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 (BRITKH CENTRAL AFRICA), 
 
 DAVID LIVINGSTONE. 
 
 WITH 
 
 EEPOET FOE 1896-97 
 
 PRINTER BY THE NATIVE CONVERTS). 
 
COMMITTEE 
 
 (Meeting in Glasgow). 
 
 Right Hon. LORD OVERTOUN, 7 West George Street, Glasgow, Convener. 
 ROBERT M'CLUEE, Esq., 145 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Secretary. 
 
 Rev. Alex. Alexander, M. A., Dundee. ' 
 
 
 Mr. Gilbert Beith, Glasgow. ' 
 
 Mr. W. L. Brown, B.L., Glasgow. 
 
 
 ,, Thomas Binnie, Glasgow. 
 
 Colonel T. Cadell, V.C., Edinburgh. 
 
 
 ,, Robert Brodie, Glasgow. 
 
 Sir J OHN Cowan, Bart., Beeslack. 
 
 
 ,, Hugh Brown, Glasgow. 
 
 Rev. J. Fairley Daly, B.D., Glasgow. 
 
 
 Rev. .James Brown, M.A., Glasgow. 
 
 Mr. W. Ferguson, LL.D., Kinmundy. 
 
 
 Mr. James Campbell, Tullichewan. 
 
 Rev. R. Forgan, B.D., Rothesay. 
 
 
 Rev. Joseph Corbett, D.D., Glasgow. 
 
 Mr. A. H. L. Fraser, C.S.L, Edinburgh. 
 
 
 Mr. Hugh Davidson, Lanark. 
 
 Sir William Henderson, LL.D., 
 
 
 ,, Walter Duncan, Glasgow. 
 
 Aberdeen. 
 
 
 Rev. R. Hill, M.A. , Renfrew. 
 
 Mr. P. F. Husband, Dundee. 
 
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 ,, R. Howie, M.A., Govan. 
 
 Rev. T. B. Kilpatrick, B.D., Aberdeen. 
 
 
 Mr. Andrew Hutcheson, Perth. 
 
 ,, Prof. Lindsay, D.D., F.R.S.E., 
 
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 ,, T. R. Johnstone, Glasgow. 
 
 Glasgow. 
 
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 ,, Robert M'Clure, Secretary, 
 
 Dr. Loudon, Hamilton. 
 
 Glasgow. 
 
 Mr. D. MacLean, Glasgow. 
 
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 Rev. A. R. MacEwen, D.D., Glasgow. 
 
 Dr. John Moir, Edinburgh. 
 
 
 ,, James Miller, Bridge-of-Allan. 
 
 Rev. Prof. Robertson, D.D., Aber- 
 
 
 Mr. Stodart J. Mitchell, Aberdeen. 
 
 deen. 
 
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 ,, Fred. L. M. Moir, Glasgow. 
 
 Mr. Joseph C. Robertson, Glasgow. 
 
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 Rev. G. Reith, D.D., Glasgow. 
 
 ,, Joseph Russell, Port-Glasgow. 
 
 Mr. A. Ellison Ross, S.S.C., Treasurer, 
 
 Rev. R. J. Sandeman,D.D., Edinburgh. 
 
 
 Edinburgh. 
 
 Dr. George Smith, C.I.E., F.R.G.S., 
 
 
 Mr. A. Somerville, B.Sc., F.L.S., 
 
 Edinburgh. 
 
 
 Glasgow. 
 
 Rev. A. SouTAR, M.A., Glasgow. 
 
 
 Mr. James Stevenson, F.R.G.S., 
 
 ,, J. Stalker, D.D., Glasgow. 
 
 
 Largs. 
 
 Mr. John Stephen, Glasgow. 
 
 
 Mr. James Thin, Edinburgh. 
 
 Ordained Missionaries on furlough. 
 
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 Rev. James Wells, D.D., Glasgow. 
 
 General Treasurer. 
 
 ALEXANDER ELLISON ROSS, Esq., 
 
 Free Church Offices, Edinburgh, 
 
 To whom any Donations may be sent. 
 
 From Glasgow. 
 
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 THE LIVINQSTONIA MISSION. 
 
 A MARVELLOUS SUMMARY. 
 
 The Twenty Years’ His= 
 tory 
 
 of this Mission has been one continuous effort, in which many noble 
 workers have laid down their lives, to bring the Gospel to the tribes 
 on the west side and north end of Lake Nyassa, and on the adjoining 
 highlands. The one station of 1875 become seven stations, manned by European missionaries, 
 each having numerous out-stations, and commanding a range of 500 miles in length. 
 
 Native Christian 
 gregations 
 
 Con = 
 
 have been formed at five stations, the largest at Bandawe, with 128 
 communicants; and classes for natives anxious to make a profession 
 of faith in baptism are formed and taught regularly at all the stations. 
 Some of these classes have 200 members. The Women’s Bible Class at Bandawe numbers over 
 700, and the Men’s Bible Class 240. 
 

 Seven Languages 
 
 have been reduced to writing; books in them have been prepared and 
 printed at the Mission Press by native printers. The whole of the 
 
 New 'Festament and part of the Old have been translated and printed in one, and the Gospel 
 
 OF St. Mark in other three languages. 
 
 Forty Schools 
 
 are now open, taught by 150 native teachers, at which over 7,000 
 children are taught to read, and instructed in the Christian faith. 
 
 Evangelistic Work 
 
 is done by over 100 native preachers, some of whom travel ten miles 
 to conduct services in the villages. 
 
 Slave=Hunting, Tribal 
 Raids, and the Poison 
 
 have been almost abolished within a great part of the sphere of the 
 Mission, and the dying prayer of Livingstone has been answered for 
 
 Ordeal 
 
 this part of Africa. 
 
 Our Perplexity. 
 
 The seed sown in tears and watered by the blood of many 
 martyrs has yielded an almost unhoped-for harvest. Scarcely any 
 
 mission has such a record of blessing as this I.IVINGSTONIA MISSION of the Free Church 
 
 of Scotland. Its success 
 
 calls for profound gratitude to God, and for increased efforts for the 
 
 extension of His kingdom. Our very success has become our perplexity. The Livingstonia 
 
 Mission does not share in 
 
 the ordinary mission funds of the Church, and has from the beginning 
 
 
been supported by special contributions. These have averaged about _;^4,ooo a-year, a sum which 
 was amply sufficient in its earlier years, but which is now wholly inadequate. The development 
 of the Mission urgently demands an INSTITUTION, on the model of Lovedale, where preachers, 
 teachers, and artisans can be taught. Dr. Laws is at present actively engaged in carrying this 
 out at Kondowi. If the Mission is to be maintained, its income cannot be estimated at less 
 than j£^,ooo. 
 
 We trust and pray that all those who have the extension of the Redeemer’s kingdom at 
 heart will contribute something for this splendid Mission, which is entirely dependent on special 
 contributions, and gets no help from the General Foreign Mission Fund of our Church. 
 
 /lb i 6 s i 0 11 a r i c 3 . 
 
 Rev. 
 
 RoliEUT Laws, D.D., M.D., F.G.S., 
 Kondowi. 
 
 James Henderson, Kondowi. 
 
 A. G. MacAlt'INE, Bnndawe. 
 
 George 1’eentice, ILiidawe. 
 
 ,, Walter Elmsi.ie, Ekwendeni 
 Rev. Donald Fraser, Njuyu. 
 
 Dr. J. C. Ramsay, Karonga. 
 
 Rev. A. Dewar, Mwenzo. 
 
 Dr. 
 
 Mr. 
 
 W. Murray, Kondowi. 
 
 W. Thomson, Kondowi. 
 Malcolm Moffat, Kondowi. 
 George Aitken, Bandawe. 
 
 W. D. MacGregor, Bandawe. 
 Iv D. M‘Minn, Bandawe. 
 
 C. Stewart, Njuyu. 
 
 Peter M‘Callum, Mwenzo 
 Henderson, Mason. 
 
 Mrss Si'EWAR'i', Kondowi. 
 
ITbe Xivinostonia /Ibission Sub^Committee. 
 
 [The Committee meets in Glasgow.) 
 
 Right Hon. LORD OVERTOUN, 7 West George Street, Glasgow, Convener. 
 ROBERT M'CLURE, Esq , 145 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Secretary. 
 
 Appointed by Foreign Missions 
 Committee. 
 
 Colonel T. Cadell, V.C. 
 
 Sir John Cowan, Bart., of Beeslack. 
 
 Rev. J. Fairley Daly, B.D., Glasgow. 
 
 W. Ferguson, Esq., LL.D., of Kin- 
 mundy. 
 
 Sir W. Henderson, LL D., Aberdeen. 
 
 P. F. Husband, E.sq., Dundee. 
 
 Rev. T. B. Kilpatrick, B.D. 
 
 Rev. Prof. Lindsay, D.D. , F". R.S.E. , 
 Glasgow. 
 
 D. MacLean, Esq., Glasgow. 
 
 Stodart J. Mitchell, Esq., Aber- 
 deen. 
 
 John Moir, Esq., M.D., Edinburgh. 
 
 Rev. Prof. Robertson, D.D., Aber- 
 deen. 
 
 Xocal Secretaries— 
 
 J. C. Robertson, Esq., Glasgow. 
 Joseph Russell, Esq., Greenock. 
 Rev. R. J. Sandeman. Edinburgh. 
 Dr. George Smith, C.I.E., 
 F.R.G.S., Edinburgh. 
 
 Rev. Alex. Soutar, M.A.. Glasgow. 
 Rev. J. Stalker, D.D., Glasgow. 
 John Stephen, Esq., Glasgow. 
 Frank Usher, Esq., Norton, 
 
 Appointed iii Glasgow. 
 Gilbert Beith, Esq., Glasgow. 
 Hugh Brown, Esq., Glasgow. 
 Thomas Binnie, Esq., Glasgow. 
 Robert Brodie, Esq., Glasgow. 
 Rev. James Brown, M.A., Glasgow. 
 Jas. Campbell, Esq., Tullichewan. 
 Rev. Jos. Corbett, D.D., Gla.sgow. 
 
 Hugh Davidson, Esq., Lanark. 
 Walter Duncan, Esq., Glasgow. 
 Rev. R. Hill, M.A., Renfrew. 
 
 Rev. R. Howie, M.A., Glasgow. 
 
 A. Hutcheson, Esq., Perth. 
 
 T. R. Johnstone, Esq., Glasgow. 
 Dr. Loudon. Hamilton. 
 
 Robert M'Clure, Esq., Glasgow. 
 Rev. A. R. MacEwen.D.D. , Glasgow. 
 Fred. L. M. Moir, Esq., Glasgow. 
 Rev. G. Reith. D.D., Glasgow. 
 
 A. Ellison Ross, Esq., Edinburgh. 
 A. Somervili.e, Esq., B.Sc., F'. L.S., 
 Glasgow. 
 
 J. Stevenson, Esq., F.R.G.S., 
 Largs. 
 
 James Thin, Esq., Edinburgh. 
 
 Rev. James Wells, D. D., Glasgow. 
 
 Rev. J. Fairley Daly, B.D., 17 Park Circus Place, Glasgow. 
 Stodart J. Mitchell, Esq., Advocate. 24 Adelphi, Aberdeen. 
 
 P. F'. Husband, Esq., Solicitor, 27 Bank Street, Dundee. 
 
 Sheriff Cowan, Paisley. 
 
 Dr. James Loudon, Linnwood, Hamilton. 
 
 , George H. Duncan, Esq., National Bank of Scotland, Inverness. 
 
 (BeilCral tTreaSUrer- -a. Ellison Ross, Free Church of Scotland Offices, Edinburgh. 
 
 James C. Ebskine, Printer, 140 Hope Street, Glasgow. 
 
THE LIVINHSTONIA MISSION. 
 
RIGHT HON. LORD OVERTOUN, 
 
 Convener, 
 
 Livingstonia Mission Comjuttee. 
 
THE LIYINGSTOXIA MISSION. 
 
 
 
 WENTV-FOUU YEARS liave jmssed away since 
 David Livingstone died on his knees at Ilala, 
 near Lake Bangweolo. Y’hile his body Avas 
 brought home by loving hands and laid to rest 
 among the mighty dead in Westndnster Abbey, his heart 
 rests near the spot Avhere, in suffering, he spent the last 
 night of his life, among the people he loAmd so Avell. 
 
 His death rung the great bell for the evangelisation of the 
 Dark Continent, and the Livingstonia Mission, advocated by 
 Dr. Stewart, of Lovedale, Livingstone’s fellow-traA'eller, Avas 
 founded in 1874, and stands to-day a nobler monument to 
 the great missionary than crumbling marble. 
 
 The folloAving year the Ilala steamed into Lake Nyasa, 
 bearing a company of pioneer missionaries, headed by Dr. 
 Laws, Avho, for a quarter of a century, has ably directed the 
 Livingstonia Mission. During all these years a battle has 
 been steadily Avaged of 
 
 Light against Darkness ; 
 
 The Gospel against Heathenism ; 
 
 Liberty against Slavery ; 
 
 Civilisation against Barbarism ; 
 
 Righteousness and Truth against Vice, Cruelt}’, and 
 Superstition. 
 
 The noble band engaged in this tight, giving u[) home, 
 friends, and comforts, have gladly endured priA^ations and 
 difficulties for Christ’s sake. They have battled against 
 deadly fevers and ague, and many, alas ! have fallen at their 
 post, and we havm to lament the loss of tAventy devoted lives 
 — but they have taken possession of N 3 'asaland for Christ, 
 and fresh volunteers hav’e eA^er been read}" to take up the 
 torch that fell from their hands. 
 
 By God’s good hand upon us the small band of 1875 noAV 
 
 numbeis Scottish Missionaries, and 
 
 112 Native Evangelists, 
 
 Avhile there has been formed a Native Church, Avith 7 con- 
 gregations, 12 elders and deacons, and 291 members. 
 
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 PLEA FOR THE 
 
 There are now 85 schools, with 354 native teachers and 
 monitors, and with a daily attendance of 11,510 pupils. 
 
 The great purpose of the Livingstonia Mission is, along 
 with other felloAV-labourers in the vast field, to win Central 
 Africa for Christ. The work is carried on on four o-reat 
 
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 lines, with the Gospel as the motive power in each ; — 
 
 1. Evangelisation. 3. Education. 
 
 2. Medical Mission work. 4. Industrial work. 
 
 1. Evangelisation by the direct proclamation of the 
 
 Robert L.\ws, M.D., D.D. 
 
 Gospel at the various Mission centres. At Bandawe the 
 attendance at church on Sabbath numbers upwards of 1000, 
 and from each centre native evangelists go out every Sabbath 
 with the Gospel message to surrounding villages, some as 
 much as ten miles distant. The church building has become 
 too small, and the Session and congregation have petitioned 
 for help to build a new church, seated for 1400, to which 
 they are to contribute £200. 
 
 Not only the adults are reached, but the children are 
 specially cared for and taught in Sunday Schools out of God’s 
 
LIVINGSTONIA MISSION. 
 
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 Word, with the help of such books as Harry’s “ Catechism ” 
 and the “ Pilgrim’s Progress,” in their own tongue. They 
 have a great talent for music, and delight in the hymns 
 which are on the lips and hearts of our bairns at home. 
 
 The printing and circulation of the Bible in the native 
 dialects has greatly helped the wmrk, and the people are 
 gladly paying for the Word of God and Christian literature, 
 which are now spreading through the country, greatly helped 
 by the force of public opinion, which has made it the fashion 
 
 W. A. Elmslie, M.B., C.M. 
 
 for old as well as young to be able to read, and we see men 
 and women of all ages sitting alongside of the children — and 
 so the good seed is being scattered. 
 
 2. Medical Missions. — As in all lands, so in Africa, this 
 work has arrested and won the people, and given them, 
 perhaps, their first idea of what Christianity is. That men 
 better, wiser, stronger than they should come, not to destroy 
 or rob them, but to heal and help, is a mystery beyond their 
 comprehension ; and when they saw men and women healed 
 and cured, and learned that the God of Love, who lived and 
 
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 PLEA FOR THE 
 
 died on the earth to save them, had bid them come on 
 this errand of mercy and love, is it to be wondered that 
 their confidence and then their hearts were won by the 
 devoted men and women who lived among them, and, like 
 their Master, went about doing good, and healing all that 
 were diseased. At Bandawe alone, more than 10,000 cases 
 have been treated in the past year. Patients come from 
 afar to get healing, and go back cured, carrying with them 
 the praises of the skill and kindness of the white man ; but, 
 better still, with some message of the Gospel of God’s grace 
 to bless his own heart, and those to whom he tells it. 
 
 3. Education. — No thoughtful or observant man now 
 questions the policy of educating the natives, for in the 
 march of civilisation and commerce, for which the Missions 
 have opened the way, the demand is steadily on the increase 
 for trained and intelligent natives, and the daily attendance 
 at the eighty-five schools is very large, and the days have 
 long gone past when we had to reward the children for 
 cominsf to school. There are a large number at the 
 elementary stages, but many, especially at the Institute, 
 are in the Y. and YI. Standards. The diversity of tongues 
 — nine different languages being spoken in Nyasaland — 
 greatly increases the difiiculty of school work and the 
 suppl}^ of books for the different stations. AYe are feeling 
 more and more the desirability of having a uniform 
 language, and are trying, not only among ourselves but 
 among other labourers in the Protectorate, to adopt the 
 Nyanja language, enriched by such other words as may be 
 adapted from others. 
 
 4. Industrial Work. — The experience gained and success 
 achieved at Lovedale under the able guiding hand of 
 Dr. James Stewart, satisfied us at the outset of the Mission 
 that we must seek not only to take the Gospel of Christ 
 to the people of Nyasaland by direct preaching and medical 
 missions, but also to educate them — not only in ordinary 
 school instruction, but to train them in industrial pursuits — • 
 so that some occupation might be given which would take 
 the place of their one occupation, warfare, and also prove 
 beneficial to the people by training them in the arts of 
 peace. \Ye, therefore, at all our stations, have more or less 
 
IJVINGSTONIA MISSION. 
 
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 given instruction by Christian tradesmen in carpentry, 
 brickmaking, agriculture, building, and latterly, printing, 
 telegraphy, and tailoring, as well as elementary ambulance 
 work. As an evidence that the work is well done, we may 
 mention that the Report herewith is printed at Livingstonia, 
 chiefly hy natives, and that a part of the printing of the 
 administration is done by our boys. 
 
