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MALAYA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

WESLEY CHUR C H, SINGAPORE

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

HELD IN SINGAPORE, JANUARY 1938

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. OFFICERS OF TEE ANNUAL CONFERENCE II. BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

Special Committees III. DAILY PROCEEDINGS IV. DISCIPLINARY QUESTIONS

Certificate of Ordination V. APPOINTMENTS

Special Appointments Secretary's Certi1lcate

VI. REPORTS: (a) District Superintendents

Singapore District-R. L. Archer

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Sibu District-Lee Hock Hiang Central lI[alaya District-Abel Eklund Central Tamil District-P. L. Peach

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18 25 26 34 34

3!S 38 40 43

&erik! District-Wong King Hwo 46 Southern Tamil District-S. S. Pakianathan 47 Penang-Ipoh District-I Dodsworth 49

(b) Standing Committees and Boards Committee on Public Morals 55 Committee on Evangelism 55 Committee on Resolutions 56 Committee on the State of the Church 57 Committee on Home ][issions 57 Conference Board of Stewards 60

STATISTICS Summary of Kalaya Annual Conference and Malaysia

Chinese Mission Conference Statistics 64 Statistical Beport of Malaya Annual Conference Statistics for Educational Institutions Statistician's Recapitulation Report Conference Treasurer's Report

VII. lIlISCELLANEOUS Recommendations of Committee on Christian

Inserted Inserted Inserted

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Literature 67 General Report on Girls' Schools 67 Report of the Malaysia Commission on Beligious

Education for 1937 VIII. ROLL OF THE DEAD

Memoirs IX. HISTORICAL

Conference Sessions Chronol~gical Boll Retired Ministers

69 73 74

77 78 79

.MINUTES

OF THE FOR TY -SIXTH SESSION


.METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

HELD IN WESLEY CHURCH

SINGAPORE, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

MALAYA

JANUARY 6, TO 12, I938

PUBLISHED BY

SECRETARY, MALAYA ANNUAL CONFERENCE FIVE, FORT CANNING ROAD -.

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OFFICERS 3

I. Officers

Resident Bishop EDWIN FLEE

(a) OFFICERS OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE

President. Secretary. Assistant Secretary Statistician .. Treasurer .. Registrdr M ission Treasurer Edu.cational Secretary .. Secretary Board of Building and Location. Assistant Secretary B.B.L..

EDWIN FLEE W A. SCHURR j. S. ARTHUR

· C. D. PATTERSON FRED DAVID H. F KUEHN

· R. L. ARCHER · L. PROEBSTEL · R. A. BLASDELL · R. L. ARCHER

Any of the above officers may be addressed: 5 Fort Canning Road, Singapore, S.S.

(b) OFFICERS OF THE LAY CONFERENCE

President: T \V. HINCH, Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore

Secretary: j. M. PAKIANATHAN, Kuala Lumpur, F.1\LS.

Treasurer: LEE CHOON ENG, Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore

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II. Boards, Commissions and Committees

:SOARD OF MINISTERIAL TRAINING H. B. Amstutz, Chairman: H. F. Kuehn, Registrar: P. L. Peach, Lee

Hock Hiang, j. V. Ayaduray, Fred David, S. M. Thevathasan, W. A. Schurr, Gerald V Summers, Wong King Hwo.

CONFERENCE RELATIONS Class C for I year: j. S. Arthur, Gerald V. Summers, H. F. Kuehn. Class A for 2 years: S. M. Tthevathasan, E. S. Lau, R. A. Blasdell. Class B lor 3 years: P L. Peach. N. G. Manickam. Lester Proebstel.

MISSION FINANCE COMMITTEE Bishop Edwin F. Lee, Cbairman, M. Dodsworth, 1St Vice-Cbairman;

R. L. Archer, 2nd Vice-Cbairman; T. W. Hinch, Secretary; S. S. Pakianathan, Abel Eklund, Wong King Hwo, Lee Hock Hiang, Mission Treasurer, Secretary B.B.L., Mission Correspondent,; Secretary of Education, Principal A.C.S. Penang, Principal A.C.S. lpoh, Principal A.C.S. Singapore, and Principal M.B.S. Kuala Lumpur.

Elective: Fred David, P W. Tambyah, Lee Chaon Eng.

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION Secretary of Education, Principal A.C.S. Penang, Principal A.C.S. Singa

pore, Principal A.C.S. Ipoh, Principal M.B.S. Kuala Lumpur, Principal M.G.S. Kuala Lumpur, V. D. Kuppusamy, Ho Seng Ong, L. B. Jenkins.

~ISTRICT CONFERENCE MINUTES Herbert H. Peterson, j. Milton David, Chew Hock Hin, Chua 10k Han.

EXAMINERS IN THE VERNACULAR Malay: R. A. Blasdell, R. L. Archer, Goh Hood Keng. Tamil: S. M. Thevathasan. Foochow: Lee Hock Hiang, Mrs. j. M. Hoover, D. p, Coole.

OONFERENCE STEWARDS Class A for 2 years: Lee Hock Hiang. Class B lor 3 years: S. M. Thevathasan, Kingham Joseph. Class C for I year: Fred David, W. A. Schurr.

~UBLIC MORALS R. A. Blasdell, Goh Hood Keng, Gerald V. Summers, J. S. Arthur,

G. E. Stephens.

~UBLICATIONS AND CHURCH EXTENSION Ex-Officio: Chairman, The Resident Bishop. Ex-Officio: Treasurer, Secretary of the Board of Building and Location. Ex-Officio: Secretary, Secretary for Christian Literature. Malaya Annual Conference Members: R. L. Archer, S. M. Thevathasan,

M. Dodsworth, Ho Seng Ong. Sumatra Mission Conference Members: A. H. Prussner, A. V. Klaus.

:BOARD OF CO'NTROL FOR HOLDING CHURCH AND PARSONAGE PROPERTY

For 2 years: Lee Hock Hiang, S. A. Phillips, Fred David. For 3 years: Secretary Board of Building and Location. F or I year: S. S. Pakianathan, E. S. Lau.

BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES 5

PUBLIC WORSHIP AND MUSIC Waldo S. Reinoehl. Cbairman: Miss Geraldine Johnson, Lester Proebstel,

J. A. Ayaduray, M. Thangamuthu, Mis. ~aul E. Thomas, J. Milton David.

CHRISTIAN LITE·RATURE Secretary of Christian Literature, Cbairman: S. S. Pakianathan, R. A.

Blasdell, ~. G. Manickam, Theodore Runyan, Chen Pi-Jen, D. D. Chelliah, Miss Eva I. ;\elson, V. A. Chelliah, Lyman B. Terry.

STATE OF THE CHURCH Paul H. Schmucker, J. J. Kovilpillai, Goh Hood Keng, Chua 10k Han,

Miss ,\label ;\iarsh, J. W. A. Kadirgamar.

EVANGELISM Chew Hock Hin, M. Dodsworth, Abel Eklund, C. P Patterson, Goh Hood

Keng, R. L. Archer, J. Milton David, Waldo S. Reinoehl, Victor Paranjothy.

]30ARD OF CONTROL OF THE JEAN HAMILTON THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL

R. L. Archer. Cbairman: W. A. Schurr, S. M. Thevathasan, (ministerial). P. W Tambyah. Lim Un Tien (lay).

MALA YSIA COMMISSION ON RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 1938 Cbairman: Bishop Edwin F. Lee. Vice-Chairman: Willard A. Schurr. F or one 'year: !\1iss Martha Gertsch, E. S. Lau, M iss Dorothy Moreton. For t7.£'O years: Ralph A. Kesselring, Miss Goh Gie Hing, V D.

Kuppusamy. For three years: V Paranjothy, Miss Geraldine Johnson, L. B. Jenkins. Associate members: Miss Mabel Marsh, S. M. Thevat-hasan, Gurdial

Singh, S. K. Ratnam, Miss Ruth M. Harvey, C. B. Paul, Mrs. Gerald V. Summers, Ho Seng Ong, Mrs. Tay Soo Keng, j.J Milton David, Chew Hock Hin. Geh Hun Keng, W A. Schurr.

Secretaries: Miss Eva 1. Nelson and P. B. Means. Secretary fOT Epworth· League and Young People's Work: G. S.

Arumugam. Elected Representative from Epworth League: T!lio Gek Choo. Sumatra Members: Mrs. A. H. Prussner, Darel McFerren.

TRIERS OF APPEALS R. A. Blasdell. Abel Eklund, Goh Hood Keng, S. S. Pakianathan, Lester

Proebstel, S. M. Thevathasan, C. D. Patterson, Fred David, J. J. Kovilpillai. Rcser'l}cs: Burr H. Baughman, Chua 10k Han, Kingham Joseph.

HOME MISSIONS Executi'l)c Committee: V. D. Kuppusamy, President: Yong Ngim Djin,

Vice-President; R. A. Kesselring, Secretar}'; Wong Hean Kim. Treasurer; Mrs. L. B. Jenkins, Miss M. Dirkson, M. T Fang, Members of the C011l.mittee.

Ministerial Representatives: S. S. Pakianathan; Chuah 10k Ham; H. H. Peterson.

M embers of Lay COl1ference: \' D. Kuppusamy; Yong Ngim Djin; R. A. Kesselring; Wong Hean Kim.

Members of the WomallS Conference: Miss G. Traeger; Miss M. Dirkson; Mrs. M. Dodsworth.

Members of tbe Cbinese Mission Conference: Andrew K. T. Chen; C. E. Fang; Hong Han Keng.

Members 01 the Cbinese Lay Conference: Lim Un Tien; Cheng Wei King; M. T. Fang.

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SPECIAL COMMIITEES EDITING AND PUBLISHING OF MINUTES

The Conference Secretary, Paul E. Thomas, The Conference Statistician,. E. S. Lau. P. B. Means, S. M. Thevathasan.

ASIATIC PASTORS' BUNGALOW

j. Milton David, C. E. Fang. Shih Yu Shou, Eugene O. McGraw, LaiKam Hong.

CONFERENCE PBOGRAMME Waldo S. Reinoehl, Cbairma1l; J. v. Ayaduray, Secretary; E. S. Lau, R. L.

Archer. Miss Ruth M. Harvey, TI. W. Hinch, Paul E. Thomas, Thio Chan Bee~

TEXT BOOK (ADVISTORy) Lester Proebstel, Educational Secretary, ex-officio chairman: Miss Maber

Marsh, Miss Dorothy Moreton, L. B. Jenkins, Thio Chan Bee, T. W. Hinch,. V. D. Kuppusamy.

MEMORIALS

Abel Eklund, L. A. Samuel, Miss Ada Pugh, Miss Carrie C. Kenyon, S. A. Phillips.

RESOLUTIONS Ralph A. Kesselring, N. G. Manickam, Lyman B. Terry, Miss Marion Royce.

CENTRAL CONFERENCE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Abel Eklund, E. S. Lau.

OFFICERS OF THE LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF MALAYA (1936)

President: Dr. Chen Su Lan. Vice-President: P. W Tambyah.

(a) Malaya Lay Conference: Vice-President: Dr. I. S. John. Secretary: Thio Chan Bee. Treasurer: ]. A. P. Oswald. Auditor: Lee T eck Hock.

(b) Malaysia Chinese Lay Conference: Vice-President: Lim Chin Hua. Secretary: Lim Y au Tong. Treasurer: 0 Lim Un Tien. Auditor: Dr. Ling Thian SimA

The General Committee: The above officers; Khoo Cheng Hoe (Penang); Yong ~gim Djin (Perak); j. A. P. Oswald (Selangor); Tan Choen Kway (Negri Sembilan); Loh Hung Loon (Malacca); T~ R. Doraisamy (Singapore); Lim Khai Cheng (Sarawak); C. M. Chacko (Keda;h); W. H. T,. Abraham (Pahang); V. A. Matthew (Johore).

COMMITTEE ON ACCEPTED SUPPLY PASTORS

'The work of this Committee is referred to the Committee on Conference Relations with power.

STATISTICIAN C. D. Patterson; Assistants: Ralph A. Kesselring, J. S. Arthur, Paul H.

Schmucker, V. A. Chelliah, Chew Kia Song, Gerald V. Summers.

DAILY PROCEEDINGS 7

III. Daily Proceedings

• THURSDAY January 6, 1938

ANNUAL CONFERENCE SESSION

The 46th session of the Malaya Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church was opened in Wesley Church, Singapore, S.S., at 8 :30 a.m., Bishop Edwin F. Lee, presiding.

Devotions. Bishop Edwin F Lee conducted the opening service of worship speaking on the theme "Getting Our Spiritual Bearings. "

Roll Call The secretary and the following responded:

Eklund, Abel Pakianathan, S. S. Peach, P. L. Li Hock Hiang Proebstel, Lester Dodsworth, M. Kovil pillai, J. J. Phillips, S. A. Samuel, L. A. Ayaduray, J. V David, Fred Thevathasan, S. M. Amstutz, H. B. Arthur, J. S. Goh Hood Keng Schurr, W. A. Summers, G. VLau, E. S. David, J. Milton

called the roll of the Conference

Runyan, T Kuehn, H. F. Joseph, Kingham Chew Hock Hin Schmucker, P H. Archer, R. L. Reinoehl, W. S. Chua 10k Han Stephens, G. E. Chen Pi-Jen Wong King. H wo Lin, T S. James U ong Gie Ceng V. A. Chel1iah Lai Kam Hong Sia Yeu Tee Athimuthu, P. McGraw, Eugene Paranjothy, V. B.

Secretary. On nomination of R. L. Archer, W. A. Schurr was elected secretary and named J. S. Arthur as assistant secretary.

Conference Bar. On motion of Paul H. Schmucker the Conference Bar was constituted to include the left wing, the first five rows in the main body of the church and the first row in the right wing.

Conference Treasuret". On nomination of S. S. Pakianathan, Fred David was elected Conference Treasurer.

Statistician. The Statistician called the names of districts whose Statistics had not yet reached him and named Eugene O. McGraw and Ralph A. Kesselring as Assistants.


Programme. On motion of H. B. Amstutz the printed programme was made the programme for the Conference with the following alterations: recess from 10:30 to 11, United session to be at 10 o'clock and the Memorial Service to come on Saturday at 10 o'clock.

Correspondent to the Press. On nomination of Goh Hood Keng, Waldo S. Reinoehl was elected correspondent to the Press.

Introductions. The following returned missionaries were introduced: Rev. Paul H. Schmucker, Rev. and Mrs. H. F. Kuehn, and Miss Ruth Harvey.

CoJDDlittee on Vacancies. The Bishop named the following a committee to fill vacancies on committees for this Conference: S. M. Thevathasan, J. S. Arthur, Paul H. Schmucker, Gerald V. Summers, Chua 10k Han.

Privileges of the Floor under para. 1154 were extended to all lay missionaries, W.F.M.S. representatives and others.

~ports. The name of R. L. Archer was called, his character passed and he read his report as superintendent of the Singapore District.

Fratemal Greetings were brought by Paul Hang from the Malaysia Chinese Mission Conference.

Checking of Daily Journal. E. S. Lau, P. B. Means and S. M. Thevathasan were constituted a committee to check the accuracy of the Daily Journal.

Reports. Li Hock Hiang read the report of the Sibu, Sarawak, District.

Question 27. The names of members of Conference were called, their characters passed and tho~e present made brief reports.

Recess was held from 10:30 to 11 :00.

UNITED SESSION Questions 1. The following officers of the Lay Conference

were introduced and the president spoke briefly: President-T W. Hinch Secretary-J. M. Pakianathan Treasurer-Lee Choon Eng

The Secretary of the Lay Conference caned the roll of the members of the Lay .Conference. Those present coming to the front and being introduced were:

Than Chi Kang P. Athimuthu J. Devadasan Joshua Baruch Dr. I. S. John

Jasin Chinese Johore Bahru Tamil Kluang Tamil Malacca Tamil Singapore Tamil

DAILY PROCEEDINGS

Lee Teck Hock C. L. LoongLau Cheng Poh Lee Choon Eng T W. Hinch Yao Shao King S. M. Pandian V, D. Kuppusamy Miss C. Lois Rea K. J. Timothy Paul Stephen Kuan Low Fook Ng Moh Say Mrs. C. O. Jennings S. Vee rap an J. D. Asirvathan Isaac Manickam G. S. Arumugam J. M. Pakianathan F C. Dossan

Paya Lebar Geylang English Geylang Straits Chinese Singapore Straits Chinese Singapore Wesley Sibu Chinese Jpoh Tamil Ipoh Wesley Penang- Tamil Sitia wan Tamil Tapah-Sungkai Tamil Kam par Chinese Klang Wesley Kuala Lumpur Wesley Seremban Wesley Pahang- Tamil Bukit Rotan Tamil Klang Tamil Kuala Lumpur Tamil Seremban Tamil

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Introductions. Mr. and Mrs. Richard T Baker, Herbert H. Peterson, and Mrs. Paul E. Thomas, were introduced.

Reports. Abel Eklund read his report as Superintendent of the Central Malaya District. P L. Peach read his report as acting Superintendent of the Central Tamil District. Mrs. Gerald V Summers reported orally on her work in Sibu, Borneo, Miss Lydia Urech on \Vinchel Home, Miss Mechteld Dirksen on the Sitiawan Clinic, Lester Proebstel on the building of the A.C.S., Penang, and M. Dodsworth on the raising of the building fund for the A.C.S., Penang.

Adjournment. Edward Isaac pronounced the benediction.

THURSDAY AFTERNOON

Communion. Bishop Lee, assisted by the Superintendents and others, administered communion at 5 :30 to the members of Conference and visitors .

• FRIDAY January '7, 1938

Fiftieth Anniversary of the. Woman's FOI'eign Missionary Society

Worship. Miss Thirza E. Bunce addressed the Conference on the subject "Threads of Gold." Special music was furnished by the M.G.S. (Singapore) Choir, led by Mrs. Elsie Lyne.

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Introductions. Miss Eva M. Sadler, returned missionary was. introduced. Dr. H. C. Rutgers, General Secretary of the Netherlands Indies Bible Society was introduced and addressed the Conference briefly. Mr. Paul E. Thomas, Assistant Mission Treasurer, and Manager of the Methodist Book Room, was introduced.

Question 15. The names of additional members of Conference were called, their characters passed and those present made their reports.

UNITED SESSION Introductions. Mr. Frank C. Sands, Manag-er of the Malaya

Publishing Ho.use, was introduced and spoke briefly. Rev. T C. Gibson, moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Malaya was introduced and addressed the Conference.

Retired Minister's Fund. Mr. T W. Hinch, President of the Lay Conference presented the following- minute which had been discussed by the Lay Conference: "That in view of the need for building up the Retired Minister's Fund, each church be urged to make special efforts to reach the minimum goal of $1.35 for l:Senevolences. And that in addition, each church with a membership of 50 to 100 be urged to raise an extra $5 and each church with a membership of over 100 to raise an extra $10 to the year's total and that this additional amount be allocated to the Retired Minister's Fund." Unanimously adopted.

On motion of Abel Eklund a committee was ordered to study ways and means to build up the Retired Minister's Fund.

Reports. Wong King Hwo presented his report on the Sereki, Borneo District (it was read by G. V. Summers) S. S. Pakianathan read his report as Superintendent of the Southern Tamil District.

Recess from 10:40 to 11: 10.

Eveland Seminary Commencement. This was the Twenty-· Fifth Anniversary of the founding of the Seminary. Bishop Lee gave the charge to the graduates; the Principal, Miss Nelson, and others also took part in the prog.ramme. Splendid music was. rendered by the Eveland Seminary Choir. Bishop Lee pronounced the Benediction.

Malayan ughts and Shadows, a pageant depicting the first fifty years of the work of the W.F.M.S., was presented at Fairfield Girls School to about 500 people. It was written under the direction of Miss Jackson and directed by Miss Gertsch.

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• SATURDAY January 8, 1938

Worship Service. Mr. T. \V- Hinch led the worship speakjng on the theme, "A Message from the New Hymnal," which was illustrated by appropriate hymns.

ANNUAL CONFERENCE SESSION Passing of the Classes. On the recommendation of the Con

ference Relations Committee the following actions were taken: 5 c and 12 b, J. W A. Kadirgamar was admitted on trial and

.elected to be ordained local deacon. 6 band 12 b, Victor Paranjothy and Eugene O. McGraw were

continued on trial, advanced to studies of the second year and elected to be ordained deacons.

12 d, Ling Muang Siu, Deong Sung Lin and Yao Shao King were elected to be ordained local deacons at the next sesssion ,of the Borneo Mission. On motion of L. Proebstel, the Bishop was requested to arrange the transfer of Ling Muang Siu from the Hinghwa Conference.

Question 21. It was noted that the Hinghwa Conference had noted the move of Na Muang Siu (Ling Muang Siu) to Malaysia where he was employed. The Hinghwa Conference voted to "send his record and recommendations to him to be presented in case he desired to enter that Conference."

Question 8 a and 9 a, V. A. Chelliah and G. E. Stephens were ,elected to full membership, advanced to studies of the third year and elected to be ordained deacons.

Question 8 b, Chen Pi Jen was elected to full membersmp. Question 13 a, Lim Keong Eng was elected to be ordained

local Elder. Question 13 band 10. Chew Hock Hin was elected to be

-ordained Elder under the missionary rule and advanced conditionally to studies of the fourth year.

Question 11 a. T S. James Lin was elected to be ordained 'Elder.

Question 5 a. H. H. Peterson was received on trial in studies -of the first year.

UNITED SESSION Memorial Service.. After singing Hymn 120, Goh Hood Keng

led in prayer and Bishop Lee read the Scriptures. John Chua spoke :in appreciation of the late Mrs. Lim Keong Eng, Abel Eklund of the late Dr. H. L. E. Leuring, J. V Ayaduray of the late James A. :Supramaniam. Memorial services had previously been held in all


principal churches for Bishop Oldham. On motion of H. B. Amsiutz the following was unanimously adopted: "The Malaya Annual Conference endorses the plan for a memorial to Bishop William F. Oldham in the form of a Memorial Window to be placed in Wesley Church, Singapore, the church which he founded -53 years ago. And that the appointment of a standing. committee be referred to the cabinet to go into details and have authority to act." After singing Hymn 204 the Conference recessed from 11:10 to 11 :30.

Reports. M. Dodsworth read his report as Superintendent of the Penang-Ipoh District. On motion of Fred David the time of adjournment was set at 1 p.m. Miss Rank read her report on Nind Home. Mr. V D. Kuppusamy read his report as President of the Home Missionary Society. T Runyan, Statistician, gave a preliminary report on statistics.

Reception of the Class. Bishop Lee 'received V A. Chelliah, Chen Pi 'Je-n and G. E. Stephens into full membership in this Conference.

Annual Conference Session. On motion of Fred David the name of T. M. Kurien was referred to the Conference Relations. Committee.

Adjournment. After the announcements were made Conference adjourned, the benediction being pronounced by Lim Keong Eng .

• SUNDAY January 9, 1938

Ordination. Bishop Edwin F Lee, assisted by the District Superintendents ordained the following as Deacons:

J. W. A. Kadirgamar K. J. Timothy Victor B. Paranjothy V. A. Chelliah Eugene O. McGraw George E. Stephens

and the following as Elders: Chew Hock Hin T S. James Lin Lim Keong Eng

Dedication. At 9 a.m. Bishop Lee dedicated the new Foochow Methodist Church building, Singapore.

Conference Worship Service. Bishop Lee preached at the Conference Service of Worship held in Victoria Memorial Hall on "Christianity's Searchlights on Tomorrow." A very representative congregation of approximately 700 filled the hall. This service was broadcast over the British Malaya Broadcasting Company's facilities.


• MONDAY January 10, 1938

Devotions. Theodore Runyan spoke on the theme "Divine Grace." The Salvation Army Male Quartet sang.

ANNUAL CONFERENCE SESSION Journal. The Committee reported the Journal for Friday and

Saturday in order.

Introduction. Brigadier Lord of the Salvation Army was introduced and addressed the conference briefly.

Passing of the Classes. On recommendation of the Conference Relations Committee the following- actions were taken:

Question 6a. P. Athimuthu was continued On trial in studies of the first year.

Question 6b. Ding Siu Ca. Ho Seng On?:, Lau Hung Ang, Uong Meng leu, and Lai Kam Hong were continued on trial and advanced to studies of the third year.

Question 6e. Sia Yew Tee was continued on trial in studies of the third year.

Question 7. Lin Lee Kong was discontinued. Question 9b. Burr H. Baughman, Kingham Joseph and Uong:

Gie Ceng were placed in studies of the third year. Question 10. Chew Hock H in was placed in studies of the

fourth year, conditionally. Question lIb. Theodore Runyan and Chua 10k Han were

graduated from the Conference Course of Study. Question 17b. The character of all accepted supply pastors

was passed either in District or Annual Conference. Question 16 and 17a. The accepted supply pastors were

placed either in the c1ass exempt from the Course of study or in their respective classes (See the list in the Disciplinary quest,ions).

Question 17. The names of all members of Conference not previously passed were called and their characters passed.

On recommendation of the Conference Relations Committee this minute was passed. liT M. Kurien was requested to ask for location at the next Annual Conference."

Recess was held from 1 0 :30 to 11 :00.

Reports. Fred David presented the Conference Treasurer's report (See report). P. L. Peach presented the report of the Committee on Public Morals. It was received on motion of M. Dodsworth (See Report). T W. Hinch gave a brief oral report on


A.C.S., Singapore. H. B. Amstutz reported' on the Ministerial Training Schools.

Order of the Day. On motion of W- A. Schurr the election of Finance Committee members, Statistician and three members of the Home Missions Board was made the order of the day immediately after the Journal on Tuesday. On motion of W. A. Schurr the Cabinet was requested to bring in nominations of Statistician (some one who might possibly serve several years) and three members of the Home Mission Board. The time was extended to 1 p.m.

Address. Bishop Lee spoke on the subject "A Half Hour with Current Books on World Affairs."

Music. The Tamil Church trio sang. Reports. Miss Marsh read the composite report of the

Methodist Girls' Schools. Adjournment. After the announcements and the singing of

Hymn 254, Eugene O. McGraw pronounced the Benediction .

• TUESDAY January 11, 1938

Devotions. Bishop Lee spoke on "Method and adaptability for the Task in 1938."


Journal. The committee reported the Journal in order. Elections. On the nomination of the Cabinet, C. D. Patterson

was elected Statistician and the following Assistant Statisticians. Penang-Ipoh District. . Ralph A. Kesselring Central Tamil. J. S. Arthur Central Malaya. Paul H. Schmucker Southern Tamil. V. A. CheUiah Singapore. . .Chew Kia Song Borneo (both) .Gerald V. Summers

Fred David and P. W. Thambyah were elected members ot the Finance Committee on the first ballot. Lee Choon Eng on the second ballot.

On nomination of the Cabinet, S. S. Pakianathan, Herbert H. Peterson and John Chua were elected members of the Home Missionary Society Committee.

Conference Transits. On motion of R. L. Archer, the Superintendents were requested to refer to the Fourth Quarterly Conference and the Lay Conference the proposal that each Church pay 3 % of its Pastor's salary to the Conference Transit Fund.


Salaries as Grant-in-aid. It was moved that we record the following resolution as being the position of our Conference relative to the payment of funds to workers in churches or schools or in institutions conducted under the direction of the Malaya Conference of the Methodist Mission in Malaya:

RESOLUTION: Be it resolved that where an ag.reemerd is made between a District Superintenden·t and a worker in his district whereby an allowance is to be paid to him by the Mission, this allowance is a grant in aid and not salary. It is further understood that such agreements are terminable by one month's notice until the following session of the M ala;ya Annual Conference.

It is further resolved that any agreement fen- service made with the Methodist Mission or with any Methodist Church in Malaya will be void and of no effect unless signed by the Secretary of the Building and Location Board 0" by the Resident Bishop.

Afternoon Session set to convene at 4 p.m. Home Missions. On motion of M. Dodsworth, the Home

Missions Column in the Statistics was reduced to one, and one column was placed for Home Missions in School Statistics.

Statistics. On motion of W- A. Schurr, the Religious Education column was reduced to one and the Statistician and Secretary empowered to eliminate others with the approval of the Bishop, such as "adherents."

Reports" P B. Means presented his report as Secretary of Religious Education.

Recess. From 10:30 to 11 a.m. Reports. Ralph A. Kesselring presented the report of the

Committee on Resolutions. Statistics. Report given by Theodore Runyan, Stmtistician

(See report).

References to Board of Stewards. The Cabinet referred the names of Isaac Manickam and Tan Kee Seong, supply pastors, to the Board of Stewards.

Pastor's Leave Fund. On motion of Fred David, the Pastor's Leave Fund was to be re-organised. Each Pastor was to contribute a minimum of $1 and a maximum of $5 and the church may contribute dollar for donar, each amount to stand to the credit of each respective Pastor. It was referred to the Committee on ConferenceClaimants, for recommendations, to report at next Conference.

On motion of S. S. Pakianathan the Board of Stewards was ordered to bring in Gestetnered form on the second day of Conference recommendations for the re-organization of our Pension scheme.


Question No.2. Transfer of Lau long. Ding from the Foochow Conference and of Lam Thau Onn from the Sumatra Conference was announced.

Address. Bishop Lee addressed the Conference on "A Half Hour with current Religious Books."

On motion of Chew Hock Hin Conference adjourned to meet at 4 p.m.

Benediction was pronounced -by Rev. Paul H. Schmucker.

• TUESDAY January 11, 1938

AFTERNOON SESSION

Devotions. After singing Hymn 9, Bishop Lee led in prayer.

Question 9 and 10. S. M. Thevathasan gave the report of the Conference Stewards (See report).

China Relief. On motion of Abel Eklund, funds for China Relief are to be sent to the National Christian Council, Shanghai. They are to be sent to the Mission Treasurer. Singapore, who will remit when a sufficient sum has accumulated.

Boards and Commissions. On motion of M. Dodsworth, Boards, Committees and Commissions as selected by the Cabinet are declared elected and appointed for the coming yeal.

Conference 1939. On motion of W. A. Schurr the Cabinet was asked to name the seat of the next Annual Conference, endeavouring to find a place outside of Singapore.

Central Conference. On motion of Abel Eklund this minute was passed: "1. That we request the Resident Bishop to call a preliminary session of the Central Mission Conference of South Eastern Asia on the advice of the Cabinet. 2. That a committee be appointed to make necessary arrangements for such a session. to prepare a programme and to recommend and outline items for consideration and action. This committee should submit to the mid-vear sessions of Mission commitees a tentative report for their ·consideration and recommendations."

