1933 journal of central congo conference

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CONGO MISSION ANNUAL

1933

Minutes of the Eighteenth Session of theMethodist Episcopal Congo Mission

Held at Tumda, October 10-16, 1933,And Annual Reports for 1933


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On th e 2nd of Februa ry 1934, twenty years will havepassed since Bishop Walter R. Lambuth opened our CongoMission at Wembo Nyama. At that time, his second visit tothe Congo, he was accompanied by Dr. and Mrs. D. L.Mumpower and their little daughter, Betty, Rev. and Mrs.C. C. Bush and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Stockwell.

During the twe nty years the work has grown along all lines.

We now have t hre e Mission Stations, Minga, Tunda, WemboNyama, and a total of 181 out-village pr eaching appointmentsmanned by native preachers. There are a total of thirty-fiveworkers including the wives of missionaries now on th e field.

Bishop Walter R. tambuth

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Table of Contents:

116Daily Proceedings16Appointments1729Committee Reports30-48Annual Departmental Reports49General Conference Memorial

DAILY PROCEEDINGSMETHODIST EPISCOPAL CONGO MISSION MEETING

Octllber 10-16, 1933.

FIRST DAY

Tuesday, October 10, 1933

The eighteenth session of th e Methodist Episcopal CongoMission convened in th e station church at Tunda, BelgianCongo, on October 10, 1933 at 9 A. M. with Dr. W. B. Lewispresiding. Th e service wa s opened by singing th e old hymn,"A Charge to Keep I Have." The speaker then gave us asplendid spiritual message based on Acts 1:15. He urged usto act with one accord in the deliberations of our Missionmeeting.

1. Chairman.Dr. W. B. Lewis as acting chairman of th e Exe

cutive Cmmitee, called th e house to order and askedfor nominations for chairman of the Mission meeting.Dr. C. P. Sheffey nominated Dr. W. B. Lewis. Thehouse voted u nanimously to elect him.

2. Secretary.Rev. Alex J. Reid wa s elected as ~ e c r e t a r y with Mrs.

Ethel Shuler Smith as assistant.

3. Roll Call.Rev. H. P. Anker Rev. Joe H. MawRev. E. B. Stilz, (furlough ) Rev. H. T. WheelerRev. J. J. Davis Rev. Alex. J. ReidM i ~ s M. Flera Foreman Miss Dorothy ReesDr. Chas. P. M. Sheffey Miss Hortense MurryDr. W. B. Lewis Dr. W. S. Hughlett,Rev. Henry C. Ayres (Ahsent)


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Miss Dora J. Armstrong Mrs. Ethel S. SmithMiss Ruth O'TooleRev. John G. Barden

Rev. William De Ruiter Miss Edith MartinMiss Myrtle ZicafooseMiss Anne ParkerMiss Catherine ParhamMiss Mary E. Moore

Miss Annimae White Charlie Kimbulu

4. Missionaries' WivesA motion was made by Mr. De Ruiter that we

allow missonaries' wives th e privilege- of voting. Themotion was lost.

5. Program.The hours of meeting were fixed as follows:

Morning session 8 :45 11:45 A. M.Afternoon " 2 :30 5:00 P. M.

P. M.Evening " 7 :30

6. Committee Appointments.A. Finance Committee. It wa s moved an d passedthat the present executive committee function duringthis meeting as a finance committee. A motion wasmade and passed that the treasurer be made a votingmember of this commitee.

B. Evangelistic Committee. This committee is composed of all of th e evangelistic men of the Missionwith Mr. Anker of th e Bible Schoo! department andMiss Parham, th e evangelistic Council worker atTunda. Mr. Anker was appointed to ac t as chairman.

C.Educational Committee. The educational worker s on all stations compose this committee; Mr. Bar

den, chairman.

D. Industrial and Transport committee. The industrial and transport workers were asked to composethis committee. Mr. Maw was appointed chairman.

E. Language Committee. The standing committee on nb.tive languages was asked to meet an d discuss it s problems.

F. Committee Girls' Home Work. A new committeecomposed of Miss Parker, Miss Parham an d MissRees, wa s appointed to discuss Girls' Home problems;Miss Parker, chairman.

G. Woman's Work. Miss Forem an, Miss Rees andMisR Parham were asked to look after this matter;Miss Parham was made chairman.

H. Medical Committee. The Doctors and nursesmake up this committee.

7. Discipline.

In order to clarify th e order of business of th e Mission meeting Mr. Reid read articles from th e Disciplinepertaining to th e work of th e Mission.

A motion was made by Mr. Anker and seconded byMr. Barden that an effort be made to study th e questionof policy an d to see th e possibilities of having th e Mission organized into a Mission Annual Conference.

.The chairman appointed th e evangelistic committeewith the three station superintendents and Mr. Bardento ac t upon this question and bring their deliberationsto th e Mission meeting.

8. Memorial.

This being the first Mission meeting since the deathof Dr. C. B. Mount, a committee composed of Dr.Shef fey, Mr. Maw, and Mr. Ayres was appointed towrite a memorial.

9. Miscellaneos.

The problem of recommending and licensing ournative local preachers was brought up by Mr. Wheeler.It w as moved by Miss White and seconded by Mr. Wheeler that this problem be discussed by th e evangelisticcommittee and results be brought to th e meeting. Themotion waR carried.


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A suggestion was made by the chairman tha t any otherproblems in the minds of missionaries which should bediscussed by the Mission meeting be stated at this timeand listed under the problems of our working committees.The following were listed:

A. Lake problems are to be discussed by the Missionas a whole.

R Furloughs were referred to the finance committee.C. A correspondent to the Congo Mission News was made

a general Mission problem.D. The State curriculum was to be discussed by the

educational departmentE. Native garden problem of Wembo Nyama station was

referred to our Legal Representa tive, Mr. Davis.F. Orphan babies and the problem of their legal adop

tion by the mission was likewise turned over to ourLegal Representative. Mr. Anker was delegated to

assist Mr. Davis in thege two matters pertaining tothe State.G. The matter of the Kingwana Conference to be held

at Yakusu in Januar y was referred to the languagecommittee.

H. Problems of spelling and dates in the native languageswere referred to the language committee

1. Location of Tunda Girls' Home. Miss Par ham made amotion which was seconded by-'Miss Murry, thatTunda station be authorized to place the Girls' Home onthe new Tunda land grant.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:45

AFTERNOON SESSION

Devotions.The afternoon devotional service was conducted by Mrs.

Smith who took for her general theme, Unselfishness, andbased her thought on John 8:31-36 and Philippians 3:14-15.She gave us a helpful message differenti ating between thecontrifugal and centripetal life and asked tha t we all st riveto live the unselfish life

The afternoon was given over to the work of the variouscommittees.

EVENING SESSION

Rev J. J. Davis had charge of the evening service. Hetook his text from II Corin thians 13:5. Though examinations may be difficult, he urged us to a self-examination.During the service a testimony meeting was conducted and

many of the missionaries bore a glad testimonyto

theirpersonal relationship with the Savior.

SECOND DAY

Wednesday, October 11, 1933.

Devotions.Miss Martin was the leader of this service. She took her

lesson from the first Psalm and compared the individualChristian life to the tree planted by the rivers of water thatbringeth forth its fruit in its season. Just as the tree isrooted in the soil so must the real Christian life be rooted in

God. This was a very meaningful hour.Business.

