII.— ALBERNI. B. C. ... 
 
 Appointed. 
 
 Rev. J. A. Macdonald \ ^^ 
 
 Miss Minnes, teacher ^ 
 
 Miss Belle I. Johnston, matron ^^ 
 
 VIII.— JEWS IN PALESTINE. 
 Rev. Chas. A. Webster, M.A,, M.D 
 
 Appointed. 
 .July, 1892 
 
 vs. 
 
 en. 
 
 ons. 
 
 MISSIONARIES UNDER APPOINTMENT. 
 
 To India " Sr-V^°°'^rr'fif- 
 
 ,, ,. Miss Jessie ureir. 
 
 " Honaii. ............■■•■•■••• ^®^' Kenneth MacLennan. 
 
 FOREIGN MISSIONARIES WHO HAVE EITHER RETIRED OR WERE 
 
 CALLED AWAY BY DEATH. 
 
 INDIA. 
 
 Designated. Retired. Died. 
 
 Rev, Geo. Stevenson 1857. 
 
 Miss Fairweather i°73- 
 
 Miss Rodger •• ,. ^°73' 
 
 Miss Forrester (now Mrs. Fraser Campbell) isyo. 
 
 Rev. I. M. Douglas ^^7^ 
 
 Miss M. McGregor i°77- 
 
 Rev. Joseph Builder, B. A 1883. 
 
 Rev. R. C. Murray, B. A io»5- 
 
 Rev. G. McKelvie, M.A i888- 
 
 Miss Amy Harris i°°9. 
 
 Miss Elizabeth Beatty, M D i8»4. 
 
 Miss E. B. Scott i«o»- 
 
 Miss M, Mackay (now Mrs. Buchanan) ibS». 
 
 1858. 
 
 
 1880. 
 
 
 I89I. 
 
 
 1882. 
 
 
 1888, 
 
 
 
 1888 
 
 
 1887 
 
 I89I. 
 
 
 
 1892 
 
 1892. 
 
 
 1890. 
 
 
HONAN. 
 
 Rev. John MacPougall 
 
 Miss Jennie Graham •• 
 
 Miss Harriet R. Sutherland. 
 
 1889. i893> 
 1889. 1890. 
 1888. 1889. 
 
 FORMOSA. 
 
 Rev. J. B. Fraser, M.D. 
 
 Rev. K. F. Junor 
 
 Rev. John Jamieson. . . 
 
 Designated. Retired. Died 
 
 1874. 1877 
 
 1878. 
 
 1883. 
 
 1882. 
 
 1 891. 
 
 SALARIES OF MISSIONARIES AND NATIVE HELPERS. 
 
 Note.— The provision \y 
 
 htch the Church makes for herMis^ionanes.s fixed upon 
 The pr.nc.ple of giving only -^at js -cessary^^^^^^^ ^^ ,^^, 
 
 their salaries vary m different countries accormngi ^ ^^^^^^ ^^^ 
 
 The salary of the Missionary begins when he reaches nis nei 
 ceases when he leaves it. 
 
 FORMOSA. 
 
 d, J I 400 and »40 per child per annum. 
 
 Missionary pme.,^ ,.000 per annum. 
 
 A \ 20 per month. 
 
 Pastors (native) ^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ p^^ j^onth. 
 
 s[uTents'foVp;;aching:: :::::: 1*4 per month. 
 
 HONAN. 
 
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 Missionary (married). ^^^oo per annum. 
 
 (unmarried) 0°° 
 
 3, Unmarried women 62 ';o 
 
 4. Helpers ^ 
 
 CENTRAL INDIA. 
 
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 issionary (married).... Si.-o and «ioo per child per annum. IX40 
 
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 9. 
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 II. 
 
 hill expenses 
 
 800 and «90 hill expenses per annum. 
 
 <t (unmarried). 
 
 Unmarried women ....... ,730per annum. annum. 
 
 vernacular native ,eacher,he^aA»J_^.. ........ »- ,^ »34 P ,. 
 
 ratechist Bible reader •• 5°^°^°° 
 
 U„i,ersi.y"u'nderg;aduaie able .o teach Enghsh ,50 .0 .50 „ 
 
 graduate 
 Graduate of Agra Medical College X70 ^ ^^ 
 
 Women teachers ^5 to 42 
 
 Bible women 
 
 CHINESE, BRITISH COLUMBIA. 
 
 $1,600 per annum and free house. 
 
 Missionary. 
 
 PALESTINE. 
 
 . • «r .^n r.pr annum with house rent and salary of teacher. 
 
 I. Missionary . .$1,200 per annum, "il 
 
MANITOBA AND NORTH-WEST. 
 
 Salary determined by Western Division of the Committee when the appointment 
 
 ""^ N u _Mic-sionaries to Formosa, Honan, and Central India get an outfit allow- 
 ance'^o/^^^o^'an ""rvellin^g expenses to the field. ^'«dJ-',-""he prop':r?y"f h 
 an allowa:?ce for books medic.nesmstrum^^ 
 
 Srsirnarie^s^rfuruU^Sra-r^^^^^^^ per annum. Lady missionaries 
 
 on furlough receive ^300 per annum. 
 
 TRINIDAD. 
 
 , . , . . . 81,440 per annum. 
 