RepOrts. M. Dodsworth read the report of the Committee on Evangelism. The report was received. Waldo S. Reinoehl read the report of the Committee on the State of the Church. On his motion it was received. V A. Chelliah read the report of the committee on Christian Literature. It was received.

Y.W.C.A. A letter of greeting was received from the Malayan Secretary of the Y W.C.A.


Memorials. H. B. Amstutz spoke on the value of "Useful Memorials" and explained the working and value of the Hammond Organ.

Presentation of Credentials. Bishop Lee presented Deacons and Elders credentials to those ordained.

Persons going on leave were presented to the Conference and Hymn 557 was sung. -

Journa1. On motion of W. A. Schurr the printed journal was made the official record of this Conference.

Appointments. Bishop Lee named the Superintendents who read the appointments for their Districts.

Adjoununent. After singing' Hymn 240, Bishop Lee pronounced the Benediction. Conference adjourned at 6 p.m.

EDWIN FLEE, Cbairman.

\VILLARD A. SCHURR,

Secretary_


IV. Disciplinary Questions The Malaya Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal

Church, held in Singapore, S.5., from 6th January to 12th January~ 1938.

Bisbop: Edwin F Lee, Presiding Secretary: Willard A. Schurr. 5 Fort Canning Road. Singapore Statistician: Theodore Runyan, 5 Fort Canning Road. Singapore Treasurer: Fred David, 5 Fort Canning Road, Singapore Registrar: H. F Kuehn, 5 Fort Canning Road, Singapore

A. UNITED SESSION I.-Who are the members of the Lay Conference present, and 7,;.lho

are its officers! (See Secretary's record for names of members.) President: T. W Hinch, 5 Fort Canning Road. Singapore Secretary: j. M. Pakianathan. 5 Fort Canning Road. Singapore Treasurer: Lee Choon Eng, 5 Fort Canning Road, Singapore

2.-ls the Annual Conference Incorporated According to tbe Requirement of the Discipline? ~ 221, § J. Yes. According to the law of the land in which we live. "The

Secretary of the Board of Building and Location of the Methodist Episcopal Church" is incorporated by Ordinance No. 194 in Vol. V. Revised Statutes of the Straits Settlements and also by Enactment No. 13 of 1914 in the Federated Malay States.

3.-What Officers and Persons bolding .Moneys, Funds, etc., are Bonded, and i11 u)bat A 11unmts, According to the Requirement of the Discipline? ~ 1043.

None

4.-What are the Statistical and Financial Reports for the year? (a) From the Statistician. See Statistical Report. (b) From the Treasurer. See Treasurer's Report See Reports.

5.-(a) What are the Items and Aggregate of General Conference Benevolences apportioned to this Conference?

None.

6.-W hat Reports and Exhibits are presented by Conference Boards and Institutions t

See Reports.

7.-What is the Annual Report of the Conference Board of Home' Missions and Church Extension?

See Report of the Home Missionary Society.

S.-What is the Annual Report of the Conference Board of Foreign Missions?

None.

9.-What are the Claims on the Conference Funds? See Report Board of Conference Stewards.

DISCIPLINARY QUESTIONS 19

JO.-(a) What has been received 01t these Claims? See Report of Conference Board of Stewards.

(b) How has it been Applied? See Report Conference Board of Stewards.

J I.-What amount has' been apportioned to the Pastoral Charges within the C01tference, to be raised for the Support of Conference Claimants? ~ 952, § 4.

45 cents per member.

f2.-What are the Items and Aggregate of Annual Conference Benevolences approved by this body for the ensuing year?

Home Missions 30 cents per member Conference Claimants .. 45 cents per member District Superintendents and

Bishop 15 cents per member Annual Conference Bene-

volences 20 cents per member Local Preachers 10 cents per member Other B ~nevolences .. 15 cents per member Total SI.35 per member

13 .-W hat approved financial campaigns are to be carried on in this C01tference during the ensuing year, and for wbat amounts?

:'\one.

14.-~Vhat is tbe schedule of Minimum Support! f 942. None.

15.-W bat are the approved claims for the support of District Superintendents, Bishops, and C01tference Claimants for the ensuing year?

Conference Claimants . . 45 cents per member District Superintendents and

Bishop 15 cents per member

J6.-lVbat shall be the Evangelistic and Religious Educational Plan for the ensuing year?

See Reports on Evangelism and Religious Education.

17.-Wbat Standing Committees shall be appointed b_v this body? See list of committees.

IS.-What other items of business sball be considered by tbis United: Session!

None.

J9.-Wbere shall the ]'\/ext Session of tbe Conference be held? Referred to the Cabinet.

B. ANNUAL CONFERENCE SESSION

20.-Who have had their Credentials Restored witbout readmission to the Conference? ~ ~ 851-S53.

None.


21.-Who have been Recei7.,'ed by Transfer, and from what Conferencesr ~ 674, § 12.

Lam Thau On, Sumatra. Lau long Ding, Foochow.

22.-Who have been Readmitted? ~~ 499, 504, § 1. None.

23.-Who ha'f.;'e been Received on Credentials, and from what Churches.? ~ 500.

None.

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

Herbert H. Peterson.

(b) In Studies of Third rear under the Seminar)' Rule. ~ 523, § 5.

None.

(c) Exempt from Course of Study under Seminary Rule. ~ 543, § I.

J. W. A. Kadirgamar.

25.-Who have been Continued on Trial? (a) In Studies of First Year.

P Athimuthu.

(b) In Studies of Second Year. Ding Siu Ca Lau Hung Ang Ho Seng Ong Eugene O. McGraw Lai Kam Hong Victor B. Paranjothy

(c) In Studies of Third Year. Sia Yew Tee

(d) In Studies of Fourth Year. None.

26.-Who have been Discontined? ~ 542, § 6. Lim Lee Kong

27.-Who have been admitted into Full Membership?

(a) Elected and Ordained Deacons this year. Vethamonikkam A. Chelliah George E. Stephens

(b) Elected and Ordained Deacons previously. Chen Pi-Jen

(c) Elected to be Ordained elsewhere. None.

(d) Ordained Deacon, having been previously elected by--Conference.

None.

DISCIPLINARY QUESTIONS

Quest. 2B.-What Memb~rs are in Studies of Third Year?

(a) Admitted into Full A1embersbip this year. Vethamonikkam A. Chelliah Chen Pi-Jen George E. Stephens

(b) Admitted into Full M embersbip previously.

Burr H. Baughman Kingham Joseph Uong Gie Ceng

29 -What Members are in Studies of Fourth Year? Chew Hock Hin

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'O.-What Members ha've Completed the Conference Course of Study~

(a) Elected and Ordained Elders this year. T S. J ames Lin

(b) Elected and Ordained Elders previously. Chua 10k Han Theodore Runyan

(c) Elected and Ordained Elders under the Seminary Rule. ~ 533, § 5.

None.

(d) Elected to be Ordained elsewhere. None.

(e) Ordained Elder, baving been previously Elected by--Conference.

None.

(f) Ordained Elder elseu)/;ere under our Election. None.

31.-W hat others hat'e been Elected and Ordained Deacons.~

(a) As Local Preacbers. f 523, §§ 1,2, 3.

Deong Sun Lin Ling Muang Siu K. John Timothy Yao Shao King

(b) Under Seminar}' Rule. f::;Z3. § 5. J. \V. A. Kadirgamar Eugene O. McGraw Victor "8. Paranjothy

(c) Under Missionary R'ule. f 52" § 6. None.

(d) Elected by this Conference and Ordained elsewhere. None.

32.-What others bave been Elected and Ordained Elders? (a) As Local Deacons. ~ 533, §§ 1,2,3.

Lim Keong Eng

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(b) Under A1issionary Rule. 1f 53.', § 6. Chew Hock Hin

(c) Elected by this Oonference and Ordained elsewhere. None.

33.-Who have been left witbout Appointment to Attend One of our Schools'!

None.

34.-U' as the Character of each Preacber examined? Yes, in open Conference.

35.-Who are accepted as Supply Pastors? fI 481 (Exempt from tbe .Course of Study)

Leong Wah Ah Ling Siu De Ling Sieu Lak Uong Suoi Gi Chieng Lung Chiang Uong Ce Ung Kieu Sik Gang Lau Kie i\gie Tiang Guong Cung K. J. Timothy Uong Ding Meng P. Moses Hu Keng Lieng Lau Buong Chieu Ding Voi Liong Li Cang Ung Die Chi Chiong

Nguoi Ging Sing Guang Kie Ca Dang Kai Hua James Roy Yao Shao King R. Zacharias Kieu Dung Siong Ding Sieu M uo Gong Song Dong Ling Cheng Suoi Uong Li Hwo Ling ,\1 uang Sieu Hu Hiong Uong Lim Keong Eng Deong Sung Lin A. Devadason S. M. Rajamoney

(Tbose not exempt from tbe Course of Study)

Vim Tuck Fatt Nguoi Bo Hi Lee Boon Choo S. M. Pandian John Devasahayam Lee Cheng Hui Wen Pu Kian Isaac Manickam \Vong Ying Leong M. Thangamuthu Dang Chi Huoi John Abraham Hu Cu Dung Lam Hong Pun Ding ~guong Uong Lim Chai Hung N. Samuel Uong Siu Ching Lam Un Hui Dang Ek Su D. K. Gnananandam D. K. Asirvatham S. Kovilpillai Ling Kie Hieng Ngu Ci Giong Loh Chao Chee Die Ki Hong

36.-(a) What Accepted Supply Pastors now in charge are taking I. The Conference Course of Study'! ~ 544, § 7.

1. In the First Year. Vim Tuck Fatt Lam Un Hui

2. In the Second Year. None.

DISCIPLINARY QUESTIONS

3. In the Third Year None.

4. In the Fourth Year. None.

I I. The Local Preacbers' Course of Study?

1. In tbe First Year M. Thangamuthu D. K. Gnananandam John Devasahayam Lam Hong Pun Ngui Gi Ciong Wong Y ing Leong Uong Siu Ching Nguoi Bo Hi Hu Cu Dung

2. In tbe Second Year. S. M. Pandian Lee Cheng Hui D. K. Asirvatham

3 In the Third Year

Lee Boon Choo John Abraham S. Kovilpillai Wen Pu Kian Lim Chai H ing Die Ki Hong Dang Chi Huoi Dang Ek Su

Ding Nguong Long Ling Kie Hieng

Loh Choo Chee, Isaac IVlanickam.

4. In the Fourth Year. None.

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(b) Was tbe character of each Accepted Suppl'y Pastor now t1t

charge examined? See ~ 464, § 2. Yes.

(c) I Are the District Committees on Qualifications of Local Preacbers nominated by the District Superintendents appro'ued'! ~ 463, § 5.

See District Conferences' Minutes.

(c) II. What Local Preachers bave completed satisfactorily the studies prescribed? See ~ 523. § 1 (3).

1. For Deacon's Orders. K. John Timothy.

2. For Elder's Orders. Lim Keong Eng.

37 -Who have been Transferred, and to what Conference'! ~ 674, § 12. None.

38.-W bo bave Died? J ames A. Supramaniam.

39.-Wbo have bad tbeir Conference Membersbip terminated'!

(a) By Voluntary Location. mr 499. 504, § 1. None.

(b) By Involuntary Location. ~ 505. None.


(c) By Surrender of the A1inisterial Office and Credentials. ~506. None.

(d) By Judicial Procedure. ~~ 508; 741-762. None.

(e) By Withdrawal. ~ .507

(1) To loin the Ministry of Q1wther Church. ~ 507 § I. None.

(2) From the Ministry. ~ 506, § 2. None.

(3) From the Ministry and Membersbip of the Church. None.

(4) Under Complaints or Charges. ~ 762, § 2. None.

40.-11lbat other personal Notations should be made? T M. Kurien is absent in India without leave. See action, re Location,

of Tuesday. January 11th.

41.-Wbo are the Supernumerary A1ini~ters. and for 7.Dbat number of years consecutively bas each held this Relation? ~ 591.

None.

42.-H·bo are the Retired /t1inisters? (T 601. Y. ]. ] esudason Edward Isaac S. \1. Rajamoney

43-fl'bo ba've been granted Leave of Absence! ~ 581. J \V. Hawley ]. J. Kingham

44.-Wbo are the Triers of Appeals! ~ 741, § 1. R. A. Blasdell Abel Eklund Goh Hood Keng S. S. Pakianathan L. Proebstel S. M. Thevathason C. D. Patterson

Fred David J. ]. Kovilpillai

Reserves: Burr H. Baughman Chua 10k Han Kingham Joseph

45.-What institutions and organi{ations are approved b:V three-quarterJ vote of the Conference for appointment of Ministers in the Effective Relation with Annuity Claim! ~ 947. § I.

None.

46.-Where are the Preachers Stationed! ~~674, §3, 675,101, § I. See list of appointments.

CERTIFICATE OF ORDINATION

<rettificate of ®rNnation

~bts is to ~ertif\? that following election by the


OF THE

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

on Sunday, January 9, 1938, assisted by several Elders,

I Ordained the following D EAC00:S

GEORGE ERNEST STErHENS VETHAMONIKKAM ABRAHAM CHELLIAH

K. JOHN TIMOTHY JOSEPH \VEST ARASARATNAM KADIRGAMAR

EUGENE O. MCGRAW VICTOR BARNABAS PARANJOTHY

The following were Ordained ELDERS

LIM KEONG ENG

CHEW HOCK HIN

T S. JAMES LIN

January 9, 1938.

Singapore, S.S., Malaya.

BISHOP

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v. Appointments SINGAPORE DISTRICT

R. L. ARCHER, Superintendent CP .0., 5 Fort Canning. Road, Singapore. S.S.)

SINGAPORE: Anglo-Chinese School & Branches

Middle School

Primary School .. Continuation School

Eveland Seminary Fairfield Girls' School .. GeyIan~ Church.

English Congre~ations Women's Work

Geylang Straits Church Women's Work

Ceylang Methodist Girls' School

Leper Hospital Service .. Methodist Girls' School

Nind Home

Oldham Hall Boarding School Paya Lebar Church

Bible Woman Women's Work

Paya Lebar Methodist School . Straits Chinese Church (Bickley Mem'l)


Wesley Chu rch Wome~;s Work

District Women's Work District Malay Language Work District Student Work

T W Hinch, Principal & Manager S. M. THEVATHASAN John A. Bird WALDO S. REINOEHL Leo P.Milum Lee Choon Eng, Headmaster j. V. Ayadurai Miss M. Smith EDWARD S. LAU, Headmaster Miss Eva 1. Nelson, Principal Miss Carrie C. Kenyon, Principal

EDWARD S. LAU, Pastor Mrs. E. S. Lau Mrs. P B. Means CHEW HOCK HIN, Pastor Mrs. Chew Hock Hin Mrs. P. B. Means. Manager :\1rs. E. S. Lau, Headmistress Mrs. R. L. Archer ;\1 iss Lila M. Corbett. Principal Miss Ruth M. Harvey Mrs. John A. Bird Mrs. Paul E. Thomas Mrs. R. Lyne Miss Minnie L. Rank, Principal Miss Chia Loy Keow, Assistant John A. Bird, Pri1lcipal CHEW HOCK HI!\:. Pastor Lee Teck Hock, Assistant Paul E. Thomas '\1rs. Khoo Chiong Bee Mrs. Chew Hock Hin Mrs. Chew Hock Hin, Headmistress GOH HOOD KENG, Pastor To be supplied M iss Lila M. Corbett Miss Minnie L. Rank WALDO S. REINOEHL. Pastor Mrs. Waldo S. Reinoehl Mrs. Paul E. Thomas Mrs. T W. Hinch Miss Ruth M. Harvey Mrs . .J. M. Hoover Mrs. R. L. Archer PAUL B. MEANS

Names in CAPITALS indicate those who are ELDERS. Names in Italic indicate those who are Deacona. NOTE:-In every case the P.O. address is c/o Methodist Mission followed

by the station listed.

ApPOINTMENTS

MALACCA: District Missionary District Helper .. . District Women's Work District Parish Visitor .. Anglo-Chinese School & Branches Chinese Church

Bible Woman Womeil's Work

Methodist Boys' Boarding School Methodist Malay Hostels Wesley Church

Women's Work

Suydam Girls' School Shellabear Hall Bemban, Church Jasin, Church & Circuit Merlimau, Church & School Sungei Bahru, Church .. Sungei Rambei, Church Tampin, Church & School

NEGRI SEMBILAN: Pangkalan Kempas, Church

JOHORE: Bekoh, Church

Chinese School Bukit ASJ.han, Church Bukit Gambir, Church

Chinese School Serom, Church

School Sagil. Church Tangkah, Church

Women's Work Anglo-Chinese School

R. A. BLASDELL CHUA 10K HA:\ Mrs. R. A. Blasdell Mrs. Chua 10k Han Ho Seng Ong, Principal CHUA 10K HAN, Pastor Mrs. Cheng Mei Hyong Mrs. ChuJ. 10k Han Miss Eva M. Sadler Miss Ada Pugh Mrs. Ho Seng Ong

. . Miss Ada Pugh

.. Supplied by Ho Seng Ong Chong Ah Poon. Associate

.. Mrs. Ho Seng Dng Miss Eva M. Sadler Miss Martha S. Gertsch Miss Martha S. Gertsch, Principal Miss Eva M. Sadler, Principal To be supplied Supplied by Lim Keong Eng Supplied by Lee Cheng Hui Supplied by Loh Choo Chee Supplied by Wong Ying Leong Supplied by Gan Khe Siew

Supplied by Loh Choo Chee

Supplied by Lim Chai Heng Supplied by Lim Chai Heng Supplied by Lim Chai Heng Supplied by Lim Giok Hui Supplied by Lim Giok Hui Supplied by Wong Ying Leong Mrs. Wong Ying Leong To be supplied Supplied by Lim Keong Eng Mrs. David Ling David Ling, Headmaster Ho Sen!? Ong, Manager

PENANG-IPOH DISTRICT

2't

M. DODSWORTH, Superintendent, (P.O., 136 Burmah Road, penang, S.S.)

KEDAH: Alor Star, Anglo-Chinese School

Tamil Work .. Bedong, Anglo-Chinese School Kulim, Chinese Church

E. Eapen, Headmaster .. Supplied by R. Zacharias

Foo Chee Sin. Headmaster Supplied by Wen Pu Kian

Names in CAPITALS indicate those who are ELDERS. Names in Italic indicate those who are Deacons. NOTE:-In every case the P.O. address is c/o Methodist Mission followed


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Sungei Patani, Chinese Church Tamil Church

PROVINCE WELLESLEY:

Bukit Mertajam, Resident Missionary Anglo-Chinese Girls' School English Congregation Tamil Church . .

Nibong Tebal, Anglo-Chinese School

Tamil Church Parit Buntar, Anglo-Chinese School

Tamil Church

PE~ANG:

Anglo-Chinese School Secondary School Middle School

Primary School Continuation School

Anglo-Chinese Girls' School

Tamil Church W~men's Work

Wesley Church (Fitzgerald Memorial)

Women's Work

Winchell Home

PERAK:

Batu Gajah, Tamil Church Bruas, Anglo-Chinese School Ipoh, Resident Missionary

Anglo-Chinese School

Continuation School

Anglo-Chinese Girls' School

A.C.Girls' Boarding School Chinese Church ..


Horley Hall

Supplied by Lau Un Hui Supplied by R. Zacharias

C. D. PATTERSON }\1rs. C. D. Patterson, Principal C. D. PATTERSON Supplied by A. James Roy Looi Leng Yim, H ead11lQster C. D. PA rTERSON. Manager Supplied by A. J ames Roy C. D. PATTERSON, Principal Supplied by A. J ames Roy

LESTER PROEBSTEL, Pri11cipal D. D. Chelliah, Headmaster Herbert H. Peterson, Headmaster N. Horley FRED DAVID Miss Elsa Youngdahl Miss Dorothy Moreton, Headmistress Khoo Cheng Hoe, Headmaster LESTER PROEBSTEL, Manager Miss Lois Rea, Principal .\1 iss Geraldine Johnson ;\l rs. Dorothy Deacon FRED DAVID, Pastor Mrs. Fred David Miss C. Lois Rea ?\1. DODSWORTH, Pastor Herbert H. Peterson, Associate Mrs. .\1. Dodsworth Miss Youngdahl Miss Lydia Lrech, Principal

Supplied by S. M. Pandian Ling Chew Siang, H ead11laster THEODORE RL.'\JYAN Percy B. Bell, Principal Ralph A. Kesselring THEODORE RUNYAN P. S. Dempsey Wong Wai Lam, ·Headmaster Percy B. Bell, Manager Miss Gazelle T.raeger, Prin.cipal Mrs. Doris M. Harris Miss Gazelle Traeger Supplied by Leong Wai Ah Mrs. Ng Sut Cheng Mrs. Leong Wai Ah Miss Gazelle Traeger Ralph A. Kesselring, Principal

Names in CAPITALS indicate those who are ELDERS. Names in Italic indicate those who are DeaconB.

NOTE:-In every case the P.O. address is c/o Methodist Mission followed by the station listed.

ApPOINTMENTS

Tamil Church & Circuit Women's Work

Tamil Settlement Bible Woman Women's Work

Wesley Church . Women's Work

Kampar, Anglo-Chinese School Continuation School

Chinese Church Women's Work

]. MILTON DAVID Mrs. J. Milton David Supplied by S. M. Pandian Mrs. Nallathamby Mrs. S. M. Pandian THEODORE RL';'\VA!,\, Pastor Mrs. Theodore Runyan ."v1 rs. R;tlph A. Kesselring y ong .\'gim Djin, Headmaster Lai K am Hong, Headmaster Yang \:gim Diin, Manager Lai Kant Hong '\Irs. Lai Kam Hong Supplied by R. A. Kesselring ~. G. ;\lA\:ICKAM Euge11e O. McGraw

EnGlish Congregation Kuala Kangsar, Tamil . Sitiawan. Resident Missionary

Women's Medical & Evangelistic

Anglo-Chinese School .. Work '\liss .\lechteld Dirksen

Eugene O. McGraw, Principal D. C. Gong. Vice-Principal

Methodist Girls' School

Girls' Boarding School Tamil Church & Circuit

Women's Work

Sungei Siput, Anglo-Chinese School Chinese Church "

Women's Work

'\liss :\1echteld Dirksen, Manager !\lrs. Ng Kong Kai, Headmistress .\1 iss .\lechteld Dirksen, Principal Supplied by K. J. Timothy '\Irs. Timothy Miss .\lechteld Dirksen 'I'jm Tuck Fatl. Headmaster Supplied by Vim Tuck Fatt :\lrs. Vim Tuck Fatt

Tamil Church . .. Supplied by S. Kovilpillai Sungkai, Anglo-Chinese School

Tamil Church Taiping, Resident W.F.\1.S. \lissiortary

Anglo-Chinese School .. Tamil Church .

Women's Work Wesley Church .

Women's Work Lady Treacher Girls' School

Tanjong Rambutan, Anglo-Chinese School

Chinese Church Tapah, Tamil Circuit .. Teluk Anson, Resident Missionary

Anglo-Chinese School Chinese Church " Tamil Church


TRONOH, Chinese Church

\lrs. \Villiams, Headmistress Supplied by P. Moses '\liss Thirza E. Bunce :\. G. .\1.\:\ ICKA.\l. Headmaster ~. G. !\IA\:ICKAM. Pastor '\lr~. '\;. G. '\lanickam Eugene O. McGraw, Pastor \1 iss Thirza E. Bunce Miss Thirza E. Bunce, Principal

(on leave April 1st) Miss Della Olson. (successor) Miss]. 1\1. Pediow

To be supplied Supplied by Leong Wai Ah Supplied by P Moses L. B. Jenkins L. B. Jenkins. Principal Supplied by Lee Boon Chew V B. Paran;otby .\lrs. K. Sundram Mrs. Paranjothy Mrs. L. B. Jenkins Supplied by Leong \Vai Ah

Names in CAPITALS indicllte those who are ELDERS. Names in Italic indicate those who are Deacons.

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SIBU (SARAWAK) BORNEO DISTRICT

LEE HOCK HIANG, Superint~ndent (P .D., Sibu, Sarawak, Borneo)

District Missionary GERALD V SUMMERS A PO, Church and School . . .. Lin~ Kie Hieng, supply A NANG CHONG, Church and School To be supplied A SANG GENG, Church and School Ngoi Ging Sing, supply A SING BA (SLALU) Church & School To be supplied AU PDH GENG. Church and School T S. JAMES LIN BANGAU, Church and School .. Ngu Gi Ciong, supply BIDUT, Church and School . . .. Hu Hiong Uong, supply BUKIT ASEK, Church and School .. Tiang Guong Cung, supply CANTON BA (HUAT HD GENG)

Church and School Lam Hoong Pun, supply DASAI\, Church and School .. Ding Siu Ca District Women's Work .. " .. Mrs. G. V. Summers DIENG SIANG DIO, Church & School To be supplied ENSURAI (UONG SU LAI)

Church and School Hu Cu Dung, supply ENG GI LD, Church and School .. Guong Kie Cha, supply GUDNG HUA, Church and School Ding Siu Ca GENG TAU, Church and School To be supplied HING HUA BA, Church and School Ling Muang Siu, supply KAPIT, Church and School . . Lau Hung Ang PANASUK, Church and School Lau Kie Ngie, supply PULAU KELADI. Church and School Nguoi Bo Hi, supply SUNGEI BUDI, Church and School " Diong Sung Ling, supply SA LING GENG, Church and School Ding Nguong uong, supply SEBUAH, Church and School . , To be supplied SIBU, Masland Memorial Church Lau long Ding

Women's Work . . Mrs. Lee Hock Hiang

Bible Woman Girls' School . . . .

SING CIO ANG, Church and School .. SING NANG CHDNG, Church & School

Mrs. Gerald V Summers Mrs. Lau long Ding Miss Uong Seuk leng Mrs. Gerald V. Summers Cong Ding Ming. supply Uong Ming leu

CENTRAL TAMIL DISTRICT

S. S. PAKIANATHAN, Superintendent (P.O., Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S.)

BAHAU ,... .' BA!\TING, Anglo-Chinese School

Church BU KIT ROTAN, Church .

Women's Work CHERAS ROAD, Circuit,. .. KAPAR, Anglo-Chinese School ..

Church KLANG, Tamil Church .. . .

Women's Work

To be supplied D. J. SUNDRAM Headmaster To be supplied L. A. SAMUEL Mrs. L. A. Samuel S. A. PHILLIPS

., C. M. Chacko. Headmaster .1. S. ARTHUR j. S. ARTHUR Mrs. J. S. Arthur

Names in CAPITALS indicate those who Me ELDERS. Names in Italic indicate those who are Deacons.


ApPOINTMENTS

KUALA KUBU BAHRU, Anglo--Chinese School

Church .. .. KUALA LUMPUR, Tamil Church

Women's Work

KUALA PILAH LABU .., .. . PORT SWETTENHAM, Tamil Church SENTUL, Tamil Church .. . . . . SEREMBAN, Tamil Church &. Circuit

E. J. Joseph, Headmaster G. E. Stephens S. S. PAKIANA THAN Mrs. S. S. Pakianathan Miss Norma Craven To be supplied Supplied by John Devasahayam J. S. ARTHUR P. Athimuthu J. W A. Kadirgamar

Women's Work Bible Woman ..

Mrs. J. W A. Kadirgamar .. Miss Sumner

TANJONG MALI M, Anglo-Chinese

Church Tamil School

School O. E. Stephens, Headmaster .. Supplied by John Abraham .. John Abraham Headmaster

SOUTHERN TAMIL DISTRICT

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]. J KOVILPILLAI, Superintendent, (P.O., 53, Jalan Meldrum, Johore Bahru )

SINGAPORE: District Work Lyrical Evangelist Tamil Church . . . ..

Women's Work

Pasir Panjang .. Seletar (Naval Base) Seletar (R.A. F Station)

]OHORE: Batu Pahat '" Johore Bahru, Anglo-Chinese School

Church .. .. .. \\'omen's Work

.lahore Labis Kluang, Church & Circuit Muar Sagil Segamat

MALACCA: Ayer Panas Bukit Asahan Bukit Chermin .. .l asin LaIang . . . . Malacca, Church & Circuit ..

Women's Work

NEGRI SEMBILAN: Tampin

Tamil School

S. M. THEVATHASAN Supplied by M. Thangamuthu

.J. V Ayarlurai Mrs. J V. Ayadurai M iss Carrie C. Kenyon

.. Supplied by M. Thangamuthu Supplied by V. Devasahayam Supplied by E. J. Ponniah

Supplied by S. M. Rajamoney V. A. Chelliah .1. ]. KOVILPlLLAI Mrs. J. ]. Kovilpillai To be supplied Supplied by S. M. Rajamoney KINGHAM JOSEPH Supplied by A. D EVADASON Supplied by A. DEVADASON

To be supplied To be supplied To be supplied To be supplied KINGHAM JOSEPH

.. Mrs. Kingham Joseph

Supplied by 1. Henry .. J. Henry

Names in CAPITALS indicate those who are ELDERS. Names in Italic indicate those who are Deacons. NOTE:-In every case the P.O. address is c/o Methodist Mission followed



CENTRAL MALA Y A DISTRICT

ABEL EKLU~O, Superintendent (P.O. Klang, F.M.S.)

SELANGOR: Klang, Resident Missionary

Anglo-Chinese School . Methodist Girls' School Wesley Church

Women's Work

Kuala Lumpur, Resident Missionary Methodist Boys' School

Methodist Afternoon School

Methodist Girls' School Methodist Girls' Boarding School

Wesley Church

\\'omen's Work

Port Swettenham.

ABEL EKLC~O ABEL EKLL:\D. Principal Miss Constance Meyer, Principal ABEL EKLL:\O, Pastor Mrs. Abel Eklund 1\1 iss Constance Meyer W A. SCHURR W A. SCHURR, Acting Principal PALL H. SCH:\'1L'CKER Lyman B. Terry PALL H. SCHMLCKER. Principal P Athimuthu. Supervisor S. A. PHILLIPS Miss \'1 abel ]\larsh, Principal Miss Emma Olsen, Principal

(on leave April) Miss Norma Craven. Successor \V A. SCHLRR. Pastor PALL H. SCHMUCKER.