The proceedings of the first days' sessions were read byth e secretary and af ter corrections were made were approved. A motion was made by Mr. Ank er and seconded byMiss Foreman that a roll call be taken on the action of missionary wives voting, article 4.

The roll call on the original motion was taken as follows:

Ayes AyesRev. H. P. Anker Miss Hortense MurryRev. J. J. Davis Mrs. Ethel Shuler SmithMiss Mary Foreman Miss Annimae WhiteDr. C. P. M. Sheffey Miss Catherine Parh amDr. W.B.Lewis Rev. Henry T. WheelerMiss Dora Jane Armstrong Miss Mary Mlizabeth MooreRev. William De Ruiter Rev. Alex J. ReidMiss Anne Parker

Nos NosRev. John G. Barden Miss Dorothy ReesRev. J. H. Maw Miss Ruth O'Tc,ole

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6 ,Miss Myrtle Zicafoose Miss Edith Martin

The Chairman announced that th e remainder of th e daywould be spent in committee meetings.

AFTERNOON SESSION

The devotional service of the afternoon was conductedby Miss Park er. She spoke on Matt 28:19: "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations baptizing them in th e name ofthe Father, and of th e Son, and of the Holy Ghost, teachingthem to observe all things whats oever I have commanded)iOU, and 10, I am with you alway even lmto the end ofthe world." She dwel t at length on the latter portion ofthe text, Lo, I am with you always. What a comfort toknow that He is with us.

The afternoon was given over to Committee work.

EVENING SESSION

The eve ning service was conducted by Mr. Reid. Thescripture readings were taken from Ezekiel 14 and 33. Thetext was found in Isaia h 21: 11, "Watchman. what ofthenight?" What a night of heathenism is about us bu t what aglorious privilege of declaring to these people that the mornin g of a better day is dawning.

THIRD DAY

Thursday, October 12, 1933.Devotions.

Dr. Sheffey had charge of the morning hour. He took hisreading lesson from Philippians 2:1-18 and selected the 12thverse for his text: "Work our your own salvation with fearand trembling." He s:lunded the note of our responsibility toevangelize the nnreached masses of our Otetela tribe.

Business.After a few remarks the house was adjourned for

committee work.

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AFTERNOON SESSION

Devotions.

The service was conducted by Miss Parham who tookfor her reading lesson the 91st Psalm. He r general themewas "Trust." When our hearts are given over to Christ in

perfect trust He gives us calm, poise, and peace.Business.

10. A motion was made by Miss Murry that the Educational Department read its report. Mr. Barden read therepo rt in full and it was voted upon item by item.

(a) The first item of the report was read and unanimously adopted.

(b) The second item was adopted by a vote of 18 to 1.(c) Item number 3 was unanimously adopted.(d) Item number 4 was referred to the Mission meet

ing.(e) Item number 5 was unanimously adopted.(f) Item number 6 was unanimously adopted.(g)

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(i ) Item numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 (g --- 1) were(j ) unanimously adopted.(k)(l )

(m) Item number 13 was adopted by a vote of 18 to 2.

11. Correspondent to Congo Mission News.

Mrs. Smit h was elected to fill this office and all Missionaries were urged to send material of interest to her.

12. Lake.Mr. Davis ga ve a verbal report of the work that has

thus fa r been done at our vac!.tion lake. Miss Fore manmoved and Mr. Barden seconded, that one member fom eachstation ac t on th e l ~ k e committee . Mr. Davis from Mingastation was nominated and elected.

Mr. Anker from Wembo Nyama station was electedas its representative.


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Mr. Wheeler was elected as the Tunda representative.It was moved to amend the original motion to include twoCouncil representatives on the lake Committee. Miss Whiteand Miss Zicafoose were elected as the Council representative s.

The meeting was adjourned.

EVENING SERVICE

The evening message was given by Rev. Wm. De Ruiterwho took for his reading lesson portions' of Scripture fromActs. 6:5 and 11 :24. His general theme was "Faith," andStephen was cited as a witness of the fulness of faith for hewas filled with the Holy Ghost and faith.

FOURTH DAY

Friday, October 13, 1933.Devotions.

Mr. Barden conducted this service and took for his general theme, "H e is Able." He gave us a good messageshowing how Christ is able to save to the uttermost all whocome unto Him.

Business.The minutes for the third day were read and approved.

Mr. Davis read the report of the lake committee and itwas adopted.

I t was decided to continue with the work of committeesduring the forenoon.

AFTERNOON SESSION

Devotions:Miss Ruth O'Toole read a scripture lesson from Matthew

17: 14-20. She spoke to us upon the fact that with Godall things are possible to them who believe.

Business:The afternoon session was called to order by th e chair

man and the house was opened for business.

13. l'tIinga B u i ~ d i I i g . Miss Mary Foreman gave a verbal report of the need of

ne'Y school buildings at Minga station and showed the planwhIch had been passed by the Executive committee morethan a year ~ g o . S h ~ i n f o r ~ e d us ~ h a t the money necessaryfor. constructmg the fIrst UnIt of thlS building had been subSCrIbed ?y ~ i s s i o n a r ! e s at Minga station. The body evidenced Its mterest In the matter by a unanimous vote infavor of the appointment of a special committep. to recommendto the Board of Missions th e construction of this much needed building. Mr. Barden and Miss Parker were appointed asthat special committee.

14. Evangelistic Report.Mr. Wheeler read the report of the Evangelistic commit

tee as well as th e repo rt of the Recommendations and theLicensing committee. I t WJ.S decided since our native br ethren were present to a ct upon the reports of the last two namedcommi.ttees. The ~ e c o m m e n d a t i o n s committee presented the

followmg names for local preacher's license:

From Wembo Nyama-Longengo Mateu Mudimbi MoseWetshi Ukunda Andre Dikulu TomasAsaka Pierre Letshu AndreLuhata Djone Utuka .PierreNgandemema Djone Ngelesa DjakobaLukandju Djakoba

From Tunda D i s t r i c t ~ Yaundu Antoine

They were given local prea cher s license by the order ofthe mission.

The licensing committee presented the following namesfor local deacons orders. Such orders are to be given uponthe first visit of the Bishop.

From Minga DistrictLuhata DanyeleLunumbi Andre


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From Tunda DistrictMulenda Fran


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Mount. The Mission meeting was called to pra yer in ber.alfof the bereaved ones.

1t was decided to accept without reading and incorporatein our minutes the work of the Executive Committee.

The house was adjourne d to reassemble on Mondaymorning at 8 o'clock.

SUNDA Y EVENING SESSION.

Rev. H. P. Anker had charge of the communion service.He read portions of Scripture from I Corinthians 11:24,Psalm 51:17 and Job 16:12. He directed our t h o u g ~ t s to theidea of the broken body of our Lord and the necessIty of ushaving a broken and contrite spirit. I t was a most helpfulmessage.

SIXTH DAY

Monday October 10, 1933.

Devotions. Rev. H.C.Ayre s read the forty sixth Psalm.

Business. The minutes of the preceding session were read andafter corrections were approved.

18. Report of Finance Committee. Dr. S h ~ f f e y r ~ a d thereport of this committee and it was voted on Item by Item.

After some discussion upon the financial conditions inthe homeland, Mr. Barden moved t h ~ t the new workersasked for u nder the General Board work be st ruck fromthe askings for 1935. The motion carried and was ordered.