 1. Ordained missionary 400 " 
 
 2. Lady teachers ^g^ ,, 
 
 3. Native minister ••■••• J^^ ^^ ^^^ .. 
 
 t B?b?ewomen;«2Vio»96p^^^^ g'^« 
 
 6 Nat?v"e'tea'ch«."& to »2:6 per annum (salary fixed by government and 
 
 bonus on yearly examination.) annum 
 
 7. Pulpit teachers and seamstresses ^24 to «6o per annum. 
 
 NEW HEBRIDE.S, 
 
 I. Missionary, »840 per annum, and $48 for each child at home, or fgS 
 when away from home at school, 
 u .o ft^o per annum. 
 
 Native teachers, etc wjs" i-'= 
 
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EESOLUTIONS 
 
 RELATING TO THE 
 
 FOREIGN MISSION WORK 
 
 OF THE 
 
 PRESBYTERIAN GHURCH IN CANADA, 
 
 ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 1893. 
 
 The following resolutions relating to the Foreign Mission work 
 of the Church were unanimously adopted by the Ge. ,r- . Assembly, 
 and are hereby pubUshed with such annotations .s will, it is hoped, 
 be helpful in using the Report of the Foreign Mission Committee. 
 
 The Committee entrusted with the duty of considering the Foreign 
 Missionary Report, and preparing a deliverance on the same for the 
 Assembly, respectfully submit the following resolutions :_ 
 
 I That the General Assembly record their thanks to the Great 
 Head"of the Church for the sustaining grace granted, and the many 
 tokens of favour bestowed upon our missionaries who have been dih- 
 gently sowing the seed amid dangers and discouragements and for 
 fhrconstantfy increasing interest manifested by the Home Church in 
 the evangelization of the world. 
 
 For instances of Dangers and discouragements, see pp. 7. ^o, 12. 13. 59- 
 2 That the Assembly cordially welcome our missionaries who 
 are at" home on furlough, and express the hope that they may fina 
 n"ch profit and enjoyment during their visit, and that ajte- -ar- 
 rest they may be permitted to return to their several field, m the fulness 
 of the blessing of the Gospel of Christ, and they especially express 
 
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 their sympathy with those missionaries who have suffered bereave- 
 ment, and others who have had to abandon their work on account of 
 sickness, and pray thac in the good providence of God they may yet 
 be permitted to take up the service they so much love, and that dur- 
 ing the period of " waiting " they may experience very much of His 
 presence, whose grace is sufficient in every time of need. The Assem- 
 bly would also express their sympathy with the members of the New 
 Hebrides staff, who found it necessary to seek a change in Australia, 
 and rejoice to learn that some of them have returned to their work 
 improved in health, and trust that the others may soon be thoroughly 
 restored. 
 
 The following is but an incomplete record of the many cases of sick- 
 ness and death amongst the Missionaries labouring in fields cultivated by 
 our Church : 
 
 Neiv Hebrides.— Mr. and Mrs. McKenzie away for health. Mrs Mc- 
 Kenzie died in April, after return to Efate. Mrs. Robertson was away for 
 health and Mr. Robertson suffering from malaria.— (p. 7.) On p. 10 is a 
 catalogue of afflictions amongst the Missionaries of other Churches with 
 which our Missionaries are closely associated-Mrs. Michelson, Mrs. Leg- 
 gatt Mrs. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrie. Mr. and Mrs. Morton. See Mr. 
 Robertson's pathetic and glorious reference to the Gordons and John Wil- 
 liams, on p. 7. Also Dr. Gunn's sad bereavement— p. 7. 
 
 Trinidad.-See statement of losses, p. 14. Mr. and Mrs. McLeod, Mr. 
 and Mrs. Christie, Mrs. McRae, and Miss Archibald have died, and others 
 have had to retire. Mr. Coffin is now in Canada seeking health. 
 
 Honatt.—Mr. Goforth has lost two children, Gertrude and Donald, 
 each iJr years old, and Mr. and Mrs. Goforth were both seriously ill at 
 C^-foo'last year. Dr. Smith lost a boy (ten months) and was so ill himself 
 thai life was despaired of for some time. Dr. Malcolm lost a child a few 
 days old Miss Graham has had to retire. Mr. and Mrs. MacDougall 
 have had to retire on account of Mrs. MacDougall's health, and Mr. and 
 Mrs. MacVicar are now at home, through the ill health of Mrs. MacVicar. 
 India -The death of Mr. Builder, Mr. and Mrs. Murray, and Miss 
 Harris is fresh in the memory of all. Dr. Elizabeth Beatty has with- 
 drawn on account of health. Miss McWiUiams has been seriously ill. 
 and is coming home. Dr. O'Hara was bitten by a lizard and was 
 seriously ill and Dr. Eraser has had the smallpox. Dr. Buchanan lost a 
 child, and was off work for nearly six months through sickness kst year. 
 
 Indian Work.— Miss Lister died at Alberni last winter and Rev. J. A. 
 McDonald and Miss McDonald have had to retire on account of health 
 failing Miss McDonald has since died. Mrs. Nicol died at the Mista- 
 
wasis reserve, and Mr. Nicol had to retire from the work on account of 
 
 ill health. 
 