 As, however, the work prospered, we found that it was 
 indispensable to establish a Central Training Institute, so 
 that while we carried on elementary instruction in school 
 work and industries at each station, we could draft to it the 
 more promising pupils, and, with a well-ecpiipped staff, bring 
 them on so as to turn out not only teachers and evangelists, 
 but tradesmen who would do much to make the country. 
 
 Already we find that the boys first trained by us are fill- 
 ing important positions, not only in the undertakings, such as 
 coffee planting, being established, but also in the service of the 
 administration, and those in charge, as well as ]\Ir. Rhodes 
 of the British Central Africa Company, have gladly acknow- 
 ledged the service thus done by the Livingstonia i\lission. 
 
 We have, through the kind sympathy of Mr. Rhodes, who 
 is keenly alive to the value of such work, received a grant 
 from the British South Africa Company of a large tract of 
 land, nearly 100 scpiare miles, at Kondowi, near Mount 
 Waller, in a healthy upland, and there we have already 
 established an Institute with its various branches, Dr. Robert 
 Laws, our valued missionary in chief, being at the head. We 
 have at present a staff consisting of — 
 
 Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Laws ; 
 
 Rev. James Henderson ; 
 jMiss Stewart, teacher ; 
 
 Messrs. Murray and MacGregor, car^ienters ; 
 
 Mr. M. jMoffat, agriculturist ; 
 
 Mr. W. Thomson, printer, with his wife ; 
 and 137 boarders. 
 
 The demand for admission from all the stations is three 
 times as great as we can meet, our accommodation, staff, and 
 funds limiting the number we can receive. 
 
 The call comes to us again and again to send out female 
 workers to win and train girls for Christ, so that we may have 
 Christian homes in Nyasaland. In addition to the splendid 
 
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 PLEA FOR THE LIVINGSTON lA MISSION. 
 
 service given by Mrs. Laws, Mrs. Elmslie, and the wives of our 
 missionaries, we have sent out Miss Stewart, and this summer 
 Miss Jackson and Miss M‘Callurn, trained as teachers and 
 nurses, to reinforce the band of labourers. Dr. Eoby Fletcher, 
 B.Sc., has just sailed as an additional medical missionary. 
 
 The work of the Livingstonia Mission is changing the 
 country and people. Slave-raiding, with its horrors, is almost 
 a thing of the past. Poison drinking is ceasing. Super- 
 stition is dying out. Fields are planted with coffee, wheat, 
 and potatoes. Gardens with vegetables are to be seen. New 
 fruit and timber trees are being planted. Cattle are being 
 tended ; at the Institution there is now a large ffock for 
 })roduce and draught. Superstition is giving way to faith 
 and enlightenment. All this has been wrought by God through 
 the Gospel, through the labours of our noble band of workers. 
 Put Africa is to be won by her own sons and daughters, and 
 for this end we are labouring. We are seeking to lead them 
 to Christ and to build them up in character and training. 
 When we tell you that within the last six months God has so 
 blessed the work that 285 men and Avomen have confessed 
 their faith by baptism, you will rejoice Avith us. The held 
 is great, and there are openings around us, such as the great 
 AAvemba tribe, Avhich, for lack of men and money, Ave cannot 
 yet touch, but they are calling us to come. 
 
 We require our staff' increased, not only to overtake the Avork 
 Avhich God is so greatly blessing, but to provide reliefs for our 
 missionaries Avho come home on furlough. We have been 
 receiving from a limited number of subscribers about £5000 
 a-year. We need £7000, and we receive nothing from the 
 Foreign Missions Fund of the Church. We plead for a great 
 many small subscriptions as aa'cII as large ones. We are arrang- 
 ing for a representative in each congregation, Avho AA’ill interest 
 subscribers and to Avhom we shall gladly send a collecting 
 book and missionary box. You have called us to this Avork. 
 You will surely help. We earnestly pray that the story 
 AA'hich through God’s goodness these pages tell, may move 
 some Avho read to go, many to give, more still to pray, 
 remembering that the Master in the days of His flesh had 
 Africa in His heart Aidien He said : “ Other sheep I have 
 Avhich are not of this fold : them also I must bring, and they 
 shall hear My voice.” 
 
 OVERTOUN. 
 
LIVINGSTONIA MISSION 
 
 REPORT FOR 1896. 
 
 Ihe Lvrd huild the huHxe, they labour irt. win tluM build itd 
 
 LIVING STONIA. BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA : 
 Printed at the Mission Press. 
 
 1897 
 
REPORT 01'’ THE LIVINOSTONIA MISSION. 
 
 
 
 During tlie year now closing the characteristic of the 
 work of the Livingstonia Mission has been steady progress. 
 Native disturbances at the south end of the Lake, required 
 the interposition of Government and the putting an end by 
 armed force to the raiding of the Ngoni under the 
 successor of Chikusi. Further north, in the neighbourhood 
 of Mvera, there was discjuietude for a time, and it wae 
 considered prudent to remove, for a time, the ladies of the 
 Dutch section of the mission to Bandawe. 
 
 The early part of the year was darkened by the death of 
 Mrs. Vlok at Livlezi ere she had been a year in the country. 
 This, with the illness of other Europeans at that station led 
 to their removal from Livlezi to the highlands on the N. W. 
 and the occupation of Livlezi by native agents. 
 
 Mr. W. G. llobertson and Mr. A. Scott have returned 
 home after completing their term of service in the Mission. 
 Dr. Cross after completing his second term of service 
 resigned his connection with the Mission and returned home. 
 Mrs. Cross and their child, on account of health, had to 
 return home earlier in the year. 
 
 Rev. A. G. MacAlpine has gone home on furlough and 
 in the Dutch section of the Mission Mr. and Mrs. Blake 
 ha\ o returned to South Africa for the same reason. 
 
 In the field Mr. and Mrs. McCallum have been 
 transferred from Hoi’a to Mwenzo, Mr. Stuart from Njuyu 
 to Ekwendeni, and Mr. MacGregor from Bandawe to the 
 Institution. 
 
 Rev. Dr. J. C. Ramsay arrived in September, and has 
 gone to take up the work at Ivaronga. At the same time 
 Mr. J. M. Henderson arrived, and after rendering valued 
 help in building at Livingstonia will go on to Karonga. 
 
 INSTITUTION REPORT. 
 
 Rev. Robert Laws, M.A., M.D., D.D., F.R.G.S., and Mi-s. Laws; 
 
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 REPOiyr OF THE 
 
 Hev. Janies Henderson, M.A. ; Miss L. A. Stewart, Teaclier ; 
 ^lessrs. vV. Murray and W. DutV MacGregor, Carpenters ; 
 M. Mott'at, Agriculturist ; and M’. Tlioinson, Printer, and 
 Mrs. Thomson. 
 
 The ditfereiit departments of work connected with our 
 Livingstonia Missionary Institution have all the one main 
 end in view of seeking to lead pupil and worker alike to 
 the Lord Jesus Christ as the personal Saviour of the 
 individual sinner. So while we may and do describe some 
 methods of work as more directly Evangelistic, it would be 
 utterly wrong to suppose that the others are not so 
 likewise. 
 
 On the station every Sabbath forenoon a native service 
 has been lield, addressed by a European. This is followed 
 by classes for native women and children held by Mrs. 
 Laws and Miss Stewart. At 2 p.m. the girls’ Sabbath 
 School begins, and at 3 the boys’ Sabbath School, and at 
 the same time a class for native M'omen conducted by Mrs. 
 Thomson, and a Hearers’ class for grown up Ngoni workers 
 who wished to be taught more about Jesus. At 4.30 there 
 is another vernacular service conducted by the native 
 Christians, and an English service in the evening attended 
 Viy the pupils of the Institution, who give evidence by their 
 (piestions afterwards of being able to follow and understand 
 much of what is said. 
 
 Many of the pupils and workers have shown a deepening 
 interest in spiritual things, and tlie closing Sabbath of the 
 year .saw nine young men and one woman receive the 
 sacrament of baptism. In the afternoon 8 Europeans and 
 49 natives sat down at the Lord’s Table. 
 
 Since our new school was openefl these services can be 
 held with much more comfort to the worshippers than 
 foi’tnerly. 
 
 During the week, morning prayers are regularly led by a 
 native Christian and an afternoon addi-ess to the workers is 
 given by a European. 
 
 Classes for male and female catechumens are held on 
 Thui'.sdays and our ])reachers’ class on Friday afternoon. 
 On the Sabbaths these native preachers, by leaving on 
 Saturday, reach villages 10 miles and more distant. During 
 the school recess sev eral went itinerating among villages too 
 far distant foi- them to reach at other times. At not a few 
 of these \ illages, people are enquiring about the truths they 
 heai- and asking for- more instruction. Some also near the 
 station are enquiring about the way of Life, 
 
LIVINOSTONIA MISSION. 
 
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 The Church collection.s (European and native) for 1896 
 amounted to £32, 11s. 5.',d. From Europeans, the sum of 
 £18 was received for the support of pupils in the 
 Institution, and £19 in donations to different departments 
 of its work. 
 
 As will be seen from the Statistics, tin; work of the 
 Medical Department is being increasingly appreciated. 
 
 hoys’ sniooL. 
 
 Rev. Jas. Henderson w'rites : — 
 
 At the close of the year, the boys attending the D»t 
 Schools of the Institution numbered 127. Of these 117 
 were boanlers, the rest being either in })artial emjiloyment 
 on the Station or belonging to the neighbouring villages. 
 The Roll of 1895 was erdarged at different periufls during 
 tlie yeai- by the admission of new pupils to the extent of 90. 
 As the Roll now stands the Stations of the Mission are 
 represented as follows : — 
 
 Bandawe, ... 
 Ngoiiilaiid, 
 Kai’onga, ... 
 Mwenzo, ... 
 Unattached, 
 
 ui’I’hu si'iioon. nowKi; sciioon. 
 
 ]4 26 
 
 (i 17 
 
 0 13 
 
 0 0 
 
 (» 41 
 
 According to tribes the pupils are distributed in this way : — 
 Tonga, 42 ; Henga, 20 ; Nyiinja, 10 ; Ngoni, 8 ; Tumbuka, 8 ; 
 Senga, 7 ; Khonde, 6 ; Wemba, 4 ; Wanda, 4 ; Wiwa, 1 ; 
 Nyika, 2 ; Gunda, 1 ; Tweya, 1 ; Sukunia, 1 ; Yao (1), 1. 
 In the case of four of the above, it is impossible to 
 be (juite certain what their trilie was, as they were carried 
 away from their native places in slave gangs when very 
 young. Another bright little fellow can give no account 
 of father or mother or tribe. His farthest back memory is 
 of Mr. R. Crawshay at Deep Ray. He belonged to a slave 
 gang which the Vice Consul intercepted on its way to the 
 Lake ferry. A comparison of this list with the locations 
 of the tribes, as shewn in any recent map of the country, 
 will shew how widely extended the sweep of the work is. 
 The reader will see that all the peoples, along the western 
 shores of Lake Nyasa, and upwards towards the shores 
 of Tanganyika, are more or less represented. 
 
 That the tribes are less fully represented than is aimed 
 at, arises from the restraint which the narrowness of 
 accommodation, and the diHiculty of procuidng food at this 
 early stage of the Institution’s existence, have imposed 
 
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 REPORT OF THE 
 
 upon the authorities, not from any scarcity of applicants. 
 Since soon after its first opening young men and boys 
 have come flocking every term eagerly seeking admission ; 
 but these circumstances have rendered the curtailing of 
 increase so impei’ative that barely one out of three of the 
 candidates has been admitted. While in all cases, the 
 shutting of the door of education in the face of those 
 who wish to learn is to be regretted, it is specially .so in 
 such cases as were some of these, when lads have shewn 
 »o great anxiety as to have come two or more days’ 
 journey in the hope of admission. However, in those who 
 have been received, there is at least a nucleus for all the 
 tribes among whom the work lies ; and in its existence 
 the way is made clear for further extension. The present 
 number is a comparatively small one ; but the hope of 
 being able to send out even one half of these within the 
 next four years as pastors or teachers with some measure 
 of special training for their work to operate among the 
 tribes which they represent, is, we may venture to think, 
 not discreditable to the 27th month of the Institution’s 
 history, and contains in it the promise of greater things 
 when better means are available. 
 
 In the month of August, the hand of death appeared 
 in our midst. A tine young fellow in the Upper School 
 was suddenly cut off. He had shewn striking capacity 
 for learning ; and his steady sterling Christian cha.racter 
 had marked him for the native ministry. His place in 
 the hearts of all who knew him was a very warm one ; 
 and the memory of him will not soon fade. 
 
 As has been shewn in the Quarterly Reports the various 
 departments of work are gradually taking shape, the 
 spheres of pastors, teachers, storekeepers, printers and 
 telegraphists being set before chosen pupils and their 
 training directed accordingly. As it is, however, in the 
 present state of education, the future pastors are also 
 receiving the full training as teachers so as to be able to 
 supervise and help on the school work in their districts. 
 The special lines of theology are also being proceeded with 
 as the pupils emerge from elementary w(jrk and obtain 
 facility in the use of English. Twelve pupils of the 
 Upper School are receiving practical instimction in 
 teaching, four are being trained to planting, two are 
 working at telegraphy, one is carrying on store and 
 book keeping, and one is practising surgical dressing and 
 dispensing. In the Lower School, where the majority of 
 
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 the lioys have nut formed plans for tlie future, what ia 
 aimed at is to provide them witli the foundation of a 
 sound elementary education, special attention being of 
 course devoted to the formation of good character, and 
 to the acipiisition of as thorough a knowledge of the 
 Scriptures as possible in view of what the training is 
 expected to lead up to. Manual instruction is given to 
 these j)upils daily, but rather with a view to training 
 eye and hand than to preparing as yet foi’ any trade 
 or (.iccupation. The instruction in pastf)ral theology is 
 provided in what is at present called the “ Preachers’ 
 Class,” and its practice is found in the services which are 
 carried on from week to week in the surrounding villages. 
 In both Schools the classification is according to the 
 reviseil Code issued by the recent Council, which may lx; 
 roughly described as occupying an intermediate placx> 
 lietween that of South Africa and that of Scotland. 
 
 Difficulties in the way of such work as this are not far to 
 seek. When it is realized that the languages, spoken liy 
 the tribes which the pupils represent, are in some cases, such 
 as Ngoni and Tonga, quite distinct, and in all cases possess 
 such striking points of difference as to place them practically 
 outside the pale of dialects, it will be seen how veritably 
 a Babel the Station is ; and it will be possible to appreciate 
 the scope there is for endless trouble and failure. As a 
 matter of fact, however, things have turned out in this 
 respect Vjetter than could have been looked for. Ti'ibal 
 jealousy has scarcely made any api)earance. Difference of 
 tribes has rather proved an aid to healthy emulation than 
 a hindrance in any way. Then, too, experience has shewn 
 the Nyanja language to lie a true Jing'iui fra ncti 'in which 
 the teacher can make himself sufficiently intelligible to all 
 his })upila. Nyanja is indeed not spoken purely nor regu- 
 larly, nor is any other language. The African proves a 
 born linguist. It cannot be said that he has two or three 
 spare languages up his sleeve because he generally has not 
 got a sleeve ; but even a Chidiwo’s Poka from the edge of 
 the old world forest on the verge of the Nyika Plateau has 
 one or two hid with his snuff’ in some corner of his oiled and 
 ochred loin cloth. AVhen a boy is talking with his neigh- 
 bours, he is so courteous as to think it necessary to make 
 some use of their speech, and so, laying the foundation in 
 his own tongue, he culls largely from the private vocabu- 
 laries of his hearers as he goes along. The writer has 
 actually heard sentences in which each word belonged to a 
 
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 •eparate language. Thei-e is certainly much of a unique 
 interest in this. One does not need extraordinary penetra- 
 tion to see that the strife of tongues which \\ ill soon be 
 raging all over the counti }■ has already begun here, and 
 that something, how much it is hard to say, is being done 
 towards the evolution of that composite language which, 
 like as our own English did with the slower pace of earlier 
 days, will spring out of the many tongues of the various 
 tribes when the common British rule and good internal 
 eomraunication have begun to fuse them into unity. But 
 meanwhile this confusion of tongues places a somewhat 
 •erious barrier in the way of effective teaching. Another 
 source of difficulty and jDossible failure is found in the 
 disparity of ages l)etween members of the same class. 
 Small, almost toddling, children, some of them, it is plea- 
 sant to see, the second generation of educated natives, sit 
 side by side with well grown lads. Were the African as 
 free from pride, as we are at first inclined to take him, this 
 circumstance might not be so much of an evil, but we find 
 to our cost that he is not ; and it takes a teacher some time 
 to gage, in any right way, the vis inertias in this shape 
 which he has to take into account, while he requires to 
 exercise no small amount of skill, if he is to prevent it 
 injuring his work, not to speak of his being able to make it 
 an aid. Parallelling this disparity is a great difference in 
 attainment, as might be expected from pupils gathered from 
 so many separate centres. The action of the Cod«, however, 
 will tend to produce uniformity, and, it is hoped, speedily 
 minimise the evil. Temporary difficulty aiises from the 
 nature of the building.s in which the work is at present 
 carried on, but that wdll be removed as the final school- 
 rooms are put up. 
 
 Counterbalancing these evils, which are none of them 
 very serious, there stands on the other side such a great 
 and steady thirst for knowledge as can hardly be anywhere 
 surpassed. The stimulus of it makes the teacher forget 
 everything else. When it is found that the communication 
 of fresh information on any subject, and not less the 
 correction of any false impressions or inaccuracies, are 
 reeeived as favours by the pupils, he can hardly wish for 
 more encouragement. The pupils can scarcely be satisfied. 
 Were the writer to allow it, his room would be filled night 
 by night with a crowd of eager opening minds each bringing 
 some new question or difficulty to be solved. This 
 eagerness, too, comes n{)t of the novelty of the situation 
 
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 It has l)een goin,<>' on since the schools were first opened. 
 Of iictuiil acconiplisliitient less can lie .said. The stage 
 is ratlier tliat of the blossom tlian of the fruit. A certain 
 (|uickening of tlie intelligence, a widening of the intellectual 
 horizon s\ ith a better sense of the' relative importance of 
 things are ap])eaiiiig, but a.-, tokens of what is to come. 
 