Mr Ayreg moved that the item asking for $400 for a

workshop for Tunda be str,uckf ~ ' o ~ th,e

report and that.he

be permitted to build thIS bUIldmg m 1934 f r o ~ ~ a t e r ~ a l s and funds on hand with additional gift s from mISSIOnarIeS.The mofo 1 was unanimously carried.

Miss Mary Foreman moved that the i ~ e m ~ n d e r W o ~ a ~ ' s Board Work requesting a nurse to come I,n .1935 be modIfIedto read that this reque st be made provldmg the nurse hasnot been sent out in 1934.

After these read justm ents in the aski.ngs, Mr .. Ankermoved that the report of the asking s as gIVen by thli com

mittee be adopted. It was unanimously carried.

After some discussion, each of the th irte en separ ateitems of the Financial committee's report were separatelybu t unanimously adopted.

With refere nce to item 5 on the Girls' home at Tunda,Mr. Barden moved that this new home be known as the AnnParharm Hump hrey Girls' Home. This motion was unani mously carried. .

Miss Edith Martin, representing the wishes of the Coun cil Workers presen ted the following motion. The term ofservice of all Council Workers be four years for the firs tterm and five years for the second term, providing that thisrecommendation does not affect the present terms of work ers' on the field.

Dr. Sheffey moved that Miss Martin as Mission Treasurerwrite the Board of Missions asking that the Special Weekof prayer offerings be sent to the Congo field to care for theCouncil and Girls ' home work of our Mission. The motion

was amended to read that the Chairman and Secretary ofthe Mission meeting sign this letter.

19 L a n g u ~ e Committee Report.Miss Foreman re ad this repo rt and it was adopted. Follow

ing some discussion a motion was made that Bible a ssign ments be given to different missionaries and that a limitedtime be given for the completion of these assignments. MissForeman moved that the new Language Committee be electedat this time. It was further moved that this Committee becomposed of six members, two from each station. The following were elected:

Mr. StilzM i ~ s ParkerMr. Barden Mr. Wheeler

Dr. Hughlett Miss Parham

20. Committee on Woman's Work.Miss Parham read the report of this committee and it

was unanimously adopted.

21. Trustee for U. M. H.Dr. Sheffey was elected as our trustee of the Union Mis

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22. Members' of The Congo Proiestant Council,Dr. Sh effe y and Mr: Barden wer e elected councillors

with Mr. Davis as alternate.

23. Legal Representative of th e Mission. ,I t

is th e desire of th e Mission that Mr. Stilz be retained asLegal Repr esentative and Mr. Davis as Alternate Legal Representative.

24. Executive Committee of th e Mission. 'The three station superintendents Dr. Sheffey, Dr. Le,w

is and Mr. Davis ar e to be retained on the Executive.Committee. Mr. Stilz wa s elected as m e m ~ e r at large andMiss Foreman as member from the CouncIl.

:' 25. Afumba, Child Originally f r ~ m Tunda Station.It was moved that Afumba, a child who has been in t ~ e

Girls' Home at Wembo Nyama for EO ne years be piaGed In-the Tunda Girls' HoIn,e. The motion carr ied and was soordered.

Miss Rees moved that th e Secretary of th e Mis.sion m ~ e t ing have a letter sent to ~ r s . Hubert Degosserle ~ a k I n g explanation of why such actIOn has been taken. The motIOl1wascarried.

The house was adjourned to reassemble at 4 P. M.

The house was called to order by tl1e chairman, who calledon Charlie Kimbulu for prayer.

The minutes of th e forenoon session were re ad and ap

proved.26. New Lake Committee.

Mr. Davis, th e chairman, rea:! the report of this committee. I t was unanimously adopted.

27. Policy Committee.Mr. Barden read th e report of th e p ~ l i c y committee.

This committee presented reasons for behevmg that wehad reached the place in the history of the MissiCln wherewe should memorialize our General Conference for th eprivilege of becoming an Annual Conference. This action

was unanimously adopted. This comm ittee likewise prese ntedthe following recommendation, "That all cablegrams andtelegrams concerning mission affairs sent to Nashville headquarters, be first approved by the Superintendent of thestation at which th e cable originates. Futhermore that theSuperintendent shall circulate a copy at each station of allsuch cables dispatched." The motion was unanimouslyadopted.

28. Wage of Native Assistants.After some discussion about the rate of pay of the

workers of the various depart ments it was decided by actionof the body to retain the present rates .

29. Auto and Push Cart Rates.A motion was made to leave auto and push cart rates

as accepted at the last Mission meeting. This motion wasunanimously carried. '

30. Miscellaneous.The secretary questioned th e mISSIOnaries concerning

their desire for a statistical report and departmental reportsto appear in our Congo Annual. Dr. Sheff ey made a motionthat the secretary gather such in f o r m a ~ i o n as ' is necessaryto make a full report of our w0rk. Such repo rts we re tobe incorporated in the minutes of our annual Mission meeting. The three station Sllperintendents were requested toassist in getting this informat ion. This motion was cr..rriedunanimously.

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who feel led by the Spirit to do personal evangelism amongtheir sisters, be banded together for inspiration and t . ~ a i n i n g : and we further recommend that a missionary on each stationbe appointed to advance this work with the idea of developingnative Bible women,.

3. Mission Bound2.ries.We recommend that this Mission Meeting delegate a

member to write a letter in reply to the letters of Messrs. AI thorpe and Wilson of North Sanku ru and Westscott Missions.resp., expressing our appreciation for the good work whichthey are doing but advising them that we are unable torelinquish any of our territory since we are hoping to enterit soon.

4. Mail Schedules.We recommend that all mail and transp ort schedules be

so arran ged as to eliminate as fa r as possible, any Sabbath

desecration. Wefurther

recommendthat

all church mem bers who otherwise desecrate the Sabbath be disciplinedby the church.

5. Northern Territory.In view of the unpreceden ted opportunities of evange

listic work in the many large villages of the norther n sectionof our tribe, and in view of the fact that the Roman Catho lics are rapidly occupying that territQry, we there forerecommend that Rev. A. J. Reid be allowed to spend theremaInder of his term working in tha t section.

6. Annual Conference.We recommend that this Mission meeting request the

General Conference meeting in 1934 to organize the CongoMission into a Mission Annual Conference.

We would furthel' recommend tha t the General Conferenceoutli'1e a Conference Course of S tudy for the Congo Missionnative preachers. Should we be organized into an AnnualMission Conference, we would recommend to the GeneralConference t he enclosed course of study:

7. Pastors Schools.In view of th e importance and necessity of giving our

native preac hers additional trainin g, we recommend tha t Pas tors Schools be held annually as the evangelistic committeeJllay determine.

8. Mission Magazine.We recommend that a committee of three edit our Mis

sion Native MagazinE', one being from each station.

Chairman, H. P. Anker,Secy. H. T. Wheeler.

Conference Course of Study.

For License to Preach.1.

The Bible (especially the 4. Discipline.N. T. with reference to 5. Written Sermon on Repe Christian Doctrine). ntance.

2. Discipline.

Admission on Trial. Second Year1. "Life of Christ" 1. New Testament, Romans2. Homiletics. to Revelation.3. "Metho dist Armour, "Hud 2. Evidences of Christianity.

son. 3. "Life of Wesley."4. Discipline. 4. The Pastor and His Duties5. Written statement of Con 5. Wesley's Sermons.

version and call to 6. Written Sermon on Re preach. generation.