 F....sa.-Recently the health of the staff has been g-^. but th dea^h 
 
 of Mr. Jamieson and Mrs. Fraser will be remembered. There may be 
 -• u^A v„it these suffice to show the risk as to 
 
 others that are not now recalled, but these sumce 
 
 health and life taken by our Foreign Missionaries, and their claim upon 
 
 sympathy and protection. 
 , That the Assembly note with much thankfulness the progress 
 of the work in Trinidad, during the quarter of a century that has pas^ 
 sed over that Mission and bless God for havmg spared D- Norton 
 and Dr. Grant with their families for so long a per.od of f.uthful 
 service and particularly for permitting them, along w.th the.r cullea- 
 gues, more recently appointed, to open a College for the trammg o. 
 inverted Hindoos for the ministry, and for grant.ng them so many 
 young men who have shown themselves earnest students and zealou 
 lorkis in the mission field. Tl,e Assembly pray 'h^"^--^'^;; '- 
 mav be greatly owned of God, and that very soon a native Church, 
 Zidel wUlfa native ministry, may be organized on the .sland. 
 The Assembly acknowledge gratefully the a,d to schools given by 
 Te govern J„, of Trinidad, the proprietors of estates and the.r 
 agents, and the native converts on the island. 
 
 None can read Dr. Morions report (P' ■<^ '' /'''r/ "thTFoX' 
 result, (p. .4-16) without being compelled to acknowledge that Foreign 
 MLsionlr: a glorious success, and the devoul --^ -" f "" =°'' '" 
 the distinguished honour He has conferred upon His servants, 
 
 4 That the Assembly grant the request of the Committee, to lay 
 the question of the transference of the New Hebrides Mission to the 
 Australasian Churches before the Synod of the Maritime Provinces, but 
 Ten e that the deliverance of said Synod on this subject be reported 
 Jo the next General Assembly, before any negotiations are entered 
 upon with the Australasian Church. 
 
 The Australasian Churches have already expressed themselves as un- 
 
 able to take over our work in the New Hebrides. The great successes of 
 
 Miss ons have been in the islands of the sea and not in the great continents. 
 
 ^rlZe.^ things confound the mighty " still. Our Island Missions have 
 
 been especially honoured, and should be especially dear to us. . 
 
 c That the Assembly express their satisfaction at the continued 
 
 prosperity and extension of the Church in Northern Formosa, and at 
 
 ZVllr, of seeing again among us, our honored missionary, Dr. 
 
 I 
 
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 G. L. Markay, whom Cio.l has so signally blo^sc.l in that portion of 
 His vineyard. 
 
 For eloquent statistics, see pp. 49. SC xx6, ny. ^'^.^^f ^^-5^: ^,^""'^ 
 by native preachers; six of these opened last year, College. wUh a stu- 
 dents ofrls' School, with 36 in attendance. Day Schools-8. wUh 24 
 chUdren Bible women, 25. Baptized ,nembers. 3,641 ; comn^umcants. 
 ; X contributions. 1^..x55, or I...3 per communicant. HospUal :x..34 
 patients treated. For effects of medical treatment, see dlustrat.ons, pp. 
 53 54- Hindrances, p. 53. 
 6 That the Assembly express their gratitude to Almighty God 
 for the protection granted to onr missionaries in Honan, durmg the 
 ryi g experiences of the past year, and that notwithstandmg 
 hese difr,culties, they have been enabled to establish themselves 
 wholly in Honan ; for the restoration to health of our missionaries 
 vho have been under severe affliction ; for the success that has 
 attended the efforts of our medical missionaries in hea hng the sick, 
 and thus winning the sympathies of that turbulent people, and for the 
 first fruits of the coming harvest granted to His faithfu servants. 
 
 And also that th. Assembly express their approval cf the action 
 of the F. M. C. in taking steps to protect our missionaries from 
 dangers that may arise on account of the Geary Exclusion BUI, 
 and also in enquiring into the sanitary condition of the country so as 
 to protect the heahh of the missionaries, and of the proposal to so 
 strengthen the staff as to enable them to take regular periods of rest 
 w.thout leavmgthe stations so weak-handed as to imperu the work. 
 
 I in-Ching abandoned, and foothold in Honan, p. 57- Goforth and Mac- 
 Gillivrays touring-a75 days. 16 cities, .8 market centres 34 fairs-see 
 n .0 Results p. 57. Station work difficulties, p. 59- Medical work, 
 pp 58.61 Converts-Messrs. Chow, father and son, p. 60 ; two others 
 bamized since, and an increasing number of inquirers. 
 
 The Geary Act. entitled " An Act to prohibit the coming of Chinese 
 persons into the United States.' was approved by Congress May 5th. 1892 
 S attendant ■•regulations," July 7th. 189- According to this Act^ 
 Ti Every Chinese labourer in the United States must procure a certificate 
 of residence before May, 6th, 1893, under penalty of arrest, and imprison- 
 ment at hard labour for a period not exceeding one year, and deportation 
 TcHna (2) Any United States customs official, collector of internal rev- 
 enue o" his d puties, United States marshal or his deputies may make the 
 arrest (3) The trial must be before a United States judge from whose 
 rcTsLlhereis no appeal. (4) Trial by i-V is denied (,) It is m^^^^^^ 
 mandatory on the judge to order that the convict.u person be deported 
 