 If there is any harvesting it is in English speaking and 
 music. 1'h(“re is already noticeable a gi-atifying facility in 
 writing and speaking English, which is a fail-, rather more 
 than fair, return for the labour which has been expended 
 upon it. As h;is been said. The African is a born linguist. 
 He is also a. born musician. The Greek ideal of the jdate of 
 music in school work can 1 k^ worked towards heie without 
 inflicting upon the teacher a chorus of frogs or crows. 
 Every one has some sort of “voice” anrl “ear”; and the 
 sense of time has been i-cally sjilendidly developed by the 
 village dances and the marching songs. Tlie natural scale 
 is different fi'om the European, and at least two notes in 
 it are discoi-da.nt in Euro])ean ears ; but these can be 
 remedied with less effort than might be expected. Proba- 
 l)ly no liranch of the woi'k is entc'red into with more 
 enthusiasm than the practisiiigs of the choir. 
 
 Es'idence of the (|uickening of thought is to be found 
 most strikingly in the nature of tlui Scriptural (piestions 
 whielr are brought befoi-e the teachm-s. They are neither 
 oj)en to the charge of shallowness nor ca|)tiousness. Within 
 the. ki.st fortnight such matters as these were submitted foi' 
 ]“)rivate discussion ; Our Lord’s teaching on the su))ject of 
 I)ivine punishment in the story of the man without the 
 wedding garment, the ii-onical remark <m tlie “eternal 
 mansions” of the mammon of unrighteousness in the story 
 of the dishonest steward, the suViject of the canon arising 
 out of the closing verses of Revelation, and the sin which 
 is “ unto deatli.” 
 
 Occasionally there ha, ve appeared grounds for anxiety as 
 to the effect of the school work upon the spiritual life of 
 the. jmpils Now and then there has seemed to be less of 
 the over-flowing than might lie considered normal to 
 spiritual health. Thi.s, however, has been due rathei" to the* 
 growth of reserve with regard to religious feelings which 
 usually accompanies better education than to any real 
 chilling of tire or enthusiasm. An excellent field of work is 
 provided fur the senior pupils in influencing the fresh lioys 
 joining the schools and still more in seeking to evangelize 
 the neighbouring villages. This they are doing in such a, 
 
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 way as no strangei- European could ; and while it bears 
 testimony to the vitality of their faith it carries with it the 
 guarantee of its health and growth. A practical spirit of 
 Christian idealism is very noticeable, regulating conduct. 
 Discipline is easily maintained. 
 
 As to the future, the outlook is bright enough ; and, 
 when we look back upon the pa.st, we have nothing but 
 thankfulness for the Hand of God which has guided us and 
 made plain the path. 
 
 An Evening School for apprentices and other workers 
 has been carried on throughout the year. The attendance 
 in December came to 33. The spirit and the work of the 
 pupils are creditable. Books are being bought by occasional 
 woi’kei’s to take to their homes. There they are teaching- 
 one another, and br-iuging in the leaven of education 
 among themselves as the senior pupils are bringing the 
 leavening influence of the Gospel. When the Station is in 
 a position to plant schools in the inhabited country around 
 it, the effort will be assisted by the existence of at least an 
 interest in and some appreciation of education on the part 
 of the more enterprising young men. 
 
 girls’ school. 
 
 Miss Stewart writes : — 
 
 The Girls’ School opened in November 1895 with ten 
 boarders, all from Bandaw'e. Two of these came to take 
 up the special work of cooking for both boys and girls, the 
 others for general training. Most of this band were 
 rather old to fall in readily with our ways, and the younger 
 ones weie influenced by their elders. All of them had 
 attended school for several years and were much in 
 advance of many ctf their friends and neighbours. In their 
 villages therefore, they were looked up to as those who did 
 ‘the work of the School’ and were exempt from some of the 
 common daily duties of village life. Accordingly when they 
 came to Livingstonia they showed that they preferrd 
 being served to serving. Our aim here, however, is to 
 teach each one to help herself and also to be ready to stretch 
 'out a helping hand to her neighbour, so when the girls 
 came to see that on and all had to share in the ‘ common 
 round,’ they worked heartily and were very useful to us 
 and to themselves at the beginning of things. We sought 
 to show them that the work was not ours but God’s and 
 that it was their privilege to take part in it, as it was also 
 their duty to seek to enlighten their own people. 
 
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 In April last, the girls’ school was supplemented by four 
 pupils from the Manchewe district. The new comers were 
 all much younger than the first boarders, and, accordingly, 
 adapted themselves more readily to school life and rule. 
 When school re-opened in June, we welcomed our first 
 pupils from Ngoniland — two girls came from Njuyu, and 
 later on two more from Ekwencleni. The elder of the first 
 two is engaged to one of the more advanced Institution 
 pupils. The young man paid a visit to his home during the 
 May recess, and so exei’ted his influence that his betrothed 
 and her companion agreed to give Livingstonia a trial. 
 About the middle of the term, the father of the younger 
 girl paid us a visit. He seemed much interested in all that 
 he saw, and was satisfied with his daughter’s appearance. 
 Previous to his visit, he sent a message to the effect that he 
 was coming to assure himself tliat his child had enough to 
 eat ! A goat was sent to Dr. Laws by the other girl’s 
 father as an expression of his satisfaction. Of the two 
 Ekwendeni girls, one is the betrothed of the senior native 
 teacher there, while the other is the sister of another 
 teacher. It is encouraging to see the young men seeking 
 to further the education of their intended wives, thus 
 enabling them to take their places as the companions — not 
 the cooks merely— of their husbands. 
 
 The new dining hall was opened with the June term. 
 Up till then, there was but one large table in the back 
 verandah-room, where the l)oys sat down in relays, while 
 the girls had their meals in their class-room. The new 
 arrangement gives much more satisfaction. The meal is 
 placed on the tables at the hour, and the pupils sit down 
 together so that it can readily be seen that every one has 
 his poi’tion and that he takes it in an orderly way, the head 
 of each table being responsible for the others. All 
 conversation mu.st be in English. Anyone breaking this 
 rule is required to stand during the meal, and, from time to 
 time, not a few rise to the occasion. The verandah table 
 is still used by the younger boys with a senior in charge. 
 When a meal is over and the pupils dismissed, the girls in 
 turn clear the tal)les and wash the dishes. 
 
 With the increased number of boarders, the cooking is 
 now on alai'ge scale. Four women are constantly employed 
 at this work, and, besides these, each of the senior girls in 
 turn gives her assistance in the morning for a week at a 
 time. The boys bring firewood, dig the potatoes and carry 
 the maize from the garden, while the girls bring water, 
 
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 RKPORT OF THK 
 
 prepare the potatoes and pound the maize. Thus, there is 
 division of labour, and all are tau^lit to do something for 
 their bread. 
 
 This session, Mrs. Laws opened a tailoring cla.ss for l)oys. 
 They used the sewing machine and were greatly interested 
 in it. The girls took in hand the button holes and general 
 finishing of these machine-made garments, with the result 
 that, when the school closed in October, they had made 
 four suits, one jacket, and fifty-two school-boy garment.^. 
 
 Most of the girls went home for a short holiday in 
 October. The Manchewe pupils who live near, went to 
 their homes for ten days, but out of these spent two 
 Sabbaths here! They evidently prefer school to village life. 
 The Bandawe girls had to wait for a steamer, and, on 12th 
 October, seven of them left. Then the four Ngoni went 
 home for a fortnight and returned bringing eleven more 
 for the new session. On the 1st December, school was 
 re-opened with a mixture of tribes and tongues — 3 Tonga, 
 t Henga, 5 Nyanja, and 15 Ngoni. We have made a good 
 beginning and are looking forward to a happy and profitable 
 session. 
 
 PRINTINO DEPARTMENT. 
 
 The delay throvxgh scarcity of carriers in ti'ansferring 
 the printing and othei' plant from Florence Bay to the 
 Station, prevented the erection of our little Albion Press 
 till the last week of .January. Sundry jobs that had been 
 ordered some months previously, were proceeded with. 
 The experience at Bandawe had prepared us, though 
 pei'haps not adecjuately, foi’ the wet season hei’e. Only a 
 printer wlio has wrought with glycerine i-ollei's in a humid 
 atmosphere similar to what is at Livingstonia during the 
 months of February, March and Apiil can have any 
 conception of the difficulty in attaining pa.ssable impres- 
 sions of letteipress work. The difficulty of ju inting these 
 first jobs was increased by our printing-office reed walls 
 permitting the too frequent fogs to drift right through 
 our working space. 
 
 On 16th May, the last part of the cylinder planting 
 machine was safely brought by Mr. Moffat with a large 
 number of natives to its destination. Two days after, it 
 was lifted to its place and the first revolutions of the 
 completed machine were made. 
 
 Another part of new plant — the stereotyping apparatus 
 — was brought into work last November, when a brick 
 
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 “lean to” was built by Mr. J. M. Henderson. Besides 
 the apparatus being valuable for the Mission publications, 
 the vent and hot slab have been so arranged as to keep 
 our roller cabinet dry and prevent a recurrence of rollei' 
 troubles. 
 
 Besides the sundry small jobs, we have completed the 
 following books for Mission work ; — “ Mkweii Wang’ono ” 
 new edition, “ Pang’ono Pang’ono ” new edition, “Luka,” 
 “Yohane,” “Sumu za Tshitonga,” “ Ndwiinbo zya Mulu- 
 ngu,” “ Kantini Kantini.” St. Matthew’s Gospel and Harry’s 
 Catechism in Koiide are awaiting return of pi'oofs to 
 ])ermit of their completion. 
 
 The depai'ture of the apprentices and the journeyman 
 to Bandawe the previous year, made work more trying. 
 One ai)preutice who had not completed his first year, 
 re.tui-ned in April, and two others who had completed 
 their second yeai’, recommenced work in 8ej)tember. The 
 apprentice who was in his first year had to be dismissed 
 in September, and another lad was drafted fi'om the school 
 in October to take his place. Another lad drafted from 
 the school wrought six months on trial, and will be 
 apprenticetl in January. 
 
 Five school lads have been taught elementary book -work. 
 Eight boys have come foi- a few months to clean the 
 machinery and to receive the first lessons of a printing 
 ofhce. These all co)ne two oi- three houi's daily. 
 
 UUILDINO AND CARPENTKY DEPAKT.M ENT. 
 
 In the early part of the year, fittings for the biick 
 house erected last season were pi-ovided, and six wattle 
 and daub houses for native pu})ils and apprentices erected. 
 
 As the carpentry woi'k at Bandawe was drawing near 
 comj)letion, several of the native workers were sent on 
 here, and, in November, Mr MacGi'egor brought up the 
 others with him, thus completing the transference of the 
 industrial departments from Bandawe to Livingstonia. 
 
 Mr. J(jhn Henderson arriving from home renderetl 
 valuable help in building, ere going on to Karonga where 
 he is likely to be stationed. 
 
 The dry season is the time during which as much as 
 possible of our brick-making and building must be done, 
 and brings with it the pressure of out door work. 
 
 Brick-making was begun in June with clay near the 
 station, but the clay was far from homogenous and with 
 the unequal shrinkage arising fi’om this, and several 
 
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 unexpected lieavy showers, out of 164,000 bricks moulded, 
 not 100,000 were 6t for building. Tn October, when 
 native labourers became numerous, brick-making was trans- 
 ferred to a place about one mile distant, where supeiior 
 clay was found, and 191,000 bricks moulded. About 20,000 
 of these are in stock for the work of next year. A hand 
 brick press sent from home, made the bricks put through 
 it, not only of better and more ecjual shape, Imt more 
 dense and durable for the exposed surfaces of walls. We 
 found about 2,000 per day could be pressed by the 
 natives employed. Tn all, 355,420 bricks wei’e moulded. 
 Several of the native moulders were able each to turn out 
 1,000 bricks in nine hours. 
 
 In view of the increase of tnir staff and of the pupils 
 of the Institution a wattle and daub cottage 40 feet by 18 
 feet, containing two rooms and having the back and 
 end verandahs closed in as stores, was erected. 
 
 A brick kitchen 29 feet by 18 feet, with a corrugated 
 iron roof, was put up for the boarding department. 
 
 A brick cottage, 41 feet by 30 feet, containing three 
 rooms, kitchen and store-room, was erected and roofed with 
 corrugated iron. 
 
 A brick building, 180 feet by 22 feet 6 inches, divided 
 into a school-room of 80 feet, with class-room of 20 feet 
 opening from it, and other five rooms for stores, dormitories, 
 (fee., was erected. This has a thatched roof. The school 
 part was ready for the opening of our new session, but the 
 completion of the I’emainder was not accomplished till rains 
 had begun. Much hearty, useful help was given by some 
 of the elder school pupils in the brick building, while they, 
 at the same time, acquired useful technical knowledge. 
 Fittings for these different buildings have still to be made. 
 
 In the work-shop, there have been made 4 wheel-barrows, 
 14 pannelled and 5 glass doors and frames, 4 windows and 
 frames, 8 shop benches, 7 tables, 3 school desks, 3 easels, 
 and 4 black-boards. 
 
 There are at the close of the year, in the Carpenti-y 
 Department, 1 journeyman and 13 apprentice carpenters, 
 2 journeyman sawyers and 8 beginners. These are apart 
 from out-door workers. 
 
 AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 
 
 In the several branches of this Department, the progress 
 made during the year is on the whole fairly satisfactory. 
 No great results can be shewn, nor record figures cpioted ; 
 
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 but a good foundation has been laid for future work in the 
 turning over and preparation of much new soil, and our 
 hopes for considerable returns in the days to come for all 
 the labour of the year do not appear to be without 
 foundation. 
 
 Our crop of wheat, though comparatively small, gives us 
 the assurance that from the culture of this grain we may 
 rely upon good returns in the future. Some 1400 lb. was 
 safely harvested in August last, and, in October, another 
 100 lb. was secured from a small patcli which was grown, 
 as an experiment, during the dry months by means of 
 irrigation. The greater' part of our crop we have reserved 
 for seed, and trust, if all goes well, to reap an abundant 
 harvest from a held of some hve acres in the Manchewe 
 Valley, which is ready prepared for the receipt of the seed 
 in March, and which, if found necessary, can be irrigated. 
 Oats, also, we intend trying this season — thanks to the 
 generosity of two friends who have supplied the where- 
 withal to secure seed. 
 
 The cultivation of European potatoes, too, has been very 
 satisfactory. Over 3,000 lb. have been dug out during the 
 year. These, though not of a very large size, have been of 
 fairly good (juality, and give promise of improving con- 
 siderably as our soil becomes better worked. 
 
 Of European vegetables, we have managed to grow a 
 good many varieties. Carrots, turnips and beet have 
 thriven best. With cabbages, cauliflowers and such like, 
 we have not succeeded. The Hies and grubs having pivived 
 themselves rather too fond of them. 
 
 Of native products, we have not put out as much as 
 might be expected. Beyond a little maize, 1,500 lb. of 
 beans and a good crop of sweet potatoes, we have done 
 nothing, but trust to do a great deal more in this line 
 during the present year. 
 
 In our small nursery, we h;ive managed to bring on a 
 good number of seedlings. Blue gums have thriven veiy 
 well. Some 396 have been planted out in avenue form along 
 the sides of our roads. Some of these have grown as much 
 as 30 feet in half as many months. The North End rubber 
 tree has also taken good root, 280 of which have been 
 planted out along with 135 mishunguti trees. It has 
 been most gratifying to see how the Cupressus Laiosoniana 
 has shewn its adaptability to this clime and locality. 
 We have only 20 of them, all of which are doing famously. 
 In the nursery beds we have at present: — 1,524 Mlanje 
 
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 t-edar, 580 pride of India, 500 l)lue guui, 3,000 two- 
 year-old inyuku, and 130 laburnum trees. These are all ready 
 for planting out. For the Mlanjc cedar, we have to 
 thank Mr. Whyte of Zomba, w'ho kindly gave us the seed 
 on his visit to us lately. The young trees have come on 
 in grand style, and we hope, ere long, to see many of our 
 hill slopes bedecked witli cedars from i\Ilanje. Tlie great 
 difficulty which we see facing us in forestry work is the grass 
 fires. The danger, however, of losing young trees by tire 
 is geatly diminished by the number of roads which have 
 been made round about the station and in the hjcality. 
 
 Of fruit trees, we have as yet very few -plenty of 
 lemon trees, a few orange seedlings, half a dozen healthy 
 young loquat trees, as many peach, about a score of 
 young t[uinee, a few plum, gua\"a and tig tree's, and one 
 pear tree. These are all (piite young, none of them ha\ ing 
 as yet blossomed. 
 
 It seems as if no one can exist in H. C. A. without 
 developing into a coffee ])lanter. W'e must add oui’ name 
 to the huge list of inexperienced hands who have turned 
 their attention to the cultivation of coffee. We have only 
 just over 1,000 young plants safely lodged in their pits and 
 another 1,000 patiently waiting in their nursery beds 
 until such time as accommodation can he prepared for 
 them elsewhere. 
 
 Turning to the pastoral branch, we tind we have — thanks 
 to Dr. Elmslie’s assistance in purchasing— 194 head of 
 cattle. Of these, 79 are oxeji, 39 cows, and the rest 
 heifers and a few bulls. We have found it advisable to 
 shift most of our stock to the Lake shore, where, both at 
 Chiweta and Chitimba. kraals have been built. The 
 pasture up here does not seem to suit the cattle during the 
 winter and rainy months. Only tlic milk cows and oxen 
 are kept on the station. Of the latter we have now 20 
 broken-in for work. They are of immense service in 
 ploughing and harrowing. During the yecUi', we hope to 
 break-in a good many more. 
 
I.I VTN(;STON I A M ISSION. 
 
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 NGONILAND. 
 
 Ekwkxdkxi. — Dr. W. A. KImsIie, M.l!., aixl 
 
 Mrs. Elmslic; Mr. ( 'liarles Stuart. 
 
 U. — .Mawulera 'I'ciiilio. 
 
 Hoii.t. — Jonathan ( 'liilwa. 
 
 Ki.AN(;iiNi. iMakaia Teniho. 
 
 M/imI!A. — Klija Maron.n'o Cliavnla, Jolm .Mtafu. 
 