Associate Pastor Mrs. W A. Schurr Mrs. Paul H. Schmucker Miss Mabel Marsh

Anglo-Chinese School .. ABEL EKLUND, Manager

l\EGRI SEMBILA:\:

Seremban, Resident 1\1 issionary Anglo-Chinese School

Wesley Church .. Women's \Vurk

Sepang, Anglo-Chinese School

H. F KUEH~ H. F. KUEH\J. Principal Mrs. H. F. Kuehn H. F, KUEHN, Pastor Mrs. H. F Kuehn

(Toh Chye Engli·sh School) H. F. KUEHN, Manager

PAHANG:

Bentong, Chinese Tamil

Mentakab, Anglo-Chinese School Pahang Toamil Missionary Pahang Chinese Missionary Kuantan, Methodist Girls' School SAKAI WORK. Batang Padang

Valley, Perak Jelai Region Pahang .. Supervisor Sakai Work, Pahang

Lam Thau On, Pastor Supplied by J. D. Asirvatham Supplied by A. B. Samuels Supplied by J. D. Asirvatham Lam Thau on tvliss Mary Olson, Prinncipal

Supplied by S. M. Siantoeri To be Supplied

.. PAUL B. MEANS

Names in CAPITALS indicate those who Me ELDERS. Names in Italic indicate those who are Deacon,.

NOTE:-In every case the' P.O. address is c/o Methodist Mission followed by the station listed.

ApPOINTMENTS

SERIKI (SARAWAK) BORNEO DISTRICT

WONG KING HWO, Superintendent, (P.O., Sibu, Sarawak, Borneo)

District Missionary GERALD V. SUMMERS BAI K DEK LEE, Church and School To be supplied BAI K SI ENG PO, Church and School Die Chi Chiang EANG KONG, Church and School Lai Chang Ung BI!\ATANG, Church and School "Ding Uoi Liang BUKIT LAN, Church and School Hu King Lieng HOH HING PO, Church ,. Cben Pi-fen KRCPOH, Church and School , Chieng Lung Chiang KLOI l'\GA KENG, Church and School Ding Seu Muo LABAAl\', Church and School Dang Chi Huoi MADOR Church Uong Gie Cheng NE SE AKAK. Church and School ,. Kiel! Dung Siang !\ASSIT, Church and School. Ling Cheng Suoi DL'\:G NANG PO, Church and School To be supplied REBOK Church and School .. Kieu Sek Gang S:\!\G kUONG, Church and School Kong Song Dong SER I KI, Church . ... Cben Pi-fen SLI DAP (SI LI OAK) Church & School Long Chi Ung Sl'\;GEI NI K LO\:G, Church & School Ling Sieu Di SLI\GFI SIA\:G, Church and School To be supplied TX"JOI\G KU\:YIT, Church & School Lau Buong Chiu TL'LAI (DC LAl) Church .. .. Uong Gie Cheng TUI\G OAK PO, Church and School L'ong Li Hoc

SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS

Mission Treasurer .. Assistant Treasurer

Secretary of the Building and Location Boa rd

Assistant Secretary Secretary of Education, . Secretaries for Religious Education

Manager. Methodist Book Room Mission Correspondent Methodist Chaplaincy .. Jean Hamilton Theological Seminary Editor "Malaysia Message"

Contributing Editors

R. L. ARCHER Paul E. Thomas

R. A. BLASDELL R. L. ARCHER LESTER PROEBSTEL PAUL B. MEANS 1\1 iss Eva I. I'\elson Paul E. Thomas M. DODSWORTH R. L. ARCHER R. L. ARCHER, Acting Principal PAUL B. MEA:'\S G. S. Arumueam W T. CHERRY

JI,1iss Dorothy Moreton Miss Eva I.' Nelson C. G. Jackson

Names in C,APITALS indicate those who are ELDERS. Names in Itali.c indicate those who are Deacon8.

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NOTE :-In every case the P.O. address is e /0 Methodist Mission followed by the station listed.


Secretary for Epworth League and Young People's Work G. S. Arumugum

Secretary for Intermediate and Children's \Vork ,\liss Eva I. !'\clson

Secretary of Christian Literature PAUL B. MEANS Evangelism Through the 1\1 inistry

of Music Treasurer, W.F.M.s. .. . . Editor "The Light of Salvation"

(Tamil Magazine) Contributing Editors ..

Editor "Southern Bell"

Mrs. Paul E. Thomas Miss Minnie L. Rank

S. S. PAKlA!,\ATHA~ G. Abishegam ]. Y. A't'ADURAY ]. W. A. Kadirgamar FRED DAVID V. A. Cbelliab

(Chinese Monthly Magazine) A:'\DRE\V K. T. CHEN Business Manager HONG HAN KE\!G

0:'\ FURLOUGH:- Re\·. W. G. Shellabear. Rev. and Mrs. ]. j. Kingham Rev. and Mrs. P L. Peach Re\". and Mrs. H. B. Amstutz Rev. and Mrs. D. P. Coole Miss Thirza E. Bunce Miss Emma Olson . lHiss Lila M. Corbett Miss Marion Royce. Miss Hazel :\1. Depier

Names in CAPITALS indicate those who are ELDERS. Names in Italic indicate those who are Deu(:onlJ.

NOTE:-In every case the P.O. address is c '0 Methodist Mission followed by the station listed.

<tertificate TH IS is to certify that this is a complete and correct

record of the proceedings of the Forty-Sixth Session of

the Malaya Annual Conference.

Singapore, S.S.

January 12, 1938.

W. A. SCHURR,

Secretary.

MALA Y A ANNUAL CONFERENCE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS WITH BISHOP LEE

Left to Right: Rev. Abel Eklund. Central Malaya District; Rev. Lee Hock Hiang. Sibu (Sarawak). Borneo District: Rev. R. L. Archer. PhD .• Singapore-Malacca District; Rev. S. S. Pakianathan. Central Tamil District: Bishop Edwin F. Lee, Presiding Bishop. Singapore-Manila Area; Rev. Wong King Hwo. Seriki (Sarawak). Borneo District; Rev. Preston L. Peacb, Superintendent for part of 1937. Central Tamil District; Rev. M. Dodsworth. D.D .• Pellnng-Ipoh District. The photograph of Rev. J. J. Kovilpillai. Superintendent of the Southern Tamil District. appointed nt Conference 1938. will be found

immediately following the Report of the Southern Tamil District.

DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS' REPORTS

VI. Reports (a) District Superintendents

Report of the

SINGAPORE-MALACCA DISTRICT

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THE ACTION of the previous General Conference -in rearranging the bounda-ries of the Malaya and Sumatra Conferences resulted in the removal of the

Chinese churches located in North Sumatra from the Singapore District and their reallocation to the Sumatra Mission Conference. This we feel was a wise action since they could not be adequately supervised from Singapore except' at a large expenditure of time and money neither one of which has been 3yailable.

PERSONNEL. This year has witnessed the following changes in our district staff. In June Rev. R. A. Blasdell and family went home on a well earned furlough. Miss Ada Pugh was at that time transferred from Taiping back to her "home" city and took charge of the Malay Hostels in Malacca and in addition has been helping to look after the mission work in the surroundjng neighbourhood.

In January Miss Sadler went on leave and Miss Mary Olson came to take over the responsibilities of Shellabear HalL For about three months of the year Rev. and Mrs. Paul H. Schmucker occupied the mission bungalow in Malacca and during that period gave valuable assistance to the Malacca Wesley Church as well as to other mission work in and about that city.

On February 10 Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Thomas arrived in Singapore and immediately began to fill places of real usefulness. Mr. Thomas in the Mission Treasurer's office and in the Methodist Book Room and Mrs. Thomas on the staff of the Methodist Girls' School. They have also given fr~ly of their time in the Paya Lebar Church, while Mrs. Thomas's ability to produce sweet music on the organ has been a blessing both to the Bickley Memorial and Wesley Churches.

Early in March we wished Mrs. Hoover bon voyage as she sailed for England and America to take advantage of her much needed furlough. Then we had the pleasure of welcoming her back to Singapore again the middle of December ready for another term of service.

A suryey of the work on the district reveals many evidences of God's blessing, although I must say that it also reveals many places where much more successful work might have been done had the district superintendent been able to find sufficient time to devote to the proper supervision of the work. The exacting duties of the Mission Treasurer's office and the Secretaryship of the Singapore Branch of the British and Foreign Bible Society have necessarily limited his activities on the district. Our work has been further handicapped during the year by a considerable amount of sickness amongst our staff of workers.

lVIALACCA SECTION. The Malacca Chinese Church, under the leadership of Re\,. John Chua, has had a very successful year. The attendance at this church has grown so that at times it is almost impossible to find seating a.ccommodations for those who attend. If we are to measure up to our responsibility in feeding the flock in that community we must soon find a way to enlarge the seating capacity of their church.

The Malacca Wesley Church has not had quite so good a record this year due chiefly to the pastor's extended illness. Yet Mr. Ho Seng Ong has rendered loyal and efficient service in the dual capacity of school principal .and pastor.


The exacting duties of the school do not leave much time for real church work even when the person enjoys the best of health.

The work on the Malacca Circuit does not show as much fruitage .as we had hoped for although in some places the results have been. encouraging. The absence of Mr. Blasdell as District Missionary has deprived the circuit of the care and supervision which it so much needs. The work in Serom, Bukit Gambir and Sungei Rambei started off well under the new leadership of Mr. Wong Eng Leong, but his illness for the past six months has left these congregations without much attention. In May we dedicated our new church and parsonage in Sungei Bharu. This is a very modest building. but yet very attractive and will meet the needs of our work in that village for many years. The church in Jasin has been entirely renovated and repaired without any assistance from the mission. I t now looks like a new building. Here and at l'angkak Rev. Lim Keong Eng has had a successful year of work. At Tampin. Sagil. Bukit Asahan, Bekoh and Bemban we are doing little more than "hold the fort." This is not due to a lack of opportunity or opposition, but simply to a lack of workers. We are greatly in need of trained consecrated preacherteachers. The local preachers and exhorters in these churches are doing the best they can but their abilities are very limited. Until we can get some real preachers for these points and funds with which to support there "Methodist" will not count for much in those neighbourhoods. Brother Lim Cheng Hui continues to render good service in the Merlimau school and church. How we wish we had several more like him.

SINGAPORE CHURCH WORK. Most of our Singapore churches have had a very good year. In every instance they show a substantial increase in membership. Our people have contributed liberally to the China Relief yet their benevolent giving has help up well as the report of the Statistician will show. The banner for the highest giving per member to the church benevolences goes this year to Wesley Church. They have given at the rate of $1.75 per member.

The Geylang English congregation reports a good year although Brother Lau's illness has of necessity limited their activities. Kev. Chew Hock Hin reports good success in his two churches: Geylang Straits and Paya Lebar. the Geylang Straits reporting the largest proportionate increase in membership· of any on the district. The Epworth League in this congregation organized about one year ago reports an enrolment of sixty and an average attendance of seventy-two. Our Paya Lebar Church shows a healthy growth in all departments. During the year the pastor started a preaching service in Malay on Sunday evenings in addition to the morning service in English. Since the beginning of our work in this center our people have had to worship in the class rooms of the school building but now they are looking forward with much enthusiasm to the completion of a fine new church bUilding. We expect to lay the Comer Stone of this new church Sunday, January 16.

The Bickley Memorial Church under the able leadership of Rev. Goh Hood Keng and his corps of helpers has had a very successful year. This institution is playing a role of increasing importance in its own community and the city at large especially among the Straits born Chinese. The fact that the Government was pleased to honour the pastor of this church with a J.P. this past year is evidence not only of the fact that he commands the respect Clf the authorities, but is also an evidence of the valuable contribution which he and ibis church are making to the public welfare.

This church -continues to ,have the banner Sunday School, with an enrolment of· over 500. Many more would come if there was ·available space in which to put ·additional classes. Until such space can be found they will be compelled to limit the enrolment. The Straits Congregation is also rejoicing this year in the final acquisition 'of a new pipe organ which has been made possible through the faithful labours of the Ladies Aid Society.

Wesley Church under the leadership of Rev. H. B. Amstutz has enjoyed i year of increasing tiseTulness. SinCe this church represents the first Metha-

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dist Congregation to be organized in Malaya it may well be regarded as the Mother Church of Malayan Methodism. Having that idea in mind the pastor and his official board have done much during the year to beautify the interior of the church building so as to create a dignified sanctuary. suggestive of reverence and conducive to worship and thereby set a standard which we trust may be followed by other churches in our conference. The new lights, the new pulpit and choir furniture and the new floor tiles have all been provided with this idea in mind. The installation of the Hammond Electric Organ, the first of its kind in Malaya, has also added very greatly to the value of the church services. The influence of Wesley Church has reached even wider circles this year through the facilities of the British Malaya Broadcasting Company by which one Sunday evening service each month is put on the air. Reports from various quarters indicate that these broadcasts are much appreciated. The total cost of re-roofing the church, painting and renovating Wesley Hall, new furniture and the new organ have cost the church over ~7,OOO of which more than $4,000 have been paid by the congregation and friends of the church. In view of the pastor's ill health during the year, and the increasing demands of the chaplaincy on his time, he deserves much credit for what has been accomplished this year under his direction. Mr. and Mrs. Amstutz with their son Bruce will soon go on leave again having completed their second term of service in Malaya. We wish for them a joyful reunion with their daughter in the homeland who anxious.1y awaits their arrival, a restful furlough with their friends and loved-ones, and in due time their return to Malaya. Mention should be made of the fact that Mr. Amstutz has served as pastor of Wesley Church for a longer period than any of his predecessors since the founding of the church.

LEPER WORK. Religious services under Mrs. Archer's direction have been conducted every Sunday in the Singapore Leper Camp and periodically in the lohore Leper Camp as well. A Christmas treat and programme were given in both camps during the Christmas season. T'his ministry to these unfortunate sufferers who live shut off from the world is much appreciated and creates one of the bright spots in their lives.

SCHOOL WORK. Time and space will not permit me to give a detailed report on our various schools. They have all ,had a successful year of work. The Anglo-Chinese School and the Methodist Girls' School in Singapore have had many more applicants than could be received. The same may be said of our Geylang Girls' School. We are very seriously embarassed for lack of space in the Geylang school. Mrs. Lau the headmistress had to give up her office to make room for the growing classes. The Fairfi~ld Girls' School under the leadership of Miss Kenyon has added a ne\\" \nng to the sch.ool and has paid for it during the year. The building of our church. ~all in Paya Lebar will provide needed class room space for the crowded condItIOn of the school there. After conference Miss Corbett, principal of the Singapore Methodist Girls' School and Miss Royce, principal of the Suydam Girls' School in Malacca, will go on leave having completed a very busy and successful term of service. We wish for them a pleasant and profitable furlough and a return to their friends again in Malaya.

During the past few months the Mission has acquired a school ·site consisting of over seven acres in Malacca on which we hope soon to erect new buildings for the Malacca Anglo-Chinese. School. The present quarters do not conform to government requirements and no satisfactory adjustment can be made an the old site.

In the month of May the new Anglo-Chinese School building in Tangkak was officially opened. This is a small building of four rooms and is not a grant-in-aid school. I tis, however, a substantial building and will serve well the needs of that community. Being built next to our church t'he class rooms ·can also be used for Sunday School work as well.

38 MAL:\.YA CONFERENCE, 1938

EVELAND SEMINARY, under the able leadership of Miss Nelson, continues its valued service of training young women for Christian leadership in Malaya.

BOARDING SCHOOLS. Shellabear Hall and Nind home, both of our girls boarding schools, have been filled to capacity. Miss Rank. the principal of Nind Home, is faced with the necessity of finding a new building in which to house her girls since the old boarding school is in such poor condition that it can -no longer be used. Thus she is on' the lookout for money and friends who will help provide new buildings. The Methodist Boys' Boarding School in Malacca under Ho Seng Ong is filled to the capacity permitted by the health department. Oldham Hall is the one boarding school where we have plenty of room for more students. Mr. Bird the Principal has been on the ~ookout for more boys and some are coming but for the past few years this school has not measured up to our expectation. Perhaps the need for a large boys' boarding school in Singapore is past. We are, however, hoping for better results this year.

I n conclusion I wish to record my appreciation of the loyal support givel1 by all the workers on the district. I feel that there is amongst us a real spirit of brotherhood and a common desire to advance the Kingdom of Christ in our midst. We pray that God who knows the motives of our hearts will overrule the mistakes and blunders which he doubtless has seen in our work and that by his grace the good accomplished will be multiplied a hundred fold.

R. L. ARCHER, District Superintendent.

Report of the SIBU (SARAWAK) DISTRICT

As I VI EW the progress made by the Sibu District in spiritual and worldly affairs in 1937 J cannot fail or forget to thank God. our Heavenly Father for

His mercy and tremendous love shown to me and my fellow-workers throughout the district. As I search for material for this report I am exceedingly glad to discover that a new record of church and school work has been attained in spite of a decrease in the price of rubber and frequent tapping holidays imposed under the Sarawak Restriction Scheme.

Churches have been built in five new places this year. Pulau Keladi Cburch was built during the first quarter and was opened in July. Churches at Sungei Buoi and at the head of the Sungei Merah were finished in December. The churches at Kapit and Sungei Penasu still lacked doors and windows when we left Sibu. We expect these to be on when we return but we plan to use the churches even though these items are delayed. Our school building is also practically completed at S. Penasu. In Pulau Keladi and Sungei Merah (Geng Tau) we will use the church for school classes until the school building can be built.

We have taken over two schools in the Cantonese colony this year. A local preacher bas been appointed headmaster in each place. Sunday Schools have been opened and Bible is taught in the school but little progress has been made among the adult Cantonese as they are practically all uneducated and all worship idols. Another Cantonese community has asked us to take over their fine new school building and help them find a teacher. We find the Cantonese people very fine but they take a good deal of our time as they have had no experience in runnin~schools and. seeing the success of our Mission among the Foochows. they bring most of their problems to us to be solved. Mr.


Summers has kindly agreed to accept responsibility for checking up on the work of our schools and he has spent a great deal of time among them this year. He has called together the teachers and school committees in each place and has discussed with them methods for improving the work of the school and for securing a closer union between the work of the school and church. He reports that 85% of the Chinese children of school age in rural centers are in our schools, and that 63% of them are Christian. We believe that our schools are a great help in laying a good foundation for our church in the next generation. Many of the parents are still uneducated; so P-ll!ch so that most of our schools hold a meeting for parents one evening each week to give a summary of the news of the week as reported in the Chinese newspapers. The meeting is opened with a hymn, a prayer and a devotional talk by the pastor. New school buildings have been built this year at Sungei Midut, Bukit Asek and Bukit Lima. The Methodist Girls' School, Sibu, is planning to build a $12,000.00 building in 1938. Subscriptions for this were begun this year and $5000.00 was quickly subscribed. Then when the call came from China for Relief Funds it was decided to give way to this appeal and the taking of further subscriptions has been postponed until the new year. A music teacher has been secured for this school for the new year.

The Sibu Church has had a good year of work due largely to the zeal and energy of Rev. Lau long Ding who came from China at the end of last year. Early in the year he organized a baby show; and a Sunday service was given over to talks by local doctors on the care of infants. Over one hundr.ed babies were entered in the show. The Borneo Company supplied tins of mIlk and health pamphlets to each entrant and prizes to the winners. The Resident and several other Government officers attended and were pleased with the success of the show. Rev. Lau is also a trained musician and has, with the help of Mrs. Summers, organised a choir which provides special music twice on Sunday. He has introduced the new Chinese Hymnal of Universal Praise and has used every possible opportunity to teach and practice these new hymns to the Sibu Church and to those who gather together for meetings of the entire district. The Sarawak Mission has recommended that his transfer to our Conference be secured and I, on behalf of the Sibu Church and the whole District. add my endorsement to this recommendation.

The following churches have had an e:x'tra good year of work and are recommended for their progress in spiritual things; Hinghua Ba, Au Poh Gen~. Kwong Hua and A Po. Bintulu. though the most secluded church in the district. as far as distance and difficulty of communication a re concerned, has had a p:ood year and shows progress. Se\'en children and 25 adults were baptized on our \'isits there.

The Preachers' Association organized last year has been very useful to us as an opportunity to discuss our common problems as we meet once a quarter. This year a committee was appointed to plan revival meetings wherever invited. Meetings have been held in four places this year with good success. A team of three or four preachers go together to hold such meetings.

Our Sixth Annual Preachers' Institute and Training School was held in Sibu in June of this year. This school fills a real need as we have to depend so largely on lay preachers and this school ghres both encouraoement t? s~udy and useful training. We are deeply grateful to Rev. Amstutz f~r conhnumg to plan these schools for us. Our teachers this year included Bishop Lee, Dr. Archer, and Rev. Hong Han Keng as well as Rev. Amstutz who also served as Dean of the School.

. Our Woman's work continues to suffer from a lack of properly trained BIble Women. Our only trained Bible Woman is in the Sibu Church and her work has been very satisfactory. Many churches have asked for trained Bible Wom~n for next year. Two of them have already arrived and are ready for work m ~he new year. Others are being sought for. Our women are prepared to subSCrIbe towards their salary and we trust that the v.,'. F. M. S, can also help us support them.

40 l\lALAYA CoNFERENCE, 1938.

We report the following figures for the district totals for 1937: Total Membership '930 Children baptized 349 Adults baptized ,154 Probationers received 68 Number of Sunday Schools 16

Average Attendance 1318 Our Sunday Schools are now fully supplied With proper materials.

I n conclusion I again thank God for his unf.ailing help in our church work. I also thank my fellow-workers for their undaunted spirit and fine co-operation in the work of the Sibu District in the year 1937.

Report of the

LEE HOCK HIANG, District Superintendent.

CENTRAL MALAYA DISTRICT

TH IS is the first report from the Central Malaya District, which was organized at the last session of the conference. I t stretches from Port Swettenham

on the west coast to Kuantan on the east coast, a distance of 275 miles by roads, such as they are. In Port Swettenham and Kuantan the Government is now planning or building airdromes, which will make communication easier :in the· future. The district also includes Ne~ri Sembilan towards the south, and the Sakai work in the Batang Padang Valley in Perak.

There are three English speaking Churches, which together with the English schools in Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Klang and Port Swettenham formerly made up the Kuala Lumpur English District. The work in Pahang was part of' t~e Central Tamil District, and the Sakai work was transferred from the Penang-Ipoh District.

CHURCHES.

The work in the English churches shows definite progress. Mr. and Mrs. Kuehn returned from furlough to Seremban early in the year and have continued to build on the foundation laid in previous years. Mr. and Mrs. Schurr have enjoyed continued happy relations with the Kuala Lumpur church. Besides the evening Service, this church has a morning service for young people, which is run in close connection with the Union Sunday School. Though this is a union service with the Cantonese church,. the responsibility for it rests mainly with Brother Schurr.

I have tried to spend about three Sundays a month in Klang. Here, too, we have a splendid group of young people with whom it is an inspiration to work. The close relation of the Pastors of the English churches to the schools creates an ideal situation which bridges the gap so often existing between these .two institutions. I tis encouraging to note that the relation between the schools and the churches throughout Malaya is yearly growing closer. This ensures a greater harvest for the Kingdom.

T'he activities among the young people and children are most encouraging. The Union Sunday School in Kuala Lumpur has .a membership of 300. In Klang the enrolment is 252 with an average attendance of 182 for the year or

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an increase of 58 over last year. \The Seremban Sunday School also shows an increase in attendance.

The yearly budget of these churches is steadily increasing and as the churches are relieved of paying regular pastors' salaries they contribute generously towards benevolent causes especially the Home Missionary Society. All three churches are blessed with treasurers who 'handle the accounts in an exemplary manner.

SCHOOLS. There are twelve schools on the district. The work in each has been

carried out with faithfulness and efficiency. Some have made marked progress. The Sentul Metbodist Boys' Scbool is reported as a separate unit for the

first time. This school was opened as a grant-in-aid school on March I, 1936 with one class, Pr. I., in the Tamil church building. During 1936. and 1937 classes were conducted in the church building and in a nearby school. The Government has given a land grant of five acres and a building grant of $3.i,5oo. In April 1937 and active campaign was started for funds for a new building. To date $26,000.00 has been raised, but $7,700.00 more is needed. The contract for the new building was signed and work begun in ~ovember. In January 1<)38 three full classes will be in session, ready to go into the new building when it is completed in July. This school will serve as a feeder school for the Methodist Boys' School, Kuala Lumpur, but will also give special attention to gardening, nature study and handwork. 'rhe locality is semi-rural. The school has a great future wherein a new kind of education can be tested. Thirty of the pupils are Christians, most of them connected with the Sentul Tamil Church, which is located next to the school site. The success of this \\hole project is largely due to the untiring efforts of Mr. Peach.

The M etbodist Boys' Scbool, Kuala Lumpur, has greatly improved in health, due to the school clinic and the tuck shop, which are both efficiently run. The enrolment has reached a maximum of 810. The correlation of \Vesley Church and the upper classes is very strong. Every member of the staff is a Christian but one who is a church attendant. The nurse and office staff are also Chris[ian.

The Metbodist Afternoon Scbool has now an enrolment of 375. '\1uch progress has been made in improved teaching and supervision. The financial situation is satisfactory, The school serves a definite purpose in the city, caring for pupils who are ineligible for the morning school. It aims at doing good work in the Primary and 1\1 iddle 'School, prepa1ring the boys for admission to the upper classes in the Methodist Boys' School or for employment.

The Met bodist Girls' School is looking forward to re-building their entire plant on a new site tentatively promised by the Government. The Girls' Boarding School has added a beautiful new bus to its equipment. The school's location outside of the city of Kuala Lumpur is excellent adding greatly to the health and happiness of the girls. The Klang A1etbodist Girls' Scbool has completed splendid new sen'ants quarters and improved the sanitary installation at a cost of $[,500.00. This has all been paid for. In April Miss Sherwood went on furlough and was succeeded by Miss Meyer. In Kuala Lumpur \liss Stevenson has tried wings on occasions, but finally she had a fall and is no\v on the high seas to meet another soaring spirit.

The Port S'i.i.'ettenbam Scbool has taken a new lease on life. I ts enrolment has doubled and during 1938 we expect to reach 200. A piece of land adjoining the old site has been purchased and plans are on foot for new buildings and an adequate playground. A real attempt is being made to raise the standard of the school. In two or three years this school will be among our strongest and best. Watch us grow!

Tbe Klang school is also looking forward to a programme of extension, which is greatly needed to care adequately for the present enrolment. :\11 classes are full and the overflow is swelling the Continuation School. The Seremban and Sepang schools are also making steady progress.


SAKAI WORK.

Our two Batak mIssIOnaries to the Sakais have both had a year of trials and bereavement. Early in the year Mrs. Simanjoentak pas~ed away, leaving a lovely little baby girl and a sorrow-stricken husband. Through her Quiet courageous and self-sacrificing spirit. she won the love and respect of the Sakais. Although her stay amongst them was short, we feel she made a fine contribution. Mr. and Mrs. Siantoeri's little one. after a serious and prolonged illness, was taken to a better land. Her illness necessitated their staying in Sumatra for some time, but they are now back in Sakailand. On account of illness and enforced absences from the field it has not been possible to carryon the work as effectively this year as in the past. We are looking forward, however, to a greatly enlarged programme in the immediate future. This work will bo:: reported by the president of the Home Missionary Society.

PAHANG.

Pahang is our first missionary field and much of our work in this state will. for some time to come, need missionary support. In this entire state there is only one Protestant church, our own little church in Benton!!. There are two small organized congregations here. one Chinese, the other Tamil. They are partly self-supporting. At Cheroh Estate near Raub there is a large group of T elegu Christians, who worship regularly in a school building supplied by the estate. A Local Preacher supplies the pulpit most Sundays. These are the only places where services are conducted everv Sunday. Other centers such as Raub. K. Lipis. Mentakab and, very occasionally, Kuantan are visited by our Tamil and Ch·inese workers, ]. D. Asirvatham and Thn Kee Siong. In addition to "these, estates, towns, and villages are visited and tracts and Bible portions are distributed and sold in Chinese, Tamil and Malay approximately 12,000 during the year. These missionaries do their best to visit and encourage the many Christians scattered over this large state many of whom seldom or never have .an opportunity to attend a Christian service.

There is in Pahang a large group of young people. recent graduates of our schools, who have gone there to find employment. We find them everywhere. Many of them are members of our Church, others not yet baptized Christians, but all of them extremely friendly towards our programme and ready to cooperate with us. At a service in K. Lipis we asked our young people how often they had an opportunity to attend services. They told us that in 1936 there was only one service and that was conducted by an Adventist Preacher.

And this in the Capital! Others have even fewer opportunities. During the past year 'we have had three English sen'lces in K. Lipis, at one of which Bishop Lee preached. There were from 40 to 50 attending, mostly young people from our own schools. We have given these young people a fine start in life but what an obligation we have towards their further development and guidance. They are looking to us. Let us not leave them as sheep without a shepherd! In addition to our Chinese and Indian speaking workers. therefore, we need to have at least one who is able to minister to these young people in the English language, holding English services at least once a month in each of our larger centres. It is a challenging opportunity!

Arrangements have been completed for the opening of a Girls' Scbool in K uantan, our first Girls' School in t.he state of Pahang. The Government is laying plans for boys schools in all important centres of Pahang. Hence there is no need for our entering with a programme for Boys' Schools. The Government does not intend to start girls' schools there and as a Mission we have repeatedly been invited by Government officials and others to open girls' schools in several centres. The immediate need is in Kuantan and a school will be opened there on January 17. We have rented the downstairs of the Hainan Association building as temporary quarters. Miss Mary E. Olson, our very efficient and experienced educationalist, will be the first principal of this school. The announcement of her coming was very enthusiastically received by the


local people. His Highness the Sultan has promised us his support and he said he would like very much to send his 10 year old daughter to our school. The Inspector of Schools and other Government officials as well as prominent townsmen welcome our coming.

In Kuala Lipis the Government has offered us a beautiful hill as a possible sight for a girls' school. In Raub, our site has been further developed, and offers a splendid location for a school and church. Last September we were asked to start schools in these places. We hope that we may enter while the door is open.

Whenever I make a trip to this great state. I am reminded of the words spoken by God through Moses to the Children of Israel: <lYe have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward (and in this case eastward too). Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess it." We believe !'hat the time has come for us as a Mission to go in and "possess" Pahang, to bring to all of its peoples the imperishable message of God's redeem-ing love. ABEL EKLt;sD,

District Superintendent.