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 from the United States." (6) If any one f'^^"-^'^^^^^^ ^^"^f " ^"^thi' 
 to secure the certificate before May 5th, 1893, he must ''-t^b^^^ that 
 inability "to the satisfaction of the judge, and also prove W at least one 
 
 Uite Jitnessthathewas a resident of ^"^^^ "-f^^^.t ^v "e^use^ t^^ 
 May 6th 1892 If he cannot do that before the judge (who may refuse to 
 
 ^e s'aald ', the penalty must follow. (7) U -"'''^-^V^drad Jr Z 
 procure another from the same officer (although he may be dead or ,000 
 miles away) (8) The ' .sts of arrest, trial, etc., at the discretion ot the 
 "ot (9 Th pplicant must appear in person before the collector or h>s 
 deputy and swear as to the exact year, month and day of his arrival and 
 to other particulars about himself, (xo) He must bring three true photo- 
 raphs of'himself. and if the collector doubts that they are •' true "he must 
 Lt others (II) He must bring " iwo credible witnesses of good char- 
 ac er o make affidavits that he .as, to their knowledge, in the coun ry on 
 Zlth day of May. zSga ; (whether they are accepted as ■• credible and 
 of .good character" depends wholly on the officer's temperan.en.) 
 
 Obiections -d) It tags a man like a dog. requiring certificate of resi- 
 dence '' requires a man to prove himself innocent when no charge 
 has been brought against him ; a violation of the fir.t principles of justice 
 hTit plac s men entirely at the mercy of a horde of officers with no right 
 (3, It P^^^^l^^ -.f ^^ ^buse their power. (4) It imposes much 
 
 of -PP-^' ;°^f^^^j^ J, insurmountable difficulties in the way of getting 
 Tcrtificate t'^^^^^^^^ the treaty with China of 1868 and supple- 
 
 mental reaiy 1 10, which stipulates that •' Chinese subjects residing in 
 The u' id States shall enjoy the same privileges, immunities and eKemp. 
 tions in regard to travel or residence as there may be en,oyed by the citi- 
 ens or subjects of the most favoured nation." 'i'^^ ^^J ^f J^^^f^ 
 hrouRh the House with but fifteen minutes' discussion on either side. The 
 'rfn the House-yeas 186. nays .7. not voting 115; - the Senate- 
 
 ^^^\j:aXr?d tlV^ous^ reprisals on Europeans m^ht occur in China 
 
 It was tear missionary boards entered mto cor- 
 
 on account of th>s outrageous bm. a ^^^ -^^^^ dangers. 
 
 respondence in ^'^d-/" PJP^;;;^',:",,"^;Tot been enforced : it is hoped no 
 May 5th. 1893. is past and tne law nas nui 
 
 more will be heard of it. 
 
 , That the General Assembly record their gratitude to God for 
 
 a,o :an"i„d,cat,o„s ot --trri::^::^ ^i^^^ri'd^: 
 r:ue;r;;it;;i'rnn^^^^^^^ 
 
 tional rcspoiibiin y o experienced 
 
 should a mass movement take place, sucn as 
 amonf^ the Telugus nnd in other parts of India. 
 
 i„ ;r, inrlia are from the lower classes— so 
 Five out ot six of the converts m India are iromin 
 
 J. ivi. uu . , , i:„ . Tiiuv are outcasts in the luuesi 
 
 r:''"i:ru":";;:;''-n'rt.,,:"^t.:.H.o,.ar.*.aa.a,.t 
 
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 .u ,nr1 the temples and the courts and rights of property. They are not 
 
 classes, ^hen ^^e^ , ^^^^ n^jLionaries have experienced scores of these 
 amongst the Jelugus , so ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^ movement 
 
 movements throughout the ^ ffer n g ^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^ 
 
 takeplacemcentrallnd. ^a nos ^ ^^ ^^^^ ^.^, ,,,^, ,„d the 
 
 our staff .s so sma - t° ..e q ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^ 
 
 "''"/'"rthesTwak and helpless children would require such patient toil 
 " t ten a rlged school teacher in our country can understand but m 
 i:lZ.\7^e we .....send help «.o«.: that, however. . .n the 
 
 3 rairornrafre^bly instructthe F. M C to taUe steps 
 
 cnit.hle Derson who will take charge of the Chaplaincy 
 
 re/r aVZ:: th 'rsSenn, such Che. assistance to .he n.ss.on 
 
 as he may b^;"- „, ^,^ ,,,,p„,„, ,,, p, e,, oar, is the only Presby. 
 
 • rwch in Mhow. and, therefore, we ought to meet th„ demand, 
 
 tenan '^'■"f " ^ ^^ ^ ^,„j between the Mission and the Govern- 
 
 :f '1: 1 beorher^ise helpful. The salary attached to the Chap- 
 
 Ta ;c;*"uch as to make the burde„ to onr Church a very l.ght one. 
 
 o Tha' the attentio.i of the Church be specially drawn to the eam- 
 
 . ^\ theti^ appeal of the Mission Council in India. Truly the fields 
 estandpathetu;appea o ^^ .^^_^ ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^_^.^,^^^^ 
 
