V BOARD OF FOREIGN MIS SIONS Of t*i *2 Pkk« uvriiKLix Church inthkESA.: 130 Fifth Awrmo ^ V«>K K THE PERSONNEL OF THE BOARD The Board of Foreign Missions of the Pres¬ byterian Church in the U, S. A. Is Com¬ posed of Twelve Ministers and Eleven Laymen 1884 Rev. George Alexander, D.D., 1898 Rev. John F. Patterson, D.D., 1902 Rev. J. Ross Stevenson, D.D., 1903 Rev. Eben B. Cobb, D.D., 1904 Rev. Cleland B. McAfee, D.D., 1906 Rev. Charles R. Erdman, D.D., 1907 Rev. John McDowell, D.D., 1911 Rev. J. H. Jowett, D.D., 1912 Rev. Wm. P. Merrill, D.D., 1913 Rev. Chas. C. Albertson, D.D., 1917 Rev. Wm. Y. Chapman, D.D., 1917 Rev. Robert G. MacGregor, D.D., 1890 Mr. D. W. McWilliams, 1894 Mr. John T. Underwood, 1897 William E. Stiger, Esq., 1897 Mr. John Stewart, 1897 Mr. W. P. Stevenson, 1898 Mr. Scott Foster, 1908 Mr. James M. Speers, 1908 Mr. Alfred E. Marling, 1913 Mr. John L. Severance, 1914 *Mr. Henry W. Hodge, 1916 Mr. Edwin M. Bulkley. * In War Service—Col. Henry W. Hodge. W ith Pershing’s army as head of bridge construction Some¬ where in France”. THE SUM At the beginning of the fiscal year April 1, 1917, the Budget of the Foreign Board for all purposes—Missionaries’ salaries, children’s allowances, fur¬ lough expenses; evangelistic, educa¬ tional and medical work on the field; home administration expenses; new property; emergency health fund; ad¬ ditional home allowance, and a small deficit from the preceding year, amounted to.$2,143,508 Added emergency items. 142,705 Added for special objects. 488,021 Total $2,774,234 . .1 THE SUBSTANCE Received from Churches .$1,104,647 Sunday-schools . 100,445 Women’s Boards . 625,985 Y. P. Societies. 70,135 Individuals . 490,094 Legacies . 214,815 Income securities .. .. .. 132,014 Other Credits . 41,384 Total $2,779,519 The Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. gave to Foreign Missions, 1917-18 $2,779,519 The Presbyterian Church on the Foreign Field gave to the church expenses, edu¬ cational, medical and other work $850,163 The cost at home of administering this great work was LESS THAN SEVEN PER CENT. 3 THE SUM Responsibility of the Presbyterian Church U. $. A. 100 , 000,000 SOULS The oversight for the year 1918-19 of. 166 3598 Stations and Outstations The Pastoral Care of . 4267 Churches Groups and The Healing of Pa¬ tients in . 175 Hospitals and Dispensaries The teaching of Pupils in .2062 Schools of all grades from kindergar ten to University Instruction in the Bible in.3434 Sunday-schools The publication of religious and edu¬ cational material at . 11 Great Mission Presses in Africa, China. Mexico, Siam. Persia, Guate¬ mala, Philip¬ pines and Syria 4 THE SUBSTANCE Already evangelized, as reported for year ending March 31, 1918 672,070 SOULS Stations and outstations are manned by American Mission¬ aries . 1,366 Native Helpers . 6,870 Communicant members of churches . 172,335 Catechumens and Adherents. 499,735 Patients treated in Hospitals and Dispensaries . 704,714 Pupils in secular schools. 77,668 Pupils in Sunday-schools . 252,468 Output of the Mission Presses (pages) .95,740,420 5 THE SUM In the estimated division of the receipts of the year 1917-1918 (detailed statement will be issued later) it was found that of the $2,779,519 $500,000 was used for evangelistic and educational work— 50,000 for medical work, which in some Missions is entirely self-support¬ ing and in others nearly so, ex¬ clusive of the missionary phy¬ sician’s salary—• 500,000 for new property equipment. These items are for what is known as the “Native Work” of the Board and do not include the items for Missionary sal¬ aries, children’s allowances, furlough ex¬ penses (travel, freight and home allow¬ ances), administrative expenses, special health allowances for missionaries, etc., etc., which comprise ' the balance of the entire budget of the year. 0 THE SUBSTANCE Contributed by the constituency of the Presbyterian Church in 16 Foreign coun¬ tries, and as a plus to the amounts noted on the opposite page, constituting what is known by the Board as “Amounts raised on the Field”: $850,163 For Church and Congregational ex¬ penses .$126,982 For Home and Foreign Missions.. 15,666 For buildings and repairs. 58,694 For Education . 454,288 For medical work . 176,664 Miscellaneous . 