Report of the CENTRAL TAMIL DISTRICT

THE VERY sad death of Rev. J. A. Supramaniam in July of this last year left two posts \'acant-the administration of this District and the headmaster

ship of the Methodist Afternoon School Kuala Lumpur. I have tried to fill these places for the last six months of the year. Brother Supramaniam faithfully continued all his work to the very end of June although he had to cease travelling at the end of May, I visited him often near the last and though he was extremely weak his concern and conversation was about his work, He was truly faithful unto death.

During these months I have visited every station in the District except the Pahang section which was transferred to the Kuala Lumpur English District. It has not been possible to find out all the needs and press for their fulfilment in so short a time. My duties in Kuala Lumpur with raising funds for the n.ew school at Sentul and the administration of two day schools made it imposSIble for me to leave Kuala Lumpur very much.

This District is a most important part of our Methodist Tamil work in Malaya and I sincerely trust that effecti\'e provision will be made in 1938 for the administration of the seven pri\'ate schools and the Church and Evangelistic work among the large population of Estate people. If ever our Tamil ministry should be ready for a challenging task it is now. It demands preparation. sacrifice. and continual zeal and hard work. Those who have these offerings to give should enter. Those who lack these things should refrain from accepting appointment. I am very deeply impressed with the opportunity open to the trained local preacher who. employed in Government, or estate or private concern and who in addition, has a definite call within his soul to preach and teach the Christian message without salary, and who will study to catch the glorious joy of being a servant of Jesus Christ. Such men in classroom. pulpit, prayer meeting, home. village, and estate can do great things for God, Some are appearing, Let this Conference pray for more. There are eighteen local preachers in this district for 1938. What a revival could appear if everyone had a large share of the spirit in which Wesleyan Methodism was born!

There are nine stations. I shall briefly make report of each one beginning from the North:

TANJONG MALIM: John Abraham Local Preacher. supply pastor and headmaster of the Tamil School. E. J. Joseph, headmaster of the Anglo-Chinese


School. This is a very important center between Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh. -rhe English school is increasing in enrolment. I t is vhe only such school in the community. The Tamil school has not grown and it is in a very serious condition so far as proper housing is concerned. The Government requirements for private schools in Perak have become very rigid. English services were opened this year and a very promising response has been shown by the community. Old boys and Old girls of our Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur _ schools have attended. No other Christian group is th,ere in active work. The Railway Administration is definitely 'interested in our future plans for the educational work. Many of their staff are located there. Land should be acquired at once if possible and a station programme laid out.

KUALA KUBU BHARU: L. A. Samuel, Elder. H. 1. Atkinson, headmaster of the Anglo-Chinese School. This school, must have a better staff if it is' to make any impression on the community. There is a plot of land that has been set aside for an English school. Our school now is in a rented house. T,his circuit is large and can be developed but a teacher-preacher cannot do the needed work. A real "travelling" preacher is needed. Tanjong Malim, Kuala Kubu and Rawang are three centres where our Methodist organization should definitely advance so that we can properly feel that the areas in between I poh and Kuala Lumpur are being evangelized.

KUALA LUMPUR CIRCUIT: ]. S. Arthur, Elder. ~. Samuel, Local Preacher and pastor's assistant. Mrs. P. L. Peach, Missionary. This is the strongest church in the area but there is much yet t6 be done to cause the Kuala Lumpur congregation to fully realize the wonderful privilege of gi\·ing. The church seems to have difficulty in meeting its full budget. It is a church of very progressive activities in every department. I ts membership is strong and influential. This churClh organization has a dual responsibility-the circuit of village and estate work and the town mernhership of ever growing well 'educated Tamil and Indian youth from our schools.

SENTUL: L. A. Phillips, Elder. There has been improvement in Sunday School and Ladies Aid work during the year. This church membership has suffered losses and those who can give find it very difficult to meet vhe current budget. The church has a long-standing building debt. This year the interest has been paid but none has been paid toward the capital. The opening and the growth of. the Sentul :\1ethodist Boys School will certainly give impetus to this church in every way. The Sunday School membership should increase and a Christian staff in this day school can become an asset to the church organization.

KLANG: J. v. Ayadurai, Elder. Ganandnam, Local Preacher, pastor's assistant. This is a very strong church with a fine future. Good work has been done by a steady, loyal set of Christian workers. All departments :are making progress. It is definitely planned to erect the new parsonage in 1938 for \".hich they have a growing building fund. Re\,. Abel Eklund has given much assistance to this church particularly in securing a larger site for the new parsonage. This cnurch should make its power felt in surrounding centers particularly Port Swettenharn, Kapar, where we have English schools.

PORT SWETTENHAM: Devadason, Local Preacher. D. J. Sundrarn, headmaster of the Anglo-Chinese School. This station is growing in importance for Tamil work because of increased shipping and this Port is the entrance for many labourers. The church membership is small. T'he plan of educational expansion in English now fixed by Rev. Eklund will give this church a new task -of Christian education and evangelism.

BANTING: G. E. Stephens, local preacher on Trial in the Annual Conference. He is headmaster of the AngI.o-Chinese School. This is an important estate center. A new building to be used as church and school is desperately needed. The present building equipment ?,nd location is unworthy of a Metha:..


dist organization. If a real Christian benefactor could see with his physical eyes the present building, and see with -his spiritual eyes and mental eyes the possibilities around this place, he would certainly close his physical eyes and make a donation of $1,000.00 to change the present condition. A buildingJund has been started but immediate action should be taken.

BUKIT ROTAN: Isaac Mamicam, Local Preacher. This is, in my opinion, the greatest center in all Malaya for estate work. I t is a monument to the zeal and consecrated service of the late Rev. Arumugam. This work must have vigorous leadership if the opportunity is to be properly met. An aggressive plan of evangelism and Christian education is needed, adapted to estate work. I t should be patterned along true Methodist lines. This is the field where the travelling and itinerant ev,angelists like to go. There is a reason-they know that it is a good field. Our Methodist organization should be sufficient to meet every need of these people.

SEREMBAN CIRCUIT: John Devasahayam, Local Preacher. This is a Large circuit and capable of great growth within Seremban and in the surrounding estates and villages. The town church has several very strong laymen. The Anglo-Chinese School offers an increasing constituency. The surrounding estate work now carried on at Labu and other places by the pastor is .a most promising part of the Tamil work at Seremban. This station needs a full time pastor and ·an assistant for Estate work. There is a good parsonage in the city and a strong church organization. Rev. Kuehn has been most helpful in this church during the latter part of the year.

IN GENERAL: The general results of the year are some progressive and some otherwise. There is a drop in the total membership of about 8%. The Benevolence collection has increased by 50% and there are reported 48 Christians in the five day schools with an enrolment of 270 whereas in 1936 these same schools reported 2 Christian pupils.

Rev. Supramanium's illness and death was a serious loss to the progress of this district. The administration of the work suffered much. I have been very glad to carryon for the short time, though I feel that I have accomplished but little save perhaps by words of advice and encouragement to those who were in charge of c-hurches and schools. I want to thank all workers of the district for co-operation in the work. .

I would recommend a larger and more active co-operation with the Anglican, Lutheran .and Syrian Christian leaders in this area. In a most interestin~ series of articles on Reunion of Christiandom in the Selangor Parish Ma£?;azine the Anglican minister in Kuala Lumpur says in the section on Methodism. "The truth seems to be that we sorely need one another." The Syrian Christian leader. Rev. Koshy. expresses in his annual report great appreciation of the kindness of Methodist friends. The Lutheran leaders use our churches. All of this is significant and we should, in street, in worship, in estate. and in town, be ready to pray with them. to meet with them, to work with them our brethren and all others whose hearts are ·humble and sincere, that we all may be one. Thus will we, by wise words and goodly deeds advance the Kingdom of our Lord.

Report of the

SARIKEI DISTRICT

PRESTON L. PEACH, District Superintendent.

A GLANCE OVER THE WORK of the Sarikei District of the year 1037 will reveal a fine spirit of co-operation and strik~ng impro\'ement of the churches.

which has continued from last year. \Ve are thankful to God for His wonderful care and His guidance in our work ..


DISTRICT IN GENERAL

In this district there were last year 21 churches, and this year two new churches, Sungei Pan and Dung Nang Po, which have been established. In each of the churches quarterly conference has been held three times except the newly opened two. We are grateful that the families of all our workers and members which I have been visiting all the time during the year are all in good health under God's care. We are also thankful to Reverends Summers, Li Hock Hiang. Sia Yeu Di. Ding Sieu Ja and Yeo Sieu King for their aid tn revival meetings which were held at several churches.

The number of baptized adults for all churches this year is 7; and that of the children is 2;,. The number of preparatory members received during the year is 480.

Five new church buildings have been erected and dedicated during this year: in Ne Se akak Binatang, Labuan. Sungei Pan and Oung Nang Po.

As time and space do not permit me -to report in detail the work of every church I shall only mention some outstandin~ ones.

Among all churches Ne See Akak might be counted as the most prosperous and satisfactory-the one in which different organisations such as Sunday school. Epworth League, Bible Study Association, Preaching Bands, etc., have formed and worked out successfully. The qncreasing church attendance there, this year, almost doubles the number of the previous year. In Labuan, Ta.njong Kunyit, Sungei !,\ilong, with the help of the preaching bands and the work done by the preachers, considerable success has been experienced.

I'll addition, some of the striking work done by our devoted and faithful members seems worthy to be mentioned here.

At Hock Hing Po, there are two persons who, through the hearty praying of a fellow member, Mr. Cio Men Gu, have returned to sound health again after a serious attack of cholera. I t happened in like manner at Krupok: one of our devoted members named Li Dung Ming prayed for a man. who had nearly lost his life in serious illness, and helped save him through God's mercy. Since the happening of the above the churches of these two places have become more and more prosperous and enligl,tened.

At Mador, one of the Non-Christians being terribly attacked hy the evil spirit asked for the help of a faithful member, Mrs. Guok Chiek. She prayed earnestly for the woman who by God's mercy has now been freed from an evil disturbance. Thereafter she and her husband came to believe in God and have been baptised. This has resulted .jn more persons coming! to the church and in a stronger faith of the members and workers of that church.

The year wiII end soon. We have received much blessing this year in our work. I pray earnestly that the coming year may have a greater advance and more fruitful harvest. WONG KING Hwo,

District Superintendent.

Report of the SOUTHERN TAMIL DISTRICT

JOHORE BAHRU, ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL has steadily increased its enrolment. wh-ich is 225, under the Headmaster, Brother P Athimuthu. The

standard is higher than it was formerly. The Sunday School and the Epworth League work is carried on with the help of this school. There are about 35 adults in the Night School. The Superintendent of Education recommends our school to all boys who cannot gain admission in the Government schools. In 1939 the Government can be requested to make this a grant-in-aid school in lohore if possible. The public thinks well of this. school.


The Church in Johore Bahru has an average attendance of from 40 to 50 every Sunday The members and adherents of this congregation raised $2(2 in their Ingathering service and they have given more than their quota in benevolences. Brother J. ]. Kovilpillai gave I; lantern lectures and sermons in connection with the Epworth League and on estates. All Christians irrespective of denomination co-operate with the pastor and appreciate his services.

lOuang Work is still weak. Brother]. P Joshua has done his best. The church and the circuit is the second largest in the district. There are 12 educated Christian families and about 20 Christian labourers v.ithin the town limit. It wiII grow and progress in 1938.

The Segamat Church and Circuit are making use of the Methodist churches at Segamat and Tangkah. The Chinese congregation in these two centres are pleased to lend their support and co-operation.

On Sagi} Estate, the estate authorities built a chapel for the Christian labourers some years ago Though the members are all labourers they raise about $100 a year for the support of the pastor, benevolences and current expenses. There are four Exhorters who conduct services every Sunday, hold mid-week Prayer meetings and conduct Sunday School.

On Johore Labis Estate near the town of Labis, there are a hundred Christian labourers; the estate authorities are approached to build us a chapel. The church at Segamat with their pastor, Brother A. Devadason are responsible for this growth. This congregation raise yearly a thousand dollars for the support of their pastor and benevolences English services are conducted twice a month and the attendance is good. Brother V E. Matthew and Kumarakulasinge are in <::harge of this work.

Tampin Work was started in 1936. Because of unsuitable workers, the work did not succeed much during 1936. Brother S. M. Rajamoney was stationed here early in 1937 temporarily. The Inspector of Schools has approved it as a grant-in-aid school for 193'8. Though the church is small this circuit has two Sunday S<::hools. This is a strategic centre and work will develop along the roads leading to Gemas. Kuala Pilah and Bahau, and along roads leading to Seremban, Malacca and Lobok China on the way to Port Dickson.

Malacca has done very well under Brother]. Milton David. The pastor himself is musical and, in addition, Brother Jushua Baruch, Mrs. Wellington. and 1\1 rs. Bala Gopal who has a very good knowledge of the technical Indian music, contribute their share to help the musical part of the worship. There is a strong Sunday School here with five other Sunday Schools in the outstations. An English service is conducted during week days for the good of Malacca and other Indian brethren. The Ladies paid $220 to reduce the debt on the Parsonage. This is the best giving Tamil Church in Malaya. Definite and consistent outstation work has been established. M uar has Sunday School and church services which are conducted regularly. T·he Lord's work in Batu Pahat has grown still more. The worship services are well attended and there 1s a Sunday School. During 1938 Batu Pahat and Gemas will be organized as two churches. When Muar Tamil Christians become a church in 1938 the whole of Johore will have been well occupied. Some years ago Brother 1. .J. Kovilpillai used to cover the whole of lohore from Malacca. To-day in Johore there are churches in lohore Bahru. Kluang. Segamat, Sagil, Tangkah, Muar and Batu Pahat and an Anglo-Chinese School with 225 boys in Johore Bahru and a grant-in-aid Tamil school in Tampin.

Singapore has done well in Pasir Panjang, and the Air Base. The town church has a large Sunday School, a good Epworth League with ;4 members and a Youth's Christian Association for the'municipal labourers who come to our haH to attend the night school. The Ladies Aid Society helped to reduce -the church debt by $600 during 1937 and have further contributed $46 to make the choir seats.

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The work under Brother V A. Chelliah in the Air Base has progressed. Brother Chelliah has helped me greatly in editing the Tamil paper known as "The Light of Salvation" besides helping Brother P. B. Means in the Methodist Book Room and in preparing the Responsive Readings and the revised Ritual for the use of·the churches.

The Church in Pasir Panjang under Brother M. Thangamuthu has a membership of 130 Christian labourers. They sing well because Brother Thangamuthu is a musician. The Sunday' services and mid-week prayer meetings are well attended. There is a night school where illiterate labourers learn to read and write. For four years they raised $4 a month towards the support of their preacher; to-day they raise $44 a month and the Alexandra Brick works donate $10 a month making a total of ~;4 a month.

Brother S. M. Thevathasan has assisted me in the town church a great deal. The churches in the district have raised in 1937 16% more for ministerial support, benevolences and current expenses. There has been a steady increase in membership, conversions and baptisms.

This district was formed in 1934 and the workers in the district have laid the foundation. The structure is to be built on it. In Tamil. there is a proverb: "the main work in the district is evangelism," meaning, "to a mighty one a mere blade of grass is a weapon." The workers and their leader cannot boast of any high degree of education nor material training. We have been mere blades of grass. The credit, if there is any, and glory goes to the migh tv one yea, the Almighty and the all-loving God our Father' in Jesus who used the mere blades of grass as weapons or instruments in His mighty hand.

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S. S. PAKIANATHAN, District Superintendent.

S. S. XOVILPILLAI

Superintendent of the

Southern Tamil District:

Appointed Conference 1938.

DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS' REPORTS

Report of the

PENANG-IPOH DISTRICT

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THE BUILDING PROJECT of the Anglo-Chinese School, Penang, consumed the major part of my time and energy this year. As chairman of the

building commiuee it was necessary to spend much time in soliciting funds. This has meant that the work on the district has not been given the 'attention it required. However, through the splendid co-operation of our missionaries, pastors, and other workers, the work has not suffered to any large extent.. I have held two Quarterly Conferences in all the churches except one and WIth the kind assistance of Rev. Theodore Runyan the other Quarterly Conferences were held in and around Ipoh, We give thanks to our Heavenly Father for all the results achieved and for the opportunity of labouring in ,beautiful North Malaya. We express our ·appreciation of the splendid co-operation and support of our fellow workers. This is a district of large opportunities and a major task. fhe burden has been heavy but God's grace has been sufficient. A survey of the year's work reveals definite gains in new buildings erec:ted and increased efficiency in the work of our schools and churches.

PERSONNEL The kaleidoscopic changes in missionary personnel continue. The Ipoh

staff was greatly strengthened by the arrival of Jean Elinor Kesselring and Suzann Runyan. Burr l\:. Baughman came to Penang Anglo-Chinese School immediately after conference and remained with us until the first of August. He rendered yeoman service at Taiping during ·the week-ends in taking charge of the Wesley Church and conducting English Services in Bukit Mertajam and Parit Bun-tar. Herbert H. Peterson returned from leave the day Mr. Baughman left and assumed the pastorate at Taiping where he ,had buil,t up a i;trong church before going on leave. Miss Geraldine Johnson was appointed to Penang at the last Annual Conference. She has rendered most effective service in the Anglo-Chinese Girls' School as well as 1n the Chinese .Church where a choir has been organized. Miss Della Olson left for America on 1st April, and was succeeded by Miss Thirza Bunce who has had a good year in Taiping as principal of the Lady Treacher Girls' School and resident missionary. Miss Hazel M. Depler postponed her home-going until August I in order to remain in Bukit Mertajam until the arrival of the Pattersons. Mr. Patterson took over the Principalship of the Anglo-Chinese School, Parit Buntar, and ~1rs. Patterson became headmistress of the Anglo-Chinese Girls' School. ilukit Mertajam. The eooles went on furlough in October after the completion of the ~e\\' Anglo-Chinese School Buildings at Sitiawan. Eugene McGraw very acceptably acted as principal of the Anglo-Chinese School, Siti-awan, until the end of the year. Mis'S Ruth H an'ey was welcomed back from leave in April to the staff of the AngloChinese Girls' School, Ipoh, where she took the place of Mrs. Bell who had gone to her homeland for a short stay.

There have been very few changes in our local staff this year. R. Zacharias came to Tapah in February in charge of the large Thmil Circuit there and has had a record year in that difficult field. Victor Paran iothy had to leave Parit Buntar and Bukit Mertajam in March to accompany his wife to India. James Roy, a former member of t·he South India Conference who was highly recommended by James .J. Kingham, took over this work.

NEW BUILDINGS T,he several projects started in 1936 have come to completion this year.

The new Anglo-Chinese Middle School in Penang was opened by His Excellency the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, G.C.M.G., O.B.E. on December I I. This modern building constructed of reinforced concrete provides 12 full-sized class rooms, a hall seating 600 persons, a primary. hall, two offices, and an art room. The total cost, with furniture, is $90,000.00 of which amount the Government


has kindly provided ohalf. Great credit is due to Dr. L. Proebstel who planned th~ building and had much to do with seeing it to completion. The new Pn~ary School building is also under construction and will be completed in Apnl 1938. The total cost of this structure including furniture will be approximately $40,000.00 half of which has been 'asked for from the Government to be provided in 1938. These two buildings cost a total of $130.000.00. The four acre site cost $6;,000.00 representing a total commitment of $195,000.00. One-third of this amount will be provided by t·he Methodist Mission from the sale of Maxwell Road property, one-third from the Governmenlt and it is hoped that the other one-third can be provided by the community of which $53,300.00 has already been subscribed. The bui'Jding campaign in Penang has done much to put our school before the public and has been t,he means not only of raising funds for buildings but also created a svmpathetic interest on the part of the public in our programme. The new buildings on the new Westlands -site mark 'a new era in the life and programme of the Methodist Mission in Penang.

Mr. Percy B. Bell has worked untiringly in Ipoh to raise funds for the extension project of the Anglo-Chinese School. $52.000.00 have been subscribed. Two pieces of property adjoining our Mission compound have been acquired which will provide adequate space for an enlarged football field, and the new buildings required for the Science Laboratory. The new servants' quarters for the school have already been completed and work is progressing on the new school buildings which will cost ~40.000.00. The Government is making no Capital Grant towards the new buildings but has very kindly agreed to provide $6,000.00 for the equipment of the Science Laboratory.

The Honourable the British Resident of Perak, Mr. G. Cator, officially opened the new Anglo-Chinese School buildings in Sitiawan on October 16, 1937. He had previously agreed to our proposal of spending $10,000.00 from the sale of the Orphanage lot for this project. This has enabled us to complete the entire building programme of the school a-s proposed by Mr. Coole in 1935. There is now a large hall, a workshop. and an eight-classroom building which cost $26,500.00. This plant is one of the finest of its kind in all Malaya and provides a type of building well suited for a rural area.

The contract for the new \Vinchell Home in Penang was signed in March and calls for completion on March 31, 1938. This building which is being erected on the former site of "Stafford" will cost approximately $22,000.00. It proddes a dormitory for thirty girls and living quarters for the missionary lady in charge. The Winchell Family in America sent a special gift of $1,goo.OO (Straits Currency). Miss Lydia L'rech has been collecting subscriptions from the Old Girls of the "Homes" and has received one or t\\·o donations from societies in Penang. The Dato Kramat property, Penang, where the AngloChinese Branch School and Tamil Church were formerly housed was sold to the Lutheran Church early in the year for $5,000.00. Half of this amount was used for the new Tamil parsonage which was opened by BiS/hop' Lee on December 10. 1937. This parsonage provides a -social hall downstairs for the use of the church and is complete in every way. The total cost of the building was $4,200.00. In addition to this amount received from the sale of the Dato Kramat property and the funds already in hand the local congregation has raised $400.00 and has paid $150.00 on the church building debt.

On November 14, Bishop Lee laid the corner-stone of the first Protestant church to be built in the state of Kedah. This structure being built by the Tamil congregation at Sungei Patani will cost ~3,500.00 furnished. Eighteen years ago Mr. Doraisamy one of our staunch laymen started 'a subscription list for the Tamil Church in Kedah. The amount has increased during the. years so that now a magnificent site has been secured costing $2.400.00 and a beautiful building is nearing completion. The local church has already secured $800.00 in SUbscriptions this year and expects to raise t-he balance necessary to complete the building.

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The balance of $2,500.00 due on the Kulim Mortgage was paid in April. Since all of our seven-acre estate in Kulim, Kedah, has been sold it was necessary to look around for a suitable site for a church and school. Through the kindness of one of our church members who advanced the money a site was bought on the main road costing $1,400.00. The building which will house both the church and Chinese school is being built together with a neat little parsonage the total cost of which will be $5,Soo.00. All of these amounts are provided from the sale of the Kulim Rubber Estate. These two new buildings in Kedah will be dedicated by Bishop Lee early in 1935.

Plans have been passed for the Tamil Parsonage in Parit Buntar. $1.700.00 is already in hand for this 'Purpo~ and the members of the church have subscribed $400.00. The contract for the new building will be signed in January.

YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK

Special mention must be made of the Sunday Schools on this district. The Union Sunday School in Ipoh under the superintendency of Mr. V .. D. Kuppusamy has doubled in attendance this year. The Lnion Sunday School in Taiping with Miss Pedlow as superintendent was organised early in the year and already has reached an enrolment of 126 with an average attendance of 76. This is an entirely new organisation which provides for the students of the Lady Treacher Girls' School and the Anglo-Chinese Boys' School. The Wesley Church Sunday School, Penang, continues to grow under the superintendency o~ Mr. D. D. Chelliah. Although it is largely dependent upon the schools for pupils and teachers there has been no cessation of activities during the school holidays which has meant much in sustaining attendances throughout the year. In Tanjong Rambutan ninety per cent of the children who attend our private school attend the Sunday School which is the most hopeful aspect of our programme there. In Telok Anson the Sunday School has been re-organised on a more efficient basis and already shows marked improvement. In Kampar there has been increased attendance. We are glad that our pastors and teachers now realise that the Sunday School is an integral part of the church from which the new recruits must come.

Three very successful Epworth League gatherings were 'held this year. The Penang-Ipoh District Institute was held at Ipoh with an enrolment of over two hundred. I t was pronounced one of the most successful Epworth League Institutes over held. A one-day Epworth League Rally of the Northern District Epworth Leagues was held at the seaside jn Penang on ~ovember 2. There was not a dull moment during the day ·and although some of the leaguers at Taiping ·had to leave home at 4 o'clock in the morning to reach Penang in time for the Morning Watch Service all felt amply repaid for the trouble taken. The Ipoh Epworth League Rally was held at Telok Anson. These one day meetings if properly organized can be the most fruitful gatherings we have for Christian fellowship in the religious experiences of our young people.

PENANG DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOLS

I n addition to the Annual District Sunday School Rally held at the Penang Town Hall, a five-day Religious Education School was organized in P~nang in November with a registration of 90. The pastors of the Presbytenan and Anglican churches co-operated in this school in a splendid way. This took the place of the ten weeks Teachers' Training School held. in ,former y.ears. Great credit is due to Miss Dorothy Moreton for the orgamsatIOn of thIS school.

THE CHURCHES

The district superintendent has not been able to visit the churches this year as formerly but due to our splendid !personnel there has been advance throughout the churches. Our Tamil congregations have the largest. me.mbership of any group in this district. The I~oh l1amilChu:ch and Gtrc1:ur has had another record year. Under the leadershIp of Fred DaVId, the work IS well-

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organized and well-manned. The three catechists located in Sungei Siput, Tamil Settlement, and Batu Gajah have all done well. This whole cIrcuit is entirely self-supporting. The Ipoh Tamil Congregation is the largest in Malaya. Mr. David in addition' to teaching in the school and taking care of his large congregation and circuit has made six trips to Tapah this' year and has been a great .inspiration to Mr. Zacharias; our pastor there. A trip was made to the Cameron Highlands where 60 Christians are located who have no pastoral care of any kind. Mr. D. John in Telok Anson has consistently visited the many rubber estates in that vicinity and has raised the standard as well as increased the attendance·of the Town Church. In Taiping M. G. Manicam has been zealous in doing work not only in the school but also in the church and circuit. He has compiled an order of service in romanized Tamil which represents a large amount of labour and provides an adequate ritual for the T!amil service as an aid to many of the younger members. The Tamil Church in Sitiawan under the leadership of K. J. Timothy has increased in membership and has had a good year. James Roy during his nine months in Parit Buntar and the Province has met with marked success by increasing the membership. Kingham Joseph in Penang has consistently called upon the membership and has established a reputation as a preacher. The Patani Road work sponsored by Miss Lois Rea assisted by Mr. Clements and Mrs. Vanniasingham is one of the most hopeful feature of our Penang Tamil Church work. Over two thousand Tamil labourers are housed in the Municipal Block of buildings and afford a fruitful field of labour which is now only occupied by our Methodist church.

The English-speaking work as represented by the Wesley Churches is our principal link with the school programme. In Telok Anson, Kampar and Bukit Mertajam our English services 'are under the control of the Tamil and Chinese Quarterly Conferences. A new English service was started in Kampar in June. Mr. Kesselring goes down from Ipoh twice :a month. The other two services -are being taken care of by Kampar. This has been a means of reaching the students in the school. In Penang, Ipoh, and Taiping the English-speaking congregations are too cosmopolitan to come under any national or racial classification. The lpoh Wesley Church has had a good year with Rev. Theodore Runyan as pastor. There has been a marked increase in attendance throughout the year. The financial position of this church is stronger than ever before. The Wesley Church of Taiping under Mr. Baughman and 1\1r. Peterson has made marked progress. Through the influence of Miss Thirza Bunce a Ladies Guild was organized. not as a means to raise funds for the church but rather as an organization which would bring the members of the church together in a social way. In all of our Wesley Churches there is a need for more of a comm~n interest to bind our people together. Dr. L. Proebstel ·held special services in November with an average attend'ance of 120. The Wesley Church, Penang, still maintains its full .attendance at the service and this year the Ladies Aid inaugurated 'a series of social services which brought our people together. Dr. E. Stanley ] ones spent two busy days in Penang where his messages were greatly appreciated. His appeals to our boys' and f!irIs' schools met with a large response~ His meetings were a means whereby the Anglican. the Presbyterian, and the Seventh-day Adventist churches co-operated with our Methodist group. Plans were made for his visit to Ipoh but unfortunately they could not be carried out. Rev. Theodore Runyan conducted a very successful series of meetings at Bukit Mertajam which resulted in 26 decisions on the part of the young people.

The need for ·a more aggressive evangelistic programme on this district is keenly felt. The large building programme has precluded any opportunity

. to conduct special services throughout the district, but it is hoped that next year systematic attempts can be made in every centre to hold speci'al meetings. Several travelling evangelists from India have visited our Tamil churches. Mr. D. Samuel who was brought over for our Pastors' Institute spoke in all the


large centres. Mr. Dauson was well received in Sitiawan, lpoh, Taiping and T elok Anson.

CHINESE CHURCHES

There are eight Chinese-speaking churches on t,his district. Five are centred around Jpoh where Cantonese and Hakka dialects are used. The lpoh Church has had the largest attendance in years. The Bible Woman has greatly increased the attendance of the women, and the pastor, Mr. Leong Wai Ah, continues to be very popular with his congregation. He preaches in Tronoh every Sunday in addition to conducting the services in his own church. The Tronoh Congregation is very faithful but does not increase in size. The Ipoh Chinese parsonage ·had to be demolished to make room for the new buildings of the school. This means that the building programme will have to be started next year for ·a new p·arsonage. The Pusing Church has taken on new 'life with M"r. Cheng Chee Leong as pastor. He has interested the younger members of t'he community in the church and has had a number of baptisms this year. The Sungei Siput Church recently organized by Mr. Vim Tuck Fatt continues to grow. Kampar Chinese Church is one of the strongest on the district and under the leadership of Lai Kam Hong has gone forward.

Mr. Lee Boon Chao volunteered to tour the state of Kedah on a bicycle to sell Bibles .. and distribute tracts. He was taken on by the Bible Society at a salary of $10.00 'a month and has sown the seed in Kedah this year. As a result of his visits many Christian people have been discov-ered in outof-the-way villages .and in the towns which means that there is a place for a full-time Chinese pastor in the state. Mr. Faa Chee Chin has served the church in Sungei Patani without pay for the last two years but cannot do justice to the work as he lives ten miles away and has to do school work. Mr. Lee Boon Chao has been three month in Telok Anson and South Perak selling Bibles. He helped greatly in the Chinese Church at TeJok Anson. This church is vcry small and it is hoped that a full time pastor can be appointed there next year. The new Chinese Church at Kulim. Kedah. wiII afford the opportunity for a larger programme in that town of 5.0:)0 people.