 " di; tt e s o o "mtsi;nartes, and they are not able to help thetn. 
 under the eyes ol o recommended to read this appeal to 
 
 ren::;:::;.' ns! a"n,press them with the respons.bU.ty rest- 
 
 - -- t S'rL;: r;dl:t"XX-. .... ..3, »i.. .^ read and 
 
 nirdb, every minister and congregafou. It »e could but see w.th 
 r".her eyes.' how diHerently we would feel .u the presence of the appall.ng 
 tacts-miWiM" of immortal souls f.ru*„w; 
 ,0 That the General Assembly instruct the Rev. A. B. W.n- 
 I. . ,„ take all suitable opportunities of enlisting the special co-oper- 
 '^'^Isvld of Brtti'h Columbia, in the work to which he has 
 r°\et apart V h the object of prosecuting it with ah the vigour 
 ,:::,! a "and wouli hearttly comntend him to the sympathy 
 
 i Inrt of 111 our pastors, elders and people in that Province, 
 andsuppor of a o P ^^^ ^^^^^^^ „„„„,,es to contend with he has no. yet 
 
 found a suitable teacher, nur has he a suitable build.ng w.th.n Chinatown 
 
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 ,0 which Chinese will come ; but what is chiefly wanting is Christian sym- 
 tXL cooperation of church-going people in Br.t.sh Columb.a. The 
 ministers ani elders can help him greatly in this matter. 
 ,1 The General Assembly note with regret the disappotntment 
 of M Wtlkie in not ge.f ng from the Government of Indta the $,o 000 
 expeded owards the erection of the College building a. Indore thus 
 3ngthe butlding in an unfinished state, only the first story betng 
 complete The General Assembly therefore commends 1 to the hber 
 aUW of the Chnrclt, and trusts that this dtsappoinment w.ll "Ot depr.ve 
 the mission of the full benefit of that building, which ,s so much needed 
 for the prosecution of the work. 
 
 See p 73 The need for this large hall is the more urgent in the light 
 f h.fhasbeen said about mass-movements. A suitable meetmg place 
 win have much od-th the success of the work. The only thing that can 
 b saraga'st completing this building .s that the other stat.ons need 
 buildingralso. which'they do very badly ; but the needs of all can be very 
 easily met without choosing between them. 
 12 That the General Assembly record their appreciation of the 
 Rev T ■ A. McDonald's self-denying labors amongst the Indian tribes 
 ;tAlberni and on Barclay Sound, and express their sympathy with 
 h nV and with his sister who has also rendered valuable assistance to 
 a e mission, and whose extreme weakness has made it necessary for 
 M McDonald to accompany her to Ontario at this time. They are 
 both commended to the grace and compassionate care of Him in 
 whose service they have been spending their days. 
 
 Miss McDonald died on the 22nd July. About 3.000 Indians on the 
 west coast of Vancouver : the north coast cultivated by the Methodists the 
 ruth by the Episcopahans, and the centre, about Barclay Sounu (i.ooo In- 
 dians) by the Presbyterian Church. 
 :, That the Assembly record their gratitude to God for the suc- 
 cess that has attended the labors of our missionaries amongst the 
 Indians of the North-Wesf. for the disposition given to so many o 
 ,ur p"pl to contribute such large quantities of clotlnng for the relief 
 ; siSing. and for the growing desire on the part of the Indians them. 
 elves to Imve the.r children enjoy the advantages of our schools ; and 
 U at te Assembly e.p-ess their approval of the principle of com- 
 puTsovy education as applied to the Indian children, and alsoapprove 
 of hi proposed change in the relation of the Government to the 
 le* asZol, but urge the importance of such definite arrangements 
 
being made as will avoid any possible misunderstanding and compli- 
 cation in the future as to the maintenance of the school. 
 
 Population -The census returns of resident and nomadic Indians gives 
 the total population in the Dominion as 109.205. Treaty Indians in Man- 
 itoba 9,340. (Roman Catholic. 4.770 ; Protestant. 1,241; Pagan. 3,329.) 
 Treaty Indians in North- West Territories, 14,512. (Roman Catholic, 
 3,374; Protestant. 3,044 ; ^^8^". 7,609.) Indians in British Columbia 
 3.959, (Roman Catholic, 10,078; Protestant, 6,250 ; Pagan. 4.791 ; and 
 13,840 of whom no returns as to religion, but probably chiefly Pagan.) 
 Of these 23,163 are resident Indians. 
 
 ScHOOLS.-A/«»/<o6a: Episcopal. 32 ; Methodist, 6 ; Catholic 15 ; 
 Presbyterian. 2. N. W. Territories : Episcopal, 36 ; Methodist, 9 ; Catholic, 
 28 • Presbyterian 11. Our 13 Indian Missions cover 21 reserves. Services 
 at 29 places. Ordained Missionaries, 7 ; others as teachers etc., ^9^ Com- 
 municants, 20Z ; of these 25 added during year (p. 47). mdustria Schools 
 8 ; pupils, about 250. Day Schools. 4 : pupils. abou 95 (P- "6)^ Means 
 u ed to ret children to attend scl:ool (p. 33)- Compulsory education com- 
 mended (p. 33). Changes in relation of Regina School to the Government 
 
 (P- 34)- 
 14 That the General Assembly commend the dihgence of Dr 
 Webster in his difficult undertaking, and express their high sense o 
 the value of his report on the condition of the Jews in Palestine, and 
 approve of the action of the F. M. C. in asking him to visu other 
 centres of Jewish population before fixing upon any field of labor 
 amongst the Jews, and also in caUing his attention to India and China 
 and atking whether he would be willing to go to one of these mission 
 in the event of his not finding himself called to any particular field ot 
 labor amongst the Jews. 
 