Th'rd Year.1. Old TeRtament, "Genesis

First Year. to Esther.1. Studies in th e Gospels. 2. Church History.2 Acts and "Life of St. 3. Introductory Lcgic.

PauL" 4. Biblical Introduction.3. "Personal Salvation" 5. Wesley's Sermons.

Tillett. 6. Written Sermon on Faith.


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Fourth Year.1. Old Testament, Job to Mala- 4. Manual of the Discipline.

chi. 5. Person and work of the2. Christian Ethics. Holy Spirit.3. Religions of the World. 6. Written Sermon on th e

Holy Spirit.

Report of the Licensing Committee.

We recommend th e following named persons for licenseto preach

.'W mbo Nyama DistriCt-

Longengo Mateu, Lukandju JakobaWetshi Ukunda Andre Dikulu TomasAsaka Pierre Ngelesa J akobaLuhata Jone Letshu AndreNgandemema Jone Utuka PierreMudimbi Mose

Tunda District-

Yaundu Antoine

Recommended Fo r Deacons Orders.

Wembo Nyama District-Shutsha Abele (Recom- Shuku Djosefu

mended 1931) Ngandjolo Mose

Ahuka Paulu Fadiala PierreWetshi Ukunda AugustaLumbelilu Nicholas

REPORT OF THE DELIBERA TIONS OF THE

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

State course of study: We, th e Committee on Edu cation, recommend that ""e adopt the Congo Course ofStudy for our Station and out-village Rchools. We comparevery favorably in our present school work with the pre

scribed course bu t there are a few pf1rts in which we ar edeficient and there are other parts in 'v" hich we go fa rbeyond.

Normal school: The Committee had thought that aCentral Training School for Christian Workers i n s t ~ a d ofseparate Bible and Normal Schools would be desirable, bu tafter conferring with th e Evangelistic Committee we findthat they do not favor such a school. Therefore, werecommend th e buildi ng up of a Normal School for th etraining of teachers that will meet the requirementsdesignated in the State Program of Education for Congo.As rapietly as teachers can be trained and th e fundsprovided we recommend the opening of Central VillageSchools in ce nter s of population which will meet therequirements of a Stanoflrd Primary School of the FirstDegree as outlined in th e State Course of Study. Whensuch a school is establishe d no schools will be conductedin the small near- by villages which can be served by it,that is, when it is near enough for the pupils to w a n ~ tosch001 from t hei r homes. These 5chools will be taught pyteachers who have finished th e Normal School and, ifpossible, married. I f an unmarried teacher is sent out hewill live under the rmpervision of a marrie d teache r and hiswife, or th e e v ~ n g e l i s t and his wife.We recommend that new evangelists who go ou t and havenot had training in the Normal School not have charge ofa school.We recommend further that, as soon as teachers can betraine d in suffici ent numberR, they be sellt to take chargeof schools which ar e under the supervision of evangelistswho are not good teachers.We wish to take this opportunity to state that it is ourpurpose to send out only teacher s who have felt and dofeel the call of God to teac h and who have proventhemselves worthy (This i ncludes bei ng a church memberin good stand ing) . The purpose of our school work is th e


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conversion of people and th e saving of souls. We wantour teachers to have a close walk with God throughouttheir daily lives and to lead theil' pupils into a deeperknowledge of our Lord and Master Jesus Christ and HisSaving Grace an d POwer.

Tuition: For the coming year we recommend the followingrates of tuition for boarding pupils: Minga francs 3.00;Tunda francs 5.00; Wetnbo Nyama francs 5.00. We alsorecommend that all children above the Primary Schodof tho First Degree buy and Own all their supplies otherthan books, and as Soon as we can see fi t to do so, requirethem to buy their books also.

Salaries: The salaries on the three stations ar e practicallyth e same and we recommend that they be continued asthey are.

Dismiss('d Students: We recommend that studentsdismissed from school be not employed by any other department without permission of the one in charge of schoolwork.

Compulsory Attendance: We recommend that all pupils inour MiAsion villAges between the ages of six and fifteenyears be requir ed to a ttend school when school is insessic,n. Also, that age for arlmittance to kindergarten befive years.

Girls' Boarding School: Since the bo arding school forgirls which wa s recommen ded for Tuncla by thp. MissionMeeting in 1931 has proven impracticahle, we recommendtha t the plan be aban doned: only the Gi-rls' Home to becontinued.

Literature: We recommend that the permis8ion be givento have the four Gospels printed and bound in onevolume; that the Yakusu Press and the Luebo Press becorresponded with concerning rates and the one giving themost satisfactory terms be given the job. The EvangelisticCommittee has fISsured its cooperation in the mHtter, Andwe suggest that two thousand copies be printed.

Records: It was unanimously agreed thl'\t we work outuniform permanent records for the schools and BoardingDepartmen ts on all stations.

Music: I t IVas recommended that more emphasis be placedon singing in ou r school work; that uniform methods

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leading be used on all stations; that wherever ~ o s s i b l e . theperson on the station knowing most about ~ n u ~ l C be givencharge of singing, and if possible teach smgmg to bothth e school pupils and th e villagers.

Language: We recommend that on Tunda Station ~ t e t e l a

and Kingwana be used parallel in the schools, and In th eout-villages the school work be carrie d on in t h ~ l a n g ~ a g e mOf':t p r e v ~ l e n t l y usen in a village, or both, to h p clet p rmlnerlhy thof':p in !'l('haol work.

Refl'[lp.dflllly !lubmitled,

John G. Barden, Annimae WhiteChairman. Ethel Shuler SmithMrytle D. ZicafooAe Annie Parker

Dol't)thy Rees

REPORT OF THE LAKE COMMITTEE

We the Lake Committee, recommendNo. 1. Th e building' of another cottage with screened-in

porc.h at th e lake.No.2 . The purchasing of a boat for the lake, approximate

cost to be francs 700.00. h fNo.3. Paying the two sentries 30.00 each pe r m o n t , rom

general fund. . . f.N 4 I f th e sentries cannot keep their chickens a w ~ y lom

% i ~ s i o n A r i e s ' houses and gardens that they be forbIdden to

have them. 'd . bscripN 5 That missionaries who have not pal p r ~ V I O l 1 S su _~ i o ~ s to lake fund do so as snon as pOSSIble: f.

No.6. That each missionary be asked to contrIbute lancs40 00 each to the lake fund. d t

No. i. That franc s 550.00 of road money be transferre 0the general lake fund. . h ses and

N 8 That sentries be reqUIred to keep th e ~ u . ' .~ r ~ u n d s in sha pe :md work in gardens as mISSIOnarIesrlirect.


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study course since the last report: Misses Murry, White,Martin, Zicafoose, Parham, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Barden,Mr. Lovell.

I t is recommended that th e language c o m m i t t e ~ make ascom131ete a list as possible of proper Otetela and BIble names,agree upon how to spell them and p ~ b l ~ s h th e list for th e

benefit of every member of th e mISSIon.We urge that missionaries submit to language .committeefor i n v e l o l t i g ~ t i o n all words thought t o . be Incorrectlyspf'llerl.