EDUCATIONAL WORK

Our schools have occupied the major portion of the time of our Missionaries as well as of the Asiatic workers this year. The Methodist Mission schools in the state of Perak are first in the estimation of the public. In Penang and the Province and Kedah our schools are better off today than ever before. ~I25,OOO.oo has been subscribed by the public of North Malaya for Methodist Mission schools this year. Schobastically our schools lead. In Telok Anson under the principalship of L. B. Jenkins, the Anglo-Chinese School has established a record which has caused the community to take a new interest in the Methodist l\lission programme. In Kampar under the capable leadership of Mr. Yang Ngim T\jin the Anglo-Chinese School leads scholastically as well as on the sports field. The I poh Anglo-Chinese School under the principalship of Percy B. Bell will start the first science classes in 1938 to be held in any Methodist school throughout Ablaya. The number of applictations for admission to this school are evidence of the high regard in which it is held in the state of Perak. T'he Anglo-Chinese Girls' School, ipoh, under the principalship of Miss Gazelle Traeger. maintains a high standard of efficiency. The co-operation of the girls and the teachers in the progI1amme of the Sunday School and church is most encouraging. Horley Hall with its popular principal Ralph Kesselring has an enrolmenlt of forty four and is now our lan.!;est boardinf!; school. The Anglo-C·hinese School. Penang, under the princip'alship of Dr. L. Proebstel, has e~t~b~ished a record of high efficiency. The Annual Art and Handwork ExhIbItIOn opened by Lady Thomas on the day of the opening of the New Anglo-Chinese Middle

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School, received special mention in the local papers which stated that it takes first place in All-Malaya. A 100% pass in the London Mf(ltriculation class is one more evidence of the high standard maintained by the school. The A.C.S., Sitiawan. in its new building has already attracted more students and wit>h the assistance of Mr. D. C. Gong as vice:-principal of the school the standard of scholarship has steadily improved. The Lady T reacher Girls' School. Taiping, with Miss Thirza Bunce as principal increased in enrolment and efficiency. Mr. Ng Chin Choon \'ery ably acted as Headmaster of the AngloChinese School, Parit Buntar, till the arrival of Mr. Patterson in September. Mr. Patterson has already initiated new plans which are increasing the efficiency of the school. The increased number of .admissions for 1938 shows that our school here is better thought of than ever before. The AngloChinese Girls' School, Penang, continues to grow under the Iprincipalship of Miss Lois Rea. The great opportunity which this school affords for work among the students was evidenced by the splendid response made by the appeal of Dr. E. Stanley Jones when he ~s in Penang. Winchell Home under the direction of Miss Urech has had a good year. Miss Haz·el M. Depler had made a large pJlace for herself and her school in Bukit Mertajam which is ably filled by Mrs. Patterson. Mr. 1'\. G. Manickam through his untiring energy and enthusiasm 'has built lip the Anglo-Chinese School, Taiping, to incwase the enrolment of the school to 130. Various plans were proposed to rehouse this institution which has now outgrown the Chinese Church building. A big cinema hall has been secured which will afford accommodation for 260 pupils. The school will open in this building in February 1938. The private schools around Ipoh are all growing and self-supporting. They are well staffed and now have a thriving Sunday School in connection with each school. Our two private schools in Kedah afford a large opportunity. In Bedong the Chinese and Tamil languages are t'aught in -addition to the regular EnJ?:lish classes. Application has been made to the Government for a site in Bedong and although the site we asked for is not available we' have been given to understand that another site will be provided by the Government. In Alor Star our school has decreased in enrolment but we hope during the coming year to build up this institution as it is our only means of reaching this strategic capital of the state.

Methodist schools in North Malaya have never been better housed, better staffed, and better thought of than to-day. Our position as a Mission is very strong. However, we must not lose sight of our "mission". We are here to bring the good news of the message of Jesus Christ 'to the people of Malaya. Equipment is necessary but a definite v~tal experience of Jesus Christ is our aim. May we never lose sight of our great mission.

A door effectual has opened unto us. Our schools ,are crowded. Our teachers are sympathetic to our programme. May we take advantage of the opportunities afforded by our schools to bring students and teachers to an acquaintance with the Master Teacher.

The state of Kedah is one of our most. opportune mission fields. There is no resident Protestant pastor in the whole state. Our Chinese congregation at Sungei Patani has. pleaded for the appointment of a full-time pasto'T they will try to finance. The New Tamil Church is now built. We know of no greater opportunity for the development of rural churches than in this state where village after village is without a pastor. May we "go up and possess the land!"

M. DODSWORTH, District Superintendent.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

VI. Reports-(Continued) (b) Standing Committees and Boards

Report of the

COMMITIEE ON PUBLIC MORALS

55

THE PAGE devoted to the work of this committee in The Malaysia Message was continued with much effectiveness up until Rev. Blasdell went on leave.

It has been impossible to prepare suitable material since then because of the great increase in my responsibilities in Kuala Lumpur after the death of Rev. Supramanium. I can truly say in connection with this Committee "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak." We feel very keenly the need of aggressive work to stem the increasing tide pf commercialized vice, amusements and drinking. Our church and school programmes must be so constructed and operated as to constantly teach by precept and example the way of righteousness.

Tthe dawn is breaking and the signs are good. One of the largest wedding receptions that Kuala Lumpur Methodism has seen for years was conducted in the Chinese Assembly Hall and there was not a sign of liquor. It was absolutely "dry." It can be done. Methodism can and will show the way.

We cannot do better than repeat a section of 1937 report of this Committee wherein three lines of effort are indicated:

I. A strong and united attack on present day evils which are not only a public menace, but are even making a serious inroad in the spiritual life of our people. We deem the most serious of these evils to be gambling in its various and widespead forms, prostitution, opium addiction, the use of intoxicating beverages, the use of tobacco and various forms of amusements, particularly those found in the modern amusements parks.

2. The clarification of and education of our people in the com·ictions of the Church on moral questions.

3. The arousing of public sentiment on moral questions which will be strong enough to abolish existing evils and to establish a public conscience for decent and clean living.

The Commission on Religious Edocation has definitely in its plan of publications for 1938 temperance material in addition to that which is now published. This is to be sent out to churches and schools.

T·he moral tone of our people will depend very largely upon our leaders. Our ministers, missionaries, League presidents, Sunday school superintendents and teachers, local preachers, and day-school teachers c.an have a great influence on all people and may save many young lives from moral collapse and thus save our great programme, by "refraining from doing those things that cannot be done in the Name of the Lord Jesus."

PRESTON L. PEACH,

Report of the

COMMIITEE ON EVANGELISM

C bairmall.

YOUR committee is pleased to report that evangelism has been emphasized in many places throughout the conference. 1\\r. D. Samuel of :\1adras gave

a series of lectures at the Pastor's Institute and spoke in most of the Tamil churches. Dr. E. Stanley Jones conducted meetings in Kuala Lumpur, Klang, Penang and Singapore which were most successful. Win My Chum services were held in Bukit Mertajam, Taiping and Klang.


We recommend that special services be held in every church during Passion Week with a view of deepening the spiritual life of our 'members as well as non-Christians. I f it <is not possible to hold such meetings at this season, an attempt should be made to hold them at least once during the year in every church. .

District evangelistic teams could be organized to visit centers over the week ends to hold inspiration.al and educational meetings. The example of some local churches .might be followed where evangelistic teams hold street and ccttage meetings every week.

We believe that all day sohools and church schools should observe "Decision Day" once a year working definitely to that end.

The value and necessity of personal evangelism daily throughout the year on the part of pastors. teachers, missionaries and other Christian workers cannot be overemphasized.

We recommend that the Committee on Christian Literature give attention to the production of tracts which can be used as a means of evangelistic approach. These should have a local background. Also it should be Ilointed out that the :\'laLaysia Message which is in the hands of so many of our students also affords a means of evangelistic approach especially to non-Christians. The publication of a church magazine of an evangelistic nature is greatly to be desired in our local churches.

The use of religious drama and music in the vernacular is becoming more and more recognized as one of the most effective evangelistic programmes.

\Ve are pleased to note that Wesley Church, Singapore. is broadcasting church services over the wireless. This method of evangelism enables the churches to reach thousands of persons scattered throughout M.alaya who have no other opportunity to hear the Gospel preached.

;'.'1. DaDS WORTH.

Report of the

COMMITIEE ON RESOLUTIONS

Cbairma11.

WE SHOULD express our appreciation of Bishop Lee's guidance in stirring us intellectually and spiritually during the Conference. We also express our

thanks to Bishop and Mrs. Lee for their delightful AT HOM E. We heartily rejoice with the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society on

the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the beginning of women's work in Malaya. We especially enjoyed the dramatic and musical items presented by them on this occasion.

We record our thanks to all those who have greatly added to the value of the Conference sessions through their music: Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Eva Clarke, the Salvation Army Quartet, the Tamil Trio.

We greatly appreciate the visit of fraternal visitors: Rev. T. C. Gibson, Rev. Richards and Rev. Moore Anderson of the Presbyterian Church; Brigadier Lord of the Salvation Army; Rev. Paul Hang of the Chinese Mission Conference; Mr. Lyne of the Y.M.C.A.; Miss Burgess of the Y W.C.A.; and Dr. H. C. Rutgers, Director, Netherland Bible Society.

At the close of this conference we wish once more to express our thanks to our Singapore friends who have entertained the members of this conference. We must not forget to mention the Ladies' Guild for their Tuck Shop, which has helped in the social and gastronomical enjoyment of the members of the Conference. -

Lastly we wish to thank the Official Board of Wesley Church and its pastor, Rev. H. B. Amstutz, for putting their buildings at our disposal.

RALPH A. KESSELRING,

Chairman.

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Report of the

COMMITTEE ON THE STATE OF THE CHURCH

THE STATE OF THE CHURCH in any given period is to be gauged not by statistical records but by the degree to which it comprehends and proclaims

Jesus' ideals of the Kingdom of God. It is important, therefore, that we submit our programme to careful scrutiny to discover to what extent it measures up to this standard.

We believe that the relationship of school and church in Malaya offers a great opportunity for evangelism and Christian training. Our church schools are being fed largely from our day schools. We are pleased to note that most Church Schools held in day soh 001 buildings are now merged with those held in connection with organized churohes, thus making church attendance and membership the goal of the pupil's early training. There is, however, a grave danger that our youth may be coming into the church in such large numbers that it will not receive the guidance and personal direction which it should have from its leaders. We must place greater emphasis upon the training of the membership of the church and the deepening of its spiritual life.

I n order to preserve the dignity of church membership, we recommend that those who come from non-Christian homes UDon confession of faith should complete a thoroughgoing preparatory membership course before being baptized.

I t is a tradition among Methodists that they respect the ritual and observances of other denominations. We should not accept a member on transfer from another denomination, especially when that denomination operates in the same community, without first discovering the reason for the applicant's change in membership and consulting the pastor of the other church.

One of the most difficult problems before us today is the presence of two langu.age groups within t,he local church. Where this problem exists, leaders should work untiringly to bring the two groups into harmony and co-operation. Careful consideration should be given to the appointment to such churches of ministers who are qualified to work with both groups. The committee recommends that services be conducted in English in each centre for the benefit of those who cannot fully understand the vernacular. I n most cases it would be advisable to conduct !lhese services as a part of the programme of the vernacular church rather than to organize a separate society.

Report of the

W. S. REINOEHL, Cbairman.

HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY

THE HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY was organized by Bishop Edwin F. Lee about six years ago primarily "to reach the unreached" in the great

state of Pahang but during the short period of its existence the Society. has developed wor·k not only in Pahang but also in Cameron Highlands beSIdes subsidizing work in Malacca.

MALAY HOSTELS. There are fifteen boys and ten girls in the two hostels. Two of the girls are Girl Guides and the other e~ght are members C?f the Y.W.C.A. Miss Ada Pugh reports: "the parents appreCIate the help that IS given to their sons and daughters and the friendship fo!med with them and. the contact in their homes when teaching their mothers and SIsters to read Romamzed Malay, is one of the happiest approaches \\'~ have in trying to ~et a be.tter understanding of their problems and bringmg new and useful mterests mto their lives."


In Pahang, our original Home Mission field, the Society subsidizes the salaries of two missionaries-one Chinese, Bro. Tan Kie Siang, and one Tamil, Bro. j. D. Asirvatham. Bro. Tan Kie Siang is stationed at Bentong but travels to various parts of Pahang visiting stations within a radius of 50 miles. There is a church building in Bentong where services in Chinese and iTamil are held. The attendance is reported to be good. Bro. Tan Kie Siong reports that during 1937 7 adults and 7 children were baptized; about 4,200 Gospel portions and tracts and 48 copies of the "Southern ,Bell" were distributed; the Chinese Epworth League has a membership of 30; and the Ladies Aid Society raised $16.,0. Bro. Asirvatham resides in Raub but holds Services or Meetings in Kuantan, K. Lipis, Metakab, Triang, Bentong. and on several Estates. On some of these Estates there are large groups of Tamil and Telugu Christians. Bro. Asirvatham reports that Sunday Schools are conducted at Raub, Cheroh Estate, Metakab and Bentong; a Bible class for grown-up children and a Ladies' Aid Society have been organized in Bentong; about 6,500 tracts were distributed; 4 adults and 7 children were baptized; 12 adults are receiving instruction for baptism and ; children for full membership.

Pahang is a large state and all over the area are scattered hundreds of Christians and old boys and girls of our schools who need Christian ministration of some kind or other. With the exception of our church in Bentong there is not a single Protestant church in the whole area. Therefore our two missionaries are rendering an invaluable servic-e to those Christians in isolated parts of the state and are performing the same functions that the circuit-riders did in the days of early Methodism.

The work in Pahang is growing and ,,'ith the rapid dev-elopment of the state our work is bound to grow. In fact Rev. Abel Eklund. the District Superintendent, has asked for an additional worker to be station-ed in Bentong and there is scope for another in Kuantan. With the proposed opening of Girls' schools by the Mission in Raub, Kuantan, and Kuala Lipis. new Mission centres will be opened up thus providing further opportunities for work.

SAKAI WORK. The work in Cameron Highlands among the Sakais or "orang darat" is of a pioneering type. Our two Batak missionaries, Bros. S. M. Siantoeri and Al-exander Simandjoentak, are stationed at the 9th mile and 15th mile on Cameron Highlands Road. Bro. S. M. Siantoeri underwent training for medical work in _ T eluk An~on Hospital during the first six months of the year and in July returned to his station.

Both of our workers had bereavements in their families: Bro. A. Simandjoentak the death of his wife, and Bro. S. ;,\1. Siantoeri the death of his baby girl in addition to the prolonged illness of his wife!. There is no doubt th3t these mishaps are the unfortunate consequences of living in the jungle amidst primitive conditions. On account of illness and death in their families. both of our workers made two trips to Sumatra. their homeland. but Bro. S. M. Siantoeri attended the I nstitute for Batak workers there. Although Bro. Alexander Simandjoentak intended to attend the Institute h~ could not do so owing to illness.

Bro. S. M. Siantoeri returned from Sumatra with his wife on 27th September and is continuing his work at the 9th mile. Bro. Alexander Simandjoentak who has married again has also resumed work at the 15th mile. .

Regular Sunday services are held at the 9th mile and these are attended by. the Sakai Chief and his brother but similar work at the I ;th mile is not possible because of unfavourable circumstances. Bro. S. M. Siantoeri is making good use of his medical training. In the short time he has been at his station he has treated several cases with the stock of simple medicines in his possession and has taken Sakais to the Tapah Hospital on three occasions for treatment for yaws, or "puru" as the Malays call it.

Bro. Alexander Simandjoentak carried on work at the 15th mile and at the -9th mile during the first half of the year while Bro. S. M. Siantoeri was in Teluk Anson; visited with Bah Prah all the large towns in northern and central Malaya as far south as Malacca speaking on behalf of the Society; visited the

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Sakais of the Telom Valley with Revs. B. Baughman and D. P Coole and on two occasions went with Dr. P. B. Means on exploratory trips up the Jelai River. Bro. Simandjoentak's achievement which is also the greatest achievement of the Society since its inception, is the education of Bah Prah who is the son of a Telom Valley Chief. Bah Prah is now able to read the Bible and make fluent speeches in Malay and is held in great respect by all the Sakais of Sakailand no matter how far away they live. In fact the Sakais of Telom Valley want him to be sent to work in their midst. We earnestly believe, that with a little more training, Bah Prah, like Paul of Tarsus, who became the "Apostle to the Gentiles" will become in the near future an "Apostle to the Sakais" of Sakailand, not only in Pahang. but of Kelantan as well. As a result of the Society's work, the Sakais of Telom Valley observe the Sabbath as a day of rest. The Sakais are willing to go to hospitals for treatment and they have been lifted to higher levels of life-The leven is working slowly but surely.

Organization. The new constitution as amended by the last Malaya Annual Conference. 1937, made provision for an executive committee of eight members. The committee met four times and the larger conference committee met t\\ice making in a1l six meetings for the year. The members of the two committees have given of their time and money to attend the meetings and visit Cameron Highlands and a good deal of organization and clearing up of hangovers from previous years have been accomplished. The executive committee idea has worked satisfactorily and should be continued.

Finance. The Society began the current year with a debt of $416.35 with the Mission Treasurer. The Chinese Mission Conference in January 1937 paid ~232 in cash and the Malaya Annual Conference gave $749.00. During the year we conducted a campaign for funds and I am glad to report that we have paid the debt, paid all salaries regularly besides travelling and medical bills, and paid our pledge of $15 per month to the Malay Hostels in Malacca. On November 30 we had a credit talance of $r62.03.

ELECTIONS. The following have been elected members of the executive committee for 1938 subject to the approval of the respective Conference:

V D. Kuppusamy, President Yong ~gim Djin, Vice-President R. A. Kesselring, Secretary. Wong Hean Kim, Treasurer M. T Fang Mrs. L. B. Jenkins ~1 iss M. Dirksen.

BUDGET: Subsidy for the Chinese preacher at Bentong Subsidy for the Tamil preacher at Raub Salary for 1 Batak worker at 15th Mile from Tapah Salary for 2 Batak workers in Jelai @ $35 & $40 Allowance for Bah Prah Books. etc .. for workers and bovs

Subsidy for Malay hostels at Malacca 2 Houses in Jelai Travelling and sundries

$4So.00 4So.00 420.00 goo.OO 120.00 60.00

ISo.OO 100.00 :z6o.00

$3,000.00

Our biggest project for this year is t,he opening of work in the Jelai River Valley where there are several thousand Sakais along the rh'er banks. We feel that two Batak workers and Bah Prah should be appointed to this area. and that two· inexpensive houses each costing about $50.00 should be built here.

RECOMMENDATION. In view of the very encouraging support the Day Schools have given the Society we recommend to the Annual Conference that columns be provided in the Conference Statistical Blanks for the purpose of


reporting the amounts contributed by the day schools for the work of the Society.

In conclusion I want to expres.s our gratitude to (a) all our contributors and supporters who have generously supported the work; (b) to all our workers who have laboured faithfully under difficult conditions; (c) Rev. Abel Eklund, the District Superintendent supervising the Home Mission work. whose untiring efforts and hearty co-operation with the executive committee ·have helped to ease out the many problems we have had to face; (d) Dr. P. B. Means who has taken the trouble to attend our committee meetings and explore the Jelai region; (e) Bishop Edwin F Lee for the considerable interest and trouble he has taken .and for his help and guidance during the year; and ef} the members of the executive committe~ for their unselfish service and very loyal co-operation throughout the year. .

V. D. KUPPUSAMY, President.

HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY

Summarized Statement of Income and Expenditure

1st December, 1936 to 30th November, 1937

INCOME EXPENDITURE

Malaya ConferencE! Benevolences, 1/12/36 Dr. Balance 1937 $749.01) Salaries

lIalaysia Chinese Mission Conference Malay Hostels 1937 232.00

Contributions from Churches 515.73 Board for Sakai Boys

Contributions from Epworth Leagues 182.85 Travelling Expenses MISCELLANEOUS:

Contributions from .Junior Leagues

ConVributions from Sunday Schools Contributions from Day Schools

Contributions from Miscellaneous iOUrCelj

Total

6~.25 70.23 Medical Expenses

887.45 Medical Books

Rent 140.92 Postage, stationery, etc.

$2.843.43

Incidentals Advance

Cr. Balance

Total

$416.35 $1585.00

165.00

64.50

215.10

59.00 17.60

36.00

13.67

19.18

90.00

162.03

$2.843.43

YONG NonI DJIN, H on. Trea8urer.

V. D. KUPPUSAMY, President.

Report of the

CONFERENCE STEWARDS

THE FOLLOWING SCHEME of the appropriation of the pension fund which was unanimously recommended by the Conference Stewards, J. 1. Kovilpillai,

w. A. Schurr, Lee Hock Hiang, V. D. Kuppusamy,. Kingham Joseph and S. M. Thevathasan in consultation with the Stewards of the Chinese Mission Conference was tentatively accepted by the Conference for 1938. In view of the changes proposed which required very careful consideration the report will be presented to the Conference in 1939 providing for a mimeographed copy of the report to each member. ..

REPORTS OF CoMMITTEES 61

We recommend: (I) That a retiring minister's years of service outside Malaya be reckoned

at 1/3 of their value for the purposes of the caculation of pensions.

(2) That we re-allocate the pension fund according to the latest requirements of the Discipline, namely, that widows receive ¥.i rate for the number of years they were married to the ministers while in service, and that each child, maximum of four, of 18 years and under receive ~ rate.

(3) That we allocate $1.00 per mensem for every year of service which may be increased up to $2.00 if funds will permit, and in the case of those who have received a higher rate, gradually -reduce the amount.

(4) That we draw from the Necessitous Fund just enough to pay the rate just agreed upon.

(5) That retired local preachers (ordained men) receive 60% of retired ministers pension, and catechists 400/0.

(6) That the Necessitous Fund be replenished immediately.

RETIRED MINISTERS

Name Years of I Out-: In Years I Amount of Service. I side iMalaya (Total) I Pension Due

Ng Huat Bi 1912-1929 I 8 8 = 10 2/3 $ 10.66 Li Koh Ding 1896-1930 I 2; 9= 17 1/3 17·33 Kong I au Siang 1909-1928 21 = 21 21.00 Ng Khoan Jui 19 12-1930 I 19 = 19 19·00 Tai Poh Ting 1911-1933 ! 24 = 24 24·00-Ang Geok Swee 1926-1933 I 9= 9 9·00 Y. J. J esudason 1911- 1934 I 25 = 25 2;.CO Ed. Isaac 1909-1934 I 22 = 23 2/3 23·66 S. M. Rajamoney 1927-1934 I 9= 9 9·00 Lim Hong Hun 1903-1933 I 3'1 1= 6* 6.00 Lim Hong Ban 1904-1937 I 12 22 = 26 26.00

*Special rate. Total $190.65

WIDOWS

Husbands' I Number Amount of Name Years of I Years Rate Pension Due

Service I Married

Mrs. Ding Pi ng Ding 1908-1923 16 12 12 2 Children 8 20.00

Mrs. V. Samuel 191;-1931 16 12 12 I Child 4 16.00

Mrs. Doraisamy 1919-1933 13 9~ 9·75 4 Children 13·00 22·7;

Mrs. Devasagayam 19 16-1936 22 160 16.;0 I Child 5·50 22.00

Mrs. J. A. Supramaniam 1916-1937 7 4~ 10.00* 2 Children 11.00 21.00

*Spec·ial Rate I Total 101.75


LOCAL PREACHER RETIRED IN 1938.

D. JOHN-years of service outside Malaya 22

years of service in Malaya 6 years of service allowed 13

Rate allowed, 12;% of 60 cents per yea~ = $9.7; or Rs. 15.

CATEcmSTS RETIRED IN 1930.

D EV ADASAN-Years of service (broken) (allowed) years of service last period 7 years of service allowed 12

Rate 125% of 40 cents per year = $6.00 or Rs. 9.

ISAAC MANICKAM-Years of service allowed 8 + 2 = 10

Rate 125% of 40 cents per year = ';.00 or Rs. 7-8·

JOSHUA-Years of service allowed Rate 125% of 40 cents per year = $2.50 or Rs. 4.

TAN KEE SIONG-Years of service allowed 12

Instead of a pension of $6, a gratuity of three months salary (or '150) is recommended.

PENSION LIST OF 1938.

Ng Huat Bi Li Koh Ding .. Kong lau Siong Ng Khoan Jui Tai Poh Teng Ed. Isaac ., Y. J. Jesudasan Ang Giok Swee S. M. Rajamoney Lim Hong Hun Lim Hong Ban .. Mrs. Ding Ping Ding Mrs. V. Samuel .. Mrs. M. A. Doraisamy Mrs. V. Devasagayam Mrs. j. A. Supramaniam

Children

Total required 31; x 12 = $3780.00.

Amount available:

Total

Malaya Conference fund (Conl. Claimants) Chinese Conference Interest with Mission Treasurer

To be drawn from the Necessitous fund

$ 12 18 24 20 2; 29 28 9 9 6

26 21 18 22 27 10 II

$1,438.95 679.00 Boo.oo

2,917·95 862.05

3,780.00

REPORTS OF CoMMITTEES

LOCAL PREACHERS' PENSION LIST 1938.

Mrs. Cheng Ming (reckoned at $5) , 4 Mrs. Lian Chom Chi an (reckoned at $10) 7 Mrs. G. G. Kovilpillai (reckoned at $10) 7 D. John $9.75 or Rs. 15 Devadasan $6.00 or Rs. 9 J. P Joshua '2.50 or Rs. 4 Isaac Manickam $;.00 or Rs. 7-8

SPECIAL VOTES FOB 1938.

Mr. Asirvatham M r. Tan Kee Siong

, 50

$ 70

To be drawn from the Pastor's Leave Fund.

63

Rev. Ed. Isaac $ 20 (to pay medical bill) To be drawn from the necessitous Fund.

LIST OF ORPHANS.

Age in 1938.

Da vid Devasahayam 15

Selma Samuel 16

Ding Chin Hay 16

Ding Chin Meng 13

Sucielen Doraisamy 15

Edurn Doraisamy 14

Cyril Doraisamy II

Elgin Doraisamy 5

James Supramaniam 16

John Supramaniam 14

SUMMARY OF MALAYA ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND MALAYSIA CHINESE MISSION CONFERENCE STATISTICS

YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1937

I. (a) Number of *Church Buildings (b) Number of Congregations

(Quarterly Conferences) 2. Number of FULL and PREPARA-

TORY members 3. Net increase for the year 4. Value of Churches and Parsonages 5. Number of Sunday Schools 6. Enrolment of

(a) Sunday Schools (b) Epworth Leagues

7. Total Conference Benevolences raised locally by churches

8. Total raised locally by churches for all purposes

9. Number of day schools 10. Number of teachers in day schools II. Number of pupils in day schools 12. Value of school buildings

MALAYA CHINESE

77 79

104 104

10,613 12,768 2,203 I 2,155

$ 548.470 \$593,770 104 110

6.665\ 8,187 I 3,330 I 3,480 \

$3,782 $6,797

$76,85:; $94,114

I ---I

--I

TOTAL

1936 1937

100

132

14,001 3,211

$882,820 153

10,338 3,807

$7,056

104 ,

132

16,788 2,78'

$903,770 160

12,382 3,870

$11,015

$103,951 $139,512 121 121 720 728

16,710 \ 17,517 $1,525,050 I $1,723,,186

N.B.-Currency above is the Malaya (Straits Settlements) Dollar which is approximately 2/6 English currency or sixty cents U.S.A. currency.

* Many Church buildings are used by 2 or 3 congregations using different languages or dialects.

Report 1.

NAME OF

CHARGE

Penang-Ipoh District,

Xedah.

Kulim, Chinese Church Sungei Patani & Bedong

Chinese Church .. Sungei Patani & Alor Star

Tamil Church ..

Penang. Penang, Tamil Churc1}

Wesley Church

Province Wellesley. B. Mertajam, Tamil Church

Perak.

Ipoh, Chinese Church & Circuit Tamil Church & Circuit Wesley Church ..

Kampar, Chinese Church •. Parit Buntar-Ncbong Tcbal

Tamil Cburcb PUsing, Chinese Cburch .. Sitiawan. Tamil Church .. Sungei Siput, Chinese Church Taiping, Tamil Church ..

Wesley Church .. Tg. Rambutan, Chinese Church Ta'pah and Sungkai

Tamil Church .. Telok Anson, Chinese Church

Tamil Church Tronoh, Chinese Church "

Central Malaya District.

Klang Wesley .. Kuala Lumpur Wesley Pahang Chmese .. Pahang Tamil .. Seremban Wesley ..

Total for 1937

Sibu (Sarawak) District.

A. Nang Ohong .. A. Po .. .. A Sing Ba .. A Sang Geng .. Au Po Geng •. Bangau .. .• Bintulu .. .. Bukit Asek .. Dasan .. .• Dieng Siang Dio .. Engkilo.. .. Ensurai .. .. Hinghua Ba .. Huak Ho Geng .. Kreto .. .. Kuong Hua .. Midut .. •• Pulau Keladi .. Saling Geng .. Sibu .. .. Sing Nang Chong .. Pa Ll'. Sut .. .. Sing Chio Ang •.

Total for 1937

Sarikei (Sarawak) District.

Baik Dek Lee Baik Sieng Po Binatang .. Bukit Lan Dung Nang Po Durai .. Hok Hing Po Kui Nga Geng Krupok .. Labaan .. Bankong .. Mator .. Nassit .. Tung Dak Po

~eJie Akak ~ Guong

Sarikei .. Slidap .. Sungai Ban Nik Long .. Siang "_,,

~g·K~~~t "- --.. -..

Southern Tamil District.

lohore Bahru .. Kluang .. .. Malacca .. .. Pasir Panjang .. SagiJ .. .. Segamat .. .. Seletar (Naval Base) Seletar (R.A.F Stn.) Singapore .. .. Tampin .. ..

Total for )937

Central Tamil Distric,t.

