Identifier: missionsmissiona22reid (find matches)
Title: Missions and missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Reid, J. M. (John Morrison), 1820-1896 Gracey, J. T. (John Talbot), 1831-1912
Subjects: Methodist Episcopal Church Missions
Publisher: New York : Hunt & Eaton Cincinnati : Cranston & Curts
Contributing Library: School of Theology, Boston University
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston University

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t sorrowMajor Gowan found him, and promised to be a father tohim. Most nobly did he fulfill his promise, and JamesGowan is now a member of the North India Conference,and a credit to his benefactor. Four or five boys weresoon afterward made over to Mr. Pierce at Lucknow,and by September 21, 1858, Dr. Butler writes, they hadtwelve. These were children of those slain during themutiny, or destroyed by the famine and pestilence thatso immediately followed in its wake. By August 24,i860, Mr. Waugh, who succeeded Mr. Humphrey atBareilly, reports twenty-four orphan boys, and by theclose of the year the number had increased to thirty,nine. So began our boys orphanage, now located atSbahjehanpore. During this year, also, the present excellent site forour mission buildings was obtained. During this year, also, and at Bareilly, a printing-officewas fitted up, and the issue of publications commenced.This was the foundation of our Mission Press, orBook Concern, now at Lucknow, to which place it was
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North India—New Statiofis, 397 removed in 1866. By the end of the year the na-tive Christian community at Bareilly numbered iifty-six souls. Mr. Humphrey reached Budaon in December, 1859.He found a few native Christians here who had formerlybelonged to the little band at Bareilly. Premises for amission residence and school were purchased, and Mr.and Mrs. Humphrey, with a native catechist selectedfrom among the native Christians connected with theAnglican Church in Bareilly, took up their abode thereand opened the work. Two schools for boys and onefor girls were opened, and the Gospel was proclaimednot only in the bazaars of the city, but throughout alarge portion of the district. There were several veryinteresting inquirers from among the lower castes, oneof whom became a very valuable assistant, and is stillan efficient worker. A drought prevailed, and food went up rapidly tofamine prices. Budaon District especially suffered ex-tremely. Children were sold by their parents in thestr

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