 'rin^ cliicf (A'euts of the year’s woi-k wliicli may la^ sjie- 
 ciall y noted, are the chaiioe.s in tire staff and an extension to 
 a new district. Mr. Stuart was transferred from Njuyu to 
 Ekwendeni, and that station was put in cliai ge of Mawelera 
 Tenilx) oui- senior teacher there. Later on tlte transfer of 
 Mr. McCalluin to M wenzo in Septeinix'r, and Moia 
 Station lieing put in charge of a native teacher, marked a 
 further mo\e towaids replacing Europeans Ijv nati\es 
 trained in tlu^ district, and evidence progress along 
 aj)))ro%ed lines. 'I'he Eui’opean staff is now two fewei' in 
 numher than has been considered its normal strength for 
 some yea)-s [last ; and two .stations, which were formerly 
 under white men, are now undei’ natives. W’e ha\’e thus, 
 to some extent, a.ttained the object which has beim our aim 
 at the various sta.tions in giving s[»ecial attention to the 
 training of teachers and e\ angelists ; and we thank (lod for 
 His blessing given in the conversion and consecration of 
 sevei’al who are fitted to work under our super\ i.sion and 
 hold responsible i)ositions. 
 
 The e.xtension of our work to tlie Mzimua Distiuc'I', to 
 the south of Hora, is one which was called for .several years 
 ago, but various circumstances prevented oui- cai-rying it out 
 till now. It is a pojmlous district — a veritalde seat of 
 Sataji on account of its being a newly o2)ened country and 
 the beer-gra.in crops being grown in extra abundance. Tw'o 
 schools have been o^iened some distance apart, in communities 
 which formerly resided near Njuyu Station, ami wdiere we 
 have church members and scholars. We have thus a nucleus 
 of Christian life and influence ; and, wdiile keejjing hold of 
 our own jjeople, we have a wide and, hitherto, untouchefl 
 district at our hand. The first quarter of the work shows 
 a great interest on the part of the people. Being long 
 resident near a station, they felt the w'ant of the services 
 and longed for them. They were not without the worship 
 of God, however, for we know that there was reading of the 
 Word and prayer among themselves. They have built two 
 
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 small schools themselves and assisted in the erection of 
 houses for the teachers who reside among them. 
 
 At Elangeni, another station manned hy a native, the 
 first fruits have just been gathered, when twelve men and 
 youths were admitted as catechumens on profession of their 
 faith in Christ. The natives there contributed more than 
 half the cost of erecting a brick school — and so the work is 
 on a satisfactory footing. 
 
 The crown of our work, however, is, as we would expect, 
 at N.JUYU. One’s heart warms thei'e. The place is conse- 
 crated by the early struggles and by the work of James 
 Sutherland, William Koyi and Dr. Steele, who have gone 
 to rest, and of Mr. Stuart and myself who are spared to 
 behold the desert blossoming as the rose. Mawelera Tembo 
 carries on the work of the station and its out-schools. On 
 a visit there last week, I had a meeting with the Christians 
 on the Sabbath evening. There wei'e over a hundred present 
 — members and catechumens. There is the utmost harmony 
 and devotion manifested. Much respect is shown to Mawe- 
 lera, a youth brought up in the district, by church members 
 and outsiders alike — and the position of the work is 
 satisfactory. 
 
 The usual work at Ekwendeni has been carried on 
 without anything calling for special note. The station has 
 now its complement of buidings, stores and outhouses 
 having been built, and the temporary school rebuilt and 
 enlarged. During the last half year, 51 catechumens were 
 admitted at Hora, Elangeni and Ekwendeni ; but there have 
 been no sacraments dispensed for over a year, and, therefore, 
 no baptisms can be recorded. One case under suspension 
 from last half-year, has been restored, and no case requiring 
 discipline has occurred. 
 
 It is now ten years since the first school was opened with 
 twenty-two scholars. This may be said to be the time when 
 work was first freely permitted among the Ngoni. The 
 nature of the work varies little or none at all from year to 
 year. We have the joy of seeing the work of grace 
 advancing in the lives of our eldest converts, and the dawn 
 of a new life in not a few. But we are not without 
 instances revealing the perpetual need of the Spirit’s 
 presence in the work, as hopes and expectations are blasted 
 by some who, after showing some advance, turn aside 
 unable to shake off their former habits. We make frequent 
 reference to schools, but our schools are centres of 
 evangelistic work, so that to say we have opened a new 
 
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 school is to indicate that the young are being taught to 
 read the Word of God for themselves, and among old and 
 young the Gospel is preached. Each teacher in charge of 
 a school or district is a baptized Christian and he is both 
 teacher and evangelist. Ability to read the Word and a 
 love for it is the minimum of attainment arrived at in all 
 our schools ; and while we do not neglect the old and have 
 a blessing on woi'k for them, we have the young growing 
 up around our schools with their minds saturated with 
 divine truth, which experience shows is potent in destroying 
 the superstition and heathen abominations of the com- 
 munities. With fifteen hundred such chilch’en in Ngoni- 
 land, the influence of the Gospel cannot now be restrained. 
 
 The circulation of the Word of God is again an important 
 feature of the work. Counting the nundier of Bibles, 
 Testaments and Gospels by the peojile there is found 
 
 to be a fair proportion of our scholars who attain to the 
 abilily to read and po.ssess themselves of a cojiy. It is read 
 and studied and there is more fruit I believe in setting a 
 copy of the Scriptures afloat in the community tlian in an 
 ordinany village service. 
 
 The jiosition of the Chi istians is not one of ease in the 
 world. Tn the attitude of the heathen towards them they 
 realise the meaning of much of Chi-ist’s speech with the 
 twelve, and it is pleasing to see a unity and mutual 
 sympathy, and helpfulness among them which mark them 
 off very distinctly frnm the heathen and give them power with 
 the enemy. Mention was made last year of the fight 
 against being compelled to marry heathen which was being 
 waged by our Christan young women. During the year 
 two of the valiant have been victorious and have married 
 Christian husbands. The question of giving up polygamous 
 connections has also been settled by several doing so, and 
 we may therefore say that in this great national yet evil 
 custom, the force of the Church has been felt and for the 
 Church the question has been for ever settled. 
 
 During the year, 133 catechumens were admitted. The 
 adult church members number 48 men and 13 women. 
 We have no special class of evangelists ; but every 
 church member is a light in the darkness, and all the 
 baptized teachers have district work as preachers in the 
 heathen villages, while some of the female members engage 
 in Sunday school and other Christian work. Catechumens 
 assist in the praise in village services. 
 
 The opening of the Training Institution has an important 
 
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 bearing on the work of evangelising Ngoniland, and, aftei' 
 twelve yeai's in the work, I would express iiiy views on the 
 subject. 
 
 In the first place, it will enable us to save lai-gely 
 without curtailing the work at all ; but, instead, enabling 
 us to overtake a wider area than we have been aide hitherto 
 to accomplish. There have been in the past three centres 
 manned by Europeans. The wisdom of giving a good strong 
 staff in the early days, is now visible in that we have a 
 sulhcient number of natives trained in the district tt) l)e 
 able to maintain all aggressive work in our present districts, 
 with the exception of cai-rying prospective teachers through 
 the higher standards and otherwise instiucting them in 
 method, discipline, and (.)ther necessary acquirements. 
 Instead, therefore, of having a Eiu’opean at each station for 
 the sake of, say twenty teachers under training, the other 
 work being provided for, W'e may now send all to the 
 Institution, where tliey will Ije trained by (pialified 
 insti’uctors — such work being a speciality for which we 
 ha^ e neither the time nor the appliances. Thus, wdiat was 
 mainly the w'ork of three men here, may now’ be better 
 done by one at Livingstonia. 
 
 In the next place, our l)eing relieved froui this, in one 
 way confined sphere, wdiich Ijound one too closely to his 
 station, we are free U) move about to superintend more 
 thoroughly the wmrk at out stations and to do more the work 
 of an evangelist. The pastoial care of an ever growing- 
 church, and the necessity for frecpiently meeting candidates 
 for baptism, and supporting and supplementing the 
 instruction of these by the native teachers at the various 
 stations in a district so wide as Ngonilaml, siq^ply 
 abundant work for one man. Notwithstanding that even a 
 moderately equipped native is far ahead of those among 
 whom he labours, the hundreds of readers now emerging 
 from our schools form a field of great importance wliich must 
 be the care of a European, while all the more humble 
 departments of work may be left to natives undei- supervision. 
 
 But perhaps the most important feature of the case is 
 this : — Are we to evangelise Ngoniland by Europeans or by 
 natives 1 In the early years of the w’ork, when a new district 
 was entered, wm were compelled to locate a white teacher. 
 First, because the pride of the chiefs and pecjple, and 
 their inability to understand the real object of our })resence 
 among them, would not allow them to accept the message 
 through a native.; and the state of the country was such 
 
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 that native.s did not jiass freely from one district to another. 
 Second, we liad no convei'ted teacher of ability or character 
 to send. Now, however, our influence has extended to a 
 greater or less degree throughout the whole tribe, aiul the 
 nature of our work is known, so that we are able to extend 
 it by means of native agents. Instead, therefore, of settling 
 two Europeans, whoso presence at Njuyu and Hora is no 
 longer required, at two points in the as yet wide unoccupied 
 country, we may, with far less expense, place fifty native 
 teachers at as many points, each having a district of ovei' 20 
 scpiare miles. Even that, accoi’ding to a computation the 
 result of general observation, would scai'cely cover the 
 country. Tt is impossible to say what population such an 
 arrangement would reach, but it woukl be, at least, a 
 thousand in each scjuare. \\'here work has been canned 
 on, we have every reason to praise (lod for the results 
 reaped ; Init we cannot shut our eyes to the fact that, at 
 this date, we have not really reached more than a third of 
 the people with the Gospel. The success attending the 
 preaching of the Gosjiel and teaching the young in our 
 present sphere, has increased our responsibility to tho.se yet 
 in darkness. We cannot evangelise the people by an 
 occasional visit to them. We must organi.se and persist in 
 attacking the kingdotn of darkness. Ileal light on the 
 problem comes with the opening of the Institution. We 
 have already sent there some of our senior teachers, 
 contriving to work without them meantime, in order to 
 begin this work of extension as soon as ]) 0 .<sible, and with 
 as well e(juipped agents as we can command. We have 
 also looked to the futures to continue the regular su))ply of 
 well-trained teacheis, and have sent .some younger, chosen 
 as much on account of character as attainments. We 
 must not be discoui-aged if all we send for training do not 
 turn out .satisfactorily. S<)m(‘ have unformed chai'acters, 
 being young, so we need a goodly number from whom to 
 select ; and our friends at the Institution have our warmest 
 .sympathy in their work, which is being done for us heie, 
 and our daily prayer is that men strong in Christian 
 charactei- and zeal, as well as educated, may be the outcome 
 of their labours among those we send. The number we 
 have .sent for training at this date is 2.’1 boys and Ifi girls. 
 
 Fifty teachers foi- new districts in Ngoniland seems a hwge 
 number, but not too large. Their wages could be paid by 
 the salaries of two European workers, while the expense of 
 bringing the latter from home will more than erect houses 
 
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 for the fifty, and no European houses will be required. 
 We trust the Institution will be so equipped as to have an 
 open door for those whom we require to send in preparation 
 for carrying out this scheme, which is the only practicable 
 one, in my view, for giving tlie Gospel to the people in this 
 generation. 
 
 At the close of another term of ser^•ice, the heart rises to 
 God in praise for all His tender cai’e and mercy, forbearance 
 and help, and for all that we have seen of His doings, 
 which are marvellous in our eyes. The future is full of 
 hope and promise. 
 
 BANDAWE. 
 
 The Rev. Alex. MacAlpine on fuilongli (from November) ; (teorge 
 Prentice. L.K.C.P., & S.E. ; Mr. W. Duff ^lacdregor (till 
 November) ; Mr. R. D. MeMinn, Teacher. 
 
 The past year has been a busy one in all departments of 
 work carried on hei’e, a year of pi’ogress and of much 
 blessing. 
 
 CHURCH AND EVANGELISTIC. 
 
 We have now a church I’oll of 1G6 members, of whom 76 
 were admitted by baptism during the year covered by this 
 report, and the names of 122 candidates for full communion. 
 .30 children of Christian parents were also baptized. The 
 various .services have been well attended throughout. At 
 the Sabbath morning one, for instance, the congregation is 
 seldom under 650 ; at the mid-day one the attendance varies 
 from 500 to about 700; and on special occasions, as at 
 baptismal, communion and Christmas services, we have had 
 audiences of from 1,600 to 2,000 souls. 
 
 A gathering of about 2,000 people in the open air while 
 the minister, standing in the kindly shade of some tree, 
 whose leaves, moving in the slight breeze which blows off 
 the lake, are mirrored in the silver bairtismal font, adminis- 
 ters to men and women, as they come forward and publicly 
 confess their faith in Christ, the .sacred rite of baptism, is 
 a si+;ht which once witnessed, cannot soon pass from the 
 memory. Such a sight it has been our joy and privilege to 
 witness here. Would that some of the members of Com- 
 mittee and other' fi-iends and helpers of our Mission could 
 
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 liave the joy of looking on or taking part on sucli an 
 occasion ! It would prove an ample rewai'd for all the 
 trouble they have taken and all the help they have given 
 towaj'ds forwarding the cause and Kingdom of our Lord 
 and Master in this dark land. 
 
 The petition got up here and forwarded to the Mission 
 Council asking for a large new Church is already in the 
 hands of the Committee.* 
 
 The natives, who are extremely poor, are helping in what 
 ways they can, and have already made and stored 124,556 
 bricks for the new chui’ch buildings besides money subscrip- 
 tions amounting during the year to .£29, 12s. Id. 
 
 EDUCATIONAL DEPAKTMEN'l'. 
 
 The year 1896 has been one of progress in our school 
 work. The schools were open two sessions — one of four 
 months, January to April, and one of tlu’ee months, July 
 to September. During these months the attendance 
 gradually increased until we hail a daily average of 4,600, 
 of whom 408 males and 88 females got the length of 
 reading the Word of Cod. One of the most pleasing 
 features of the work is the increasing number of adults in 
 almost all the schools. These people are anxious to be 
 able to read the New Testament for themselves ; and it is 
 gratifying to know that not a few have attained their 
 object, while others are doing well in the lower clas.ses. 
 
 The school at Karali was re-oiiened, and is now a great 
 success. The chiklren turn out well, and the old chief is 
 
 * The Livingstona Mission Committee at their meeting on 2Tth 
 August, 1896, minuted as follow s : — 
 
 “The Convener read tlie |)etition presented to tlie Mission 
 Council held at Mwenzo l)y Kev. A. (1. MaeAlpine, moderator 
 of the Kirk-session of the “Eklesia laku Bandawe” and Noah 
 Chiporoporo, the Session-Clerk, dated “2 la May,” 1896, and 
 laid the original in the Chitonga language on the table. Read 
 also minute of the Mission Council approving the petition, which 
 is for the grant of £500, in addition to £200 locally promised in 
 cash, ])roduce, and labour, to build a brick church, with roof of 
 corrugated iron, so as to accommodate 1,400 native hearers, with 
 vestry and session-house, e(iui\’alent to a Scottish church for 800 
 sitters. 
 
 The Liviugstonia Mission C'ommittee unite in thanksgiving to 
 tiod for the great sjiiritnal u ork at Bandawe, of which this petition 
 is the result, and resolve to sanction the immediate building of the 
 church as recommended by the Mission Council.” Subscriptions 
 from friends at home will be receii'ed by the Treasurer, A Ellisoii 
 Ross, Esq, The Mound, Edinburgh. 
 
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 now very friendly and is ever ready to assist the teachers 
 in any way. Ten new schools wei’e opened. One, a 
 school foi- adnlts, is held on the station, 'riiere were sixty 
 on ttie roll ; many of them old men and women. It was 
 interesting t(j see how eai-nestly and patiently they set 
 theimselves to their lessons. At the end of the school-yeai-, 
 of these adnlts, some fifteen men and one woman were reading 
 the Testament, and some of the old women were reading 
 the first reading book. The schools at Toto, Chisangawi and 
 Nkhata were liegnn as a lesnlt of an evangelistic tom- 
 taken by Mr. MacAlpine early in the year. Good work 
 has been done at all three |)laces. At Ushishya, where 
 woi'k was commenced in 1890 , there ai-e two classes reading 
 the Woi'd of God, and we have received three lioys as 
 boardei's on the Station. 
 
 With the increase of scholars, a cori'esponding increase 
 of staff was of course necessary. During the year 48 boys 
 and 20 girls were added to the staff, which now c(.)tisist.s of 
 55 teachers and 79 monitor.s, of whom 47 teachers and 8 
 monitors are church members, while almost all the others 
 are either catechumens or hearei-s. Gver 20 teachers and 
 monitors were sent to Livingstonia for further training 
 there. 
 
 During the 7 months 48 boys and girls sv-ere boarded on 
 the station, including one blind boy ami two blind gii-ls. 
 Twenty of the boarders wei-e appointed monitors in the 
 course of the vear. 
 
 .•\(JKIf'ULTU RAL OEPARTMENT. 
 
 There is not much of interest to report about outside 
 \vo)-k. White ants have destroyed ;i lot of trees, and the 
 locusts have eaten up our crop of maize. 
 
 A lot of lemon, fig, and mlomba trees have been ])lanted 
 on the station. Seeds of various kinds have been tried 
 with little .success. 
 
 A lai’ge jiortion of the Mission g)-ound has been di^’ided 
 into plots and given out to the j)eople as gardens. in 
 return foi- the gardens the })eople have brought in 540 trees 
 for planting, and have made a new road down to the 
 l)each. 
 
 IXnUSTRI A L DEPARTM ENT. 
 
 Mr. MacfTi-eg'or, who was in chai-ge of this depart- 
 ment, left in November for Livingstonia. Among other 
 things done, the large new school at Ghitira was completed ; 
 
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 the old Mission house was taken down and a brick wall 
 joining the school and old printing office (nx)W a girls’ 
 school) built along in front of where it stood. This wall 
 affords a s])lendid protection from the strong south-east 
 wind which frequently blows oft' the lake, and which readily 
 induces fever in Europeans exposed to it for any length of 
 time. A brick wall was also built enclosing the new 
 Mission hou.se garden on tliree sides, and extending along 
 in front of the other two dwelling-houses. The fences we 
 have hitherto had round the station were no .sooner up 
 than they were attacked liy white ants; and it is hoped 
 the wall, although more expensive in the fir.st place, will, in 
 the end, be cheaper than the. fences. 
 
 Schools were built at the following outstations — 
 Nkunga, Karali, Kainpambari, Dwangwa, and at Mzenga. 
 At Mzenga, our farthest inland station, we are within sii 
 hours’ march — a small connecting link in a Central African 
 chain — of Kamphingu’s village in Dr. Elmslie’s “ parish.” 
 