Respectfully Submitted,

M. Flora Foreman, SecretRJy. Annimae WhiteWm. De Ruiter Henry T. WheelerChas. P. M. Sheffey

REPORT OF TH E COUNCIL WORKERS

1. We recommend that those who ar e on th e field nowcome to some agreement with their departments to seewhat work can be left off in order that we ma y give twohours each day for one year to language study, th e hoursto be se t at a time most convenient for everybody concerned.2. We recommend that th e ne w Council workers comingto th e field have six months full-time language studywithout responsibility an d si x months half-time study.

3. We recommend that th e first term for ..all Council workersbe four years, th e second term five year8, t.his no t toaffect th e present terms of workers now on the fIeld.

Respectfully sl!hmiffpd,

M. Flora Foreman Annimae WhiteAnnie Parker Catherine ParhamMary Elizabeth Moore Myrtle ZicafooseRuth A. 0 ' Toole Dora Jane ArmstrongH o r t ~ n s e Murry Dorothy ReesEthel Shuler Smith Edith Martin

REPORT OF TH E LAKE COMMITTEE

Since ou r last Mission Meeting March 1931, the Lake Com

mittee has discovered a beautiful lake named Lake Makamba.I t is located about seventy-five miles from Minga, onehundred seven miles from Tunda, and one hundred milesfrom Wembo Nyama.

The Committee ha s obtained a concession of five hectaresfrom the government with th e authority to establish a restcamp fo r missionaries who feel th e need of a fe w weeks vacation during th e year. We have built two small cottages formissionaries and two small native huts fo r sentries who ar e!lupposed to look after th e p r o p e r ~ y .

The committee has also secured th e aid of the governmentofficial at Lubefu to extend an auto road of thirty-three kilo meters in ordp.r to reach th e lake by automobile.

Our three stations and some of ou r Missionaries havecontributed different articles to equip th e cottall'es at th elake. We now have two douhle beds, one baby bed, one stove,t'l.bles an d chairs, dishes and cooking utensils sufficientto accommodate six people.

Most of our missionaries have contributed money forbuilding the houses, up-keep of property, paying of th e.'lentries et cetera. This fund ha s been depleted long ago.Twenty-five of our miSRionaries have contributed onehundred francs each to th e road fund. 1,950.00 francshave been used on the road. At present we have francs550.00 on hand.

Our Committee recommends th e building of another houseeor missiollaries and th e purchasing of a substantial boat\'I,hieh ]'vIr. M o r p ~ a t Lusambo says he can provir ip for llR.

Rosppcffully suhmitted,

Dr. W. S. HughlettEthel Shuler SmithJ. J. Davis, Chairman

COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS

We, the members of Wembo Nyama and Minga Stationspresent at the mission meeting of October, 1933, in session:Jot Tunda Station, do hereby present our lIincere gratitudet' l the members of Tunda Station for their kind hOliJpitalityand joyous ministry to our needs. We shall ~ v e r rememberou r plpl\RRnt RtRy in your midst.


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Chas. P. M. Sheffey, Supt. Wembo Nyama,J. J. Davis, Supt. Minga.Alex J. Reid, Sec.Ethel Shuler Smith, Asst. Sec.

RECOMMEND ATIONS EXECUTIVE COMMITI'EE

AT TUNDA MISSION MEETING 1933.The Executive Committee in session at Tunda in October

1933 makes the following recommendations to the missionmeeting:

First- that Dr. W.B.Lewis l e a v ~ on furlough for Americain Febrnaryor March 1934, and that Dr. W.S.Hughlett remainuntil March 1935 at least. In this way there will be little orno conflict in th e time of their furloughs.

Second- that Rev. A.J.Reid and wife, since their furloughis due in 1934, leave the field in time for Mr. Reid to attendth e General Conference at Jackson, Miss. as our- delegate.

Third- that Miss Hortense Murry be granted an extensionof furlough to two years.Fourth- that the plan submitted by Dr. Sheffey for brick

hospital c h ~ . p e l at Wembo Nyama be approved. This is to bebuilt with gift money, th e cost to be around $125.00. Alsothat permission be granted to pu t on a permanent roof if thegift money should be available.

Fifth- that th e plan presented by Miss Catherine Parham foraGirls' Home at Tunda Station be approved. This is to bebuilt with the Tunda Girls' Home Fund of $117.33 on handin th e treasury at Wembo Nyama plus th e Memorial Fundfor Anne Parham Humphrey.

Sixth- that th e plan for a magazine for the Girls' Home atMinga be approved. Appropr iati on asked for $500.00.

Seventh- that the plan for a shop for th e Industrial Department at Tunda be approved. This was formerly approved in1931 when money walil on hand for th e same, bu t now fundsare being asked for it from th e general expenses of thedepartment for 1934. No extra funds are requested.

Eighth- that th e plan for a church at Minga stati on beapproved. The roofing for this building is alre ady on hand

in th e possession of the Evangelistic Department at Mingaand no extra appropriation is asked.

Ninth- that th e plan for th e Mission Office Building atMi nga be approved. The appropriation asked for 1935 is$750.00.

Tenth- that should any mission funds be left that wouldrevert to Nashville at the end of the present year, that suchfunds up to th e amount of $50.00 be transferred to theEducational Department at Wembo Nyama .

Eleventh- that the rates of payment to messengers andmailmen and carriers be adopted as follows:-Tunda to Minga- Frs. 10.00 p!tlS 4.00 rationR or Frs. 14.00Tunda to W. N.- Frs. 8 .00" 4 . 0 0 " " Frs. 12.00Minga to W. N. Fr9. 8 .00" 3 . 0 0 " " Frs. 11.00Tunda to Kibombo- Frs. 10.00" 5 . 0 0 " " Frs. 15.00Minga to Lusambo- Frs. 15.00" 6 . 0 0 " " Frs. 21.00W. N. to L u s ~ m b o -Frs. 21.00" 9 . 0 0 " " Frs. 30.00Minga to Makamba- Frs. 8.00 " 3 . 0 0 " " Frs. 11.00W. N. to Makamba- Frs. 10.00" 4 . 0 0 " ," Frs. 14.00Tunda to MRkRmba- FrR. 10.00" 4 . 0 0 " " Frs. 14.00

Twelfth- that Miss Dorothy Rees be granted a furloughof two years and whatever time in addition might benecessary for th e completion of her study in Europe andAmerica. I t is understood that th e additional time over twoyears will be in th e hands of th e authorities at Nashville.

Thir t een th - tha t on th e same basis as th e above MissRuth O'Toole be granted an extension of her furlough totwo years and whatever time might be necessary for completion of study she wishes to pursue. Furthermore that shebe permitted to leave th e field before he r furlough falls duein time to be eligible for the desired courses which begin inth e fall of 1935. The exact date of her departure is rest:rvedfor th e decision of the Executive Committee meetingsometime during 1934.

Respectfully submitted,

W. B. Lewis, Chairman.Chas. P. M. Sheffey, Sec. pro tern.


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REPORTS

Evangelistic Department, Wembo Nyama Station

A n n u a l RppO?t, 1933.