Banting .. Bukit Rotan .. Klang .. .. Kuala Lumpur, Circuit Kuala Kubu, Circuit Port Swettenham .. Sentul .. . . Seremban, Circuit .. Tanjong MaJim, Circuit

1

780

384

821 {l00

359

680 5560

9130 1255

592 208 660

1020 1194

460

1047 12i

180 060 720 753 360

2073

180 420 360 480 600 426 660 120

600 384 348 600 555

360 60

144 420 180 210

60 570 396 60

360 210

60 420 120 360 330,

90 192 360

90 896

96

900 5]0

2890 1710

2(;0 1380

1i65 360

.stati.tica~ tteport 01 the Mataya Annual Conference lor the Year Ending 31st December, 1937.

MINISTERIAL SUPPORT

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CHURCH MBMBBBSHIP

FULL MIMBBRSHIP ~ ~~--~--------~-- ~~-~.-

.._'"

SWNDAY SOHOOLS EpWORTH

__ LBAGUES

~ -----.. -------- •. ~-------.---------

2 2a 3

480

144 ••

96 f'

120 ..

300

240

i25 900

23{l

4

70

680 80 2280 2280 540 .. 960 .. 600 655 120

252 •• 72 ..

162 .•

340 " 1116 100 498 180

240 840 840 .. .. 294

300 .. 160

268 •• 100 ..

779 180 18 ..

180 960

360 .. 360 528 .. I' 225 .. .. 360

888

120 260

120

120

60 60 60 60 60 90

100 300 420 300 336 180

~. I ••

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60 60 60 60

210

540 324 194 220 345

90 .. 60 .. 60 84 60 .. 45 ..

120 90 60 ..

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180 90

94 320

270

360 135

60 150 360 60! .. 836

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120 210 90 " 41' 42 60 .. 90 .. 60 36 60 36

300

105 300

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5 6 7 8 9 10

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25 25 .. 100 100 ..

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f~;--;9;~---~51-;;-014G10\3~;41·;~O\--1~02~'\--1-02-'-1~·~· T-12~~ 510~l-~~·-~21 421-"2-171--~~1~~1----;'571 121 2~1-9ra221 350/ 141 H) 431 ~9413;~12211~~7

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21

Singapore District.

Geylang, El1glisb Cburcb .. GeyJang, Straits Cbinese .. Paya Lebar, Cburcb .. Straits, Cbinese Church .. Wesley, Cburch . . . . MaJacca, Chinese .. ..

Weslry .. ., lJemban , , .. !asin .. .. Merlimall .. SUllgai !Jabru . , Sunl(ai Rambai .. Tanipill , . .. I'm/lillalan K empas

.. llekok .. .. Bukit Asahan . . . . Bukit Gambir . . . .

Serom , . . . TauRkah " . , Sagil ..

!!579

3UOI/ 3[17 1500

fl12 4l'ir, 216

2.1 420

627 324

1980 180 240

432

192 240

420

463 770 000

360°1 3117

lOuR

20 420 210 21G

25 84

30 40 OR

207 324

36G 1200 240

120 72 72

48 72

.. 27\.. ~~I ~j 1182 ;~I 141 r, 25, !J .. 71 .. :: 3 25 20.. 1 14 1551 ~05 140 5°1:: 91 110 110.. 10 10' 3700 3:1 02 78 Mj 2,; Hi 420 14!i 8 11 80 140 21 1 30 1150 ,,26 925 124 .. 240

.. 75.. 10 101 3212 Ii !I :. 101 !I H 1nO 25 3.... 23.. 1 22 220 143 4~,i 52 .. 142 35.. 10 51.1 118 21 III Ii -in i HI Ii 170 30 3 3 12 li8.. I 4 150 90 20 ..

40

4

. ~():: .~I! '~Ol Igg .. 101 .," ,,8 ;,~) •• 2 :: ~g ,,28 .. R .. 1:: 3~ .. 2 .. :I.~: .. 351) ~~Ol ~~O ::7 2~ :: i~': i~~ ~ ~ ~ H ~ :: 3 H 1 ~ I ~: 4 < .. ! i~: : 1 ~;I ~~ ~~ H : : 3 .. 2,. 30 . . . . . . 4 . . . . 9 5 15. . . . :I. • 11 1 15 12 10 : :

2 I 02 Ii.. 3 10 .. .. 2R 10 4.. 10 5. . I 1 2;' 20 •. r; •.

4 .. ..

2 "1· 36 2 3 3 4 . . . . 13 •• •• . • •• 40 •• •• •• 10 . . 1 2(1

4.. .. ,. 102 .. .. .. II .. 3 IR' 6 "

12 3 .. 17 5

5 13 1 2

4 Ii 2 1

36 90 65

20 .. 50 20

11 50

120 386

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_______ T_o_ta_I~_IO_37 _____ I~I_3;_,3_;,~14_~_;~O\~~ .. _~11_13_5~~\~~~_3_20~ __ 1_96~,1_4_3~5_·_·~1_1_0~;,\~r,7~I_l_~Ql_9_5~_14_5~\ __ 1_9~61 __ 1_91~1 __ 44_R~ ___ 1_2~D~ __ 4_~1~-____ I_"_70-'1~_~3_2-_6:1~~O_9:\:1~2-4:1~1~5~71~ __ 45_3LI __ 3_0L-I_l!~II_l_"J91 ____ 2_:I_ilJ'"1~1_i'_1I~1~_OO_1~1_4_3J~r __ 1_}J1~12~2_4

l \

NAME OJ!'

CHARGI~

Statistical Report of the Malaya Annual Conference for the Year £nding 3tllt December, 1937.

CUURCH PROrSRTY MI80SLLAlfBOUI A~NUAL COSFl!RRNCE BENRVOLIlNCY.S OTIIF.R

CASU ITEJo[8

51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58

Kulim. Cbinese Chureb Sungei Patani & Bedong

Chinese Cbureb .. Sungei Patani & Alor Star

Tamil Chureb ..

Penang. Penang, Tamil Cburcb

Wesley C IJllreh

Province Wellesley. B. Mertajam, Tamil Cbllrcl)

Perak. lpoh, Cbinese Cbureb & Cirouit

Tamil Chureb & CirCllit Wesley Cbureh "

Kampar, Chillese ChI/reb .. Parit Buntar-Nebong Tebal

Tamil Cburcb PUsing, Cbillese Cbureb .. Sitiawan. Tamil Cbureb .. Sungei Siput, Cbinese Cbl/reb Taiping, Tamil Chureb "

Wesley Cbureb .. Tg. Rambutan, Chinese Cburcb Tapah and Sungkai

Tamil Church .• Telok Anson, Chinese Church

Tamil Church Tronoh, Chinese Church ..

1 5000

5400

1 12000 1 JOOOO

2 J 1

1 1

5000 9000 8000

3500 2000

11000 .. 2000 ..

8000

1

3 1 1

1

3000

4200

4800 400u 20lJU

2000

1500

5000

2000

3500 :l00

40

60

90

400

150 11i00

1

,. 1

75

7(;6

105

152

33:: 400

76

185 485 273 1114

40 fi4

204 26

206 140

103 :l5

172 110

5000 I ..

105

2152 ..

39R3 600

76 ..

18!j 600 273 164

12 "

5 ]0

2

1i0

12

100 2 .• 23 54 ..

20~ 1 26 ..

~06 3 230 .,

103 I I ..

li72 4 .. 11C .•

3 15 I .. 6 " 2 ..

50

100

2:'

2!?

40

30

7

J

10

150 " 10( ..

50 ..

02 •. 25 •.

150 ..

4 1 •.

2 ..

7 •. 10 5 ..

2 ••

I 51 ..

J'j .. 10 10 ..

6 ' 1 .. 5 •. 2 5

2 ..

5 ,. 4 .. 5 " 1 ..

3

:: I :: " I [) •.

I

.. I ..

5

6 ..

3 "

2 ..

15 115

·1 1:;

2 .. 5 13 .. 10 3 15 ..

fi 5

3 ..

fJ 10 1:17 Iii 3 " 20 2

[j "

2

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2 •. 7 .• 3 ..

47 .. Ii ..

5

5 20 .. 2!l ..

2 ..

15 "

5 ..

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35 .. 135 ..

II "

25 .. 43 •.

HHl ] 3 47 22

]9 .. 3 ..

12 " Ii •.

11> •• 50 ..

8 ..

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3

Total for 1937 ~3i ~~~00r~\-~5~~ ~1200T 225---~~~~ -;;~;r1~;6f~2~~~r 2501 1351 ~67 .. r~-~\-~- -~----;;--:l-81-3-2 II 5~~--~r,I-;~i1 35

------------~~-+-+--~~--~--~~--~~~~~--~~~_+_+_+_+_+~~l--Central Malaya District.

Klang Wesley .. Kuala Lumpur Wesley Pahang Chinese .. Pahang Tamil .. Seremban Wesley ..

Total for 1937

I 30000 1 3200

2 33200

1 20000 1 15000 ] 300

] 10000

4 45300 I (Sbiu Sarawak) District. I

A. Nang- Chong . . . . 1 20001 1 A. Po .. .• " 11 700' 1

33!! 11

200

.. I

136 672

72 50

210

136 1 1010 1

83 .. 50 4

:no 3

-.I " 10 ..

48 7 .•

15 ••

1140\ 1489

I 3 •• 3 ••

100 16 3

3

5 5 5 r; 5 5 IJ 10

1~ .. 1 "1 1~"1' • 1 I~I ~ 1 1 1 1 I 1 Ii ~.

5 5 2.. 2 2 04: M i

- ---

176 50 9. 240 1~ 25 13 "

118 152

!ll 013151 271 42014.67

)3 22

.. I 35

50 5 245

25

A Sing Ba .. .. 11 600 I A Sang Geng . . . . 1 500 11 Au Po Geng . . . . 1 1500 I

J I

Bangau . . . . . . 1 700

150 400 200 3ilO 300 300

108 1 •• 1 .•

26 4

]6 13

:: i :: Bintulu . . . . . . 1 1100 •. Bukit Asek . . . . I' 900 1 Dasan . . .. .• 1 300 1 Dieng Siang Dio •. .. 1 1200 .. Engkilo . . . . .. 1 600 1 Ensurai • • . . . . 1 1200 .. Hinghua Ba . . .. 111 1000 1 Huak Ho Geng . . . . 500 1 Kreto . . . . . . 1 500 ..

300 200

400

200 100

1 .. Q

11 :: 2 •• 1 •. 2 •. 3 •. ] ..

..:1 ~ ~ 4' •• 3 6 t·

Hi

2

35 135

o

25 43

209 69

19 3

12 6

15 50 8

15 24 40

3

236 340

40 13

273

6 5

2 20

6

5

6 10 H

5336

115

2402

4788 2111

390

940 3020 1908 10e3

OO!) 206 717 54

1103 698 30

283 70

11129 133

27505

1050 2590

564 340

1030

5574

126 407 300 422 616 342 365 119 15

540 342 333 578 347

Kuong Hua . . . . 1 2000 1 600 . . . . . . . . . . 1.. 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 486 Midut . • . . . . I 800 I 200 . . . . I • • • • • • 1. . 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . 10 436 Pulau Keladi . . . . 1 700. • . . 600. . I • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • , • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 90 Saling Geng . . .. 1 700 1 200 . . . . I • • •• • • 1. . 4. . . . . . . . . . I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 314

~~: Nang Choeng :: ::. i 30~gg . '1115g~~ . ~OO :: I :: :: :: 011.:.: I . ~10 :: :: :::::::: '.:. I .:.'.:.' :: :: :: :: :: :::: I :::: :: 7g 1i~~ Pa La Sut .. . . .. 1 800. '1 . . 1000. . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 42 Sing Chio Ang .. .• 1: 1100 200.... .. .. .. 3 .. ! 15 " . . . . .. .. .. .. . . .. .. I .. 20 349

~-=~T~o~ta~l-f-o-r~I~93-7-~r-22~1~50~1~O~0-167-1-D--15~07--2~40-8~\-.-.-\·--.--.~I~-.. ~I-.-.~-3~8-,~.~1-5-0'-.~.~\--.• ~~ .. ~-.• -'-.-.T-.-.~.-,-'\-.-.TI-·-·~\~·-·~I~·-.7--.~.~I~ .. ~I~.~.~I~.~'~1~2~0~1~1----~84~I~g--

Sarikei (Sarawak) District.

Baik Dek Lei Baik Sieng Po Binatang .. Bukit Lan Dung Nang Po Durai .. Hoh Hing Po Kui Nga Peng Krupok .. Labaan •. Bankong •. Mador .. Nassit .. Tun¥ Oak Po Ne Se Akak Sang Guong Serekei Slidap .. Sungai Ban Nik Long .. Siang .. Repok .. Tianjong Kunyit

Total for 1937

..

I :: I 1 ..

i ::

i :: I

! ::

1 ..

J •• 1 .. 3 .,

1 !l

12 3

1

2 6 1

)\ 5 •• I 3

., .• 13 2 .• 35 l' ..

I ..

5 1 6

10 7

•• _l

:: I::

:: \ ::

:

.. .. :: I ::

i .. .I :: :'. ....:: :: ::::::::::::::..:: I :: :: I .... 1 .•

2 ..

3 2 2 5 2

3 3 11 2

2

5 2

40 3 2 2 2 2 5

I·· I .. \ .. I .. [ . . I . . I .. \. . 1-· . ~~-. ·r1221 . . I . . I.. .. I .. 1 .. I .. ,.. I·· I.. . . n •• ----•• --I . . \ .. \ 90 I -------------+-~_4--~~--_r--~--~--~~~~~~--T_--~Jr_~~~~~~~~_+--~-~--~_+---+_-----

I I I 1

Southern Tamil District.

lohore Bahru .. Kluang .. .. Malacca .. .. Pasir Panjang .. Sagil .. .. Segamat .. ,. Seletar (Naval Base) Seletar (R.A. F Stn.) Singapore .. .. Tampin.. ..

1 3000 II 220

40 522 2971)

R~·I 324 I 18 25 . • , . 2 2. • :J I -1 1 3 II 2 26 ] ()~ 102 J 4 1i0 . . . . . . . . . . .. I.. . . . . 341', !jj(\ 3 10 50 .. 220 2 10 •• 2· 3 I 2 ~;; 10 ]5(j 150 1.. 50 43 43.... !!5

139 139 I • H~ 3 :1 1.. 40 I!) l!l 1 .. 50

20 175 1

1118 1680 4 17 17

1 .. 2 5 •.

5 5 .•

1

3 5

1 2

6 .• 3 1 5 2

3 .• 35 (j

53

6 17

7-\

10

Total for 1937

11 30000 \:

- I ~- -3~~~ol- 11 ~30~1 ~-5~1~~ -;!);!)1 ~2~~\ 30~~-;~1-601;7l .. \ 2201 121 22 2\-~\~~G~I--~~r--;, In

------~~~'~I~~-+--~~~~+-~~~~I-Central Tamil District.

Banting .. .. .... I Bl!kit Rotan . . ". . i GOO .. 1 I<lang .. I<uala Lumpur, Circuit I<uala I<uhu, Cirwit Port Swettcnham .. Sentu] .. .. Seremban, Circuit .. Tanjong Malim, Circuit

7000

!i500 2iiOO

50(10

40 180

Hn

40 180

.J 72

! .•

~ .. 5 !l ..

5 ". 1 2 ..

•• • ~ 0_ 10 •• ~fi fi 30 .. 10 .. [) "

3 •. 3

30 •. 3 1 :.! ••

2 .. 5,

I 1 1 ..

76 .. 15 •. :l 18

10

11~ ~:i ii~ 3n 10 ..

]5 .. 33 ..

3 ..

10

5

30

80

28

65 3 7

19

3 84

]0

\4:; 88 10

9;'

33 3

1230 449

2287 459 104 853

13 45

4286 201

9f127

220 G09 728

2635 85

245 i55 528 190

58!l5 __ T_o_ta_l_f_or_19_3_7 __ .;.1--"31,:-1_7_5_0_0l;l_4~\_1_27_0_0~_3_2.:.r_·_·-"I __ .• __ I"-_!l_7_0J...._10_0_2;.1_18-"I:--l_9~1_·_· -+,_._. ~ __ 6~0~·_·+1_35-;-_1;-_36...\1:--1_0T-1....,.j6, 12 11(;\ 271 ~ii21 551 .. \ 135 as'

I Singapore District.

Geylang, English Cllllreb .. Gcylang. Straits Cbinese .. Paya Lebar, Cbureb Straits, Cbillese Clmre/) Wesley, Cbureb .. Malacca, Cbil1cse ..

Wesley .. Bell/bQl! .. Jasin .. Merlimall Su IIgai /Jalml Slmgai Rumbai Tall/pin .. I 'II IIg/W/1I 11 f( empas

., /Jckoh . . . . Bukit Asahan Bukit Gamhir

'11'1 n,1000 "J ~;J~IOII !!GOIIO I :;01100

I' ]:;UO(l J ~OOOI ]

I 1 1 I 1

HOO I !JOOO I 2500 1

iiliO(\ .•

1 !OOO ••

2'000:

10001 .. ,

40001

: : I 1 400 11 200 ] 2UOO ]1 1000

nriH:: 1:iO

Scroll! Tal1p,hah .. Sagil ~_: '~I ~~OO ::j :: __ :_J~~:: .. Total for 1937 11311a~!IOO\ 81 80200110163/ . . \

~OD5 1557 ~O()

700 10

101) 'W GU 30 !2U

30

31a .. .1fiH

~Gn;j

11120 3"0 .. 700 10 ..

550 11

~5 .. G ••

10 .. 15 .. 17 ..

84 ..

·1 () •• • • • • (iO 1 •• 30 .. ~6 ..

30 .. ,. ..

50

·10(1 ].tali

7UO

320

4 ,. Ii .• li ..

30 10 10 40

[, 10 HI 10

5

.i 10

5

:~ ~'2 ::

/I

7U 7

n fJ 5

30 10'

10 " I

pi

.[

]0 5 5 i 5 n

71) 50 10 10

G 10 15\ Hi

",,! "[il 2i •• 1)1 2

18 10 ~O,

2:3: 7(1: liol (i°l !)[il

7 10

G-i 15

'3'"1 "-, '>,

8 ..

2i ..

4 ..

53 -II .) S

1UO 17G

(il 11 ~o

.. ]2

4

4 13 40

2~7 ona 10!)

W:i·J :1%

Ii II III 1

R (i!l!i 10!)

10 lfi24 38n

u GG III 111

3 :.1 .,

57 HG 162

!l01!! n2~

liO 2%

7~ Iii :::0

·1

·1 13

983 2096 1634 9675

15521 1658 1,)\17

30 1081

297 318 70

130

40 30

]31 31!l

3 3 48 475

NAME AND I,OCATION OF SCnOOl,.

~------- --- ------Penang-Ipoh District.

Kedah. Alor Star, A. C. School . • 1 Bedong, A. C. School •. 1 Pcnang, A. C. School . . 3

A. C. C. School .. ] A. C. Girls' School ] A. C. G. C. School ] Winchell Home . . 1

B. Mertajam, A. C. G. Schoof 1 Nibong Tebal, A. C. School ] Bruas, A. C. School . . 1 Ipoh, A. C. School .. 1

A. C. C. School .. 1 A. C. Girls' School .. 1 A. C. Girls'

Boarding Scbool .. A. C. G. C. Scbool .. Horley Hall .. . .

Kampar, A. C. School .. A. C. C. Sc1Jool ..

Parit Buntar. A. C. School Sitiawan, A. C. Scbool ..

M. G. Hostel M. G. School ..

Sungai Siput, A. C. School Sungkai. A. C. Scbool Taiping, A. C. Scbool

L. T. G. SchonZ fl!:. R~mbutan. A .C.Scbool feluk Anson. A. C. Scbool

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

·iO M .. 2 .. 45 !lU' .. 3 .. 41 M 7 47 .. 41 M .. 12 .. 41 F 4 17 .. 41 F.. 4 .. 5~ 1'-' 1 4~ 1-' 1 ·il ~1 F .. 3,Q ~IF •• 41 ~1F 3

16 ~'2

2 •. .. .. 7 .. 1 ..

21 Ie 21 .. Hi ..

40 ]i 1 .. .. 40 ME 1 1 .. 42 M .. 00

38 MF .. 10 .. 38 MF 3 .. HS Mj!' 1 9 •. 38 M1" 1 6 .. 38 F 1 ' •.. 38 MY 1 a .. 40 MF.. 4 .. 40 MF 2 .. 40 M 4 •. 4r F 2 10 .•

40 MIi.. 2 "I' .. 40 MF 1 13.. ..

Statistics for Educational Institutions for the Year Ending 3lat December, 1937.

(; 25 11

165 821 .. 49 102 84 49 175 245

15 3i

29 15

63 90

7 .. 47 ..

164 .• 40 .. 89 .. 18 ..

22 .. 77 .•

•. " .. 25 .• 100 159 265 154 .. 89 86 139 49 .• 33 145 189 75 .•

29

20 17

34

44

16

81 137 .. 45 67 122 62 76

6 22 58

.. 22 20 21 98 116

]6 04 160

25 .•

77 •• 22 .. 39 .. 27 .. ..... 49 .. 16 .. 14 .. 50 .. 63 .. 20 .. 84 ..

38 .. 58 ..

1150 .. 275 .. 558 ..

70 .. 60

7 HiO

30 180

10 52 III 17 8

114 .. 182 ..

25 .. 698 .. IIiO 384.. 30 442 .. 111

8 41 ..

44

6 ii

23 324 •. 45 67.. 10

248.. 45 182 .. 100

22 71 •• 80 .. 36 ..

100 .. 311 ..

36 .. 388 •.

14 61 10 3

25 39

I io

.. •. 300 .. a 1 1

20iOOO 264000 28000 6500

G3QOO

3 15000

1 7500

4 ]53000 1 4000

. . 11)7000

1

1 3

2 4 1 1

2

1

750

1[,'000 40000

23000 27000

4[,00 11iOO

12000

30000

30000 6000

35000 20(10 .. 7GO .. 2000 1700 .. 00 60

130000 10000 2500 .. 1000 ..

12000 0500 ••

1500 5000

200

2100 5000

1000 3000

!l5() 350 250

.. 300

. . 6-60 • • 1O()

10000 3000

INCOME EXPENDITURE ------_._----,..---....,-----,-,.,---, e .. ..

'" r..

705 1291

426~8 10027 18033 22·12

8[10 3i30 6';'41

560 ~7444 17441 147!l8

1;,29

122~7 2~0!i

0702 6681

163fi ~~7n

783 2400 !)914

962 1244i

2860

1075

8544

1300

4200 650

3000

150

225 10240

i20 720

1640

] § ,.J

~ o

.. 355 1060 ..

.. 49 13~O 170 10;;203 1i0241 2(jRO!I~ i 1 022

.. 321 112JS .. 33G18

6480 14240

52HiI ~242

14637 1030" 2HiHI

10ROO

150 3300

60 318 200

101172 95

(l00 4R

4053ii 1001

35Q

608 106919

18442 27008

•• 7 38340

11860

14963 325 251

~~lfj7 900 11319 3000

465

7j

1~897 118G

23124 1125

14000 2836

1075 H;~(l

~H6H 2iii!)]

20

43G !!-iBn .•

3275H .. 210CO 12825

1300 308 2821 .• 3276

S58 ~400

25907 962

:1fHHHi

10,15 3G6

237

1100 850 15{) 200 467

171

070

230

1402 1020

181800 11523

52156 1888 7031 11987

21381 601

64711 16491 25745

820 1437 8148

20378 1814

32559 17948

1712 2050 2330

858 2193

24845 995

35989

1402 1340

256128 9523

52156 1888

18701 10305 21581

008 81547 17536 26131

10li3 Ha7 9248

27064 1964

32759 31240 2020 2821 2330

858 2193

25515 995

3646(;

Indebtednca

342

29817

3000

65 90

Total for 1937--- 3~-1 -----,!---

407\321907 077509

Central District.

Klang. Anglo-Cbinese Scbool 1 40 M 1 12 •. 70 123 159 80.. .. 432.. 00 Klang. A. C. C. Scbool .. 1 40 M"

5 4.. .• 4 7 20 7 11 .. 58. . Hi

3 45000 3000 17402 2054 443-1

1130G 28!)1I(;

.. I .. 3323 86

4l!Jili 2140

11250 143 Ii Ii 717(;2

250 244 41101 1940 0694

143G6 73722

415951 ..

Klang. M. Girls' School . . 1 40 F 1 .... 3 33 70 38.. •• 144.. 55 •• 1 1 I 000 5000 1500 .. K. L.. Metb. Afternoon Scbool 1 42 M .. 13.. .. .. 94 13~ 109 .... 337.. 37.. .. .. .. 200 ..

Metb. Boys'Scbool 1 41 M 4 2] .. .. 121 212 320 15R .. •• 811 .• 150 .• 1 100000 (10000 20nOl! 3(01)0 M etb. Girls' Boarding 153n

5120

42880

IG!)(l 1466

1350 !l00

100

HO

1940 11150 143(16 i4762

School.. .. 1 41 F 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. 55 4~.. .. .. .. 3000.... 2000 500 2200 2200 7208 (1408 Meth. Girls' School 1 41 F' 16 .. 47 139 297 129 51l.. 6iO .. 200.. 5 100000 .. OuOO .. 20:1 10.. 428!J 1::011 1238 :!-liilili ~ZO 1108 33177 34565

5008 7708, ..

Mentakab. A. C. Scbool '" 1 40 MF - 4.. .. .. .. 31 33.... 64.. 4 .. .. .. .. 200.. 17!l0.. .. 00 395 ~ 155.. 00 2142 ll142

600

~! Port Swettenham. A. C. S. .. 1 40 M F ,,~. • • . . . 13 62 70.. .. 145. . 25 ~OO 2 °,)0 100 'JflC)O Q50 "711 2961 Sentul.M.Bovs'Scbool .. 1 41'M:: '2 •• ! ........ 59 .... 511 .. 20:: :: :: :: 300:: 2275 :: :: 13000 .. r;~75" ~ 5275\5275 •. I:::: Sepang. E11g1isiJ Scbool . . 1 38 MF . . 2. . . . • . • . 16 16.. .• 32. . 20 . • • . • . . . liO. . 700 . . . • . . . . iOO' • I" 670 670 .. ;:.Se::.:rc..:e=m:.:bc.::a=n,~A.:...:..... -'C=...:.... -,S:.:c:.:b",0;:.o=-I-,.:..:.+-=1:-,-..::3.:;.8:..:M.:..:.:.F~2 -,1:..:1~.:..:.---,!-..: . .:. . .,!-..::3.::,2'--8:::1;o.....:l:.:1::2;!..-"'6-';'7_.:..:.f-• ..: . ..:..,.--_2-'9:..:2:,'--: .. ..:. 75.. 1 35000 .. 2000 00 108i2 .... __ .. __ ... 19590 3830 34292 ::: '300 32495 32795 ••

Total for 1937 1121 1 12 195 •. j.. 2771 702\1230\ 766169 1 .. \ 3044\55] ';~;I-~~- -~~ -3~;00~ 1--~~~~1~13i25~1300_·_~_-011._10_6_0_50_-r-\_5_0_08-+ __ 78_2~5l.-10_5_3_58-r-_1.'1.2_1_8rr_2;_2_1_79-f1_28_3_6-t1_44_0~21:_2-'2:4:4:91:1~2~3:1:6_2:':9::::6~00~:~_.:":'. -S-i-bU--(-S-a-ra-W-ak--)--D-i-str--ic-t.-T~--~~~~~~--4~ I 1-

A. N~ng Chong.. .. 1 40 MF .. 11 •• .• .• I •• •• •• I.. •• 26240 ~5.1 10:; 60

7500 3000

000 000

1200

4 3 2 1 1 I

900 700 300 3000 150 .. 200 ..

200 200 300 300 150 250

1850 000 210 700 420 270 120 550 580

A. Po .. .. .. 1 40 MF.. 4.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. A. Sang Geng • • . . 1 40 M F . , 3. . . • • • • • • • . . . . . . 4;; A. Sing Ba .. .. 1 40 MF 3.... 00 .. .. .. .... 62 .. Au Po Geng .. .. 1 40 M F" 3 .............. 63 .• Bangau .. 00 .. 1 40 M F : : 2.. .. .. .. .. .. 00.. 29 .. Bintulu 00 .. .. 1 ~O MF.. 1.. .. .. .. .. .. .... 15 1 Bukit Asek •• • . • . 1 40 M F . . 3. . . • . • . . • • . . . . 61l ..

6 55 50 29

8 20 42 Bukit Lima 00 .. 1 40 MF 3................ 01 ..

Dasan .. .. .. 1 40 MF" 4.. .. .. .. .. 00 .... 60 .. I 20 Dieng Siang Dio.. .. 1 40 MF :: 9.. .. .. .. .. .. .... 134 32' 30 Engkilo.. 00 .. 1 40 M F.. 3.. .. .. .. .. .. .... 68 .. j 45 Ensurai .. .. .. 1 40 MF.. 4.. .. .. .. .. .. .... 62"1 40 Geng Muong .. .. 1 40 MF 00 2 .. .. .. .. 00 .. .... 66 '25 Guong Hua .. .. 1 40 MF.. 10.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. i 204 .15i 160 Hinghua Ba .. .. 1 40 MF.. 4.. .. .. I.. .. .. .... 81 .. 1 77 Huat Ho Geng .. ..] 40 MF 00 2.. .. .. .. .. • .... 38 3' 15 P. Keladi 00.. 1 40 j\IF 00 1.. .. .. .. .• .. .. . • 19 1: (i

Midut 00 00 .. 1 40 MF.. 3.. .. .. .. .. .. .... 61 .. , 25 Saling Geng .. .. 1 40 MF.. 2 00 .. .. .. .. .. .... 33 2j 25

II 2' I 4 2 1 1 6 2 1 I' 1

200

1200 2000

GOO 5000 4000 2500

1i00 12200 1500 1000

2700

200

250 150

900 800

150 .. 200 .. 200 .. !:!OO ..

MiO 1000 .. 250 :!50 liDO 200 200 300 300 120 200 1200 3000

150 .. 100 100 ..