17,869 “AND WHAT SHALL WE MORE SAY?” For the time would fail ns to tell of the mighty work being accomplished by the modern Gideons, Samsons and Davids, who “through faith have wrought righteousness, obtained promises, out of weakness have been made strong; and have waxed valiant in the fight.” “VALIANT IN THE FIGHT” For 55 years In Shantung, China The year 1917 marks the fifty-fifth anniversary of the work of the Rev. Hunter Corbett, D. D., of Shan¬ tung, China, and the eighty-second year of his life. He gives a resume of the past year: TOURING the last year I have passed the 82nd milestone on life’s journey and rejoice that strength has been given me to assist daily in teaching the twenty-five choice young men in the Bible Training School at Chefoo, and also each afternoon in preaching in the street chapel and mu¬ seum, where for more than fifty years the Gospel has been daily preached, scriptures sold, and tracts distributed. The influence of this work has been far reaching in many inland towns and villages. The seed thus sown has been blessed of God in bringing many to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. I have been able also to visit the sick in Christian homes and help in pas¬ toral work. Four men of much promise have com¬ pleted the three years’ course of study in the Bible Training School. We are daily praying that funds may be sent to enable these men to give their entire time to preaching in the interior where the need is great and many are glad to hear the Gos¬ pel. Ten or more young men have been recommended as suitable candidates for this school. Unless special funds are se¬ cured, the low rate of exchange and the high prices caused by the war will make it impossible, for the present, to receive them. The past year 320 new members have been added to the Chefoo and Teng Chow churches. The Mission Year Book for 1917 states that the Christian community in China dur¬ ing the past ten years has increased from 178,926 to 330,926 church members; 20,460 9 are given as the total number of Chinese workers at present employed in connection with the evangelistic, educational and med¬ ical work; of this number 745 are ordained pastors. Reports from miany centers show that in spite of epidemics, famines, and revolutions there has been a real forward movement and marked friendliness on the part of all classes. Many of the more thoughtful and lovers of peace, seem to question whether the Christian religion is not China’s hope. The year 1917 will be remembered in Chinese history as the one, which after 75 years ended the opium trade. This national evil has brought poverty, suffering, and early death to multitudes. Surely China deserves all praise for the heroic and per¬ severing effort made to end the importa¬ tion, planting, and sale of opium. The Government refused an offer of nearly Mex. $13,000,000 for the continuation of the opium trade for nine months. It is said that during the year 1916 more than 14 tons of morphine were imported into China from Europe by way of Japan. To stop this new vice from spreading will require heroic and ceaseless measures. One event of more than passing interest has been the united action of members of the Protestant Churches, the Roman Catho¬ lic, Greek, Buddhists, and Mohammedans, all sending petitions, telegrams, and letters protesting against the effort made in Par¬ liament to adopt Confucianism as the state religion. The President received the dele¬ gates of the Society to Safeguard Religious Liberty and declared that Confucianism is not a religion and cannot be made a state religion. 'He vigorously supported the prin¬ ciple of religious liberty. One of China’s trials the past year has been Gen. Chang Shun taking his army to Peking and attempting to restore the Manchu dynasty. All the members of Par¬ liament fled and the President was put under 10 restraint. The boy Emperor, against his will, was put on the throne and proclama¬ tions issued in his name. Four days later Gen. Chang’s soldiers surrendered to the army sent against them and the General fled for safety to the Dutch Legation where, so far as known, he still remains. Since then China has practically drifted along without a proper government. The people of the South have been trying to establish an independent government. A number of military governors have also declared inde¬ pendence in several places. HUNTER CORBETT, D. D., Chefoo. Following in the footsteps of the Veteran, though fifty years behind him, is a missionary in another part of China, at Shanghai, who is starting his “fight” by inaugurating a fine bit of Social Service in the Lowrie Institute in that city. He tells of this as follows: T AST Spring we had a little bamboo and ' mud house, 16 x 20 ft. and costing $50 Mex. built on a corner of the Christian graveyard a little way from our school. This money was supplied by a visitor from Cali¬ fornia. Just adjoining the cemetery is a colony of poor, Mandarin-speaking refu¬ gees, people who have come here, some each year, from the famine regions further north. Most of them live in old boats with a bamboo cover over them like ‘‘prairie schooners,” the boats being either taken out on land or laid up along the bank of the canal in the mud, below the shore level, and tied to stakes so as not to be carried off by the high tide. These boats are about 20 ft. long and 6 ft. wide, and the cover is just barely high enough in the center to allow an adult to stand erect. Many of them house a family of six, all cooking, eating and sleeping being done in this space, and all of the family chattels, not very numerous, being kept there. Other families live in huts about 8 by 10 ft. in 11 size, made