Year ]930 ]931 1932 1933

Missionary workers in dept. 2 1 1 1Native evangelists in service 36 43 65 77Outvj)]age preaching arpt8. 43 74 96 117Number at Communion 1018 1403 1780 13]3Adults baptized 121 113 348 478Children baptized 1 28 52Received as Probationers 261 615 664 1254Seekers for pardon or cleansing 1768 1581 2804 ]634Messages preached during year 131 269 391 371Marriages solemnized 7 6 8Baptized members now on roll 1141 1715Probationers now on roll 1285 2065Church buildings 80Pastor 's homes 65Schools conducted by evangelists 52Missionary Societies 57Local preachers 20Exhorters 59

Average Attendance Ollfm'Uages

Morning Services Sunrise 1326 4701 5636 6020Catechism Classes 1244 4934 5660 5862Sunday Morning Services 2262 8015 8311 9091Sunday School Services 1929 6646 7394 7457Evening Prayer Services 1836 5886 6368 6193Outstation Offerings francs 4663.85 4345.90 5162.55 8057.75

Ave1'oge Attendance Stah'on

Morning Services 281 488 422 495Catechism Classes 48 127 66 80Sunday Services 355 574 03 731Sunday Schools 5 3 ~ 674 603 543Prayer Meetings 381 417 363Station Offerings francs 64]6.05 3735.15 4412.10 4741.85

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12275

52941

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1129100 93 112511 1 I 1 123.0050 45 6 \ ' ..6 ......... 17.40

429 22379 2 I 22 6048 22 1 1 351.6064 64 4124 1 1 296.00

143 155 1 160.107579 21 1 91.5589

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543 J 365 23 24 31 254 25 544 1 2 4741.857457 6193 22 264 559 1811 285 1171 79 63 3057.75

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MundalaMudimbiMukanduLumbuliKaweOsokundaU pililiNgombaLutahiKandoloShutshaMulenda

ShutshaUdwekilaMukumadiUkita LodiWetshi Ndjadi

1 268 7872 66

133 131125 7967 6338 4117 2252 46

. 75100 92

69 65304 341

81 66104 101

149 12939 37200 193

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Station 495 80Outvillage

totals 6020 5863Grand Total 6515 5943

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WEMBO NYAMA STATION

Narrative Report, 1933.

In addition to the regu lar Educational, Indus trial Medicaland Evangelistic departments the Wembo N y a m ~ stationh ~ s the Printing department and tHe department of theBible S c h o o ~ , ~ o t h of which serve the Mission at large. Rev.H.P.Anker IS In c ~ a r g e of ~ h e Bible School, being assisted byRev. Wm. De RUiter dur mg the first quarter. The totalenrollment during the two semesters was sixty one. Thirt yfour new studen ts entered during the year. This dep:lrtmpntalso takes care of some young men who are not in the BibleSchool b ut are still in the primary department. There were 76in .all during the first semester and 90 during the second.ASIde from the usual Bible subject s the skIdents receivedinstruction in "Religions of the World" and "Short Historyof t ~ e Congo.. ~ e v . Jo?n G. Barden taught a course in songlea?Ing and smgIng durIng the first semester and Rev. A. J.ReId g a v ~ s?me lectures during the fourth quarter.

The prIntIng depart ment is under the direction of Rev E BStilz and during his absence the latter half of the y e a ~ ~ a ~

cared for by Rev. H.P.An ker. This department published a9-uarterly c a l l ~ d the "Dikendji" which contains various newsItems and artIcles wri tten by both missionaries and natives.!Ieret?fore.the ~ u n d a ~ School lessons have been publishedI n . c o ~ J u ~ c t I o n w I ~ h thIS paper. The printing office serves theMIsSIon In supplYIng blank forms which are required by theother departments. A supplement of 50 pages to the FrenchInstructIOn book, containing s ix songs and a vocabulary wasprinted, in all 3000 copies. "" .

r ~ h e Educational d ~ p a r t m e n t has been making excellen tfltrIdes under the leadership of Rev. John G. BardeR. Thef ~ ( ' t . that the state favors the Catholic schools causesd I f f I C u l ~ y , but the curriculum of the station school and the

school In Wembo Nya ma's village has been brought up toand beyond that which is set forth in the State programThe latter s


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the Evangelistic departmen t. He has made long itineraries,opened u p new villages at great distances, held sectionalevangelistic meetings and in July he held the second bigcamp meeting near Wembo Nyama. He has been untiringin his preac hing, having averaged more than one message aday for the year, lind many have been the seekers for pardon

ing grace who have come forward at his meetings. At th eclose of th e year all th e evangelists and their wives werecalled in and the first pastors' training school was held. Th ework among the native women has shown splendid progress.Th e women on th e station have carried on the missionarysociety wOlk there and Mrs. Reid has pres sed the work inth e out-villages. She now has 57 out-village missionary societies, some meeting once a month and others once a week.They have contributed several hundred francs toward charitywork. Rev. A. J. Reid leaves shortl y on his furlough, hencewe take this occasion to commend him for his un tiri ngefforts in spreading th e Kingdom of God among these people ..Th e expansion of th e evangeli ~ t i c work under his direction

has been remarkabl e. May God grant him and Mrs. Reid agood furlough and return them refreshed, ready to pressforward with their accustomed zeal and vigor.

Respectfully submitted,Chas. P. M. Sheffey

Superintendent Wembo Nyama Station.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,WEMBO NYAMA STATION

Statistieal Report for th e Year ending Dec. 31, 1933

Missionary workers in the Department, four

Native teachers in service on Stat ion: 26Pupil teachers 8

Out-village Evangelist-teachers 54

Total 88

New schools opened,Schools closedTotal No. schools

none1456

Enrollment Av. Attend.

Kindergarten 23 201st Degree School, Station 176 1661st Degree School, W. N. 's village 180 164II Degree School 118 114Teacher Trainin g Classes 42 41Nurses' Class for Girls 2 2Woman's School 81 65

Total for Station 622 572Out-village schoolR from report

of 3rd and 4th Quarter 1688 997

Grand total 2810 1569

Respectfully submitted.

John G. Barden.


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STATISTICS MEDICAL DEPARTMENT

1939.

Total treatments at DispensaryVisits in villagesPatients in H08pital

Laboratory Section-Examinations of Blood" " F e c e s" " U r i n e" " S p u t u m

Gland PuncturesSpinal "

Surgery-Major OperationsMinor Operations

Intravenous InjectionsIntramuscular Injections

Treatments Intestinal Parasites

Fees received:Out-patient fees, frs. 1183.65Hospital fees, 3611.75Private patient fees, 220.00Work for other depts, 1500.00

Total 6515.40 francs, or about $ 2 0 7 . ~ _ 5 0

20837172331

6111039

544

9422

22

6774

14262037546

Chas. P. M. Sheffey, M. D.

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NARRATIVE REPORT OF THE TUNDA DISTRICT.1933.

The work in this District has gone forward during thepast year in spite of financial handicaps. There have been108 new members enrolled in the church besides a numberon probation. I t has been necessary to make drastic cutsin th e salaries of the native Evanj!'elists, but they haveshown a most willing spirit. From all sides requ ests arecoming in for nl'ltive Evan geli sts and we feel ver y muchencouraged and ar e looking forward to even greater victories the New Year.

Our Educational work has been necessarily hindered byour inability to ca re for all who have applied for entranceinto the Station school,Lut it has been impossible to acceptmore than a limited number . Those a t t e n ~ i n g ar e requiredto furnish their own school supplies and pay a ~ m a l 1 tuitionfee. This fee has been paid in nati ve produce in a numberof c a ~ E ' S , and others have done extra work where they wereunable to bring in the reql1ired amonnt. All have shown awillingness to WO l k FInd a desirp. to lef1rn.