.. 100

1132 875 820 890 500

38~8 450 510

200 250 1000 650 .. 100.. 290

2 14500 15000 2000 1938 1 2700 200 400 1000 821 2 1200 ]00 250 120() Mi3

1750

1400

200

2337

HiO 60

8i5 500 4f!75 .. .• 5200 5200 32i 2614 3Ml 1480 100 1920 3500 204 a06 720 108 . . 146 254 123 .. 823.. 20 744 704 243 408 1071 . . 60 110(1 1160

87 li7 534 . . 32 607 639 ., 180 300 10 50 240 300

160 198 1100 184f! 1000 .. 808 1808 100 239 1465 2284 1I'i05 9 908 2482 100 108.. 1240 30 l1i 1500 1545 200 ~;;, 5i78 8310 2200 1200 5110 8510

50 26H 440 1528 500 30' 1096 1626 · . 43!.? 140 1162 50 ;;,,1 1424 1529

90 . . 4ii 545 50 201 960 1030 · . 1168 1200 6540 50 251 6659 6734 · . 280 452 1182 . . lilOI 1052 1182 .. 132 30 70~ 120 10' 853 983 .. .. 180 180.. SO 200 280 300 175 2300 3125 2700 52: 1072 3824

60 !l7 120 497 122 • Rij 403 700 .• 1377 .83 6435 54 380 6446 6886

16~ 48

319 119 28 20

137 245

37 7

226 112 100

71 10 38

143

•• ~2G 247 1494 39 2" 1490 1500 65

100

605

Sibu .. .. ., 1 40 MF 1'110.. .. .. .. .. .. .... 229 721 205 Sing Chio Ang . . . . 1 40 MF . . 5. • . . • • ':': I' .... : .. .. . . 112 l' 110 Sing Nang Chong . . .. 1 40 MF . . 3 ., • . • . • • • . • . 58. . 48 ~S~io~n~g~S~a~li~n~g ____ ~ . .:.. ____ ~.~.~1~4~0~M~F~.~.~1+-,'~'~_':":'-'7~'=-'f-'-'--',=-~c..:'~'~" ~ . .:..~ __ ;:.241-_"~'_'~ __ '_' __ __ 1:;'--_-"-2--'-00~---1..:..:00 75.. ~OO

451 649(10 118700 ---8~~5-12500118947 \

.. ] i5! 155 783 . . 2;;' 1013 1 1038 253 120 .. i 30 430 10 ~O 530 560 10 ..

5777-~r -71~1 \ 18650\ 505fi5110088 \:_2-~42_9-r1_4_15_7_7-1-_ -_5~40~9~4:1~-2_1~5:2:1:~7:0_5 Total for 1937 124 .. ! .. 11 1 96 I I I 1 11877192!\1170

Sarikei (Sarawak) District

Baik Dek Le .. .. 1 40 MF.. 1.. .. .. .. .. .. 00.. 36.. 26.. 1 800 1000 100.. !)n.. 90.. 600 690 Baik Sieng Po .. .. 1 40 MF.. 2.. .. .. .. .. .. 00.. 33.. 16.. 1 1400 15°1. 150 00 ~40 00 90 00 655 895 Binatang .. .. ., 1 40 MF •. 4.. .• •. '. '.1 .... 74.. 44.. 1 (i500 500 200.. 450.. .. 210 1180; ]846 Bukit Lan 00 .. .. 1 40 MF.. 3 00 :: :: .. .. :: 8(.. 00.. 1 6000 ~;)OOO' 300.. 725.. GO 291 .. 1016 Dulai •. .. .. 1 40 MF 2................ 47.. 18.. 11 300 101)1 150 00 G16.. 2(10 03 70! 77f! Dung Nang Po .. 00 1 20 MF.. 1.. .. .. .. .. .. .... H.. 10.. ] I 800 200'! ]25.. 10'1.. 195.. 1194 1302 Hoh Hing Po .. •. 1 40 MF. 3 00 .. .. .. .. .. .... 48.. 40.. 211 1200 200 150.. 384.. 40 88 657 1129 Krupok.. .. .. 1 40 MF.. 2.. .. .. .. .. .. .... 46 11 35 .. 500 :il10 200.. ~OO.. 60 87 200 687 Kui Nga Geng .. .. 1 40 MF.. 2 .. .. .... .. 00.. 34.. 28 .. I 900 , 25(); 150.. 288.. 110 134 620 1042 Lorna Ang .. .. 1 40 MF.. 3.. .. .. 00 .. .. 00 i .. ;,(;.. 50.. ~ I 3000 1 4001 200.. (\50.. ~()O 262 1200 2112 Lu Bok Geng .. .. 1 40 MF.. 8.. .. .. .. .. .. .... 120 23 8".. 3000 : '0°

1

' 350 .. 2020 45 11!00 678 2229 4981 Mador .... 1 40 MF.. 2 .. .. 00 .. .. .. .... 2E.. 20.. I, 500 I 400 100.. 300.. " 96 480 8iO Mana Guong .. .. 1 40 MF.. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 29.. 1!l.. ] i 500 100 200.. 344.. 60 87 381 712 N p 40 3 62 ~9 11 !lOO 100 200. • 706. • 60 87 68 921

ass!t .. .. .. 1 MF .. ........ 00.. ", "," ~~.. 1~ 000 HOD 300.. i(i:1.. 250 292 490 1545 Ne Sek Se Gak .• .. 1 40 MF .. 4.. " .. •• .. .. " ..' 12 .• " •. Nik Long •• .. .. 1 40 MF .. 2 ., •. •• •• •• •• •. .. I [,2 •• 52 .. 1300 200 250.. 3GO.. GO 87 (i50 J097

cO 30 400 300 200. . 439.. UO Si 759 1285

Sek Lek Kongsi .. .. 1 20 MF 00 1.. 1 2 1 600 100 150'.. ~~;;.. !10.. 3,,0 585

3ilO 350

130 1048

22!J 70

420 2000

250 60

07

500 444

50 830 ~~~;k~won~. :: :: ~ !g~~:: ~:: :: :: :: :.:. ::! ::1:: Ii ~~:~ ~g :': i 10g~g ~g~ igg:: ;~~:: 3~g .~30 gg~ l~gi

Siang .. .. .. 1 40 M F 2........ 00 .. ..,.. 34.. 5 .. I SI'd 1 40 MF 2 I I' 112 2J 2 50l' 300 125.. ~~H.. 90.. 3S0 G08 .. ! ap .. . . .. • .. . . . . . . . . . • .. I.... ... .. " 0 "0 '(10'1 2000 GO 42-6 !Joe) 3'''0 "00 Tung Dak Po .. .. 1 40 MF 1C.. .. 00 •• ..... ..}60 25 128 __ ._. _ .. ,---=:3~_4_"_O ___ -.'!..Q ___ ._~ ___ ._. ___ . ______ . '--~--__ ' . ..i..:: -

~21·· I fl651 \- i 1 \ \ I l18~:\;'1 \ 884 \ 30 451001 32800\ 4500\ .. '11674 I 45\ 25601- 3341 \ Wf" \29315 ·6960-\ Total for 1937

J 1201

200\

15 89 50

150

131

400' 20

1 2 62

420 780 550 1020

1800 2000 1224 1224

808 953 164 1a01 900 1170 702 922 570 1003 000 2900

4392 5042 784 864 724 726 940 1069

1480 1480 .. 660 1160

31 822 1297 21 1062 1133

120 247 1197 70 61, 687

.. 680 680

35 154 148 114 55

175

27

47 85

63

12

700

200

125

]00, 4380 46,,-80::..~~13::.:0:..:0+_6:::.::0

1~93\ ~~8-;~r-3;;881 2215]1085

J;:::h:~ :::,' 1 41 MF. ,..: . .'~,! 7"" ~~ .. ' 2;:\:: ': :: :: :: !:: leo: 'r~; ::'" : :'" 71~! ::'<0 ':;: 8m .. .. T~a~m~p::.:in:!!.'_T~;~:::::.:::...II,:=:.::.'::,:,:)o::::9:...1 3-7---"'-.:.''','-;-71-_

4-+2\ M}l'il!: . '1 I 31 1~ \ - 7 ~r~l i i 401--1 I~r-I-;~ 1--· -. -,1.,_'_"-+-_-_._. ~\ __ ··_--...;.I_-ii_Ui\-·-· -+_7_()"_~4'i1 __ · _. _---+-.. _- 03 1- ~--I- O~{ -806_8.;.1_-_·-_· -_J...1-_1_,] ;--\) 1_--_8~_;_1-+1_-~~8_--~_-:::.1_6~r~-'-·c..:·~:::·~· ~

--:."., T.mi1 Dl_ot. I I ' I ' I ~~~~~,g'l'/'s~Z~~11 :: i !~~~~. ~:: :: :: "2 ~~ 1~:::: ~~:: i :: 'j "fiOO '.·~.OOI l~~:: ii~~ :: :: :: :: }~ig ~;g :: Kuala Kubu, A. C. Scbool 1 421 MF a........ 20 23.... li2 00 (J .. 00.. 1.)0.. 17!IO .. 00 00 52 ~~t~ ~OO

Tg. Malim Tamil Scboal .. I 48 MF 2.............. 4.5 4ii 00 10 .. .... .. 1 50i

.. 1_ ," 00 330.. .. ..

49 25

!J32 8liO

169!l 2565 461

1052 ](JOO 1948 2590

461

100 Tg. MaHm, A. C. Scbool .. 1 46

1

MF .. 4 .. .... 5 GO 31.... 96 .. :!2.. .... ~OO.. 2fi~~ .. .. .. .. 4Gl"

-----T-o-ta-I -fo-r-lg-3-7--'1~5-t-! -.. I H 12" 1 1 71-1341 8{1451-~~; r-·':-:8, ~-. \-11--U5~~I-~01'~IIIII'\ .. I -GI~() ,-·--r-·-· -\-_-_3_:lG-+I_-~_5-2-_"'r:__i-1U-sTr~-4~IO+----·---;-4-1i-6_fiO_7.!.;o\ _70_G_1+-_1_06-r1_· '_

I ! I I ! Singaponl District.

SingllPore. tlnglo-C bi1lese School .. A. C. Continuation 5cbool Eveland Semi1lary ., Fairfield Girls' Scbool Geyla1lg Metb. Girls' School Metbodist Girls' School .. Nind Home .. ., Oldbam Hall .. Paya Lebar Metbodist Scbo~i

Ma1IlcCIl.

2 1 1 1

4J M 42 M 40 F ·H) F 4:! MF -II) F ;;:! F [,2 M

4 3!) .. .. 21 .. 2 I .. 3 21 ..

.. 14 .. ;, 24 .,

I .. ~ .,

4fiMF .. 10 ..

Anglo-Cbinese Scbool 2 40 M .. ': ':\ 1:0:' ':': Metb. Boy's Boardillg Scbool .. .. ~r Methodist Malay Ilostcis .. .. .. Suydam Girls' Scbool .. I 40 F 1 14 .. Sbellabear Hall . . ..... . Melimall Cbinese Scbool .. 1 4H MF .. 2 ..

I .. 2 ..

Tampi1l Cbinese Scbool . . 1 .jH:\1 F .. Belwh Cbinese Scbool .. I ·I~ MF .. Bukit Gambir Cbi/lese Scbool 1 ·jH M F .. 2 .. Serom Cbinese School .. J 'IS MF .. 2 ., rang/10k A. C. School .. I -1 H 111 F .. 3 ..

Total for 1937

RECAPITULATION Districts

1

I'enang-I poh Kuala Lumpur Sibu .. .. ~I 00 l~ "I' Sarikei . . . . . . ~:! .• Southern Tamil .. .. 2 .. Central Tamil . . . . " ..

Singapore _'_' ___ "_--.~_~J _._ . Tolal for 11)37 Tolal for 1~.1)6

Increase Decrease

116 .. 117 ..

1 ..

00 !m:!I~ :!J .. H~'I Hf) .' 00 JIOO .. .. 05 .. .... I HI .. .... 1~ ., .. 17(;; .,

.- ..... ',---

.. 57 1071 .,

.. 1i2657 .. 5 14 ..

I 1 I 1~o. 2' r." 1"0000 2:!OllO, ~:!~il 19" 3·1(i !i0f)' 241 " •. -~.. :..\JO . . ., ..

40 14:11 274 15$ .. 00 Glii.. H! .. 1.. .. .. .. .. .. i 00 .. 15.. 15 18 IH 00 1 200no 00 :ifOlI .. 00' !I(; 246 14~ 1-15.. (l31.. ~O.. :1, H!iOOO I (Jl)OO UO,II) 3UOo "1 2!l, 1:17 88 .. 114 361l 00 ,·1.. 11 10000 lOOOO I:jlill, .. 12() 19"j ~!nll148 146 .. 000 .. 3·10 .. 3 7ROOO (;,,000 (ilion! 3500

:: : : .. .. ,I :: :: I : : ~~ 4~ : : . ~ 2.{~OOO t~~oo 23~~ ~ :: .. ": 67 1 12 ... 00 194.. 60 .. .. :1162.. .. I ..

11lO00 :)(11111' ., 5:, 101 1401 09 " .. .... 001"

'20 '32 ii6 !)7 j '(\f! 20, :: :: ::I'';~ •• ..1 30

:Hi4 •• (l0 .. 11 30 .. 26 .. 3M 102 ..

42 .. .. ao

1 15000

,,974 900UO 10000

.. 1 ..

~ !):~!l .. OliOO JlioO .. I ..

fi110~ !:!!)(j 'j~,

• . I 11.~7'1;

1 ~OR.ll 2·H)!I!11 • • i

.. fiG~5

1:!49i

:11 11-157

.. fJT:2t1 ilisS

5 Wi!

1163

4!J:l0 ~()-t<";;

·1~~!I ;i;~ !l;;

367S[)

312~!)

1000

:!5810

] O~i I 4~091 (i;,~ 303:1:1

2Gn~S 1836 S*i~ 1943

280

1300

7770; 1:1470 63];;0 ~1j(;3

iliSH ;JH05

1·1S'il 1150 I l1001 ~7:!tl

300

\ ~06!l 419 !l0

1 ~Ol; 41

:1-11 ·100

'200! , I

3001

13R9(i5 2!l.'Q7 1i784

n;1;143 1~009 G71ll0 10G43: 8478 5600'

4Hi(i

307 .. 81 H;S2 .• . • 15Ai 3112 2:!·106 ~3!J1 :m4::lIl .. 38!! 3i030 HG,; 1(l00 .. ·1834.. i •. 1 !!S46

480.. .. I, . . ill 550. . 'I ..! 550 ~iO.. ..,.. 3:; 311.. oo! 311

.. .. .. .. 1 2000 300j Ill".. :;00.. .. .. ]50 ·150.. I .. 450 •. ., " .. .• " 52 52.... .. \ 4~O...... 30 4.~0.. .. ·150

;\5 .. :17 10

J 42035 2!lf!80

(;8i4 7942] 13199

(18547 lain3 8478 5800

44776

1587 37712

9846 550 311 450 ,150 U30

105i :: :: :: '40\ '341:: .~6 i~" ~~ :: :i .';;000 i~oo 'l::~I:: 1~ii:: :: :: .. 1:JO! 1~:;~1 :: \ "40 l~i~ 1 2-0 '140110261J7!l~ :O;~1~-~~211 fiOOa ~'~+-l:;'1 .. I !.!fi\ '1f'~I:\(j\ 1.10D2~1 (jfi~3111~a501G50~il ~·1350 ~fi1H i Z090W: -I44371~~~4~OHOI 04[l{.13!1-1~Ol40(l07~

III I 1 l' 301 ~,(·,0n..~)0 4H!l-00 73060 '1000 "1110!l 13",SR n.l-,).c,1 351i101 11li!l4 (l[\3(l!i2IHl[\S2~ 1~3G3 5Gii31R .. G2!11~8111!IR"1!.!~~ G'" ~~;~1~~ \~!; 00 111 3;;1000 Of,~;OO :17200 :il'UlI!I 1000;';!) I ,,()O~ -i,:!;; lO:;:l;;S 11~18 :!:\~17!l :!H:W ·1I0~ :!~II!II :: I :~7i ~~T~:~O ~. , : ~ 1~t~ g~:1 1~~ 1~~i; :: ~Z, ~~!i~~ ~~~~~ ~~,~g 1~.5.0l' ~~~i~ ;'i~~ ~1i~ ~~~~ :~~~~ ~~n~ l~il~tl i~~~: ~~~~~ \ :: ":I' Hi 7:1 !17 40, :llj 2511.. :!:l .. ..I.. 0 11~~" ~~~~ I 00 93. 330 !l~~ ~;~~~ 4.01 1;~ ~~~~

(ij j GOO :!:~ 1 !j~!)

,,4094 33288 S~10

'{151 4060721 .. 00· 7' 134[ HI " ·1;; 2ni 4".. 2~11,1 '!l~540306 1".,.~.'I~(lJl O.~)·_)" •. 'I 1~'3',)O IG-a' 171_"-1'3'''~0 ";'1' J1 "08'116 H4.37 45f]010 !.! 014 1'1 64!l543!1l50

20 H01

I02(i(!l2W7832G 321150U32831124.. u ~ _ "' - .,,' -~. ~"., - '___ _ __

-~-I-.-.i:~.'-~~-~.···· '. :~~3 ·1;5~;\il"-"1~7---" - -142 1~;;-;(l17fj!i120 1!l008!1IGlIR:;O ;-,;!6mO 48~(i8-1 ;;H00S! 681233 20·!:1~7 i117ol0n 1:;0331 2,0\01 12994011IiiS:;!1 1 16101 " -C03c01836321C1SiO 4921ifi5 'ISIII~ ·1:1(i:1;; 61420. s~GS:; ,1~lllii:lIOS!14(1 24HH 11!l5!150 133~377 . '1" .. .. .. ..3100 16435422 -1732 .. 13 7~ /,).", ", '.J.")1i 1~~~"'31 G.li.n. 31i 12~6.4212:J.6.253 4.1..391 2.7.5i 103.9.90 14.5.482 . . .. i .. . . . . " 363 1082293 425 . • 11 113014 5770 G457 18000 3405;, • . "

.... I" .. .. "I" .. 00.. .. .... .. .. 00 ..

4621

789

3800

794 \ 8421

407 32907 (i00 .•

2152 ~215

100 794

705 1085

8421

-----'-----6274 43118 5361 107760 913 10776

NAME OF

DISTRICT

Statistician's Recapitulation. Malaya Annual Conference. Year Ending 31st December, 1937.

MINISTERIAL SUPPORT OIIUReR MEMDt:RSIIIP

SUPPORT OF PASTOR

'

BAPTISMS PREPARATORY I FULL MEMBBBSRU' I ~ 1: :1----- I-~'::':' f=E=loI=ll:::ER=S:::U:::lc-!'_i -----:---;-----,------:,------,----,

.. i" ... g . ~ =:;1 I;. '5, ) 0: 1

, ~ ~ :E'_=-c .. ~_~ ::: ~ ~ c';:l :;=2. ~I t I

''EQ......~ ~""~ ~ ~r::: Q....... ~ j -~z::::-=, I~ i

c.r. i~ R~ I .:::;,:,~;:; 11 .. I~:~~ ~~ s. :'0, it~<;I~1 1=~ ~ ~ § z :s ti:Jj i :s·£z.;> ~ ~~ E t ~ t~.1! I~f¥ 51: .f.~ j~ ::~~:I .; Cot

== I ~ Ci oS I' E-t~'E2 I':; _e..:"= -_::.~ - ~ ~J::~ ~'I' e... = c.::;.. c:: c= ~ ... -":. 1.:0:' ~:;;:: ~ w .~ - - - - ..;;.f' :, .,'"

c

~ ·C ..c: U

SUNDAY SCHOOLS EpWORTH LXAGUES CIlURCH PBOI'EllTY ~h,;n.LLAX.EO\JS

--j----.s-:;:;-"'-8-l-i-I---

I------::--""-_-~-I--+-,,-. -:-I-::-_-;;:---~---:l:-----:-~---I --",-1-,,-2-1-1-,;:--. - ,--]--, _-;:;- "-

~=;j i H lum ~ .2;:;1! jj ~; ~,=.;_;~I' ~ :!t~:ii:~Hi':nmh ~=: j ii', ~_:g '" 10 <" ~. J.l ~ ;.<;!1 z - ~ - ~ i~ :: I e il.~'Z~:; t ~, II ~ -= I~ II'~ ~ I'~ :;

________ -----'--' __ -'-1__________ ____ __ . _____ . I--------c:-----,----:----:---~'---___'.---

23 ! 24 I 25 27 28 29 i 30 31 32 ,33 r 34 I 35 I 36 1 37 \ 38

.: ~ ~ ~ a .-_;..:'- _~ .. ~'§ i '" '" .c ~ == ".: c:? - ~ ~ n .~ _E II a -= __ :::_~ i Of ,I '[ ~ ==""" '" - §' ,,= _.-_~~ ~~ I;;i~ :;:;=1-:::::'-;';;1 - --I;"'" ~ _......... 6 i <: 0.. 1 0.. ~.., -I......, ~

i ----------------;.-------'----- ____ --' -----!t--~----L---'---~--_,_------ -

':::: I,::::: ':::: 6:::\ 8:: ::; '::: ':::i ':::11 ';::1' ~;i ':::1' ~:: I 1 ~~~ 1'1 18:: 119 ~ Penang-Ipoh District

Kuala Lumpur District ..

Sibu (Sarawak) District ..

Sarikei (Sarawak) District

Southern Tamil District ..

Central Tamil District

Singapore District

Totals for '937

Totals for '936

Increase

Decrease

20 22a

15 23

2 12

i ! ) I i

:::: 2:::1 :: ~: i . ~8°1 ~: I' ~~7G :;~Ij '::i ::: :::i :: ;:1 ::::: '::1 ::. ill I 1 1

8468 6062 GOO 147 28] 8 6245 33, 9; 32, 404 Sri: 121 58::;! 45, 17 I I Iii I i

8575 38741

72(1 102 122 10 5106 44 221 421 217 241 2::;' 05;! 12; 22

10

14

30

1 I I i I 22 125 18tO 803 a7!l "49 53, 13 S7900 9 1 ~15UO 11290 2251 2256 3253

- I

42

11 34

14 43

19

79(j

13]8

907

594 I

4G9

128

40

343

~OOl 438

4S0 387 2; :B2UO -1; 4;)3001 349

:::21

50100, Hi 191501 2408 114

,. i

.. I 1140

:mi

.. I .. 1

1101

45'

.. I

40 .. 1 30001

I 4 l"700 i

- i

300(loi I

7T 51

17i ,-, 17500 32 •• l !liD

170 1:::24 13 132900 S 80200' 10163 578-1: 029~

29

9

38

25

13

567

116

220

60

16 ~90(j 13530 11358 232G 435 105 57 12195 ! 145 190 un i 4~B 12511 46 1470 a~6 6<1 241 :! I"

65579 36566: 5030 1344 ~ 126 ~ 101il~~; ~9521 7fi1--a-O-9!--j-6-9-91--6-5-9 --.. <)7-4:--7-41-~ --1-)-01--5-1-S-:---8-1-S-"-::'-4-0-L1''j -]g-!)-[J--H-S-1-2u-'-5-G -.-5 -3-79-0-3-()-5-71-8-S-55-0j-2-74-9-1 --96-7 -1-13-9-9 -1-4-2-::l-;j -1-4-S-::l-S'G-9

62569 34613 5266 1332 452 110 36990 959 8a3 ,'1771 2307 909 300 72Jol 731 2471 82 •• 99 444 600ill

3()O~ ]876 IJ;)4 3744 73 347~:20 56181500114-179 24S3 G735 1GG::;S 1501 3366

2

3010 1769.. 12 429 Hj 817[, 5sl.. .. 1 585:.. 3 459.. 271.. .. 11 741 1;l2~! 401 1:;3 27.. 2 31510 1 7050 111012

.. I 27 33!. . 458.. . . I 72 . .: s. • • , •. I .. I . . . . I •. 1953 236

503 4GG4

]162 .. 1511i :;-H\:l

47

11

]2

79

102

85

17

ANSL'AL COXFy.RExn:

BENEVOLf:N CES

u: '" ~ ::

~~~ =~ :,., ~ _2i "

"'" -----'------".--- --- -~---

54 1

4581

311'1

93

11;j

1407

1322

85,

··1 !

56 57

707 35

420 4G7

179 15

55

517

~557 ::lS04

2573 915

2886

16

60 61

742 !!7505

!l08 5574

201 8419

90

209 9927

387 5895

4260 36085

6797 941H

37S2 76855

30]5 1725!l

CONFERENCE TREASURER'S REPORT

DISTRICTS

CAUSES

I. Ministerial Support Conference Claimants .. District Superintendents Bishops ..

---'-;l'otal NO.---·l-~ .. -,-----__ ••• ______ • ___ -"_0 __ -

II. Disciplinary Benevolences From Church .. From Sunday School .. From Epworth League

III. Annual Conference Benevolences I J~e~n Hamilt~m Theol. School I E\cland Semmary .. Homes, Orphanages, etc. British & Foreign Bible Society Pastors' Leave Fund .. . . I Local Preachers' Provident Fund I Home Missionarv Society . . I Religio:Js Education .. . .

IV. Other Cash Items Other Benevolences General Conference Exncnses ..

V. Total Benevolences ~.~_ (Cols. IT. III & IV) ..

Grand Total (I. II. If I & IV)

.. ~

I i i

. . 1 ~; 1

°1

:l(J

i

RO

PI~NANG- I CENTRAL (:I~NTRAL SOUTHERN SINGAPORE CONFERENCE

_!pol~_.~ }vl~LAY~_ I AMIL ~~~IL ___ . _____ ~OTAL__ GRAND GRAND

HI.. 400 130 130 . . !lfJ [j 142 .. 416 •• 1304 135 14119 1327 If) .. liil 7 2 S·l I:.! 110 :-13 .. 93.. 213 201 414 450 ij • • 2fi (l 20 . . 10 . . 8 .. _~4 . . 127 6 IH3 110

:-PI\i =-__ ~ }?.B __ ~13 ~!0~ --84 -Ti7' l1ii _~~_:l -=-= 563- . ~ Hi44· 342 1986 1887

20

.. i

I fj

! ..

10 :l51 65 -. -1---

1{) I :W (lfi

;isl :l71 1'! to . ! :\,1

r; I 1 (l ~.Ii Hi ~:.!i 101 !lni fi 11

.1 .W!

I 0.,1 (" .. !

:.' ];; i~4i -

(in;~ S071

16

12 10 ~:~ [) I') 1 10

!J! .. 11 2fJ 7 10 9 Hi 13, !I, .. 14: . .

!In: 22!1 :{i\ 61 In 11 11 34

12

7 1i'i ~ · . 8

1 Ii 5 · .

14 · . 6;j RO 12 10

40 10 10

84 6~ 12 54

128 107 32G 116

14

.. 15

100

..

. . 83 ;34

i

~! ~~':_.:~~I_._. _10 _ 2~ 24~~ ! : ! I

I HO'I; 4H:r!!7; 1(;"1_!~ I_II 97720i6

:\:~i fini 2:1-1: 280 3~-1 I 7115402G76

68 10 10

184 92 4iJ

101i 179 1()6

G36 163

14

97 35

1~8 20 14 10

920 B6

82 10 10

281 127 ] 81 126 HI3 176

1556 349

65 JO 10

288 65

l!11 180 193 271

1227 258

8 2760 2768 918 35 _._. 35 ~n

1700 3952 5894 3708 -------

~34·1 4533 78~0 5595

FRED DAVID, ConferClIce Treaswer.


VII. Miscellaneous RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE

COMMIITEE ON CHRISTIAN LITERATURE

THE FOLLOWING recommendations were made at the annual meeting of Committee:

I. That a request be made for a grant of $200 to print the Tamil Ritual and Responsive Readings.

2. That a request be made to the Committee on Publications and Church Extension for a grant to purchase a Literature Van which could be used for wide distribution of our English, Chinese, Tamil, and Malay literature. It was recommended that a Tamil assistant also be connected with this work.

3. That the Tamil Book Editors (S. M. Thevathason, S. S. Pakianathan, V A. Chelliah) be requested to translate the Discipline into Tamil and report next year and that this translation be made with the collaboration of Rev. Fred David, Examiner in Tamil Discipline.

4. That the pastors be urged to show more interest in the circulation of our church papers .and to help the editorial staff in collecting the bills.

5. That Good Literature Week be observed in all our churches for 1938 beginning from Sunday, September 25, and that special efforts be made to secure new subscribers to our church periodicals, and to display our books.

General Report of

GIRLS' SCHOOL>'-1938

PAL'L B. MEANS,

Chairman.

AFTER FIFTY YEARS! How long that sounded when we were early at our task ~ How swiftly the years pass hy ~ How little we seem to accomplish

in anyone year. Yet when the results are accumulated and the aggregate known we feel heartened, yes. extremely encouraged.

Starting here and there with small groups of girls, our schools have grown beyond our fondest dreams. Today there are seven grant-in-aid \V.F.M.S. schools, three continuation schools, and three girls' schools under the Parent Board.

These schools are all comfortably housed in property evaluated at ~58;,ooo with equipment totalling :319.000. Their enrolment totals 4.300.

Penang, Ipoh and Taiping have adequate play-ground space. a very necessary part of a school's needs these days when girls 'are keen on all kind of sports. play good tennis, have inter-school contests in net-ball and badminton and are coming to demand hockey fields. One way girls are showing their freedom is their fondness for out-door games which 'are breaking down racial antipathies and fostering friendliness between schools that a decade ago were bitter rivals.

It is a matter of regret that M.G.S .. Fairfield, Singapore. and :\l.G.S. Kuala Lumpur. are far too cramped for space to accommodate the numbers who \\ish to return for ~ames in the afternoon.

Physical education is one meam of huilding up contacts between groups that wilt result in an atmosphere of wholesome rivalry as well as spread the spirit of co-operation and fair play. It has also made it .easier for girls to visit our hospitals and receh'e scientific treatment for alIments than when women were secluded behind brick walls.

68 MALA.YA CoNFERENCE, 1938

These schools have a teaching staff of I ;0. Of the total number of students about 300 are enrolled in the Cambridge classe;) which means that one girl in 16 takes Cambridge work.

I t was a welcome message that recently came from the Difector of Educati~n st~ting that after 193Q the Junior Cambridge Examinations would be dlscontmued. Many of us have felt for a long time that girls were being f~rced to follow a curriculum that contributed Yery little to their future hfe problems. It would seem now that courses can be planned dealing with the art of home making, and already five of our schools have made a beginning of a Domestic Science department. In Ipoh the teachers are encouraged to attend a training class held at the Convent for this purpose.

At present there is a great demand for English speaking companions to children living on estates. Our girls have responded so well to this need that this promises to be a fine outlet for many girls who can never hope to qualify for teachers or nurses as these professions are over-crowded and only exceptional students need apply.

It is encouraging to note that about 90% of our present staff of 1;0 teachers are Christian. These young women who represent the cream of our graduates are a loyal band many of them carrying heavy responsibilities in Sunday Schools and other religious activities .

.\lost schools report at least 60% of the staff helping in our religious programme. There .are three Junior Leagues, one Intermediate League, three Blue-Triangle Groups, one Girls' Life Brigade. two Wayfarer organizations and one Day School Sunday School conducted within the shadow of our school halls.

The Malay girls are coming to us in ever increasing numbers. In \1.G.S. Kuala Lumpur one girl in seven is a Malay. These girls speak excellent English. They are refined and gifted in rhythmics, dramatics and handwork with a special flair for all sorts of games. Their foundation work in the Kampong arts in needlework, lace-making and basketry is a distinct contribution to our work in Home Arts.

We may' not permit them to attend chapel exercise5 but by a careful planning for periods of their own groups, we have a wonderfful opportunity to instil into them high ideals. and a better standard of morals than they are accustomed to meet in their home environment.

Such a situation presents to us a challenge that we as Christian women must meet in the spirit of prayer and patience.

One Malay girl from our M.G.S.. Klang. is in Singapore attending the King Edward VII School of Medicine. Another one of our Kuala Lump~r girls is assistant supervisor of Malay girls for the State of Selangor. One gIrl is teacher of English in the court school at Alor Star.

When we educate a Malay girl how little we realize how far reaching will be the influence of that life among her own people whose women to-day are hungering for the larger things that her more aggressive sisters enjoy. The transformation may be slow in coming but come it will and ·happy will be the ones who direct the growing generation toward better homes. a finer conception of life, better health and all the other blessings that follow in the train of an educated womanhood.

The great weakness in our religious programme is our failure to attract our day school ,nrls to our church services. How this can be accomplished should be a problem for our careful attention. If we who are principals could arouse our teachers to see this great opportunity we might be able to increage interest in our church schools, and throu~h them, influence our girls towards Church membershio. Girls who go throu~h our Cambridge classes, still not won for Christ, rarely if ever return to the church.

Today we aTe facing grave issues as in increasing numbers the cabarets are claiming the attention of our youth. It eats out our day school enrolment


,and more than one girl has been led astray this year and found refuge in the Salvation Army Horne for girls.

I t would seem that some definIte instruction should be planned aside from an occasional chapel talk, to warn our girls of the dangers and far reaching consequences of loose moral living.

A religious census has been taken in some of our schools. In the M.G.S. Kuala Lumpur 30% of our girls. exclusive of our Mohammedan enrolment, signed themselves definitely as Christians. This does not include girls from Ghri-stian homes in Primary and Standard I who were not asked to fill in the form.

The schools this year have made a special plea for Home Missions. In Taiping by a systematic giving of I cent a week from each girl and larger amounts from the teachers the sum of $100.00 was contributed.

I n most of our schools special evangelistic services were held with a ready response from the older group. This i-s most encouraging.

Our larger schools report special services planned on the occasion of distribution of the Cambridge diplomas. In M.G.S., Singapore, this took the form of an "At Home." In Kuala Lumpur 1:!he two schools combined and held the services in the church where the Chinese Consul gave out the diplomas. After the ceremony he said, "I felt quite at home in this service as I myself was educated in a Methodist Boys' School in Peiping."

The work of the Religious Education Conference is beginning to 'be felt lamong our teachers. A keener interest is being taken in the religious classes conducted by them in our schools. Training classes for teachers have been held in several centres reported elsewhere. In Kuala Lumpur Mr. Peach succeeded in drawing about 68 into such a circle, I I of whom were from the M.G.s. staff. T·hose who did not attend were either new or 'for some very good reason excused.

Figures do not tell the whole story. The influence of our Girls schools reaches much farther than any of us dream.

Sometimes amid the immediate attention of detailed office work our vision fades and we wonder if what we carne out tQ accomplish is being done. Then some incident will occur that reminds us that we are working in the name of a Power we cannot see but whose presence is real and He, through us, is bringing to pass His great will. So let us praise Him for our opportunities and lift up grateful hearts for the fruitage we can see; going forth into our second half century with fresh courage -and a resolution to make, through Him. a better womanhood for Malaya.

Report of the MALAYSIA COMMISSION ON RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

AL THOLGH there have been no outstanding events or achievements in the programme of Religious Education for the past year, we believe that there

has been a steady advance in the work throughout the conference. TJ1ere is a much more general appreciation of the meaning of Religious Education to-day than ever before and a very cordial co-operation given by our day school principals and teachers. the pastors and church school superintendents to the programme of the Commission. Fortunately the work of Religious Education does not depend upon a central office but the process is one of de<:entralization where the local churches and the local educational institutions are increasingly bearing the responsibility of developin~ their own programme .. It has been the aim of the central office to proVIde supplementary matenal and additional stimulus to the Religious Education programme of the various centres


which, after all, primarily depends upon the local leadership. Four special days were observed throughout the conference and special material was provided for each of these days: Easter, Mother's Dav, Children's Day and Christmas.

Miss Nelson, in co-operation with two of her students at Eveland Seminary, provided fifteen pages of excellent material for Children's Day programmes, material which was widely used and very much appreciated. 1 'he Conference Sunday School contributed $219 as their Children's Day offering to the budget of the Commission.

For the Christmas material the Ipoh group with Miss Harvey as chairman selected two Christmas pageants 'The Perfect Gift" and "There' Were Shepherds" which together with additional material of poems and exercises were sent out to all the Sundav Schools.

The Epworth Leagu~ and Young People's Work. under the leadership of the Secretary for Epworth League and Young People's Work, G. S. Arumugam, have had two very successful district institutes, one for the Penang-Perak District at lpoh during the Easter holiday, March 25-29 and the other for the Singapore-Malacca District at Malacca, April 2'+-2R. Tbere were over 400 delegates registered at these two conferences and the response was excellent. The classes were well attended and the faculty members were particularly pleased with the interest shown in the classes and the willingness to enter into discussion. Much credit is due to Mr. G. S. Arumugam who has won the loyalty and co-operation of both leagues and faculty. and to the two deans. Dr. M. Dodsworth and the Rev. W. A. Schurr. whose careful planning and interest in the work of young people was largely responsible for the smooth running programme. We believe that the pick of our young people were in attendance, distinctly a young group and of a type who needed such an institute and who undoubtedly profited from the fellowship and inspiration which the attendance at institute offered. At both institutes the central theme chosen was "The Church. First in the Minds of Malayan Methodist 'Youth." At the Malacca institute 2 I young people volunteered for full time Christian life service.

Our Third Religious Education Conference which was held this year in Kuala Lumpur for three days, May 5-7, under the chairmanship of the Re\', P L. Peach. was attended by 107 delegates. almost entirely principals and teachers from our English schools. Several novel features were introduced at this conference, and our programme was a departure from the usual round of lectures and committee meetings. A series of demonstration classes under the direction of group leaders gave the teachers an opportunity to observe the actual teaching of a typical lesson in Religious Education to ten different classes of pupils. These demonstration lessons were followed by critical analysis and discussion, each group in charge of a chairman. Although the actual carrying out of the programme proved to be more difficult than we anticipated. especially because of the difficulty of arranging a natural atmosphere of pupils, teachers and critics, we believe that the experiment was very much worth while. I t is experimentation along this line that we believe holds out promise for the future.

The finest feature of the Kuala Lumpur Religious Education Conference seems to me the opportunity which principals and teachers have found here for fellowship in a common task and for the exchange of ideas and methods for the improvement of the teaching of religion in our schools. That the teachers themselves have become aware of this need and have attended these conferences in such large numbers is in itself a significant fact. Miss Nelson was responsible for the organization of four very successful vacation church schools during the August holidays, namely at Serdang. lasin, Tangkak and Segamat. These vacation schools were reported in the November Malaysia Message which vividly described the procedure and the appreciative response which these schools evoked in the various centres. These four schools were directed by eight young women from Eveland Seminary who freely volunteered a part of their vacation to undertake this very interesting and worth~hile field work.

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Leadership Education Schools this year have been organized in three or four different centres. The school in Penang, which was reported in the December Malaysia Message, held under the auspices of the Penang District Sunday School Association, for five days from Friday, October 29 to Tuesday, November 2. The school which was attended by eighty teachers from the Methodist schools in Penang and Province Wellesley, was a great credit to Miss Moreton. the president of the Penang Sunday School Association and the principal promoter of this Leadership Education School.

Another school lasting for ten weeks was held in Kuala Lumpur under the leadership of our vice-chairman the Rev. P. L. Peach. Here some 40 teachers were enrolled in a course THE MESSAGE OF JESUS, using the text book by Harvey Branscomb. With one class this school was able to make an intensive study of the teachings of Jesus and evidenced a very fine response.

The Singapore Leadership Education School was held for five weeks at \Vesley Church, every Monday evening for two hours. from October 18 to November 15. There was a total enrolment of seventy young people, mostly teachers in our English schools who were divided into four different classes, under the direction of Miss M. Dryburgh of the Presbyterian Church and Messrs. Robbins. Reinoehl and Means. The attendance and response in these dasses was excellent. We were happy to have the co-operation of the Presbyterian Mission in the school faculty and to welcome the enrolment of several Presbyterian young people.

Altogether in the three Leadership Education Schools of Penang, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore there were over 190 students enrolled. Miss Nelson is very anxious that every pastor and every local church board should appreciate the opportunities which the Leadership Education movement offers. We wish that every pastor would take the trouble to read such a pamphlet as "Your Church and its Programme" and use this as a basis for a discussion class of those young people and other church members who want to share in the responsibility of the work of the ch~rch. In our attempt to meet the need of trained leaders for the growing Methodist Church of Malaya, we do not know of a programme which offers more of creative possibilities than does the programme of the Leadership Education Schools. This work should be increasingly felt as the real responsibility and job of each individual church and of each district.

EXPERIMENTS IN NEW METHODS OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION. There have developed several interesting projects in Religious Education:

Mr. Jenkins has completed two units or two years of a course for his school teachers entitled "Education for Creative Living," a five year constructive programme in education. His mimeographe~ outline explains the purpose and plan of the course and should offer helpful suggestions to our -school principals as they deal with the problem of training teachers in a philosophy and methodology of education which can be fully <:o-ordinated with the aims of Religious Education. The general objective or aim of the training course is built around the'theme of "The Building of a Wholesome Personality." \Ve trust that it will be possible for !\1r. Jenkins to continue this training course. with the object th.:n it may be extended and adapted to other !\1ethodist Mission schools.

Anglo-Chinese Primary School, Penang. It was my privilege in December to visit the new school and particularly the art and hand work exhibition of the Middle and Primary Schools, Penang. I saw this exhibition three times, the last time under the guidance of !\1 iss Moreton who explained the work which she has been doing with her primary classes in handwork which has also been co-ordinated very closely with the programme in Religious Education. I have been greatly impressed by the work which she is doing and wish it were possible for many of our primary teachers to study these new developments in Religious Education. We hope that before Miss Moreton goes en leave it will be possible for her to write out a complete report of her work so that this may be circulated to all of the primary teachers in our schools.

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Supervision of teachers in Religious Education. During March and April Miss Nelson and I divided up the Methodist schools of Singapore, to spend as much time as possible in the visitation of class rooms during the Religious Education period. In this way we were able to observe every Methodist Singapore day school teacher for at least one class period in Religious Education. I was also able to visit about ten classes in the Methodist Boys" School, Kuala Lumpur, and about five classes in the Methodist Girls' Sahool,. Kuala Lumpur. Increasingly it is our conviction that it is in the actual process of teaching that our teachers need the most help. The best education can be done in the actual job. We would like to extend the programme of the observation of teachers during this coming year.

Looking Ahead. One conviction which has increasingly come to me is the need for co-ordinating our Religious Education programme with the transitional nature of our modern society. One does not need to be a pessimist to say that we live in a very uncertain age and that no one knows how long the present character of our society will last. When we try to instil the virtues of Christian character, so often \ve forget that we are not educating for a static but for a changing dynamic order. We need to think of the "frontiers of living" and to educate not only for the society which now is but for the society which we hope will be. The evil character of our present acquisitive capitalist order has long been apparent. \Ve need to challenge the very foundations upon which our present order is built. If we are merely to turn out pupils from our schools to fit complacently in this order our work will have been in vain. Our religious education should include and co-ordinate two. objectives: The development of a wholesome Christian personality in thl! individual and the Christian re-construction of the social order. We need tn educate our pupils not only to adapt themselves to a changing society hut to be prepared for revolutionary change in the very nature of our social and economic order preparing them not only for change but to change the very basis upon which our order exists. 1\:0 one can foretell the future but with the steady, continuous and inevitable growth of militarism and Fascism w~ need to be prepared to face real times of testing for our Christian faith. Can we be worthy of the day when it arrives?

Conclusion. The Secretary is increasingly convinced of the unique' Religious Educational opportunity which our Malayan Methodist day schools and church schools offer. Our needs and opportunities are so great that they demand the full time services of a fully trained and professionally qualified secretary of Religious Education. We hope that the Commission will seriously consider the great challenge and, if possible, formulate a plan whereby we may look forward within a year or two to the full-time services of at least onetrained secretary of Religious Education.

In closing I would like to apologize for the small part of the time which: I have been able to give to this work. We might repeat the prayer of confession "we have left undone those things which we ought to have done and we have done those things which we ought not to have done ~ and thus hope for the forgiveness of our many faults.

I am very grateful to the members of the Camm ission and to the secretaries who have been associated with me, and to the conference for thevery cordial co-operation and loyal support in the programme of the Commission for the past year. I have been requested by the Commission to publicly express our appreciation of the services of our vice-chairman, Rev. P L. Peach. who has ably guided the work of the Commission from its inception eight yean ago to the present and who now goes on leave. We wish him a restful and profitable furlough and in due time his return to this field.

PAUL B. MEANS,

Secretary.

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VIII. Roll of the Dead

MEMBERS OF CONFERENCE

NAME BIRTHPLACE

I ADMITTED I JOINED I PLACE OF i T MALAYA I D i ON RIAL I CoNFERENCE: EATH

DATE OF DEATH I AGE

LAU SENG CHONG .. \ China

JOB GNANASIHAMONEY India I DENIS M. TOOMEY Cork, Ir'd I

SAM UEL ABRAHAM

BURR J. BAUGHMAN

DENG PING DENG

J. H. LEWIN

E. S. BAIRD

W. E. HaRLEY

A. SAMUEL

G. F. PYKETf

B. F WEST

i Jaffna I

U.S.A. /1

China I

England i

!

England

India

England

U.S.A.

M. R. DoRAISAMY .. ! India

J. M. HOOVER .; L.S.A.

V DEVASAHAYAM ... !1\:egapatam !India.

l A. SUPRAMANIAM daffna, I Ceylon

1899

1914

1900

1909

1908

1885

1920

1913

1 gOD

1899

1 gog

1900

1909

1914

1913

1921

1900

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i Malacca

: U.S.A. i

I China

May 20, 1902\ 1910 I

Feb 17, 1916 j 43

1918

Oct. 1920

42

: Hongkong April II, 1924 59

I England

I Singapore April 2, 1931 60

Penang June 22, 1931 47

England Sept. 9. 1932 i 67 !

U.S.A. July 2. 1933 I 81

Singapore Sept. 2;, 1933 I 46 I

Sarawak Feb. II, 1935

1

' 63

Telok Mar. 21, 1936 Anson

Kuala Lumpur

July 1937; 57

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1Ju !armarium ~

BISHOP WILLIAM F- OLDHAM uAnd Enocb walked with God"

THE LA. TE BISHOP \VILLIAM F. OLDHAM was born in Bangalore, India, on December 15, 1854, and entered into the

life eternal on l\larch 27, 1937, at the age of 82. Early in youth he was converted and soon felt a call to the l\1inistry. He decided to go to the United States to study and prepare for missionary work in India.

BISHOP WILLIAM FITZJAMES OLDHAM, D.D. :Born December 17, 1854-Died March 27, 1937

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Upon his return to India in 1884 he was appointed to Singapore and thus he became the founder of Methodism in that city and Malaya. The field was later extended to the Netherlands Indies and the Philippines.

After a few years' service in Singapore Bishop Oldham was obliged to seek a better clime on account of ill health, and he returned to the United States. There he preached and taught until in 1904 he was elected Missionary Bishop for Southeastern Asia, which brought him back again to his beloved 1\1alaya. In this capacity he served until 1912, when the Church called him to the office of Secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions. In 1916 he was elected to the General Superintendency and appointed to South America. There he served till 1928, when he retired from active service. His retirement he spent partly in the United States and partly in India. He visited .Malaya again in 1927, and \vas also present as the guest of honour at the Jubilee in Singapore in January 1935. This was Bishop Oldham's triumphal retirement from his long and world-embracing itineracy. But his keen mind remained active to the very end, and his great soul lost none of its magnanimity and rapture. He spent his last days in the home of devoted friends in Glendale, Calif., held, now as throughout his life, in the highest esteem and veneration by thousands all all over the world.

Bishop Oldham began his life-work as a surveyor in the civil service of the Government of 1 ndia. With vision undimmed he continued a surveyor until his death. A Surveyor: one who views the land, measures and makes estimates, opens the \\'ay for others to go in and posses it. With God he traversed the earth. His was the forward look, the long view, and his frontiers were ever expanding. Through the eyes of God he saw the vastness of human needs, discerned the deepest longings of the souls of men. Doors of limitless opportunities were constantly opening on every hand. As he journeyed along with God in unbroken fellowship, his own heart was filled \\'ith a divine compassion, and he \\'as borne down \"ith a sense of urgency which led him to a complete surrender to his great task and God's. There was a dignity to his call, a largeness to his vision, a richness in his message. And as he sun' eyed the boundaries nct only of the world and of man but of God himself he became increasingly conscious of the immeasurable greatness of ~the resources of God. This created in him a daring faith. In his success he remained humble, always bearing the marks of a man of God.

Thus "Enoch walked with God": and no\\' he is no more among us-"God took him." ABEL EKLUND.

~ MRS. LIM KEONG ENG

MRS. LIM KEONG ENG was born in Hokien, Eng Choon, February 19, 1888. On March 29, 1937. in Jasin, Malacca, she

passed to her heavenly reward after a short illness. Rev. Lim Keong Eng and family had just recently moved from Tangkak to J asin. They

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were looking forward to a pleasant and profitable term of service in that town and community, but the home was soon broken up by her call to a higher service. ~1 rs. Lim filled well her position as a pastor's wife. She went gladly with her husband visiting in the homes of the community, looking after the needs of the women and children of their parish. I n homes visited by sickness or sorrow she was sure to be found giving help to those in pain and sharing the sorrow of those who were bereaved of loved ones. Her family friends and co-workers greatly miss her. \Ve wish to assure Brother Lim Keong. Eng and his children of our sympathy and prayers that the God of all comfort will sustain both him and them as they face the coming. years conscious of the loss of a faithful wife and mother.

~ JOHN CHUA.

JAMES ARUMUGAM SUPRAMANIAM

REV j. A. SUPRAMANIAM was born in Vaddukoddai, Jaffna, Ceylon, September 17, 1880. He came to Malaya in 1892. He

was educated at the Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore, where he graduated from the Senior Cambridge class in 190 I. Later he became a member of the staff in the same school, where he proved himself a very successful teacher. He graduated from the Normal class with a first class diploma in 1910. In 1916 he was appointed headmaster of the Anglo-Tamil School, Penang, and was attached to the Tamil church as pastor. He became a member of the Malaya Annual Conference and was ordained an Elder in 1918. He took charge of the Kuala Lumpur Tamil Church in 1918, and for two years served the church in that capacity. In 1920 he was appointed a teacher in the Methodist Girls' School, Kuala Lumpur. Two years later he became a supervisor at the Methodist Boys' School and at the same time was pastor of the Tamil Church. From 1928 to 1931 he worked both as pastor of the Tamil Church, Singapore, and as a member of the staff of his Alma Mater. In 1931 he was transferred to Seremban where he was pastor of the Tamil church and teacher in the AngloChinese School. For the year 193; he was principal of the AngloChinese School, Seremhan. At the end of 193; he retired from grantin-aid school work because of the age limit.

The Annual Conference found in Rev. Supramaniam a very efficient worker and appointed him as the district superintendent of the Central Tamil District, and headmaster of the Methodist Boys' Continuation School, Kuala Lumpur, which appointment he held until his death, July 7, 1937.

The followin~ is an extract taken from a tribute paid by one' of his colleagues: "Those who watched the career of Rev. Supramaniam have nothing but praise for his solidarity of character and unwavering faith amidst difficulties and trials. His straight forward dealings, his loyalty to the Mission and his spotless character are some of the distinguishing qualities that have won. him the respect and esteem of a1l his friends and co-workers. May the Lord raise more men of his: type to serve in His Vineyard." J. V. AYADURAY.

IX. Historical

CONFERENCE SESSIONS

I YEARI DATE I .~I __

PLACE PRESIDING BISHOP

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I 1--.----- t C. D. Foss 6 I 18gB I Feb. 15-17 Singapore ; J. M. Thoburn 7 I 1899 I Feb. 9-17 Penang J. M. Thoburn 8 11900 i Feb. li-22 Singapore i J. M. Thoburn 9 I 1901 Feb. 21-27 ,do. F. \\1 Warne

10 I 1902 Feb. 21-27 ! do. F. W. Warne II 1 1903 Feb~1I=I6--1 Singapore 1 F W Warne 12 I 1904 Feb. 24-29 \ do. : J. M. Thoburn 13 I 1905 Feb. 15-20 Kuala Lumpur W F Oldham q II 1906 .lan. 2~-Feb. 2 I Singapore W F. Oldham 15 1907 Feb. 20 -24 I Penang f .1. j\;. Fitzgerald

I ! I W. F. Oldham

!~ I--:~~ ~:b: I~=I~I Sin~~~or-e-- ,-~~r-g:~g::-18 : 1910 Feb. 5-10 1 do. \V F Oldham 19 ' 191 I Feb. 11--18 I do. f \V F. McDowell

I l W F. Oldham 20 1912 Feb. __ I2:=:<? __ Kuala Lumpur \\1. F. Oldham 21) 1913 Feb. 13-19 Singal?ore ] E. Robinson 22 1914 }:tn. 10---16 do~ J. E. Robinson 23 1915 Feb. 14-20 do. \V P Eveland 24 '1916 Jan. 1- 6 do. W P Eveland 2S ~_.I.:QI7 t':cb. __ .~-=- 7 do. .1. E. Robinson

SECRETARY

B. F. West W H. E. Urch B. F. West

W G. Shellabear I F H. Morgan

IF. H. Morgan

. F. H. Morgan

IF. H. Morgan H. L. E. Luering

: J. R. Oenyes ! J. R. Oenyes i W T Cherry V./ T Cherry W G. Shcllabear

W. G. Shellabear W. G. Shel1abear G. C. Cobb G. C. Cobb

\V. E. Horley A. J. Amery

;-W-E. Horley R. L. Archer R. L. Archer L. Oechsli

: L. Oechsli 2(j i 1918 Feb: 14-20 Singapore \ William Burt

(.1. E. Robinson . T C. Maxwell . ~ Homer C. Stuntz:

{ J. W Robinson 'R. H. Silverthorn do. 27 I 1919' Feb. 7-12

I 28 11920 Feb. 29 1921 Feb. 30 I 1922: Jan.

1~23 I 10-17 I

do. do.

31 1192 3 1- Jan. 32 1924 i Jan.

._6-_I_I __ I __ do.::-. __ _ 10-15 6-11 6-12 3311925 Jan.

34 1926 Jan. 2- 7 35 1927 I Feb. 2- 7 36 I 1928 Ii O':-e-c-. -14--1 S 37 119291 Jan. 2- 7 38 1930 Jan. 2- 7 39 I 1931 Jan. 9-15 40 1 1932 Jan. 6-12

1

411 1933 Jan.

42 11934 Jan. 43 1935 Jan. 44 1 1936 Jan. 45 I 1937 Jan. 46l 1938-' -Jan.

5-10

4- 9 9-16 1-7 6-12

6-11

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do. do. do. do.

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do.

J. W Robinson R.H. Silverthorn G. H. Bickley P. L. Peach G. H. Bickley ! T. R. Jones G. H. Bickley : Abel Eklund G. H. Bickley i Abel Eklund Titus Lowe ! Abel Eklund Titus Lowe i Abel Eklund Titus Lowe Lester Proebstel Titus Lowe : Lester Proebstel Edwin F Lee I Lester Proebstel Edwin FLee i Lester Proebstel Edwin F Lee I W A. Schurr

f Edwin FLee i

1 James C. Baker IT. \V. Bowmar ~Oodsworth-i-T-\V-Bowmar

(Presiding Officer) I Edwin F Lee IT. W BO\\'Il1ar Edwin F. Lee I W. A. Schurr Edwin FLee \V. A. Schurr Edwin F. Lee ! W. A. Schurr

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1931 KINGHAM, J. J. .. I South India 1905 I 1907 , P 1932 I HAWLEY, J. \V. .. I South Fukien I 1907 I 1909 I p . '1" .. I •• •• x .•• 1932 I JOSEPH, KINGHAM " !. Malaya I 1932 I 1934 I 3 M.. .' '. . ... I' '. '. ' ... , :: ... x. 1933 I BAUGHMAN, BURR H. , Malaya I 1933 I 1936--,-1_3 __ . 1933 : CHEW HoCK H~Tf\falaya :193~TI937 i 1: [M I-~ .. \ " .. \ ... , .. 1 .. 1 x - i x 19331 ScHMUCKER, PAUL H. ! Kansas \1928\ 1934 I p : 2 I ., •• i •• •• I .,! .. ,. 1933 ARCHER, R. L. .. I Pittsbu~gh I 1909 191 I I PIP I (Dutch 2) .. ! •• I .. "I' 1934 I REINOEHL. WALDO S. I So. CalIf. I 1927 I 192 Q . P •.• '1" ! •• i • ·1·· ! .... " 1934 ! KURIEN, T. M. .. I Malaya I 1934 1 1936 1 pl. M .. \ .. I·· ...... J x 1934 I CHUA 10K HAN • • I Malaya 11934 \ 1936 I p x .. I x .. !. . .. M .. x 1934 STEPHENS, G. E. .• ,Malaya 1934 1938! 3 •• M: .. ..: .... x 1935 I CHEN PI-JEN .. I Malaya 1935 I 1938 ; 3 .. . 'I M"I .. x x 1936 I WONG KING Hwo.. 1 Malaya I 1909 I 1911 i p .. M .. .. M .. .. 1936 I T. S. JAMES LIN.. I Himthua I HH4 : 1936 I p J • x ,. .. •• .• x

1936 r UonR Gte Ceng ., I Foochow I 193:; I IQ37 !I P \ .. 1."\ M \ • 'I' '1' '1' '1' 'I' 1936 I V. A. CHELLIAH.. I Malaya 1 1936 I 1938 3 ., ,M .. .... .. ... 0

lu36 ! Lai Kam Hon~ ., I Mal~y~a~_-LI ~19~3~6..J1L::=--,-1_.:.2~,:,,: •. :,-,:1..:.. • .:.... ~'.:..' .:..I.:.. •• :-...:M~_._._._._._. _'0

* CAPITAL5-AND-SlofALIrCAPITALS indicate those who are Elders; Italk6, those who are Deacons

p Passed entire course t Asiatic preachers are marked M in their mother. ~ and X in other

lan,uages in which they can preach

PASTORAL RECORD

CHRONOLOGICAL ROLL 1938 (Continued) ------~~~-- ~~---~~~~,-

I

Standing in Course uf Study.t Ii ,.. .9- \ Vernacular Course. I 25 .t: Q) Chinese. I

Home NAME* Confcrenee j~ I, ~] ~ ~:.:: ~ II), J ~ " fli ~

__ --'.-_~ S ~ ~l& ~ S ~ ~ ~Jl 19361 Sia Yeu 'J ee (-Malaya I 1936 I - I is •• J •• ' M : ., '-'-1'-'--+-"-'-'--' '--'.'--'-.

1~~ I ~l:{;~i~;~!U i5;!m 11~~ I I ! :: :: i ~ I :. ~ j: : ~ : : 1937 I Athin"1u-ihu_ P . . ) -MM--aa-Il-aa-Yy-aa---- --If 111999-3173~-II--=-ll--il -I MI· ., .. I •• ,- ., •• ,.. _. 1937 , McGrau:, Eugene O. I p , 1937 I Paranjotby, V. B. Malaya = ,p,.: M I :: ., ::: _. II~: Ii . ~ 1938 I Peterson, H. H. " Malaya I 1938, - : 1 i I' . . . I •• I" ••

1938 Kadirgamar. /. W. A. I Malaya I 1938 1 - I 0 I. M .. , •. I ,!,. I .' I ~~~---~--~~----~---~-

* CAPITALS-AND,SMALL-CAPITAI.S indicate those who are Elders; Italics, those who are Deacons

p Passed entire course

t Asiatic preachers are marked M in their mother tongue and X in other languages in which they can preach

RETIRED

NAME

MINISTERS

Home Conference

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·1905 , KOl\'G lAC SIOSG I :\1aIaY:l I 1905 ' *1908 I TAl POH TING i Malaya i IgoS I -1909 , jESUDASON, Y.]. I Malaya I 1909 I

*1911 I NG KHOAN ]IU ! Malaya 1911 I 1912 I ISAAC, EDWARD I South India 1907 I

*1920 I LI Ko DING .. I Hinghwa 1894 I .'92 ' i NG HUAT B, .. i Hinghwa 1908 I *1924 ANG GIOK SUI .. , Malaya 1924 I

1924 RAJAMONEY, S. M. I Malaya 1924 *1933 ! LIM HOl\'G HUN .. I Hinghwa 19o1 I *IQI7 I LIM HONG BAN I Hinghua 1902 I

* Transferred to Malaysia Chinese Mission Conference.

1907 I 1930 19 11 1933 1911 I 1934 1913 I 1930 1909 I 1934 18g6 I 1929 1911 I 1929 1926 I 1933 1927 I 1934 1903 I 1934 1904 I 1938

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