 For the Foreign Mission Committee's resolution, see p. 99- Dr. Web- 
 ster's report as to the numbers and condition of the Jews in Haifa, Acre 
 Nazareth' Tiberias, Safed. Jerusalem, Bethlehem. Hebron and Jaffa is both 
 interesting and valuable (pp. g^-iog)- 
 
 Trust Fund.-Ongin of Trust Fund is as follows : Many years ago, 
 the S od of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, in -nnecUon witli^the 
 Church of Scotland, had a mis.ion in Salonica, of which the Hoiu 
 Alex Morris was treasurer. When that mission was discon inued a snial 
 Alex, murri Morris. In addition to that 
 
 sum of money remained in ^^e hands u^ Mr .^^^^^^ y.^^land. 
 
 he had place in his ^-^-^j^;^:^^:'!^;;,; (^, ,Ln) had collected. 
 
 " ^'Tcanada^or a mission to' the Jews, beginning as he hoped at 
 
 ;:::llZ %:X^■.on^.con..n,.o..... a portion of that money 
 
 va expended in the Salonica Mission and his authority was givcu fui the 
 
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 nxpenditnro of tho resirl.ie amongst the Jews in Palestine. Mr. Morris had 
 uwested these funds from time to time until 1886, when he asked the Gen- 
 eral Assembly to relieve him of the trust; the sum then in his hands 
 and immediately available being $5,400. The amount now in hand and 
 held in trust for purposes of a Jewish Mission is »6. 199.49- The Assembly s 
 resolution shows that, nothwithstanding that Trust Fund, it may not be. 
 after all considered wisest to start another mission in Palestine amongst 
 so many others on the ground. For some years our Church has been re- 
 ceiving contributions which were divided equally between thn Missions of 
 the British Society and of the Free Church of Scotland. 
 15. That the General Assembly express gratitude for the success 
 granted to M r. Newmark in his work amongst the Jews of Montreal, 
 and approve of the action of the F. M. C. in appropriating $1,500.00 
 for the maintenance of that work during the commg year, and also in 
 leaving the direction of Mr. Newmark's studies to the Montreal 
 Presbytery, and the Assembly instruct the Presbytery to report to the 
 next meeting of the General Assembly through the F. M. C. (W. D.) 
 Results are 478 families visited, also visited 136 young men ; 650 men 
 conversed with and interested ; 28 young men brought to believe in Jesus 
 as Saviour ; 10 baptized (4 in Montreal and 6 in other cities); 4 converts 
 doing mission work abroad-2 in London, Eng., i in New York, and i in 
 Russia who is said to have taken 38 families out of the Jewish Church in 
 six months ; from five to six thousand Jews in Montreal ; meetings Saturday 
 and Sunday afternoons, attendance 20 to 36; see Report, p. 97- 
 
 16 Inasmuch as the natural development of the work in each of the 
 fields occupied by the Church necessarily involves an increased expeii- 
 diture and inasmuch as there is reported in connection with the work 
 of the Eastern Section of the Church a deficit of $9,466.00, that the 
 General Assembly adopt the estimates of the F. M. C. for the coming 
 year, namely, $33,50000 for the Eastern Division, and $115,000.00 for 
 tue Western Division, and appeal to the Church for such a response 
 as will be worthy of the Church and of the work. 
 
 It is sometimes said that we are developing the Foreign Mission work 
 too rapidly. But it is only the natural growth of the work already in hand. 
 When the children come in large numbers to be taught, if jve jeceive them 
 as a trust from God, which they are, we must provide the buildings and 
 the teachers. When on account of the itinerancy work m Formosa, or 
 India, for example, a new Church is demanded, it must be provided, or we 
 lose the fruits of our own labours. If we start Missions at all. we must be 
 prepared to go forward, at an increasing expenditure. The constant effort 
 is made, as far as possible, to cultivate self-support, as is seen at Indore 
 
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 where there is a selfsustaininR conRrcRation. and in Formosa, where the 
 communicants gave last /ear at the rate off 1.23 each for the work amongst 
 themselves. The Western Section will need »i 15,000 this year, and the 
 Eastern $33 500. For ;he cause of the deficit in the Eastern Section, see 
 Report, p. 32. 
 17. That the General Assemby instruct the F. M. C. to consider 
 what s-cps, If any, can be taken in order to provide funds for the 
 erection of such buildings for our missionaries as will protect their 
 health and enable them to do their work efficiently without drawmg 
 too heavily on the ordinary revenue for Foreign Mission work. 
 