The work with the Girls' Home has incYf>ased during thepast year. At present ~ v e are over-cro wded in the buildi ngnow occupied, but p l ~ n s have been perfected for It largerand Letter plan t ann we hope to seQ the work nearingcoalPletion by the end of the new year. With the new andmore commodious qU l1 rtel's WP are expecting a rapid i J ~ c r e a s e ill the number of girls. This has been made p o s ~ i b l e by agift fron'1 Miss Parh am, who is in charge of this work, inmem:>ry of her sister Mrs. Anne Palham Humllhn. Thenew home will be known as the ANNE PARHAM HUMPHRY GIRLS' HOME.

The Indu stri al DepartlH ent hus liot been able to domuch more t h a l ~ the n e c e s ~ a r y repair work during the yellr.Some briC'ks have been made and some hard-wood sawed forfuture use. Two at the residences have been rather extensively repaired and reme-deled, but no new buildings havebeen put up. We are hoping to be able to build a muchneeded Work Shop the New Year. That with th e New


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Girls' Home will mean a full year in 1934.Our Medical work has progresse d with th e othE'r Depart

ments. The number of admissions has been about as usualfor the year. The native nurl'les have shown great improve ment in their work anrl it is now possible to leave a lar genumber of treatments in their hands. We feel very muchencourHged at the interest shown in their work and we feel

th.at they ar e taking a personal pride in doing their warkwell. The patients have built two new mud building's duringthe yt>lr, repl aci' lg two that were so badly. eaten by whiteants that they were beyond repair. Our fees have droppedconsiderably as the nativ es have folt the depref'sion andlack of employment, bu t many bring chickens and otherproduce Lv help pay the small fee charged.

In th e Missionnry Societies, th e work with th e women ha sbeen most encouragi ng. Five new societi es have been orga nized during th e year. From th e dues paid by th e womeneight new bpncl.es teve teen purchaEed for t te nativechurch; part of th e salaries of th e teachers in th e Women's

School has been paid; th e salary of a Nursery Helper paidand some money donated to the running expenses of the E vangelistic Department. The receipts from th e dues of theMissionary Societies exceeded th e receipts of 1932 by 270.00francs ($11.82). The total receipts for the year were 774.55francs,o r $24.65. The total number of members on roll was24; a v ~ r a g e attendance at weekly circlQ meeting, 68, atthe monthly business meetings, 72.

W. B : Lewis, Supt.

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MEDICAL DEPARTMENT, ,.TUNDA STATION, ANNUAL R E P O ~ T -1933

Missiongry Workers iN. this Dept. 3.OUT-PATIENT SECTION .

Number of Patients: Men Women Children TotflliFirst Visits l i61 551 4394 6096I

I . Visits to Village4 2 2 4 226 292

Total Number Treat. 1203 575 4620 6388I Fees, francs,- 6216.35 ($272.05)

..jI HOSIIITALii

'.

iNumber of Patients at beginning of year 160

1, " " "Hdmi t t ed during " 436I " " " d i s m i s s e d during " 345

" " " ;, " " much benefitted 75" " . " " " " li ttle " 28

Died 15Fees, francs,- 705.95 ($30.89)

LABORATORY, SURGERY, DENTISTRY.

L a b C l r ~ t o r y , -

Bj ood Examinations 1006Glanci Punctufes 103Feces 700Urinalyses 740Treatmehts fo r intestinal

Parasites 283Smears 7,:1,Spinal punctures 23Sputum 7

Surgery, -Denti stry.Obstetrical Cases 7Major Operatio'lls 67Minor Operations 62I n ~ r a v 0 n o u s Injections 1046In tramUSClllar " 1271Treth Extractd 71Smallpox v,:ccinatiom; 94$

W. B. LewisPhysician in Charge

Statistical Report of Educational Department TundaSta tion, Year ending Dec 31,1933.

Missionary workers in th e Dept. full-time. 1; part-time,3, total 4. Native workers in active service: teachers,P, teacher-evangelists, 18, total 26. Ne w schools c p ~ n e d , 5;

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rptal number of schools, 21Station enrollment:

Kindergar ten ' 13First Degre'e Schopl lO l ..Second Degree School 34. Total enrollment station 148Normal School 8 Women's School" 34 . average. attendance 23Hospital School 22. average attendance 17Daily average attendance station schow>ls .145Enrolln'ent, out-post 450 average .attendance: 324Total enrollment 654 average attenqance. 50g .

Annitrlae White

MINGA STATION

NarrQ,I,ivfl Report, 1933.'

We are happy to record that a f t ~ r a' decf1de of missionary.effort among this wild and savage tr"ibe of black people, w ear e beginning to s ~ e , s O l : n e very encouragingresults. Thl)Ughthe past year has been a hard one in many r e s p e c ~ s , Y,et; w ~ rejoice that along th e wa y there hav6 been some very defi:.nite victories won 01': Christ., . . , " . ' . . '. , ",'

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MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.

. . '.' " ' .

OUf M.edicalDepartment has rendered ::t splendid. servic e tohundreds, if not t\lOl.!san ds, of black;,suffedng hnmanity.Dr. W. S. Hugnlett has 'been in chat"gEl o( this departmentand he an d Miss Mary Foreman have rendered fine serviceb both the bodies arid 30uls of lnen. Eternity alone will beable to te n of th e long b c u r ~ of humble service that these twohave rendered in order to relieve and save this suffering.and confused' race. MiRS Ruth O'Toole h'l.R also heln"',rl in thisDepartment and has rendered excellent s e r v i c ~ . i n tile surgicalward: . . . . . . '.

INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT.

Though we have not had ' th e finances to do the ml.chneeded building here at Minga, ye t there have bepn nianypieces of neces"ary furnieure made and much repail"jng done.Mr. Jo e H. Maw, th e one in charge of this department, ,,>,Iithfunds furnished by the Leper Society. ha s been permitted 1:0erect a very lleat and appropriate church for th e Leper Coi"ony.


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LEPER COLONY.

Miss Ruth O'Toole is in charge of this part of the medicalwork. and has had the privilege of administering to scoresof these bruised and mangled ones. Her kind service tomany of these has broug ht much comfort and joy. She pro

vides food for the helpless ones, and garden ground forthose among them who are still able to work some and helpthemselves. Perhaps more than any others, the lepersdeserve our sympathy and help, for we know that many ofthem will never be cured.

The numb"r of patients at the end of the year is 146. About19000 treatments were given Quring the year.

GIRLS' HOME.Miss Anne Parker is in charge of this department and

is doing a eommendable piece of work with them. There areabout fifty girls ill the Home at present. These, we hope,are to be the future wives of our young men who are going

into the ministry.Their little group of two or thre e buildings were burnedin .July, bu t by the kindness of some of the natives andmiRsionaries these buildinsrs were replaced. We hope 1I0meday to have their buildings in brick with metal roofing .Some faithful servant of the Lord at Home could give th emeans for thilil worthy cause M R thank offering to the Lord.

EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.