of bamboo frames covered with straw mats. There are about 200 people living this way within 100 yards of our mission prem¬ ises. A few of the men can read a little, none of the women and children. The men are off a large part of the time pulling rickshas and doing other menial work, while the women attend to household duties, and the children who are old enough to walk run wild. Many of these during the winter spend most of the day-time getting old wood, sticks and straw to burn in the mud cook-stoves. Rice-straw boats from the country are coming in with every high tide and unloading this fuel (with which most of the Chinese do their cooking) on the canal banks near by, and the little urchins, boys and girls alike, are there in droves with their brooms and baskets, after the fragments. We have been trying to teach these little chaps. Every night for a month three or four boys have gone over from our school, and with the aid of blackboard and leaf¬ lets, with a few characters on them, taught them. Old and young come at the call of the bell. Some nights one of the school boys plays the cornet, and another gives an illustrated Christian talk. As the cold weather comes on the attendance dwindles, for the children have very little clothing and snuggle into bed as soon as possible. You can imagine how dirty and ragged they are. But many are beautiful and affection¬ ate. and have excellent voices. These poor, ignorant people are full of orejudice and superstition, sometimes fear¬ ing the foreigners will “hoodoo” them or do them dire harm. But we will win their confidence in time. One of our big school boys also goes over and teaches whoever will come for an hour or so in the day¬ time. Several little chaps have learned a good many characters. A very honest, finely featured, intelligent young man, a 12 ricksha puller, has learned to read several pag'es of a Christian book. His work is irregular, sometimes day, sometimes night, but he is eager to learn and comes when he can, sometimes with his baby in his arms. There are thousands of these poor people along the canals within a mile of us and very little is being done for their uplift. Their dialect, very different from the local one, is a great barrier, though in time the men and children pick up the local dialect-. The women tied down at home, never do. It is our hope to stir up a spirit of help¬ fulness in our boys, as they teach these poor people. R. P MONTGOMERY, Shanghai. “THROUGH FAITH OBTAINING PROMISES” The missionaries in Brazil are intensely itinerant. In the faraway places reached on mule-back where the missionary sleeps in an open shed, built by a “man who lives by the side of the road,” believers are found who are letting their light shine in the midst of an unbelieving community. We give two incidents: "THE first man to take his stand for Christ in the Carinhanha district after our ar¬ rival was Juvencio Ferreira. He was pretty near the Kingdom when I first met him. One day a man came to Juvencio, ask¬ ing him to find out on what day some cer¬ tain festa fell, and bringing with him what he thought was an almanac. It was a New Testament, and Juvencio became so inter¬ ested in the book that he offered to buy it at nearly ten times its cost price, but this made the man anxious to keep it. Juvencio wrote to Bahia to a cousin who was study¬ ing for the priesthood, to buy him a New Testament, but the book never appeared. Finally, while visiting at a relative’s, he found one and was permitted to take it with him. He studied the book as few men ever did in their unregenerate days, 13 and finally got a Bible. He had never heard a preacher nor been present at an evangelical nueeting, and was rather startled when my predecessor visited him and asked leave to hold a little service. This was readily granted and was a great help to Juvencio. I arrived some months after, found an open door and some persons in¬ terested in the book that he read persist¬ ently. The change in his life was remark¬ able, and did more than his reading to in¬ fluence others, especially his wife, who had led a wretched life because of his immo- „ rality. A real work sprang up in a short time and about a dozen took their stand for Christ. Juvencio is a tither and has helped out the work liberally in that district. He has not been free from trials, and twice the missionary has had to help him over tight places. On one occasion his eldest boy was very ill and the treatment cost nearly $200; he lacked some $50 and was about to bor¬ row at ruinous interest (24 per cent, is quite common in the interior), so I obliged him to take the money without any interest. In a short time he brought me the money and obliged me to accept a beautiful little horse as a token of gratitude. When we arrived from the States in 1915 we found him at death’s door, in fact heard rumors of his death before we reached Carinhanha, and we were much exercised in prayer about him. We found him very low and utterly