 Several articles of furniture were made to the order of 
 private individuals, as well a,s some school furnishings, 
 dispensary fittings, etc. 
 
 We now eMi})loy two native carpenters and two sawyers. 
 The jobs they have thus far tuwied out reflect great credit 
 upon their former instructoi' and shov the excellent training 
 they have received under Mr. MacGregor. 
 
 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 
 
 Case.s — Medical, G,256 ; Surgical, 2,325. 
 
 These statistics merely show the number of consul- 
 tations at the dispensary : they do not evidence the medical 
 work done. As a rule one can, in two hours time, dispense 
 the necessary pills and powders for 40 (jr 50 ordinary 
 dispensary cases. In a native hut, or under some improvised 
 shade in the villages, the most serious cases have had to be 
 tackled. When chloroform was necessary, it was generally 
 administered l)y some Europejin member of the staff. In 
 fact, chloroforming, when any one of my colleagues was at 
 hand to administer the drug, never cost me an anxious 
 thought. What a help this has been can be best understood 
 by those who, with no one within hail who had «ver 
 administered that drug or seen it administered, have had 
 to undertake a case in which such an anaesthetic was 
 necessaiy. We have had no accident under chloroform, 
 which has been administered in about 40 cases here during 
 the year. The people have no dread of the drug, never 
 
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 refuse it when told it is necessary they should have it, 
 and are easily anaesthetised. 
 
 During the night of the 16th of Deceinbei-, some men 
 arrived from Kotakota carrying a boy whose right ai'in 
 had been so badly crushed by a crocodile that gangrene 
 had set in. On the morning of the 17th we amputated 
 the arm. The patient, although very weak at the time, 
 stood the operation well, and gets along nicely now. 
 Several cysts and small tumours were excised. There is 
 fine scope here for the physician ; but as Bandawe is 
 at present staffed it is impossible to do justice to the 
 surgical side of one’s work, as operations run away with 
 too much time. When our trained native pastors and 
 teachers return from the Livigstonia Institution, the 
 medical man stationed here, having more time to devote 
 to his own special sphere, should find this a most 
 interesting field, provided the popvdation continue as large 
 a-s it is at present. 
 
 KARONGA. 
 
 Rev D. Kerr-Cross, IVl.B., C.M., F.K.C.S., till October; and Rev. 
 
 J. C. Ramsay, L.K.C.P., S. E. 
 
 The report for the year 1896 of the North End branch 
 of the Livingstonia Mission must be practically barren of 
 statistics, owing largely to my late arrival in Karonga, but 
 more especially to the fact tlnit no statistics were left by 
 my predecessor. This Ijeing so I must confine myself to 
 what I have ob.served since my arrival on the 17th Sept., 
 1896. The work is Ijeing carried on in exactly the same 
 lines as I found it. It is carried on of course under the 
 usual difficulties where one knows practically nothing of the 
 language spoken by the people ; but T trust these difficulties 
 will soon be things of the past. 
 
 The work divides itself into three departments — Evan- 
 gelistic, Educational, and Medical, or in other words 
 Preaching, Teaching, and Healing, all of which have the 
 one aim, that of reaching the hearts of the people who come 
 under their influence and ultimately leading them to the 
 feet of the Great Physician. 
 
 EVANGELISTIC. 
 
 The week is commenced in Karonga with a prayer- 
 
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 tiieeting wliicli meets every Sabbath morning at 9 o’clock 
 foi- an liour in the verandah of my dwelling house. It is 
 held specially for the teachers and others employed by the 
 Mission, but invariably there is (juite a number of outsiders 
 also present. This gatheilng as a rule numbers from 50 to 
 60 every morning. They come with such marked regularity 
 and appear to be so devotional during the time we are met 
 together that one can come only to the one conclusion, that 
 these people must experience something of the pleasure of 
 meeting with (rod in prayer. And I’m sure if the Church 
 in Scotland could but witness this little gathering some 
 morning and compare it with the life round about from 
 which these people have come she would leave cheered, and 
 stimulated, giving thanks to Cod for having been blessed 
 with such a noble work of rescue to do. 
 
 Immediately after this meeting is over, the teachers go 
 off to the surrounding villages to invite the people to the 
 principal meeting which is held at 1 1 a.m. in the school 
 room. The numbers that turn out to this meeting 
 fluctuate considerably. Sometimes there will be only about 
 90 present and at other times there will be fully 200. The 
 lowest nundiers were in the month of December. This i.s 
 to be attributed to Decendier being a great hoeing month, 
 together with the fact that Sunday and Monday are still 
 very much alike in Karonga. I always give a short 
 address in a mixture of English and Kinkonde, English 
 ])redominating of course yet. When I am finished one of 
 the baptized teachers, Simeon, goes over the same address 
 in pure Kinkonde thus making it clearer to the audience. 
 These addresses are listened to witli marked attention and 
 I bei.ive the seed that is being sown will spring up in Cod’s 
 own appointeil time and bring forth fruit to. His eternal 
 glory. In the afternoon, services are held liy the baptized 
 teachers in several villages every Sunday. These meetings 
 are, as a rule, very well attended. 
 
 EDUCATIONAL. 
 
 From last year’s report I see my predecessor does not deem 
 the system of opening a number of junior schools without 
 an efficient staff' of teachers a wise one. This is also my 
 opinion, and I agree with all that has been said in the report 
 on this cjuestion. Unfortunately, however, this is the most 
 appai’ent weak point in this department. At present there 
 are nine schools with an average daily attendance of 1243, 
 taught by 41 teachers and monitors, of whom 70 per cent at 
 
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 least can do little more than teach the ABC and syRables. 
 Now, these, I am convinced are far too few t(j do full justice 
 to the work even althought they all were of a much higher 
 standard — in fact T am of opinioii the work is suffering 
 considerably from this state of affairs ; and so, as no better 
 teachers can be had here at present, T am purposing perhaps 
 in a month or two, to close one or two of the schools and 
 work the others more thoroughly till some of the scholars 
 are far enough advanced t(j take up the work of teaching. 
 There is such a demand for teaching shown Vjy the interest 
 the children and grown up peof)le are taking in learning 
 that 1 will be very sorry, indeed, in one sense at least, to 
 close any of the schools. For this reason I am delaying 
 doing so for .some time. 
 
 MEI)IC.\E. 
 
 The dispensary is o})en daily except Sunday. During the 
 three months I have been here there h<as been an average 
 daily attendance of 18 (approx). Over and above these 1 
 have had several odd cases to attend to on the Sunday. 
 These odd cases either come from a considerable distance 
 and coukl not be sent away without treatment, or they were 
 cases requiring immediate attention. I have also made 
 several visits to villages medically, but these are somewhat 
 rare. One of these visits was paid to a village fully a mile 
 distant in the small hours of the morning to see a woman 
 who had taken suddenly but as I found not seriously ill. 1 
 was called out another night about 12 o’clock by the 
 Administration Agent to see a man about 2 ^ miles off who 
 had been .stabbed over the region of the right kidney by an 
 Arab follower. The injured man was removed to the 
 hospital, which is but a small native hut at pre.sent, where he 
 matle a s})eedy recovery, and the man who inflicted the 
 injury was removed and put in chains at once. 
 
 Several small operations have been pei'formed in the short 
 time T have been here, as — Amputation of great toe and 
 head of *ietatarsal bone, amputation of mid finger, excision 
 of mutilated snider bullet from calf of leg, excision of 2 
 tumouBS — -one fatty and the other fibrous (simple), and 
 several other minor operations all of which have done well. 
 
 I’m sorry to say owing to pre.ss of work etc., I have not 
 been able to do any Vjacteriological work, but T am hoping to 
 get a start made soon. Skin diseases as far as I can see 
 should prove a very good held for this work. 
 
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 MWENZO. 
 
 Rev. Alexander Dewar, and Mrs. Dewar; Mr. Peter McCallnni, 
 and Mrs. MeCallnm, since September. 
 
 Time has not been idly spent, but on looking back and 
 summing up tJie results one connot chronicle much. The 
 Sabbath sinaices have been conducted as usual, the attendance 
 being much the same as stated in previous report. The want 
 of buildings at Fife and Ntinde floes not induce the people 
 to attend, especially now wheii the I'ains are on. We 
 enjoyed ha^ ing Dr. Prentice with us for a few months who 
 \'ery kindly heljjed us while here. We were pleased to wel- 
 come Mr. and Mis. McCal-lum who joined us towards end of 
 September. Since Mr. McCalluwi’s arrival he has conducted 
 a morning ser\ ice for the Ngoni worker.s, and although a 
 number of them have returned to their homes the .service is 
 still continued foi' those who remain. 
 
 KOUCATIONAL. 
 
 The schools which had been going on all the year with 
 but a slight break were closed early in October to enable 
 us to make use of the children for our industrial work. 
 
 llie attemlances have not been what we would have liked, 
 the average for Mwenr.o being 53, and for Fife 74. 
 Education as yet being such a new thing in the distinct the 
 jiarents are not very willing to let their children attend 
 school thinking apparently they cfiuld be better emjiloyed. 
 
 INDUSTRIAL. 
 
 The dry season kejit us bu.sy jireparing material for brick 
 dwelling house for Mr. McCallum. It was with much 
 satisfaction we noted the speed with which this went up. 
 Notwithstanding the draw backs we had to contend with, it 
 was entered within two month.s of laying the foundation. 
 Of course it will take some months ere the building is 
 really completed. The above with houses for workers and 
 boarders and a few out houses completed our industrial 
 work. Labour in this part is very scarce, the people being 
 \ ery conservative and unenterprising in every way. It has 
 been extremely difficult to get them to work at all. A 
 numlier of Ngoni arrived and did most of the required 
 work. Without them we should have been very badly off. 
 
 Unexpected and heavy rain fell in October and spoiled 
 many bricks. 
 
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 AGRICULTURE. 
 
 The same difficulty that affects the industrial depai'tment 
 makes itself felt here. All our supplies come from Unyika 
 country, the natives around barely growing enough for 
 their own wants. We would like this year to grow enough 
 ourselves so as to make us independent of outside 
 supplies. Wheat and oats did extremely well. The 
 mortality among sheep and goats in the district has been 
 great. Two oxen have been bi'oken in for work. 
 
 The rain fall up till end of year having been very slight the 
 seeds planted have to a great extent been rendered useless. 
 The locusts too have been threatening but as yet have done 
 no serious mischief. 
 
 .TOURNEY. 
 
 For long T had felt more should be known of the 
 surrounding country, and, with that in view, set out from 
 Mwenzo about the middle of November after experiencing 
 great difficulty in procuring carriers because of my intention 
 to cross the Chandjezi. Blow progress was made, the men 
 greatly fearing any approach towards the Wendia country, 
 which I specially wished to visit. After a week’s ulendo, 
 we were only 60 miles from home and about two days from 
 the Chambezi. All this tirne the carriers were constantly 
 threatening to desert, some indeed having already done so. 
 Now they absolutely refused to proceed, saying they would 
 meet with certain death from their much and long dreaded 
 enemy, the Wemba. 
 
 After considering things, I saw it was useless to 
 attempt forcing matters, and, although greatly di.sappointed, 
 T determined to return. I was within two days of the 
 burial place of the Wemba chiefs. The village — Mwaluli — 
 within which is this cemetery, is on this side of the 
 Chambezi, and seems to have been .specially Imilt to guard 
 this I'oyal burial place. The graves are in the centre of the 
 T'illage and are surrounded by the “ Mangaluwi ” (a tall and 
 handsome tree the same as those growing at the Mission, 
 Blantyre). 
 
 When a head chief dies, an ox is killed and the corpse tied 
 up in the fresh hide. Slaves are told off to stay by the 
 body and hold the hands lest the remains should be spirited 
 away. When the bones alone remain, another ox is killed, 
 in the hide of which these are placed previous to burial.- 
 At the time of my journey, it was reported all the chiefs 
 had a.ssembled to take part in the funeral ceremonies of the 
 
LIVING8T0NIA MISSION. 
 
 31 
 
 late Chitimkuru. I have since been told the remains are 
 not yet removed to their final resting place at Mwaluli. 
 Messengers recently came in from the Wemba to Mr. 
 McKinnon, the new British South Africa Company’s 
 resident official expressing their wish to be friendly with 
 the Europeans, and Mwamba — the chief apparent — saying 
 he wishes a white medicine man at his capital, who can 
 cure their ills and heal their “zironda.” If this is genuine, 
 it is a golden opportunity . 
 
 Although I failed in the definite object for which 1 set 
 out I gained \ aluable information. There is a much larger 
 population round about than T had imagined. The people 
 of Wiwa speak the same language as the Winamwanga, 
 which enabled me to have interesting and encouraging 
 times in many of their villages. In conversation with the 
 head chief, he said he would be greatly pleased if we could 
 place teachers in his country, and, should we build a school 
 at his own village, he himself would be one of the first to 
 attend. At all the services we held, the people listened most 
 attentively and showed what a field there is for itinerating ; 
 but meanwhile othei’ work comes first. 
 
 HEALTH. 
 
 During the past year good health on the whole has 
 again been ours. Since last report a new “ wee ” woman has 
 come to Mwenzo — a missionary in prospect, we trust, but 
 just now more of a work than a workei'. 
 
 Livinjstonla Mission Medical Department. 
 
 Eeturn of cases for 1896. 
 
 STATION. 
 
 MEN. 
 
 WOMEN. 
 
 CHILDKEN. 
 
 TOTAL. 
 
 Livingstonia, 
 
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 Bandawe, 
 
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 .MED. 
 
 1148 
 
 157 
 
 SUR. 
 
 2412 
 
 113 
 
 MED. 
 
 188 
 
 175 
 
 SUR. 
 
 248 
 
 217 
 
 MED. 
 
 112 
 
 64.5 
 
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 211 
 
 283 
 
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SUBSGEIPTIONS AND DONATIONS, 1896-97 
 
 No. L— SYNOD OF LOTHIAN AND TWEEDDALE. 
 
 Superintendent — Rev. A. Bell, Dean Church, Edinburgh. 
 
 1. Presbytery of Edinburgh. 
 
 Barclay- 
 
 Edinbuegh. 
 
 A former Member, . £10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Miss Forman, . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 Bucclench, . . . . 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Miss Bruce, 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Grange, . . . . 
 
 1 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 Mrs Bonar, 
 
 R. S. Waugh, Esq. [for 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Bandawe Church)^ 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 Mayfield, . . . . 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Prof. W. G. Blaikie, D.D., 
 
 5 
 
 u 
 
 0 
 
 Rev. J. Selkirk, 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Morningside — 
 
 Rev. Dr Andrew 
 
 
 
 
 Melville, 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 R. A. Lockhart, Esq., 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 T. Fairbairn, Esq., . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Mrs Williamson, 
 
 1 
 
 U 
 
 0 
 
 New North — Miss Rainy, 
 
 
 
 
 Pilrig — A Membei-, 
 
 
 
 
 Queen Street, 
 
 
 
 
 St Andrew’s, . . 300 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Dr John Moir, . 
 
 25 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Frank J. Usher, Esq., 
 
 50 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 St Bernard’s. 
 
 St George’s — 
 
 
 
 
 Mrs Barrett, 
 
 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Miss Mary Barrett, . 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 Mrs Nelson, 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Mrs Mackintosh. 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Miss Mackintosh, 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Miss Carnegy, . 
 
 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Prof. A. R. Simpson, 
 
 50 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 George Smith, Esq., LL.D., 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Misses Bell, 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Mrs Black, 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 £10 10 
 
 4 0 
 
 4 17 
 
 11 0 
 
 13 15 
 5 0 
 25 0 
 1 15 
 
 375 0 
 0 1 
 
 103 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 Carry forward, . 
 
 £554 3 2 
 
 B 
 
34 
 
 SUBSCKIPTIONS AND DONATIONS TO THE 
 
 Brought forward, . . . £554 3 
 
 St John’s — Ladies’ Work Party, . 3 0 
 
 Stockbridge — Chas. J. Guthrie, Esq., . 5 0 
 
 Viewforth — Y.W.C.A., . . .60 
 
 Warrender Park — Rev. R. B. Blyth, . 5 0 
 
 West Port, . . . . . . 0 10 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Edinburgh — 
 
 Canongate Christian Insti- 
 
 tute Y.W.B.C., . 
 
 £3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Misses E. and M. Campbell 
 
 
 
 
 (for Bandaiue Church), . 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Miss Mouat, 
 
 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Miss Ritchie, . 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Anonymous, 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 A Friend, .... 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 In Memoriam, . 
 
 30 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 64 5 0 
 
 £637 18 
 
 2 
 
 2. Presbytery of Linlithgow. 
 
 Blackridge, .... 
 Ealkirk, Bainsford, 
 
 Kirkliston, .... 
 
 John Usher, Esq., 
 
 Laurieston — W. B. Hunter, Escj., 
 
 0 5 0 
 
 1 7 0 
 28 12 4 
 
 150 0 0 
 0 5 0 
 
 180 9 4 
 
 3. Presbytery of Biggar and Peebles, 
 
 Broughton — Mrs. Barclay, . . . 15 0 0 
 
 Peebles, . . . . . . 5 17 4 
 
 20 17 4 
 
 4, Presbytery of Dalkeith. 
 
 Penicuik — 
 
 A Friend (for Bandawe Church), . 0 5 0 
 
 Sir John Cowan, Bart., . . . 50 0 0 
 
 Do. (for Institution), . . 250 0 0 
 
 300 5 0 
 
 5. Presbytery of Haddington and Dunbar. 
 
 Dunbar — Anonymous, . 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 North Berwick — Mrs Bruce, . 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 
 Pencaitland, ..... 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 2 17 0 
 
 £1142 
 
 
 
 
 
 No. II.-SYNOD OF MERSE AND TEVIOTDALE. 
 
 6. Presbytery of Duns and Chirnside. 
 
 Duns — Mrs Wilson, . . . .10 0 
 Grant’s House — Miss Coulson, . .10 0 
 
 2 0 0 
 
 6 10 
 
 Carry forward. 
 
 £2 0 0 
 
LIVINGSTONIA MISSION. 
 
 35 
 
 Brought forward, 
 
 £2 0 0 
 
 7. Presbytery of Kelso. 
 
 Kelso — The “ Ormiston Trust,” . . 10 0 0 
 
 8. Presbytery of Jedburgh. 
 
 Orailing, . . . . .£110 
 
 Hawick — 
 
 .1. H., 100 0 0 
 
 Woman’s Missionary Association, . 5 0 0 
 
 106 1 0 
 
 9. Presbytery of Selkirk. 
 
 £118 1 0 
 
 No. III.-SYNOD OF DUMFRIES. 
 