Along with the Evangelistic work this is one of the mostimportant of all our work. Including out-villages there aresixty native teachers in this departm ent. Ther e has been anaverage attendance herli on the station of two hundred tenand in the ou t posts an average of five hundred ninety. Mrs:Ethe l Shuler Smith is in charge of this department, andhas rendered splendid service with these two hundred ormore black boys and girls. Mrs. Smith has been assistedfor the last seven months of the year by Miss P arker .

Along with thiR work Mrs. Smith has had the oversightof from seventy five to one hundred Mission Boys, some ofwhom we trust shall enter the ministry, after finishing theirtrailling. To see that these have clothes to wear and food to

ea t daily is no small jnb. 0111' finances for t h ~ present yearwill no doubt cause us to cut down this numbEfr to perhaps50 or 60.

EVANGELISTIC DEPARTMENT

Our Evangelistic work has gone forward in spite of thedepression. We felt very much encouraged when some efour preachers told us that they would preach the GoodNews, money or no money. Some of their meager salarieshave been cut il1. half, ye t they are carrying on. One ofthem said to me, "Chief, we are not working for moneyonly. " Some of these men are wearing rags but they aresticking to their posts. We have had the privilege ofcarrying the G m ~ p e l into some villages where we had notg-one before and look into eager faces ~ s they listen to theGood News for the first time. This is an opportunity thatthe angels covet. Thank God for it. During the past yearwe have witnessed some of t h ~ most gracious revivals wehave ye t seen in Africa. We had a real old fashioned kindof revival, in which many souls were blessed.

As we stand at the entrance of the New Year of nineteenhundred and thirty four, we give thanks unto God andat e resolved by His good grace to look forward to higherheights and greate r victories than we have yet seen. WeearneRtly solicit your prayers for this great work here inCentral Africa.

Sincerely in Christ's service,

J. J. Davis.

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT, MINGA STATION

Stati!ltical Report, 1933Missionary workers in this dept., 3Total treatments at Dispensen, 2362Visits in villages, 51Patients in hospital, total admitted, 586

" " " at end of year, 106Laboratory Section:

Examinations, blood, 150" f e c e s , 521


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" urine, 531" s p u t u m , 11

Gland punctu res, 108Spinal punctures, 63

Surgical Section:Major operations, 39Minor operations, 30

Intravenous injections, 624Intramuscular injections, 2030Treatments for inte3tinal parasites, 92Died, 29

Fees received, 2374.90 francs, or about $75W. S. Hughlett, M. D.

EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT, MINGA STATION

Stu1istical Report, 1933

Missknary workers in this Dept., 2Native teachers in active service, 60Ne w schools opened, 2Totfll number of schools, 26Station enrollment, 222Daily average attendance, stf1.tion, 210Enrollment, outpost!;, 700Daily average attendance, outposts, 590Total enrollllJent, 9Z2Total daily average attendance, '-soo

M r ~ . Ethel Shuler Smith

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M. E. C. M. Tunda Station,via Kongolo, Congo BeIge,October 16th, 1933.

To: The Board of Mif:sions,The College of Bi.shops,The General C o n f e ~ ' e n c e of 1934,

Methodist Episcopal Church, South.Dear Brothers in Christ Jesus:

In the year of our L0rd 1914 our church W::IS led by theHoly Spirit to to op .. m ao mission among the Atetela people inthe h ~ H r t of the Belgj}l n Congo for th e purpose of spreadingthe Gospel of Jesus Chri st and of ob eying His command,"G o ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them inthe name of the Father, cmd of the Son, and of th e HolyGhost" (Mt. 28:19).

In February 19:34 it will have been twenty years sinceth e opening of the work of the Mission and we, as aMission Meeting in S e ~ s i o n at lunda Station, do herebypresent this memorial to th e Board of Mission!'!, th e Collegeof Bishops, and th e General Conference of 1934:1. WfJercas: 1. There are at present uLlder appointment oftr e Board of MiS!'!ions twenty-four full tIme missio naries onthe field, twelve nnder the General Board and twel ve unde:'th e D e p ~ r t m E ' n t of W:>man's Work;

2. There He of this r.umber four traveling elders, twotraveling deacons, ~ n d three local dencons:II. Whereas: W ~ now helve 1. A growing Native ministry;a present total of 120, in thre e dist rict s as foliows: Minga:Local Preachers, 7, Exhol'ters, 17; Tunda: Local Preachprs2, Exhorters 14; Wembo Nyama: Local Deacon 1, LocalPreachers 20, Exhorters 59:

2. A church membership bv n i s ~ . r i c t s as follows: Minga,686, probationers 130; 'funda, 314, probationers 116; Wembo Nyama, 1715, probationers 2065; making a lotalmembership of 2715, probationers enrolled 2311:

3. The following- number of preaching appointments bydistricts: Minga, In ; Tunda, 23;Wembo Nyama, 117; makinga total of 181.

4. The following total number of churches: Minga, 3f ;


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Tunria, 17; Wembo Nyama, 80; making a total of 132; andth e following Native pa!lltor homes: Minga, 26; Tunda, 17;Wembo Nyama, 65; making a total of 108:

5. Adequate facilities in both a Bible T r a i n i n ~ School anda Normal Training School for the training of Nativeprea('hers and teachers:

6. The following offerings from Native Churches bydistricts for ~ h e support of the work: Minga, $372.82;Tunda, $76.47; Wembo Nyama, $559.28; a total from the threedistricts of $1012.57:

7. The following number of Missionary Societies bydistricts: Tunda, 6; Wembo Nyama, 57; a total of 63.III. Whpreas: The need for more adequate Episcopalsupervision is felt as the distance of the Mission from thehome base is 1':0 great. In March 1934 it will have been fouryears f;ince the Mission Aas had an Episcopal vizit.IV. Whereas: Our Mission now has no adequate provi!:don I,mac'le for its operation according to Disciplinary Standards :

V. WhereM: We desire to build up a l'lelf-mpporting, selfpropagating indigenous church:

We, th e 1933 Mission Meeting of the Methodist EpiscopalCongo Mission in session desire to request that an AnnualMission Confennce o r an AnnuRI Conference on the MissionField be established, the boundaries to include those o f thework of our Church in Congo BeIge.

Respectfully submitted,Congo Mission of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South

W.B.Lewis Chairman, Mission Meet:ngAlexander J. Reid , Secretary , Mission Meeting.

In th e event our r eques t should be granted, we recommendthe following Course of Study for Native Preachers:

For Li"ense to Preach

The Bible (especially New Testament with reference toChristian Doctrine). The Discipline of 1934.

For Traveling Preachers

For Admission on Trial

The Life of Christ, James StalkerHomileticsThe Methodist Armor, Hudson

The Discipline of 1934First Year's COllrse

Studies in th e GospelsThe Acts of the ApostlesThe Life of St. Paul, James StalkerPersonal Salvation, Wilbur F. TillettThe Discipline of 1934Written Sermon on Repentance

Second Year's Course

The New Testament: Romans to RevelationLife of John WesleyEvid(>nces of ChristianityThe Pastor and His DutiesWesley's SermonsWritten Sermon on Regeneration

Third Year's Course

The Old Testament: Genesis to EstherHistory of th e ChurchIntroductory LogicBiblical IntroductionWesley's SermonsWritten Sermon on Faith

Fourth Yea'r's Course

The Old Testament: Job to MalachiChristian EthicsThe Religions of the WorldManual' of the Discipline . .The Person and Work of th e Holy SPIrItWritten Sermon on th e Holy Spirit


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