unable to sleep. He was worrying about a debt of a trifle over $50, for although he had over 30 head of cattle in a distant pasture, he had no ready money to pay doctor’s and other bills. As a mis¬ sionary has to be ready for anything, I told him I would buy enough head of cat¬ tle to pay his bills, and I became the happy owner of nine head of cattle and paid all his bills; and the good man got to sleep. It was the turning point in the disease and he began to rally almost from that hour. 14 Months afterwards he came over to Caetete and begged me to sell him back his cattle. I was quite ready, as I had never even seen them nor taken them from his pas¬ ture. He paid me back in dollars what they had cost me, even though it took 25 per cent, more in native currency to do so, owing* to a fluctuation in the exchange. In order to educate his family he has sold of¥ part of his land and moved into Carin- hanha itself, where we have a small evan¬ gelical school, taught by a girl who was educated in our Caetete school. His pres¬ ence in Carinhanha has helped on the work there, and a preaching hall has been bought, where regular services and Sunday School are held. H. J. McCALL, Bahia. From war-troubled Persia with its change of rulers from time to time, the incoming and outgoing of troops and the whole unsettled conditions of affairs, come promises that the Lord’s work is going on. We give a story of the conditions at Kermanshah, written last September but not received at the Board rooms until the last of March. After the Annual Meeting I took one of our Loorish girls on a five-day trip to some of the Mahidasht villages. Great changes have taken place since we first began tramping this field. T'HE tribes are in their usual unsettled condition aggravated by hard times. Scantiness of rain last spring and the pre¬ ceding autumn while decreasing the supply of grain, still left enough of a harvest for the ordinary supply of the country, and probably also for the Russian forces here, but large quantities were taken out by stealth to the Turkish army, leaving a great shortage and adding to the already high prices of war time. Many of the tribesmen were playing at war last year and left their fields uncultivated. Now, they are filling 15 their empty storehouses by looting their neighbors. Some of the neighboring chiefs are prose¬ cuting a feud which has been on for four years and blazes up afresh on the slightest occasion. Other chiefs are robbing the vil¬ lages of their own people, as well as of their neighbors, and still others are gath¬ ering up all the wheat and barley that the Mahidasht villagers have saved for their fall sowing and winter food. Beggars abound everywhere and the poor are giving away their children because they have nothing with which to feed them through the winter. The worst of it is that there is little hope of anything better next year because the villagers, discouraged, by the unsettledness of the country, are leaving their fields unsown, and coming into the city for greater safety. If it were only the scarcity and expensiveness of food that had to be dealt with, it would be hard enough, but quantities of white earth are being hauled to the bakeries to be mixed with the Hour and even with this added weight it is impossible to get full weight. BUT amid all this discontent and hope¬ lessness the work of our Lord is going on. Tust before we went to Teheran, Mr. Stead baptized a strapping big Loor* who came back with me from Mali’s country on that errand. A few days later I operated on another fine specimen of the Boorish* race, and he was for two and a half months in the hospital. When we went away he took with him a New Testament and a Catechism, saying that after what he had seen and heard there, there was nothing for him to do but be a Christian. With two such men coming out, into the light, the one in the Vali’s country, and the other in Nazr Khan’s territory we feel that the morning light is breaking over there. In former years we have had to go around * Note —The Loors are a LTill tribe. among the villages as strangers and the people gathered to see us as they would to see a menagerie. We were happy then when one or two showed some sign of in¬ telligent interest or came for a private con¬ versation. That state of affairs has passed, and we feel acquainted all over our field. The village owners call upon us and invite us to come to their villages, and when we go we are received in the most friendly manner. One of the Kalhoor chiefs when in the city last year, during the Turkish occupa¬ tion, called frequently, coming usually at the hour of sunset service, Sunday after¬ noon. When he left the city he handed me four Turkish Liras (about $20 gold) to be used for shoes or extras for our children. One of the evangelists has recently brought word to Mr. Stead, that a chief whose tribe is at present fighting the Rus¬ sians waxits him to visit his village, that although they are robbers and loot- other