 10. Presbytery of Lockerbie. 
 
 Annan — Ladies’ Work Party, 
 Canonbie, .... 
 Lochmaben — Miss Mary Telfer, 
 
 5 0 0 
 0 10 3 
 0 6 0 
 
 5 16 3 
 
 11. Presbytery of Dumfries. 
 
 12. Presbytery of Penpont. 
 
 £5 16 3 
 
 No. IV. -SYNOD OF GALLOWAY. 
 
 13. Presbytery of Stranraer. 
 
 Kirkmaiden — Mrs Alex. Galloway, 
 
 1 0 0 
 
 14. Presbytery of Wigtown. 
 
 Carry forward. 
 
 £10 0 
 
36 
 
 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS TO THE 
 
 Brought forward, . . . . £10 0 
 
 15. Presbytery 
 
 Castle- Douglas — 
 
 James Craig, Esq., 
 
 Mrs Paterson, .... 
 Kirkcudbright — 
 
 Miss Paul, ..... 
 Mrs Robertson, .... 
 
 Kirkcudbrigiit. 
 
 £10 0 
 1 0 0 
 
 1 0 0 
 0 5 0 
 
 3 5 0 
 
 £4 5 0 
 
 No. V.— SYNOD OF GLASGOW AND AYR. 
 
 Superintendent — Rev. .1. Fairley Daly, B.D., Renwick Church, Glasgow. 
 
 16. Presbytery of Ayr. 
 
 Colmonell — Rev. 1). Davie, . . .400 
 
 17. Presbytery of Irvine. 
 
 Convener — Rev. Hugh M'Luskie, Fullarton, Irvine. 
 
 Darvel — Easton Memorial — 
 
 J. H., . . . .£100 
 
 In Memor}' of a Beloved 
 
 Pastor, . . . ,10 0 
 
 2 0 0 
 
 Kilmarnock — Grange — 
 
 Y.P.S.C.E., . . . 8 10 0 
 
 Minister’s Bible-Class, . 0 15 0 
 
 9 5 0 
 
 Perceton — Misses Mure, . . . 40 0 0 
 
 51 5 0 
 
 18. Presbytery of Ardrossan. 
 
 Fail-lie — Miss Darroch {for Bundawe 
 
 Church), . . . . . ■ 10 0 
 
 Kilbirnie, West, . . . . . 7 0 0 
 
 Largs — 
 
 Jas. Stevenson, Esq., 
 
 440 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Do. (for Institution), 
 
 Saltcoats — 
 
 1000 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1440 0 
 
 W. Johnstone, Esq., 
 
 . 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Gaelic, 
 
 . 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 — 1 10 
 
 West Kilhride, 
 
 . 15 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 A Friend of Missions, 
 
 . 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 J. S. Napier, Esq., . 
 
 300 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 315 10 0 
 1765 
 
 0 0 
 
 Carry forward, ...... £1820 5 0 
 
LIVINGSTONIA MISSION. 
 
 Brought forward, ..... £1820 5 0 
 
 19. Presbytery of Paisley. 
 
 Convener — Rev. Robert Hill, M.A., Renfrew. 
 
 Paisley — 
 
 Middle, . . . . . .£166 
 
 Sherwood — Ladies’ Sewing-Meeting, .200 
 Pollok.shaws — West, . . .306 
 
 6 7 0 
 
 20. Presbytery of Greenock. 
 
 Convener — Rev. Andrew Symington, Greenock. 
 
 Cumbrae — Miss Miller, . 
 
 Greenock — Middle — 
 
 Sabbath Morning Meeting, £2 10 0 
 
 Arcade Mission Men’s 
 
 Bible-Class, . . . 0 10 0 
 
 West, . 
 
 X., 
 
 Mrs. Cummiug, 
 
 (/or 
 
 Kilmalcolm (Collector — Fred. 
 Moiii, Esq., Barclaven) — 
 Work Meeting, . . i 
 
 Balance of Collection — 
 Limelight Exhibition, 
 James Barr, Esq., 
 
 Miss Beith, 
 
 Colonel Fullerton 
 Institution), . 
 
 Rev. T. Gregory, 
 
 Miss Gregory, . 
 
 Mrs Greenlees, . 
 
 Dr Henderson, 
 
 Wm. Howie, 
 
 Institution), 
 
 Miss King, 
 
 Miss Lochhead, 
 
 A. M. (for Institution), 
 
 Fred. L. M. Aloir, Esq., 
 
 Do. (for Institution), 20 
 Mrs M‘Nab, . 
 
 Mrs Erskine Orr, 
 
 .fames Parker, Esq., 
 
 W. P. Stewart, Esq., 
 
 Do. (for Institution), 
 Miss Thomson (for Institu- 
 tion), .... 
 
 A Friend, 
 
 L. M. 
 
 0 0 
 
 0 15 
 0 10 
 0 10 
 
 Esq. (for 
 
 1 0 
 1 0 
 0 2 
 0 2 
 0 10 
 
 1 0 
 0 2 
 0 2 
 0 10 
 10 0 
 0 
 
 0 2 
 0 
 0 
 1 
 2 
 
 0 
 0 
 
 10 0 
 
 3 0 0 
 
 5 0 0 
 10 0 0 
 0 8 0 
 
 45 1 6 
 
 64 9 6 
 
 Carry forward, . 
 
 £1891 1 6 
 
38 
 
 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS TO THE 
 
 Brought forward, .... £1891 1 6 
 
 21. Presbytery of Hamilton. 
 
 Convener — Dr. Jas. Loudon, Linwood, Hamilton. 
 
 Coatbridge, East — Y.M.C.A., . .£100 
 
 Hamilton — St John’s — 
 
 Dr and Mrs Loudon, £212 10 0 
 
 St John’s and West, . 20 0 0 
 
 232 10 0 
 
 Larkhall, . . . . . . 6 0 .0 
 
 Motherwell — Clason Memorial Taber- 
 nacle, . . . . . . 10 0 
 
 Uddingston — 
 
 A Member, . . . 10 0 0 
 
 Y.P.S.C.E., . . . 0 17 0 
 
 10 17 0 
 
 251 7 0 
 
 22. Presbytery of Lanark. 
 Convener — Hugh Davidson, Esq., Lanark. 
 
 Carluke — Fellowship As.sociation, 
 
 Crossford, ..... 
 Douglas, ..... 
 Lanark, . . .28 
 
 Mr Leiper, . . 0 10 
 
 M. S., . . . . 0 10 
 
 Miss N., . . . .30 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 12 0 
 0 5 0 
 
 0 5 3 
 
 6 8 3 
 
 8 10 6 
 
 23. Presbytery of Dumbarton. 
 
 Dumbarton — 
 
 Right Hon. Lord Overtoun, . 856 1 0 
 
 Miss L. A. M'Clure, . . . 0 15 0 
 
 Miss Gracie M‘Clure, . . . 0 2 6 
 
 Miss Eileen M'Clure, . . . 0 10 
 
 Master George B. M'Clure, . 0 2 6 
 
 Master Francis M'Clure, . . . 0 10 
 
 Duntocher —Young Men’s Meeting, . 0 10 0 
 
 Helensburgh West — Miss Colquhoun, . 0 5 0 
 
 Renton — K. Frazer, Esq., . . 10 0 
 
 858 18 0 
 
 24. Presbytery of Glasgow. 
 
 Convenei — Rev. J. Faieley Daly, B.D., Glasgow. 
 
 Bearsden [Collector — John C. B. 
 
 Craddock, Esq.) — 
 
 Miss Craigie, . . . 10 0 
 
 Chryston — Bible-Class, . 2 0 0 
 
 Glasgow. 
 
 Anderston [Collector — Alex. Somer- 
 
 VILLE, Esq., 4 Bute Mansions, W.) — 
 Dr. W. F. Somerville, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 Blochairn, ...... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Carry forward, .... 
 
 £4 
 
 6 
 
 0 £3009 17 0 
 
LIVINGSTONIA MISSION. 
 
 39 
 
 Brought forward, . . .£460 
 
 College {Collector — Mrs W. A. Camp- 
 BELL, 9 Woodlands Terrace) — 
 
 Rev. Principal Douglas, 
 
 
 
 
 D.D., . . . . 
 
 £5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Prof. A. Mo(jdy Stuart, . 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 George Macfarlane, Esq., 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Mrs Blackwater, 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 M. P. Campbell, Esq., 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 W. A. Campbell, Esq., 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Miss Collins, 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Miss Grace Collins, . 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Misses Eraser. . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 The Misses Grant, . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Mr.s Macgregor, 
 
 T. D. Mackenzie, Esq., 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Mrs Rait, .... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Dr and Mrs Reith, . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Wm. Wilson, Esq., . 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 , . . . . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Finnieston {Collector — Miss 
 
 Jones, 
 
 5 Garden Street), . 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Y.P.S.C.E., . 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Mrs Allan, 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 J. L. Arnot, Esq., 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Miss Barton, 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 INiiss Bonar, 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Mrs Connell, 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 Miss Cook, 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Mrs Davidson, . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 J. H. Dickson, Esq., 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Mrs Duff, 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 Miss Dunlop, . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Miss Eullarton, 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 Miss Johnstone, 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Miss Jones, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 Mrs Lochhead, . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 Mrs Logan, 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Misses M'Arthur, 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Mrs M‘Luckie, 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 E. C. Miller, Esq., . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Mrs Oatts, 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Mrs .Smith, 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 Lena and Arthur Steel, 
 
 
 
 
 Esq., .... 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 Misses Urie, 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Misses West Watson, 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Robert Wilson, Esq., 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 T. C. Young, Esq., . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Mrs Young, 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 A Friend, 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 A Friend, 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 A Friend, 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 Mrs Roger, Warriston, 
 
 
 
 
 Helensburgh, 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 £3009 17 0 
 
 0 
 
 Carry forward, . 
 
 . £64 18 6 £3009 17 0 
 
40 
 
 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS TO THE 
 
 Brought forward, 
 
 Great Hamilton Street [Collector — 
 Thomas Binnie, Esq., 3 Park 
 Gate), . . . £19 8 6 
 
 Thomas Binnie, Esq., .50 0 0 
 
 Thomas Binnie, Esq. [for 
 
 Bandawe Church), .10 0 0 
 
 Kelvinsicle [Collector — Godfrey Patti- 
 SON, Esq., 11 Bothwell Street) — 
 
 £64 18 6 £3009 17 0 
 
 Miss A. K. Blackie, 
 
 . 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 Dr W. G. Blackie, . 
 
 . 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 J. L. Galbraith, Esq., 
 
 . 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Mrs Paterson, . 
 
 . 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 london Road — 
 
 
 
 
 Y.W.C.A., 
 
 . 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Y.P.S.C.E., . 
 
 . 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 Partick — Dowanvale — P. Gardner, Esq., 
 
 Pollokshields [Collector — Hugh Young, 
 
 Esq., 268 Kenmure Street) — 
 
 John Boyd, Esq., 
 
 Andrew Clement, Esq., 
 
 Thomas Clement, Esq., 
 
 Ml’S Davies, 
 
 •James Elder, Esq., . 
 
 William Fraser, Esq., 
 
 D. S. Salmond, Esq., 
 
 •John Goodwin, Esq., 
 
 William Laidlaw, Esq., 
 
 •John S. Macarthur, Esq., 
 
 George B. Mair, Esq. 
 
 Orleans, 
 
 ■John Marshall, Esq., 
 
 Thomas Marshall, Esq., 
 
 Alexander Muir, Esq., 
 
 James Munro, Esq., . 
 
 Bailie, Alex. Murray, 
 
 W. Wood Roger, Esq., 
 
 C. A. Simpson, Es(p, 
 
 Archibald Stewart, Esq., 
 
 William Wilson, Esq., 
 
 Hugh Young, Esq., . 
 
 W. E. Christie, Esq.. 
 David Crawford, Esq., 
 Charles Gibson, Esq., 
 Alexander Gunn, Esq., 
 Rev. James Henderson, . 
 Wm. T. Henderson, Esq., 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 I 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 \ 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 .TD Craw- 
 
 Terrace)- 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 79 8 6 
 
 17 1 0 
 
 1 3 0 
 
 1 0 0 
 
 57 17 0 
 
 Carry forward, . 
 
 . £2 13 0 £201 8 0 £3009 17 0 
 
LIVINGSTONIA MISSION. 
 
 Brought forward, 
 
 . £2 
 
 13 
 
 0 £201 8 0 £3009 17 
 
 Alex. M'Donald, Esq., 
 
 . 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 Mrs Marshall, . 
 
 . 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 Mrs Munro, 
 
 , 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Councillor J. L. Oatts, 
 
 . 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Rev. Wuj. Scott, 
 
 . 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Mrs Shields, 
 
 . 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 John L. Tindal, Esq., 
 
 . 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Anonymous, 
 
 . 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 — 5 7 0 
 
 Kenfield ( Collector — Thomas Binnie, 
 
 Jmi., Esq., 3 Park Gate) — 
 
 Rev. W. M. Macgregor, . . . 2 0 0 
 
 Ren wick (Collector — M. B. Fergu.son, 
 
 Esq., 1 Balmoral Ter., Crossbill) — 
 
 Y.M.C.A., 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 Rev. J. Fairley Daly, 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 M. B. Ferguson, Esq., 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Mrs Hannington and 
 
 
 
 
 Family ( for Bandawe 
 
 
 
 
 Church), 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Joseph Maxwell, Esq., 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 .J. S. Paterson, Esq., 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 J. S. P. and E. S. P. (for 
 
 
 
 
 Bandawe Church), 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Sherbrooke (Collector — David 
 
 L. 
 
 Laid- 
 
 LAW, Esq., 7 St .lohn’s Road, 
 Pollokshields) — 
 
 F. G. Cuzin, Esq., 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 A. Donald, Esq., 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Andrew Dunlop, Esq., 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 J. Foi-bes Ferguson, Esq., 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 John Gemmil, Esq., . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 M. M. Graham, Esq., 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Colin Houston, Esq., 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 D. L. Laidlaw, Esq., 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Mrs D. L. Laidlaw, . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 J. P. Laidlaw, Esq., 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 John Reid, Esq., 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Robert Scott, Esq., . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 .John A. Stewart, Esq., 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 7 0 0 
 
 St Enoch’s (Collector — A. A. Voung, 
 
 Esq., 2 Parkgrove Terrace) — 
 
 H. M. Dunn, Esq., . . 0 10 0 
 
 I). Gellatly, Esq., , .010 
 
 A. A. Young, E.sq., . . 0 10 0 
 
 1 1 0 
 
 St George’s (Collector — J. 0. Robert- 
 son, Esq., 2 La Belle Place) — 
 
 Robert Barclay, Esq., . 50 0 0 
 
 W. M. Alston, Esq., .10 0 
 
 41 
 
 Carry forward, . 
 
 £51 0 0 £221 6 0 £3009 17 0 
 
42 
 
 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS TO THE 
 
 Brought forward, £51 
 
 0 
 
 0 £221 
 
 6 
 
 0 £3009 17 
 
 Jas. Baillie, Sen., Esq., 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 .fas. Baillie, Jun., Esq., . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 Councillor J. C. Robertson, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 J.P., . . . . 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 Miss Robinson, 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 Wm. Morrison, Esq., 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 Miss A. Templeton, . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 Miss A. J. Templeton, 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 .las. Templeton, Esq., 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 J. A. Roxburgh, Escp, 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 Mr and Mrs .Jas. Thomson, 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 Mrs I. Walker, 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 Anonymous, 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 Anonymous, 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 Anonymous, 
 
 40 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 In Memoriam, . 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 — 118 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 i George’s Road — 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Grant Street Foreign Mis- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 sions Endeavour Society, 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 M. S, Tait, Esq., 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 St Matthew’s ( Collector — Robt. Russell, 
 Esq., 8 Gordon Street) — 
 
 Mission Workers, 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 A. K. Foote, Esq., . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Wm. Kirkland, Esq., 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Mrs M'Kissock, 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 David MacLean, Esq., 
 
 100 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Jas. M'Michael, Jun., Esq., 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Jas. Miller, Esq., 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Geo. E. Philip, Esq., 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Robt. Russell, Esq., . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 ; Peter’s — 
 
 
 
 
 Hugh Brown, Esq., . 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 In Memoriam, . 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 18 0 0 
 
 Trinity — Y.M.C.A. Missionary Meet- 
 ing, . . . . . . 0 5 3 
 
 Union — 
 
 Janies Ferrie, Esq., . .300 
 
 Janies Ferrie, Esq. {for 
 
 Bandawe Church), .200 
 
 ^ 5 0 0 
 
 Wellpark, . . . . . . 2 0 0 
 
 ■Westbourne (CoZZccto?’ — R. D. M‘Ewan, 
 
 Esq., 9 Eglinton Drive, Kelvin- 
 side) — 
 
 Thos. Balmain, Esq., .200 
 
 Gilbert Beith, Esq., . . 40 0 0 
 
 Gilbert Beith, Esq. {for 
 
 Bandawe Church), .10 0 0 
 
 Mrs Gilbert Beith, . .200 
 
 Miss Mary D. Clarke, .200 
 
 Miss Rebecca G. Clarke, .200 
 
 Carry forward, . 
 
 . £58 0 0 £480 6 9 £3009 17 0 
 
LIVINGSTONIA MISSION. 
 
 43 
 
 Brought forward, £58 
 
 0 
 
 0 £480 6 9 £3009 17 
 
 Mrs W. Collins, 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 John Currie, Esq., . 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Wm. M. Dick, Esq., 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Walter Duncan, Esq., 
 
 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 A. A. Ferguson, Esq., 
 
 Wm. Greig, Esq., 
 
 7 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Thos. Henderson, Esq., 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 Miss Hill, 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 M. Honeynian, Esq., 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Mrs Kerr, 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 .John Knox, Esq., 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 R. D. M'Ewan, Esq., 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 J. M. Mackinlay, Esq., 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Mr and Mrs Donald Mac- 
 
 
 
 
 lellan and Family, 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Mrs Mitchell, . 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 J. B. Mirrlees, Esq., 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 W. Mowat, Esq., 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Thos. M. Welsh, Esq., . 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Matthew G. Wilson, Esq., 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 — 119 7 0 
 
 0 
 
 Wynd, 140 0 
 
 Glasgow — 
 
 In Memory of Dr Steele, 
 
 
 
 
 [for Institution), . 
 