 A Building Fund is needed for Foreign Mission work. Neither 
 manses nor churches nor colleges are built at home out of the ordinary 
 revenue ; it could not be done. Why should we be expected to build 
 bungalows and schools and churches and colleges in the foreign field out of 
 the ordinary revenue ? That is what we have been expected to do, and 
 the result has been that on account of the constant demand for labourers, 
 very few buildmgs have been erected. We have eighteen missionaries in 
 India and have not spent as much money m building, for all put together, 
 as one congregation at home in city or town spends upon a church in 
 which one man is to do his work. Consequently our missionaries have been 
 doing their work in filthy, feverous buildings, quite unfit for the uses to 
 which (hey are put, and for these we have been paying such rents as would 
 in a few years erect new ones. Add to that the fact that the Church has 
 suffered much by sickness on the part of our missionaries, we know not 
 how far. but in some measure due to the buildings in which they live and 
 work, and it must be evident that a new method should be adopted. 
 Buildings are urgently needed just now, in India especially, and in 
 Victoria Mr. Winchester will be greatly hampered until he gets a suitable 
 building within Chinatown. Every Mission sooner or later requires a 
 larger outlay for buildings, if the work progresses. The following are 
 the buildings at present owned by the Mission in Central India ;— 
 
 Neetnuch.—\We own none ; two dispensaries, two bungalows and eight 
 ' schools rented. 
 
 Ujjain.—VJe own one bungalow (worth $3,000); dispensary and several 
 schools rented. 
 
 Mhow.—O\vn one old bungalow, condemned by government (worth 
 about $300). and one school for girls (new and worth about $3.300) ; two 
 bungalows and several schools rented. 
 
 Rutlam.—^r. Campbell built a bungalow at his own expense (worth 
 about $5,000). No mission money spent on buildings there ; dispensary 
 and schools rented. 
 
 Indore.-One college («io,ooo, half finished); one girls' boarding 
 school (*5.300) ; one girls' school («Coo) ; one hospital ($10,000) ; two 
 
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 bungalows, one occupied by Mr. Wilkie and in bad repair (condemned by 
 the government agent), and one occupied by Miss Sinclair. Miss 
 McWilliams. and the lady assistant in the girls' boarding school. There 
 are two other bungalows in possession of the Mission at Indore. built on the 
 bank of the river, that have proved so unhealthy that European mission- 
 aries cannot live in them They are in Mission use. however, one rented 
 to the native evangelist, Johory. and the other used as a boys' school. 
 There are also rooms for two ladies over the hospital, occupied by Dr. 
 O'Hara and Dr. Turnbull. The four bungalows may be valued at about 
 
 $ii,ooo. 
 
 These figures, which are only approximations, make a total of about 
 «43,5oo. not including Mr. Campbell's bungalow, which was built at his 
 own expense. There are two classes of buildings in common use in India. 
 The better class, called paka, have walls of kiln-dried bricks laid in lime ; 
 f oors of mortar cement or stone ; roof tiled or f^-t. The inferior class, 
 called katcha, have walls of sun-dried bricks laid i . b ad, plastered outside 
 with mortar to protect them from the rains and piastered on the inside 
 with mud mixed with cow manure; the floors are of mud covered with 
 coarse matting made of split bamboo ; the roof is tile or thatch, and the 
 ceilings are of cotton cloth stretched from wall to wall. The new buildings 
 in the Mission are of the better class ; the others are inferior. The 
 dispensaries and schools are native buildings, with mud floor, low 
 celling, very small, no ventilation, the floors and walls plastered with 
 cow dung and mud. smelling disagreeably in wet weather. 
 1 8. That the General Assembly record their thankfulness to God 
 forthe large measure of success granted to the W. F. M. S., both in the 
 Eastern and Western Sections, in exciting a widespread interest m 
 missions, and in making such a large contribution towards the 
 Church's F.M. funds, and would also, whilst endeavoring to ehcit yet 
 greater liberality, not forget gratefully to acknowledge the generous 
 contributions of very many of our congregations and mdividuals m 
 
 the years that are past. 
 
 See pp. no, 2. Over 25,000 lbs. of clothing, blankets, quilts, etc.. were 
 sent to the different reserves last year, greatly to the relief of suffering and 
 to the help of missionaries in their work. Over $500 were spent in the pay- 
 ment of freight last year. That suggests that only such articles should be 
 sent as will be of such value in that climate as will justify the outlay. A 
 valuable case of gifts, etc.. for children, on the way to Central India was 
 lost in the wreck of the Roumania, greatly to the disappointment of the 
 missionaries. Our missionaries who were on the way might have taken 
 that vessel, but God hindered them. The Letter Leaflet, now in its tenth 
 year, has a circulation of 11,205. for which »i,26i.o6 was received last 
 year! giving a surplus after all expenses we -. paid of 1381 .6i-better than 
 most religious papers. Besides there were circulated 62.796 other leaflets ; 
 
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 of these to 5r.o thank-offering leaflets. About 13.237 thank-offering 
 envelopes were used. How delightful ! So many hearts giving a thank- 
 offering to the Lord, 
 ig That the General Assembly would draw the attention of the 
 Church to sec. 2, p. 95. of the report of the F. M. C which reads as 
 follows:— "The total amount raised this year is considerably above 
 that of last year, but that is owing to the greater amounts contributed 
 to the fund by the W. F. M. S. It is noticed that congregations take 
 advantage of the increased amounts raised by the Woman's Society 
 to correspondingly decrease the contributions from congregational 
 funds. This must seriously affect the F. M. work, for the funds 
 raised by the W. F. M. S. are devoted exclusively to work among 
 women and children." The General Assembly pray that no spirit of 
 antagonism may exist between the friends of these two great sources 
 of the Church's revenue, but that all diligence may be put forth in 
 order that all the gifts of the people of God may find their way mto that 
 department of the Church's work to which the Holy Spirit prompted 
 