people he need not Le afraid to come or to send his messengers to them. It does not seem advisable yet to go, but we are longing for this terrible war to end so that we can go about freely without being sus¬ pected by the tribes or the allies of having political designs. One of the pleasant features of our work has been a free and easy song service with the Australian soldiers connected with the Anzac Wireless outfit loaned by the Brit¬ ish in Mesopotamia to the Russians here. We invited them to spend their Sunday evenings with us, after supper, and now Protestants and Catholic alike come. Every one has his favorite hymn. When tired of singing Mr. Stead gives them a short Gos¬ pel talk and the evening closes with tea and cake, finishing with “God Save the King,” or “Mv Country Mis of Thee.” or “God Be With You Till We Meet Again.” (Mrs. F. M.) BLANCHE W. STEAD. Kermanshah. 17 “OUT OF WEAKNESS MADE STRONG” A Record of 50 Years “True Light Seminary” at Canton, China, was es¬ tablished in 1872, and was one of the first special objects taken by the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of Philadelphia. It was started by Miss Har¬ riet V. Noyes who went to the field in 1868, in the day of small things, when it was hard uphill work to get the parents to consent to allow their girls to be educated. From then to now, the seed sown in weak¬ ness has become a mighty tree. A co-laborer of Miss Noyes, and who has herself been on the field for thirty-seven years sends an account of the fiftieth anniversary in 1918 of Miss Noyes’ arrival in China. 'THE Chinese looked forward to the anni- versary for months before the time. I was constantly besieged to tell them what was precious enough to give to their dear Miss Noyes. When told that she would not wish them to spend so much money for her, they said, “Oh, we must, the only diffi¬ culty is to find things appropriate and good enough for her. You must help us.” Never have I witnessed greater enthusiasm over anything than was manifested in their preparations to do honor to their beloved Miss Noyes. They took possession of our lower rooms and soon they were trans¬ formed into apartments suitable for the use of an Egyptian princess. They were filled with lovely cut flowers, chrysanthemums and roses being in evidence. The walls were covered with red and gold banners on which were embossed felicitous inscrip¬ tions and the names of the donors. On the floor and leaning against the walls were beautiful panels incased in inlaid pearl frames. The table and piano were covered with costly gifts. Conspicuous among them were brass trays and bowls, silverware, embroideries, and bric-a-brac. In a neat little case was a medal from Governor Chue, sent from Peking. When he was in Canton last year he visited True Light and presented to Miss Noyes a large 18 panel on which he wrote with his own hand, “Miss Noyes is the Pan Koo from beyond the seas who came to China to up¬ lift her daughters.” Pan Koo was a famous woman of China who did much for the women of her own country. The scholars wished to give Miss Noyes a dress worthy of the occasion. They pur¬ chased a beautiful gray flowered satin with a faint tinge of green. Some of the former pupils said, “She must have a long fur coat to protect her from adverse winds, also an umbrella to ward off rains and too much of the sun, and a camphor wood chest to pack away things from moths.” The very best of these things were pre¬ sented to her. A tailor was employed to make the dress and coat, and when they saw her arrayed in them on the days of the celebration, their eyes glowed with satis¬ faction. Miss Noyes has given her life to the Chinese women and girls. She has never spared herself. She is worthy of their love and gratitude, and I was glad to •see them pour it out upon her without stint. Letters were sent out to as many of the pupils of former j^ears as could be reached, inviting them to return for the celebration. One floor of the True Light building was set aside for their accommodation. It was truly inspiring to see their faces once more, although no longer young and girlish, but bearing the marks of deep experiences along life’s journey. Monday, January 14, 1918, the day Miss Noyes arrived in Canton fifty years ago, a great meeting in her honor was held in the Second Presbyterian Church, Canton. The auditorium was beautifully decorated with flowers, flags, and banners. On the rostrum Miss Noyes sat between represen¬ tatives of the Chinese Government and U. S. Consul Heintzleman. Speeches from these gentlemen were interpreted by Rev. James McClure Henry. Mrs. Law, who came to 19 the school in its infancy and has been con¬ nected with it as scholar and teacher ever since, gave a historical sketch of its growth from year to year. Rev. William Dean Noyes was on the program for an address, but unfortunately was detained at home by sickness. Many letters of congratulation were sent in and read to the audience. Miss Noyes