 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Mrs Bennie, 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Boys’ Brigade — Glasgow 
 
 
 
 
 Battalion, 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 7 
 
 Thos. M. Campbell, Escp, . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Daniel Cowan, Esi[. , 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Donca.ster Street Young 
 
 
 
 
 Men’s Sabbath Forenoon 
 
 
 
 
 Meeting, 
 
 1 
 
 18 
 
 6 
 
 Foundry Boys’ Religious 
 
 
 
 
 Society, 
 
 12 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Mrs Lyle, 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Neil MaoMichael, Esq., . 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 St Paul’s Established Ch. 
 
 
 
 
 Bible-Class, . 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 A. S 
 
 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Robt. Vannan, Esq., 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 W. A. V4rel, Esq., . 
 
 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 John Wilson, Esc)., M.P., 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 A Friend, 
 
 50 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 Kirkintilloch — St Andrew’s Zenana 
 
 Society, . . . . . . 110 
 
 Rutherglen {Collector — Samuel T. 
 
 Baker, Esq., Win.sford) — 
 
 S. T. Baker’s Bible-Class, 4 16 
 
 Jas. Fleming, Esq., . . 25 0 0 
 
 Thos. M. Rodger’s Young 
 
 Women’s Bible-Class, . 4 10 0 
 
 £3938 3 4 
 
 33 11 6 
 
 928 6 4 
 
44 
 
 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS TO THE 
 
 No. VI.-SYNOD OF ARGYLL. 
 
 Superintendent — Rev. Robert Forgan, B.D., West Church, Rothesay. 
 25. Presbytery of Dunoon. 
 
 Rothesay — 
 
 West — Rev. R. Forgan, .£100 
 
 Faith Mission, . . . . . 0 16 6 
 
 £1 16 6 
 
 26. Presbytery of Inveraray. 
 
 27. Presbytery of Kintsrre. 
 
 28. Presbytery of Islay. 
 
 29. Presbytery of Lorn. 
 
 Oban — Argyle Square, . . . . . 0 16 4 
 
 30. Presbytery of Mull. 
 
 £i 12 10 
 
 No. VII. -SYNOD OF PERTH AND STIRLING. 
 
 Superintendent — Rev. .James Miller, Bridge of Allan. 
 
 31. Presbytery of Stirling. 
 
 Alloa— M 
 
 Dollar — Two Friends, 
 
 Stilling — 
 
 South — Y.W.C.A., 
 
 North — Misses Buchan, 
 
 Rev. Ebenezer M'Lean, 
 
 Do. [for Bandawe Church) 
 
 Airs Milne, ..... 
 
 A^.M.C.A. Alission Band, . 
 
 Airs Still, Bonnybridge, 
 
 Do., do. (Legacy), 
 
 3 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 9 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 270 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 319 13 
 
 Carry forward. 
 
 £319 13 9 
 
LIVINGSTONIA MISSION. 
 
 45 
 
 Brought forward, ..... £.319 13 9 
 
 32. Presbytery of Dunblane. 
 
 Bridge of Allan — -W. G. Robertson, Esq., £18 0 
 
 Tillicoultry — J. Wilson, Esq., . . 5 0 0 
 
 33. Presbytery of Dunkelil. 
 
 34. Presbytery of Breadalbane. 
 
 Logierait — Rev. D. R. C. MaoLagan, . . . 0 .5 0 
 
 36. Presbytery of Perth. 
 
 Logiealmond 0 2 6 
 
 Perth — 
 
 St Leonard’s — Miss Howie, £10 0 
 
 Miss M. Stewart (for 
 
 Bandaxoe Church), . 0 10 0 
 
 A Friend (for Banda ire 
 
 Church), . . .10 0 
 
 2 10 0 
 
 2 12 6 
 
 36. Presb 3 rtery of Auchterarder. 
 
 Aberuthven, . . . . 0 13 7 
 
 £329 12 10 
 
 No. VIII.-SYNOD OF FIFE. 
 
 37. Presbytery of Dunfermline. 
 
 Aberdour — Friends, . . . .10 0 
 
 38. Presbytery of Kinross. 
 
 39. Presbytery of Kirkcaldy. 
 
 40. Presbytery of Cupar. 
 
 Cupar, . . . . . . . . 7138 
 
 Carry forward, . . . . . £8 13 8 
 
46 
 
 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS TO THE 
 
 Brought forward, . . . . £8 13 8 
 
 41. Presbytery of St Andrews. 
 
 Carnbee, ..... 
 Newport — 
 
 The Soul-Winning and 
 
 Prayer Union, . .£5 0 
 
 Mrs Christie, . . .10 
 
 Miss r., . . . .03 
 
 Mrs W. C. Leng, . .11 
 
 Mrs Mathewson, . . 0 10 
 
 Miss Jemima Peddie, . 0 2 
 
 J. M. Scott, Esq., . .11 
 
 Dr Stewart, . . .11 
 
 Mrs Stewart, . . .11 
 
 Y. W.C. A. — Tw'o Members 
 of Missionary Trading 
 Club, Tayport, . . 0 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Pitle.ssie — Miss Hardie, 
 
 £0 5 0 
 
 11 9 0 
 0 2 6 
 
 11 16 6 
 
 £20 10 2 
 
 No. IX.— SYNOD OF ANGUS AND MEARNS. 
 
 Superintendent — P. P. Husband, Esq., Dundee. 
 
 42. Presbytery of Meigle. 
 
 Alyth — Rev, John Ross, . . . 10 0 
 
 Blairgowrie — Miss M‘Lellan, . 0 10 0 
 
 1 10 0 
 
 43. Presbytery of Forfar. 
 
 Forfar — Mrs Wedderspoon, . . . . 0 10 0 
 
 44. Presbytery of Dundee. 
 
 Brought}’ -Ferry — 
 
 Mrs Dott, . . .026 
 
 East — 
 
 P. J. Duncan, Esq., .050 
 blisses Duncan, . .050 
 
 P. W. Duncan, E.sq., .050 
 West-J. H. Milne. Esq., 1 0 0 
 
 1 17 6 
 
 Dundee, 
 
 M'Cheyne — 
 
 •J. Dickson Dodds, Esq., .10 0 
 
 Alex. Henderson, Esq., .300 
 Win. Henderson, Esq., . 0 10 0 
 
 Miss Frances Low, . .200 
 
 B. L. Nairn, Esq., . . 0 10 0 
 
 A. H. Stephen, Esq., .500 
 
 James Thomson, Esq., .050 
 
 12 5 0 
 
 Carry forward, .... £14 2 6 £200 
 
LIVINGSTONIA MISSION. 
 
 47 
 
 Brought forward, 
 
 St Andrew’s— 
 
 Public Meeting, 
 
 N. A., . . . 
 
 M. A., . 
 
 St Peter’s, . 
 Bible-Class, 
 
 Esq.)— 
 
 George H. Gibb, Esq., 
 Dr Laing, 
 
 Miss Eobertson, 
 
 G. D. Forbes, Esq., 
 
 W. Forwell, ]5sq., 
 
 E. G. Gibb, Esq., 
 
 Miss Owen, . 
 
 John Robertson, Esq., . 
 
 Two Friends, 
 
 A Friend (In Memoriam 
 W. A. H., Florida), . 
 
 A Friend, 
 
 £6 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 . 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 Husband, 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 £14 2 6 
 
 1 0 
 
 5 7 1 
 
 Longforgan, . 
 
 24 9 6 
 
 11 2 6 
 
 £2 0 0 
 
 bS 10 1 
 
 46. Presbytery of Brechin. 
 
 Brechin — 
 
 West — Miss Milne, . . . . 5 0 0 
 
 Miss M. Anderson, . . . . 0 10 0 
 
 5 10 0 
 
 46. Presbytery of Arbroath. 
 
 47. Presbytery of Fordoun. 
 
 Auchinblae Working Party, . . 0 10 0 
 
 £71 10 1 
 
 No. X.-SYNOD OF ABERDEEN. 
 
 Superintendent— Frof. Jas. Eobeetson, D.D., Free College, Aberdeen. 
 
 48. Presbytery of Aberdeen. 
 
 Aberdeen. 
 
 East — ^Thos. Ogilvie, Es({., . . . 5 0 0 
 
 Carry forward, . .£500 
 
48 
 
 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS TO THE 
 
 Brought forward, 
 
 Ferry hill — 
 
 Sir Wm. Henderson, £40 0 0 
 
 Work Party, . . . 0 10 0 
 
 Queen’s Cross, 
 Work Party, 
 
 South — Work Party, . 
 
 West 
 
 Miss Smith, 
 
 Work Party, . 
 
 Aberdeen — 
 
 Presbytery Meeting, 
 Y.M.C.A. Afternoon B.C., 
 Peacock’s Close Cottage 
 Meeting (for Bandawe 
 Church), 
 
 Mrs John Brown, 
 
 John Cook, Esq., 
 
 Win. Falconer, Es(j., 
 
 John Fleming, Esq., 
 
 Miss Fleming, . 
 
 Wm. Fraser, Esq., . 
 
 Do. (for Institution), 
 Misses Fullerton, 
 
 Wm. Hunter, Esq., . 
 
 John Macdonald, Esq., 
 Adam Maitland, Esq., 
 David Mitchell, Esq., 
 Stodart J. Mitchell, Esq., 
 Misses Rust, 
 
 Mrs Sangster, . 
 
 J. Skinner, Esq., 
 
 James Stephen, Esq., R.N., 
 Do. (for Institution), 
 Miss Stephen, . 
 
 Mrs S. (for Bandawe 
 Church), 
 
 Miss Warrack, . 
 
 A Birthday Memory (for 
 Institution), . 
 Anonymous, 
 
 A Lady, .... 
 
 10 0 
 3 10 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 20 
 
 0 
 
 U 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 55 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 £5 0 0 
 
 40 10 0 
 
 4 10 0 
 3 0 0 
 
 10 1 0 
 
 120 11 4 
 
 Bourtree Bush, 
 
 Drumoak — Miss Stephen, 
 
 10 0 
 0 5 0 
 
 184 17 4 
 
 49. Presbytery of Kincardine O’Neil. 
 
 Ballater — Missionary Union, . . 10 0 
 
 Strachan, . . . . . . 0 10 0 
 
 1 10 0 
 
 Carry forward, . 
 
 £186 7 4 
 
LIVINGSTONIA MISSION. 
 
 49 
 
 Brought forward, ..... £186 7 4 
 
 60. Presbytery of Alford. 
 
 Kennethmont, . . 0 10 0 
 
 51. Presbytery of Garrioch. 
 
 Inverurie — Mrs F., . . 1 .5 0 
 
 52. Presbytery of Ellon. 
 
 63. Presbytery of Deer. 
 
 Boddam — A. Gordon, Esq., . . .10 0 
 
 54. Presbytery of Turriff. 
 
 56. Presbytery of Fordyce. 
 
 A hcrdcenshirc. 
 
 Culsh — M. Anderson, Esq., . . .£026 
 
 Old Porthill S.S., . . . . 4 0 0 
 
 4 2 6 
 
 £193 
 
 No. XL— SYNOD OF MORAY. 
 
 66. Presbytery of Strathbogie. 
 
 57. Presbytery of Abernethy. 
 
 58. Presbytery of Aberlour. 
 
 C 
 
 4 10 
 
50 
 
 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS TO THE 
 
 
 69. Presbytery of Elgin. 
 
 Lossiemouth, 
 
 . £1 0 0 
 
 M. S , . . . 
 
 .10 0 
 £2 0 0 
 
 Fochabers — 
 
 Dr Robert Smith, 
 
 2 0 0 
 
 60. Prestytery of Forres. 
 
 61. Presbytery of Inverness. 
 
 Inverness — 
 
 J. Robertson, Esq., . 
 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 W. Taylor Rule, Esq., 
 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Geo. H. Duncan, Esq., 
 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 A. A. Middleton. Esq., 
 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 George Walker, Esq., 
 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Rev. Dr Black, 
 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 W. J. Duncan, Esq., 
 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Alex. Fraser, Esq., . 
 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Duncan Macpherson, Esq., 
 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Kenneth Gillanders, Esq., 
 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 T. D. Campbell, Esq., 
 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Henry Munro, Esq., 
 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Robert Cook, Esq., . 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 Dr Macnee, 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 David Young, Esq., 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 John Mackenzie, Esq., 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 D. Forbes, Esq., 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 J. T. Melven, Esq., . 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 W. J. Maclean, Esq., 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 A. J. Stewart, Esq., . 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 F. Urquhart, Esq., . 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 George Black, Esq., . 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 James Barron, Esq., . 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 J. Young, Esq., 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 Wm. Ferguson, Esq., 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 P. D. Mactavish, Esq., 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 F. A. Black, Esq., . 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 M. Elliot, Esq,, 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 Wm. Douglas, Esq., . 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 Messrs MacDonald & Mackintosh, . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 .John Macdonald, Esq., 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 Arthur D. Ross, Esq., 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 Lewis Macleod, Esq., 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 Wm. Corner, Esq., . 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 John Forbes, Esq., . 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 A. B. C., . 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 R. Grant, Esq., 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 Thos. Kerr, Esq., 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 John Cran, Esq., 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 R. J. Macbeth, Esq., 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 H. S. Fraser, Esq., . 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 Carry forward, . 
 
 £8 11 0 £400 
 
LIVINGSTONIA MISSION. 
 
 51 
 
 Brought forward, 
 
 Lewis S. Bell, Esq., . 
 
 John A. Mackenzie, Esq., 
 Alex. Fraser Westwood, Esq., 
 Donald Beaton, Esq., 
 
 Wm. Dingwall, Esq., 
 
 W. Garrow, Esq., 
 
 John Fraser, Esq., . 
 
 Alex. Macpherson, Esq., . 
 
 W. G. Dick, Esq., . 
 
 Alex. Lindsay, Esq., 
 
 Wm. Mackay, Esq., . 
 
 D. Cargill, Esq., 
 
 J. Fraser, Esq., 
 
 W. Munro, Esq., 
 
 Hugh Fraser, Esq., , 
 
 Alex. Cameron, Esq., 
 
 Rodk. Noble, Esq., . 
 
 Robt. Black, Esq., . 
 
 “ Lazarus,” 
 
 John Noble, Esq., . 
 
 D. Macgregor, Esq., 
 
 Chas. Freeman, Esq., 
 
 C. Cameron, Esq., 
 
 W. Mackenzie, Esq., 
 
 James Dow, Esq., 
 
 Alex. Asher, Esq., 
 
 £8 11 0 £400 
 
 0 2 6 
 0 2 6 
 0 2 6 
 0 2 6 
 0 2 6 
 0 2 6 
 0 2 6 
 0 2 6 
 0 2 6 
 0 2 6 
 0 2 6 
 0 2 0 
 0 2 0 
 0 2 0 
 0 2 0 
 0 2 0 
 0 2 0 
 0 2 0 
 0 2 0 
 0 10 
 0 1 0 
 0 1 0 
 0 10 
 0 10 
 0 10 
 0 10 
 
 62. Presbytery of Nairn. 
 
 £15 1 6 
 
 No. XIL— SYNOD OF ROSS. 
 
 63. Presbytery of Chanonry. 
 
 64. Presbytery of Dingwall. 
 
 Strathpeffer — Mrs. Kennedy, 10 0 
 
 £1 0 0 
 
 65. Presbytery of Tain. 
 
52 
 
 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS TO THE 
 
 No. XIII.-SYNOD OF SUTHERLAND AND CAITHNESS. 
 
 66. Presbytery of Dornoch. 
 
 Assynt., . . . . . . .£040 
 
 67. Presbytery of Tongue. 
 
 68. Presbytery of Caithness. 
 
 — £0 4 0 
 
 No. XIV.— SYNOD OF GLENELG. 
 
 69. Presbytery of Lochcarron. 
 
 70. Presb 3 rtery of Abertarfif. 
 
 Fort-William — 
 
 James Miller, Esq., . . . .£076 
 
 Thankoffering for many mercies, . 0 10 0 
 
 0 17 6 
 
 71. Presbytery of Skye. 
 
 72. Presb 5 rtery of Uist. 
 
 73. Presbytery of Lewis. 
 
 £0 17 6 
 
 No. XV.— SYNOD OF ORKNEY. 
 
 74. Presbytery of Orkney. 
 
 Kirkwall— D. B. Miller, Esq., 0 10 0 
 
 Sanday, 0 6 2 
 
 Sanday Station, 0 15 0 
 
 £1 11 2 
 
LIVINGSTONIA MISSION. 
 
 53 
 
 No. XVl.-SYNOD OF SHETLAND. 
 
 76. Presbytery of Shetland. 
 
 Dunrossness — Friends, . . . . . £0 10 0 
 
 Unst — Uyasound, . . . . . . 0 9 0 
 
 Weisdale, ..... ... 0 9 0 
 
 £18 0 
 
 SUNDRIES. 
 
 Miss Dickson, ........ 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 Miss Ella Fleming, ....... 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Dr A. G. Millar, per Dr Sargood i’ry, 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 A. M. Young, Esq., ...... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Right Hon. Lord Kinnaird, ..... 
 
 2.5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 M. J. Philip, Esq. (for Girls’ Institution), 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Mis.s M. J. Philip, do.. 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 “ G. C. Fines,” 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 Per George Aitken, Esq., ..... 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 Readers of The Christian, ..... 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 The Trustees of the late Miss A. J. Brown, 
 
 Proceeds of Stamp Bureau, per W. Lochhead, Esq., 
 
 50 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Alexandria, ........ 
 
 25 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Proceeds of Stamp Bureau, per W. Lochhead, Esq., 
 
 
 
 
 Alexandria (for Bandaioc Church), 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Two Friends, do., 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Sympathiser, do.. 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 In Memory of Rev. P. R., of Dailly (for Banda we 
 
 
 
 
 Church), ........ 
 
 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 In Memory of J. S. (for Bandawe Church), . 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 In Memoriam, ....... 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 A Worker, ........ 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 2 
 
 “ It is more blessed to give than to receive,” . 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Two Friends, ........ 
 
 75 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 A Friend, ........ 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 “ Earn,” ......... 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 “ The Missionary Bridge,” ..... 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 Anonymous, ........ 
 
 A Thankoffering for a life preserved. 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 “ If the Lord will, ” ...... 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 A Friend, ........ 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 2 Tim. ii. 4, 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Matt, xxviii. 19, . 
 