 them to give. , 
 
 The two schemes. Home and Foreign, are so important as to constantly 
 claim the heartiest loyalty of all who are interested in the welfare of the 
 Church Hence the importance of avoiding any such unfairness in the 
 distribution of funds as will create antagonism and strife. The practice 
 referred to in the resolution is very general in making appropriations at 
 the end of the year. There are, say, #400 to be divided between Home and 
 Foreign Missions. If each contributor were asked how he would like to 
 have his contribution applied, nine out of the » ^n would say. "Divide 
 equally."-Give »20o to each. But that is not what is done. 1 he^hrst 
 question is: How much did the W. F. M. S. collect this year? They 
 collected, say, $120. Then, so as to level up the Home Missions, or if you 
 like, level down the Foreign Missions, they say we shall give Home 
 Missions $a6o, and Foreign Missions only $140. which added to the * 120 
 bv the W.F.M.S. will make $260, the same as given to the Home It the 
 \V F M.S. had raised I200. the division would be $300 for Home Missions 
 and «ioo for Foreign Missions ; or if the W.F.M.S. had raised $250. the 
 division would be »75 and $325. Thus as the amount raised by he 
 W F M S. goes up. the amount given by the congregation o Foreign 
 Missions goes down ; or, in other words, the efforts of the W^F.M.S. are 
 Tade to serve the interests of Home Missions, for which, however 
 important in themselves, they are not intended. How many congregation 
 divide in that way is not knov n, but it is well known that many do. The 
 obiections to that method are:— , , ^u ■ „;ffo 
 
 (X) That the original intention of the W.F.M.S. was that their gifts 
 should be .... and above what was given by the congregation and should 
 
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 not interfere with it, and many of he ladies who take a leading part in the 
 Society contend that that is the case with their gifts. They say their 
 members give to the congregational funds for all the schemes as they did 
 before, and that it is not fair that their extra efforts in behalf of Foreign 
 Missions should be taken advantage of by the congregations for another 
 purpose, however important. 
 
 (2) The chief consideration, however, is the one suggested in the 
 resolution. If a man makes a contribution through the Holy Spirit' 
 influence, how would he have the gift applied ? If his desire would be such 
 a distribution as that indicated above, then all is well. Let the leading of 
 the Spirit be accepted always. Societies, such as the China Inland Mission, 
 that receive large sums of money in answer to prayer, are most CJ reful to 
 apply the money for the exact purpose for which it was given. If here is, 
 for example, a surplus for outfit received, but not enough for t' avellmg 
 expenses they will not transfer money from the one account to the other. 
 That would be a misappropriation of funds. The money must be devoted 
 to the purpose for which the Spirit prompted the Lord's people to give_ 
 Any departure from that contravenes the mind of the Spirit. Of course if 
 funds sent are not designated for any particular purpose, then they appro- 
 priate as they think best. Whatever our views as to the general policy of 
 the China Inland Mission in general may be, that is surely a safe principle 
 of action We cannot be too sensitive as to the mind of the Spirit in all 
 our work. If we grieve Him. our work must suffer. Then the question 
 here is What is the mind of the Spirit as indicated by the desires of them 
 that contribute the funds ? Is it that their gifts for Missions should be 
 about equally divided between Home and Foreign Missions ? If so, it must 
 be wrong and hurtful to the cause of both to make such a division as that 
 indicated above. And it will no doubt be admitted by all that if each 
 contributor made his own division, whilst some would give all to Home 
 Missions and some would give all to Foreign Missions, the great majority 
 would place upon both schemes pretty nearly the same value. So that when 
 congregations distribute in the way indicated in the resolution, they do in- 
 justice to the W.F.M.S. by taking advantage of their extra efforts, and also 
 to theother contributors in the congregation whose contributions do not go in 
 the direction in which they would go if! they thenselves made the division. 
 It is unfortunately true that many people do not care how their funds are 
 applied. All the more needful is it that they should be taught to thmk, 
 and made to feel their responsibility in the matter. 
 
 (3) The effect of this method upon the Foreign Mission Work of the 
 Church is very evident and must be disastrous should it continue. As the 
 contributions of the W.F.M.S. rise towards the maximum, the funds of the 
 Foreign Mission Committee from congregations will sink towards a 
 minimum. And as the funds collected by the W.F.M.S can only be 
 applied to the support of women missionaries, labouring for women and 
 children, our whole Foreign Mission Work will become more and more 
 
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 one sided, as it is m India already, vihere we have six male missionaries 
 and twelve female. That such a result is undesirable needs no argument, 
 and yet it is the direction in which we are moving. 
 
 Then what is the remedy ? A very simple one. adopted by many 
 already who foresee the evil, is to print the names of the schemes on the 
 back of the envelope (when money is raised by envelope) and let each on*; 
 distribute his own contribution ; and if at the end of the year funds are on 
 hand unappropriated, let them be appropriated according to the estimated 
 value of each scheme on its own merits, not taking into account the amounts 
 given by others. One thing is certain, that any tinge of unfairness or strite 
 will bring injury to the Lord's work ; and in order, if possible, to avert 
 that these comments are offered on the General Assen.bly s resolution. 
 
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