responded in her happy easy way. In the evening the grounds in front of our dwelling were packed with people to witness a play given by the students, to represent the changes in the five decades. It was greatly appreciated. It seemed won¬ derful to me when I remembered that scarcely twenty years ago it was almost impossible to induce a girl to speak above a whisper, and in a dialogue they were stiff and unnatural. In this short time they have acquired ease, grace, and resourceful¬ ness. The evening closed with beautiful fireworks. In one piece, a star, Miss Noyes’ face appeared. At 2 P. M. on the second day the large assembly hall was packed with students and guests. On the rostrum, sitting at Miss Noyes’ right and left, were representatives from all the Christian schools in Canton. The exercises consisted of speeches, songs, and music discoursed by the band. One very beautiful song was one the alumnae sung to Miss Noyes. I have not the trans¬ lation here, but the last lines were, “Hur¬ rah, hurrah, we are True Light scholars! Miss Noyes! Miss Noyes!” One woman in the audience was found to be one of the first four pupils who came to the school. There was also one of the second year’s pupils present. These two were brought forward to the rostrum amid deafening applause. From the second story verandas we watched a fine calisthenic drill. The girls formed the figures 1868, the year of Miss 20 Noyes’ arrival in Canton, and 1918, the present year. Standing in line they sang: ■‘1868 that was the year she came, 1918 she’s working just the same. Half a hundred years has given her fame. Oh, who is she, and who is she? Miss Noyes is her name.” Keeping in step they went through the motions of sowing the seed, watering it, harvesting it, and gathering it. This was intended to be symbolic of what Miss Noyes had done. They marched off the grounds to the music of the band in five rows. Each girl produced a square piece of paper which she carried over her head. The first row was red, the second yellow, the third blue, the fourth white, and the fifth black. Thus was formed the Chinese national flag. As we watched them we recalled the time, more than thirty years ago, when we introduced calisthenics into the school. What hard uphill work it was. At first the scholars refused to take them, and their parents said they were afraid it would loosen their bones. So we bided our time until commonsense came to our rescue, and now behold the fruit of our labor. This sketch would not be complete if I failed to speak of the banquet given to Miss Noyes by the Presbyterian Mission* Tuesday evening, January 8th. The table was laid in the form of H N and beauti¬ fully decorated with roses and lighted with candles only. The missionaries longest on the field were placed nearest Miss Noyes. These were taken in first and stood at their places while the others marched in to music and sat where they happened to be when the music ceased. In front of Miss Noyes was a very large cake ornamented with * The Mission was in session for its An¬ nual Meeting. 21 flowers and fifty candles. Rev. James Mc¬ Clure Henry was toastmaster. There were some good stunts as the evening progressed and all united in pronouncing the banquet a grand success. At the close of our Mission Meeting. January 17th (it had been suspended two days for Miss Noyes’ anniversary), Rev. James McClure Henry, the Chairman, rose and said: “You will all, I know, unite with me in giving honor to the first lady of the land (applause), and wish to show your appreciation of her many years of faithful service.” He then, on behalf of the Mis¬ sion, presented to her a beautiful long silk quilted robe and expressed the hope that its warmth and comfort might often remind her of the warmth of their affection for her. ELECTA M. BUTLER, Canton. 22 The Officers of the Board Are: PRESIDENT 1903 Rev. George Alexander, D. D. VICE-PRESIDENT 1914 Mr. D. W. McWilliams. SECRETARIES 1891 Mr. Robert E. Speer. 1895 Rev. Arthur J. Brown, D.D. 1899 Rev. A. Woodruff Halsey, D.D. 1907 *Rev. Stanley White, D.D. *Also Recording Secretary. treasurer 1906 Mr. Dwight H. Day. ASSISTANT TREASURER 1910 Mr. Russell Carter. ASSISTANT SECRETARIES 1913 Rev. Orville Reed, Ph.D. 1913 Rev. William P. Schell. 1913 Rev. George T. Scott. DISTRICT SECRETARIES 1906 Rev. Chas. E. Bradt, D.D. (Central) 1907 Mr. J. M. Patterson. (Southern) 1909 Rev. Ernest F. Hall, D. D. (Western) 1916 Mr. PIerbert K. Caskey, Field Secretary (Campaign work) EDUCATIONAL ADVISER 1902 T. H. P. Sailer, Ph.D. (Hon.) EDUCATIONAL SECRETARY 1904 XMr. B. Carter Millikin. SUNDAY SCHOOL SECRETARY 1907 Rev. George H. Trull. MEDICAL ADVISER 1906 *David Bovaird, M.D. (Hon.) ASSOCIATE MEDICAL ADVISER 1914 Allen O. Whipple, M.D. (Hon.) * In War Service—Dr. Bovaird has charge of a Base Hospital in the U. S. A. t In War Service—Mr. Millikin has been granted leave of absence for a year to labor with the Red Cross Palestine Rehabilitation Expedition. May, 1918 Form 2605