 7 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Logie, &c., ........ 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Interested Hearer of Rev. J. Henderson’s Letter, . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Thankoffering, ....... 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Two Friends, ........ 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 A Servant, ........ 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 “Arthur,” ........ 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 A Friend, . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 A Friend of Christianity, ..... 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 A Friend, . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 “ God loveth a cheerful Giver,” .... 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 New Year’s Gift, 1897, ...... 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Carry forward, 
 
 . £272 16 5 
 
54 
 
 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS TO THE 
 
 Brought forward, . 
 
 
 
 . £272 
 
 16 
 
 5 
 
 “ Charisma,” ..... 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 “Freely ye have received, freely give,’ 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 In Memoriam, .... 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 A Friend of the Mission, 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 A North Country Lawyer, 
 
 
 
 . 50 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 M. and J., a ThankofFering, 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 M. M., in Memory of Dr Geo. Steele, 
 
 
 
 . 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 J. H. C. (for Bandaioe Church), 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 M. and H., do.. 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 J. M., 
 
 
 
 . 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 D. 0. L 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 S. B. and J. G., 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 L. M‘L. W 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 E. and M. 0., . 
 
 
 
 . 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 G. S. L., 
 
 
 
 . 25 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 M. J. W 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 S. M., 
 
 
 
 . 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 M. G., 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 J. A. S., 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 L. S., 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 W., 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0. A. C 
 
 
 
 . 25 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 W. F., 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 G. A. E., 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Z. L., 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 J. D. M‘K., 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 M., 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 W. A., 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 M., 
 
 
 
 . 100 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 A. B., 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 J. B. W., 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 J. M. S., 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 M., 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 G. A. G., 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 E. P., 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 J. N. A 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 W. J. S 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 C. V., 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 E. G 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Sundries — Books sold, &c., 
 
 
 
 . 10 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 £619 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 Interest on Investments, General 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Account, ..... 
 
 £139 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 Interest on Investments, Institution 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Account, ..... 
 
 135 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 — 274 
 
 6 
 
 11 
 
 Income Tax recovered, . 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 Juvenile Offerings, .... 
 
 
 
 395 
 
 6 
 
 11 
 
 £1294 2 6 
 
LIVINGSTONIA MISSION. 
 
 55 
 
 UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. 
 
 Dundee — Ryehill Church, collected by Miss 
 Batchelor, ....... 
 
 Glasgow- — 
 
 Wellington Church, The Misses 
 
 Harvie, ..... £10 0 0 
 
 Belhaven Church, ... 500 
 
 Mrs Simpson and Friends, . . 5 0 0 
 
 Edinburgh — Trustees of the late Geo. Laing, Esq., 
 Cambridge — Mrs Lewis, ...... 
 
 Aberdeen — 
 
 J. M., 10 0 0 
 
 W. and J. S., 23rd October, . 10 0 
 
 “ One Friendly,” . ... 100 
 
 £1 
 
 20 
 
 330 
 
 5 
 
 12 
 
 8 0 
 
 0 0 
 0 0 
 0 0 
 
 0 0 
 
 West Cults (Aberdeenshire) — Miss Euphemia K. 
 Cameron, ........ 
 
 Stirling — Anonymous, 
 
 An Aged Minister, ....... 
 
 “Endeavour” (/o»’ Baudaire 
 
 A Reader of the U.P. Missionary Record (for 
 Bandawe Church), ...... 
 
 Bridge-of-Allan — A Friend (for Bandawe Church), 
 Lenzie Union Church, ...... 
 
 12 0 0 
 0 8 0 
 0 10 0 
 0 5 0 
 
 10 0 
 15 6 
 
 10 0 0 
 
 £393 16 6 
 
 CONTINENT AND COLONIES. 
 
 Madeira — Mrs A. Stewart and The Misses 
 
 Macfarlane, ....... 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Cannes — 
 
 Miss Paton, ..... 100 
 
 J. E. S., 20 0 0 
 
 — 
 
 21 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Nice — Scotch Church, ...... 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 Paris — Miss Howard, ...... 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Pan — Rev. G. Brown, ...... 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Naples — Congregation, ...... 
 
 11 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 Livingstonia — Mr and Mrs Thomson, 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Toronto — Per Hamilton Cassels, Esq., 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 2 
 
 Onchunga (Auckland, N.Z.) — Presbyterian Church 
 
 Y.P.S.C.E., 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 ENGLAND 
 
 AND IRELAND. 
 
 Tunbridge Wells — 
 
 
 Mrs Comrie, 
 
 0 15 0 
 
 J. P. Payne, Esq., 
 
 0 10 0 
 
 Wimborne — Mrs Monteith, 
 
 
 Carry forward, 
 
 
50 
 
 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS TO THE 
 
 Brought forward, . 
 
 London — 
 
 Miss Lilias Graham, 
 
 Rotherhithe Mothers’ Meeting, . 
 Highbury Park, Harvey Street 
 (Hoxton) Mission, . 
 
 Andrew Williamson, Esq., . 
 
 Liverpool — 
 
 Miss Fanny Guthrie, . 
 
 Miss Wallace, .... 
 
 Aldenham Institute, 
 
 Dublin — A. Cubie, Esq., . 
 
 Tlie Ladies’ Negro Friend Society, per 
 
 £3 5 0 
 
 £10 0 0 
 2 0 0 
 
 5 0 0 
 50 0 0 
 
 67 0 0 
 
 4 0 0 
 10 0 
 
 5 0 0 
 
 2 0 0 
 0 12 6 
 
 rs Cadbury, 5 0 0 
 
 £82 17 6 
 
 SUMMARY FOR YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1897. 
 
 Synods. 
 
 Lothian and Tweeddale, .... 
 
 £1142 
 
 6 
 
 10 
 
 Merse and Teviotdale, .... 
 
 . 118 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 Dumfries, ...... 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 3 
 
 Galloway, ...... 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Glasgow and Ayr, ..... 
 
 . 3938 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 Argyll, 
 
 2 
 
 12 
 
 10 
 
 Perth and Stirlina', ..... 
 
 . 329 
 
 12 
 
 10 
 
 Fife, . . “ 
 
 . 20 
 
 10 
 
 2 
 
 Angus and Mearns, ..... 
 
 71 
 
 10 
 
 1 
 
 Aberdeen, ...... 
 
 . 193 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 Moray, ....... 
 
 . 15 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 Ross, ....... 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Sutherland and Caithness, 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 Glenelg, ....... 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 6 
 
 Orkney, ....... 
 
 1 
 
 11 
 
 2 
 
 Shetland, ...... 
 
 Sundries — 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 General, ...... 
 
 . 1294 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 England and Ireland, . . 
 
 . 82 
 
 17 
 
 6 
 
 Continent and Colonies, 
 
 54 
 
 10 
 
 2 
 
 United Presbyterian Church of Scotland, 
 
 . 393 
 
 16 
 
 6 
 
 — £7671 
 
 PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. 
 
 General Account, ..... £6147 6 10 
 
 Building and Institution Fund, .... 1436 6 8 
 
 Bandawe Church. . . . . . 87 18 6 
 
LIVINGSTON I A MISSION. 
 
 Dt 
 
 RECEIVED FROM 31st MARCH TO 31st JULY, 
 
 1897. 
 
 
 
 Aberdeen — Misa Ogilvie, . . . £1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 Miss Collie, ....... 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 £1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Mrs Dodds, Hants, ....... 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Miss Warrack, Queen’s Cross, Aberdeen, 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Mrs Wilson, Duns, ...... 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 “X.,” 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 “ W. J. S.” — a Birthday Memory, .... 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 D 
 
 0 
 
 Dr and Mrs London, Hamilton, .... £25 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 Do., dll., do. (for Missionary), .125 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 150 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Miss Lucy M’Clure, Overtoun, ...... 
 
 
 
 n 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Edinburgh — Barclay — A Member, .... 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 (1 
 
 0 
 
 Mrs Wedderspoon, Fife, ....... 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 A Friend, Nevvtyle, ........ 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Tuff — Rev. J. Kennedy, . . . . . £1 
 
 1 
 
 n 
 
 
 
 
 Mrs Kennedy, ....... 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 — 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 Liverpool — Gleaners of Trinity Chui’ch, . . . . 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Aberdeen — West — Miss Smith, ...... 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 Mrs Williamson, Edinburgh, ...... 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 O’ 
 
 John Grant, Esq., Edinburgh, ...... 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 Alexander Waddell, Esq. (toioards Salary of Medical 
 
 Mis- 
 
 
 
 
 sionary), . 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Glasgow — Free Church Students’ Missionary Society 
 
 (for 
 
 
 
 
 Mwenzo) . . . 
 
 
 
 220 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Wick Woman’s Missionary Association — Froceeds of Sale 
 
 of 
 
 
 
 
 Work, ... 
 
 
 
 22 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 “ S. A.,” 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 A Friend, ......... 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 4 
 
 Cambridge — Mrs Lewis, ....... 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Glasgow— Great Hamilton Street Congregation, 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Misa Beith, Free St George’s, Edinburgh, . . . . 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Mrs Scott, Aberdeen, ........ 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Share of Residue of Estate of the late Miss Isabella 
 
 
 
 
 Macfarlane, Perth, ....... 
 
 
 
 38 
 
 0 
 
 O' 
 
 Miss CouLson, Houndwood, ...... 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 A Friend, Free St George’s, Edinburgh (for Nurse), . 
 
 
 
 195 
 
 0 
 
 O' 
 
 Messrs W. Strang & Son, Glasgow, . . . . . 
 
 
 
 100 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Dundee — Martyrs’ Young Women’s Club, . . . . 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 Anonymous, ......... 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Gatehouse — U.P. Church, ....... 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Uddingston — A Member, ....... 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Kilmarnock — Grange C. E. Society, . . . £5 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 Do., Junior C. E. Society, . . 3 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 “ M.,” Alloa, 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 10 
 
 0' 
 
 “ Two Friends,” Free St Andrew’s, Edinburgh (for Teacher and 
 
 
 
 
 Nurse), ......... 
 
 
 
 195 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Kilmalcolm — Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society, . 
 
 
 
 f, 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Kirkintilloch — St Andrew’s Zenana Society, 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 Glasgow — St Matthew’s — David MacLean, Esq., 
 
 
 
 50 
 
 0 
 
 a 
 
 Carry forward, .... 
 
 
 
 £1089 
 
 13 
 
 10 
 
58 
 
 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS TO THE 
 
 Brought forward, 
 
 Rev. D. Davie, Girvan, .... 
 Rev. E. MacLean, Stirling, 
 
 Eordoun — Working Party, . 
 
 Miss Carnegy, Trinity, .... 
 Miss Jane M. Fleming, Aberdeen, 
 
 Rev. A. Walker, Millport, .... 
 “ A Thankoffering,” ..... 
 Rev. E. MaeLean {for Medical Missionary), 
 Mrs Galloway, Driunore, .... 
 Edinburgh — Viewforth Y. W.C. A. . . 
 
 “J. E. S.,” 
 
 Miss Euphemia R. Cameron, West Cults, . 
 “ Amicus,” ....... 
 
 Malta — St Andrew’s Missionary Union, 
 
 Joseph Russell, Esq., Port-Glasgaw {for additional Medica 
 Missionary), 
 
 John Birkmyre, Esq., Port-Glasgow, 
 
 Ex-Provost Moncur, Dundee 
 Mrs Christie, Newport, 
 
 Dr Moir, Edinburgh, . 
 
 Friends in Dunrossness, 
 
 “ Another Northern Lawyer ” ( towards Salary of Medical 
 Missionary), .... 
 
 Thomas Binnie, Esq., Glasgow, . 
 
 The Misses Mure, Perceton, 
 
 Glasgow — North Woodside Young Women's Guild, 
 
 Aberdeen -(Jueeu’s Cross Work Party, 
 
 London — Highbury Y. M. M.F. Association {for 
 Salary), .... 
 
 Mrs W. B. Barr, Glasgow, . 
 
 Trustees of the late George Laing, Esq 
 Edinburgh — Barclay C. E. Society, 
 
 Miss Mary Barrett, Edinburgh, . 
 
 Robert King, Esq., Glasgow, 
 
 “ J. M.,” Aberdeen, . 
 
 Eastbourne — Railway Mission, . . . . . i'd 0 0 
 
 Miss Scott, . . . . . .600 
 
 C. Stuart 
 
 £1039 13 10 
 2 0 0 
 25 0 0 
 1 0 0 
 20 0 0 
 ■ 1 0 0 
 1 0 0 
 
 0 5 0 
 
 25 0 0 
 
 10 0 
 
 5 0 0 
 
 20 0 0 
 
 6 0 0 
 2 0 0 
 10 0 
 
 5 0 0 
 
 10 0 0 
 5 0 n 
 
 10 0 
 5 0 0 
 
 0 10 0 
 
 10 0 0 
 25 0 0 
 
 40 0 0 
 
 1 0 0 
 
 5 0 0 
 
 65 13 6 
 
 2 0 0 
 
 165 0 0 
 
 10 0 
 
 0 15 2 
 
 1 0 0 
 
 5 0 0 
 
 12 0 0 
 
 Mr A. Gordon, Boddam, ........ 100 
 
 M. G 10 0 
 
 J. L. W., 5 0 0 
 
 Dr George Smith, C.l. E. {towards Salary of Medical Mis- 
 sionary), .......... 10 0 0 
 
 G. A. E., Ecclefechan, . . . . . . 0 10 0 
 
 Glasgow — Sigh thill- Mrs Hartley, . . . . 0 10 0 
 
 I. P., 3 0 0 
 
 Rome — Rev. Dr Gray, ........ 200 
 
 2 Timothy ii. 4, . . . . . . . . 10 0 
 
 Edinburgh — Moray House Practising School, . . 10 0 
 
 Birmingham — Miss Cook’s Class, . . . . . 2 10 0 
 
 Coatbridge Y.M.C. A., ........ 100 
 
 The Ladies’ Negro Friend Society, ...... 500 
 
 Ballater Missionary Union, ... ... 100 
 
 “C. K.,” . .' 10 0 
 
 Interest, ........... 63 1 4 
 
 £1658 8 10 
 
 Carry forward. 
 
 . £1658 8 10 
 
LIVINGSTONIA 
 
 MISSION. 
 
 
 
 
 59 
 
 Brought forward, 
 
 
 
 
 . £1658 
 
 8 10 
 
 For Bandawc Church — 
 
 •‘E. K.;’ 
 
 
 £0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 
 “ A Country Member,” 
 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 Mrs Scott, Aberdeen, . 
 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 “Daniaris,” .... 
 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 “ M. and H.,” . 
 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 Mrs Barbour, Bonskeid, 
 
 
 25 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 Only an Almoner,” . 
 
 
 100 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 Rev. A. Miller, B.D., Buckie, 
 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 “A Friend in Ayr,” . 
 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 148 
 
 10 0 
 
 .t:l800 18 10 
 
 LORIMER AND GILLIES. PRINTERS, EDINBURGH. 
 
MISSIONARIES FROM SCOTLAND 
 
 (There are 112 Native Catechists and Teachers.) 
 
 Livingstonia Institution, Kondowi— 
 
 Rev. Robert Laws, D.D., M.D., 
 
 F.R.G,S., and Mrs. Laws. 
 
 Rev. James Henderson, M.A. 
 
 Miss L. A. Stewart, Teacher. 
 
 Miss M. M'Callum, Teacher. 
 
 Mr. W. Murray, Carpenter. 
 
 Mr. W. Thomson, Printer, and Mrs. 
 Thomson. 
 
 Mr. W. D. M'Gregor, Carpenter. 
 
 Mr. M. Moffat, Agriculturist. 
 
 Mr. W. J. Henderson, Artisan 
 Evangelist. 
 
 Ngoniland— Ekwendeni— 
 
 Dr. W, A. Elmslie, M.B., C.M., 
 F.R.G.S., and Mrs. Elmslie. 
 
 Rev. Donald Fraser. 
 
 Mr. Chas. Stuart, Teacher. 
 
 Bandawe — 
 
 Rev. A. G. MacAlpine. 
 
 Dr. Geo. Prentice, L.R.C.P. & S.Ed. 
 Dr. A. R. Roby Fletcher, B.Sc., M.B., 
 C.M. 
 
 Miss M. Jackson, Nurse. 
 
 Mr. Geo. Aitken, Teacher, and Mrs. 
 Aitken. 
 
 Mr. R. D. M‘Minn, Teacher. 
 
 Karonga— 
 
 Rev. J. C. Ramsay, L.R.C.P. & S.Ed. 
 Mr. J. M. Henderson, Teacher. 
 
 Mwenzo— 
 
 Rev. Alex. Dewar and Mrs. Dewar. 
 Mr. Peter M'Callum, Artisan Evan- 
 gelist, and Mrs. M'Callum, 
 
LIVINQSTONIA. 
 
 FORM OF BEQUEST -LIVINGSTONIA MISSION. 
 
 Item^ I leave and bequeath the sum of 
 Pounds Steriing amount to he stated in words, not figures), to the 
 Committee for the management of the Foreign Missions of the Free 
 
 Livingstonia Mission 
 
 m British Central Africa, under their charge; and I appoint the same 
 to be paid at the first term of Whitsunday or Martinmas after my 
 death to Aeexanoer Ellison Ross, Esquire, General Treasurer to 
 le Free Church of Scotland, and his Successor or Successors in Office 
 as Treasurer aforesaid; and I declare that the discharge of the said 
 Alexander Ellison Ross, Esquire, or of such Treasurer for the time 
 being, shall be sufficient discharge to my Executors. 
 
 LIVINGSTONIA MISSIONARY BOXES 
 
 Will be sent/ree, on application to Right Hon. Lord Overtoun, 7 West 
 George Street, Glasgow. Each Box is numbered, and is to be returned to 
 Lord Overtoun, unopened, not later than the 1st February of each year 
 when the money will be taken out and entered as collected by the holder 
 of the Box. The Box will then be returned with a new label on the 
 bottom for a fresh year’s Collection. 
 
 LIVINGSTONIA LECTURE AND LIME=LIGHT VIEWS 
 
 Are to be had on application to The Janitor, Free Church of Scotland’s 
 College, Glasgow, at 2s. 6d. per night. 
 
 MAPS FOR MISSION ADDRESSES 
 
 Are sent on Loan on application to Foreign Secretary, Free Church 
 of Scotland’s Offices, Edinburgh. 
 
 THE “AURORA,” 
 
 The two-monthly Journal published by the Mission at Livingstonia 
 Institution, will be posted to Subscribers for 3s. a-year. Apply to Free 
 Church of Scotland’s Offices, as above.